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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by gdstock
Since I live in an area where rust is not an issue, I am curious. Why would rust be more problematice on one side of a vehicle as opposed to the other? Is this typical?
i live a little further north(NH) and my passenger side front door is tons worse than the drivers front door. no rocker rust, or rear door rust. bed wheel wells are pretty rusty but other that the body parts, the underside is spotless!
 
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by gdstock
Since I live in an area where rust is not an issue, I am curious. Why would rust be more problematice on one side of a vehicle as opposed to the other? Is this typical?
I had a '91 S10 Blazer back when I lived in Virginia before I moved to Ga, and the front half of the SUV was fine, completely rust free. But the rear of the vehicle was a rusted disaster....

I found it odd that a vehicle that was always a northern vehicle would only have rust issues on the back half. It was 4x4 and saw PLENTY of snow action.... Odd...
 
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by stewie01
I found it odd that a vehicle that was always a northern vehicle would only have rust issues on the back half. It was 4x4 and saw PLENTY of snow action.... Odd...
I will hands down agree with you on that! On my truck the rust starts at about the doors and then all the way back, the heaviest from the start of the extended cab to the rear axles. The front is rather clean. From the rear axles back the truck isn't as bad as the middle. Odd, as you would think it would be worse behind the rear wheels. I do have mud guards, which I do imagine help to some extent, how much who knows... Weird

The usually salt in the winter and the summer humidity KILL these truck in this area...
 

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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Nereaga
Nope, if you look really close they are off center from each other about an 1". That's the closest I could get them. If the drivers side went any farther to the outside we would have rubbing on the rear shock tower. Like I said, not a direct fit as they claim. We tried everything but they would have been pointed outwards and would have looked dumb. Easiest thing to do was take it an exhaust shop and get them to bend the pipe some... I'm too cheap so we got it as close as we could and now the spare is currently in my bed...
Just get a smaller spare lol
 
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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I do believe now that my gas tank will be emptying faster due to this kick *** exhaust I now have. My wallet will NOT appreciate this... but...

 
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 08:38 PM
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Found euro taillights from a local guy who got them from LMC, almost brand new for only $50! Picking them up tomorrow after work, brand new in LMC they are $129.95

S.C.O.R.E.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Now that these make the rest of the trim look VERY faded, looks like I need to paint or make pretty of the tailgate and bumper pieces.... Add it to the ever growing list please!
 
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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Nah, don't worry about painting, unless you really want to. I have the same Tail lights, they fade within 1 year, and will match your bumper and tailgate trim. haha

The best part about them, is that they make your Reverse lights 5x brighter.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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Man, I couldn't get rid of my set of those fast enough...
 
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 09:34 PM
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Well maybe i won't paint the rest then...

1972- I like the look of them, I will be keeping the OE just in case I change my mind down the road. I think they would look much better if the black trim around them matched better... From the side profile they look bad ***!
 
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