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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 10:41 AM
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hey guys, was washing the truck the other day and for some reason I used something other than car wash soap on my 20's (Mother's Wheel & Tire Cleaner)..basically it destroyed the clear coat I had put on the wheels after polishing them so I went to Lowe's and grabbed....plastidip (what else is new). here are some pics..I should have just done black in the first place.

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the last pic was just some exploring I was doing at the dealer ignore it..but regular cab, hemi, 4x4, sport model is pretty sexy especially with that copperhead finish!
 

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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 10:43 AM
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Ok....what did you do to your tail lights? That is the sex...
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 10:56 AM
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Ok....what did you do to your tail lights? That is the sex...
My tail lights are Plastidip Smoke..think you need to special order it online. Idea from novovictus or whatever the guy with the white dakota's username is. Thanks though, people usually tell me they just look dirty but I think they look pretty cool haha
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:07 PM
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so sick! did the same to my rims with Plasta Dip spray paint.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 06:13 PM
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truck looks sick with black rims, really ties it together with the black gas cap and rear emblem. Guy down the block from me bought a quad cab ram in that finish, really nice truck.

is that the stock 3rd break light with the Plastidip smoke also? i really like that
 

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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by VPad54
truck looks sick with black rims, really ties it together with the black gas cap and rear emblem. Guy down the block from me bought a quad cab ram in that finish, really nice truck.

is that the stock 3rd break light with the Plastidip smoke also? i really like that
it's an aftermarket LED one I bought in the smoked finish
 
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 12:46 AM
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Looks great Steve, did you drive at all after you set the truck down? Or are you out of alignment? I do like those tails haha, does look great with black petal wheels.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 05:08 PM
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Looks great Steve, did you drive at all after you set the truck down? Or are you out of alignment? I do like those tails haha, does look great with black petal wheels.
Thanks Preston, but what do you mean in regards to my alignment? It was aligned after I did the front leveling kit..my front wheel does look a little cambered in but I think it is just the picture or the angle. It had not been driven at this point either, that is right after reinstalling the wheels.

Everything is blacked out..the emblems, the grill, the TBL, the mud flaps, the lights both front and rear so thats why I loved black wheels all along. She's looking real mean now..I need to plastidip my front splash guards next
 
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 08:21 PM
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Yea I meant camber. With IFS suspension the tires always squeeze together and keep the front end up a bit after being lowered down off a jack, so it looks off. Its not until the truck rolls a bit that the suspension settles to normal angles.

And man, I want a set of night runners bad. They look great to go along with all the other blacked out stuff.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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yeah its ridiculous..the position of the UCA while lifted is nuts due to my leveling kit. The control arm basically rubs against the strut haha ugh. but thanks man..just sprayed some tire shine on a towel and shined the Nittos up too. Doing an add a leaf to gain rear end height as well. Had some difficulties on the first attempt and reassembled it, mainly due to the 95 + degree weather we had here in MA all week
 
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