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Old 08-10-2010, 11:53 AM
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I'am looking for inexpensive ways to custom are minor details to make your truck stand out just looking for ideas. for one like i did was my grille i put silver window striping on every line and it made the illusion of a billet grille. ne ideas would be awesome!
 
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Old 08-10-2010, 12:00 PM
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Pics or it didn't happen?! ... just kiddin'! but no seriously, show us some pics of what you mean!

There are plenty of "inexpensive" things that can be done, but "inexpensive" is really a matter of opinion.

For example, picking up a drop in Filter for the stock AI box on a 2K dakota is going to be my second 'inexpensive' thing done to my truck. I'm just modding the stock intake snorkel and increasing the cold air into the intake.

All told, with the filter I'm buying it's going to cost me $49 US

I just replaced my stock front "fin style" grille for a grand total of $15 US, $5 for the mesh, and $10 for the metal snips.
 
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You can get some clear corner lights for about 40 bucks on ebay. You can buy a can of VHT from summitracing.com and smoke your stock tail lights for about 10 bucks. You can replace your fog lights with hyper white fogs.

You can also get some Euro headlamp housings and throw some HIDs in there. You can buy the housings for like 80-100 bucks and the HID kit for like 80.

Thats all i can think of right now!
 
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Do bedliner on the bottom of your truck,window tint,paint wheels,crank the torsion bars
 
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debadge your truck. do it by hand and its free. or save a couple hours and buy an eraser wheel. i took everything off but the v8 emblems. later i blacked them out with nightshade, $10 can.
 
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i will have a treat for mine soon,one gallon of fuel,box of matches.most of my money
will be on the steak, burgers and cold beer supply while i watch the
bugger burn
 
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Originally Posted by MarieDeWanna
i will have a treat for mine soon,one gallon of fuel,box of matches.most of my money
will be on the steak, burgers and cold beer supply while i watch the
bugger burn
Insurance fraud is harder to get away with when you announce it in a public forum...
 
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We had a work truck like this of coarse it was a chevy but one day the dash started smoking we let it running for a hr hopping it would catch but never did tranny ended up going so we got rid of it.
 
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Originally Posted by Rantz
Insurance fraud is harder to get away with when you announce it in a public forum...
i think you missed my sarcastic sense of humour.



joking

 

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Originally Posted by MarieDeWanna
i think you missed the sarcastic english sense of humour.

do i need insurance for a truck in canada!!!!

joking

I wasn't sure whether you were joking or not. Either way, I was making my own awkward attempt at humor
 



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