So I've been thinking about Bed Stripes but I don't know if I can pull it off with the 2 tone paint I've got.

I was thinking Black is about the only color that'll work with a very simple logo like the Ram head or the Mopar "M" with mopar written under it. Also, since it's a long bed, I was thinking a wider stripe like 11" or 12" might be needed so that it looks proportional. I thought about going inverse (Silver on top, Patriot Blue Pearlcoat on bottom) but I think that might be a little too ricer.

What do y'all think?? I need lots of input on this one, I keep waffling back and forth.

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Dont ask me how long it took to do this cause I honestly have nothing better to do on xmas break. In my opinion, its all up to you man, not everything looks the same through different viewpoints. I am also looking into some stripes for my truck so I'm use to my photoshop hehehe.

 

I like this one...

The black one works too, but the color swap actually looks kinda cool. My first thought was the same as yours, maybe alittle rice-y... But I kinda like it...

 

never really liked the bed stripes. imo

 

try white all the way down

 

I dont like the idea of graphics on your truck. Its a beautiful pickup truck. Dont rice it out PLEASE!

 

Looks fawking bad. Leave it alone. IMHO

 

Well, that's certainly some mixed opinions. I'm a big fan of that mopar "M" for some reason. I even think a thick Black stripe with a small pinstripe with clear behind it will give me a nice, dark blue Mopar M. I think the M centered on the Blue panel would look best.

Indy, I hear what your saying. I have been a huge fan of a clean, stock look. THat's why I've avoided step rails for so long. I've just driven this thing for the last 7 years and I'm looking for a spruce up I can easily (and cheaply) undo if I don't like it. Maybe I'll suede out the headliner and door panels to spruce it up and order up some iggee seat covers to jazz me about driving it again. I think headers and 1.7 rr are the last performance mods I'm interested in for a DD, but those will hopefully be taken care of by summer, if I can swing the money somehow (saving for a wedding as well, so I only save up like $100 per month.)

You know the more I look at it, I'm thinking a Roll Pan in the back is what I need, I think it'll balance out the front and back a little. Just looking at it from the side like that has me thinking a cut-in look provided by the roll pan with a hidden hitch feature will give me the clean look with the hitch mount providing the structural reinforcement in the back.

Oh yeah, Never mind that saggy exhaust pipe, I got that fixed last month with a 12"X4" SS magnaflow tip, and had the guy at the exhaust shop angle it up slightly to hug the truck a little better. So glad this thing came with 3" tubing stock.

 

 

There is an all red ram that runs around near me that has a black stripe with a chrome Mopar M on it, looks sweet on his rig. I've seriously considered doing something similar to mine, my two tone paint is what is holding me back as well.

I think someday I might repaint my lower two tone section a dark gray or black, I think a stripe would look coordinated that way.