Brenjen

Chrome might get you home if the wrecker that's pulling you has some on it

ozziesironmanoffroad

no it doesnt... but it gets me other things... things i cannot talk about on here, due to their explicit nature.

89silverpu

Just an idea but you should paint your skid plate black, it'd look alot better! and the valence would look better black or taken off too...

SwampThing

Gettin your ass beat by the cops isn't THAT explicit

ozziesironmanoffroad

no...... something else. ill let you know her name when i remember it

Jay351

Smooth....

The valance is staying put I hate the look without them. The skid plate will be changed when I do a sas

Summer is here.... yeah.... she's shiney!

js9924

looks good I did my back bumper a while back with bedliner. Not flaking yet. Im gonna do my front someday

yotasavg

i like the look jay!! i'd like to get around to that sometime soon.....been thinking about making my desert interior black as well.

Jay351

Thanks guys. Im hoping to finish the mirrors and window trim on thursday or so, depending on the weather I guess.

I just want to get clear markers and corners now

Jay351

Update! Stage 2 complete:

Sanded and prep'd



2 coats primer, 3 coats tremclad (aka rustolium) gloss black



Installed, also did the window trim.



Another dark one:



Next step is the door handles, and the chrome conversion will be done Also need to pick up clear corners and turn signals

Im having a heck of a time seating the window trim. I wish I wouldve left it in place and painted it on the truck. I can't for the life of me get the top corner peices and top flat rubber strip to stay flush against the body.

I don't need another rust catcher!!

SLOWBOOST

are you big into biking up there Jay? Id love to be able to hit some of those trails, theres not a whole lot down here in florida lol.

Tacoclimber

Jay, I hit my chrome grill and lights over a year ago and I just sanded well, used an adhesive promoter, and hit with with Rustoleum semi-flat black, and it's held up really well. There's a few nicks, but it's held up well, and that's a lot of trail time.

I just need to finally get the chrome on my front bumper painted...

john rumbo

sorry guys my chrome does get me home how does your black get you home save your money on the spray cans and put it in the drivetrain

run4her

Im thinking about herculining my whole truck.

Tacoclimber

You should chrome the whole thing instead.

Jay351

I love to ride! I live in the biking mecca of canada, with the most sought after location to ride in north america on my doorstep (whistler).
If you ever get up here, let me know. I would be happy to show you around


I find that rustoleum/tremclad does touchups VERY well, that and it gives a great finish if you do it right too I got some orange peel in the mirrors, but that was my fault for spraying it on to heavy to get more gloss...
Finish off that chrome!!

Nothing looks worse then 16 year old chrome styling. Besides, it looks WAY better black!! Though I might leave the handles chrome....

Haha, if your back ever gets itchy.......

SLOWBOOST

Yeah I know. I actually wanted to know to see if theres a difference in parts prices up there. All I have really to resort to is ebay if I dont want to get bent over too bad. Just picked up some avid codes the other day. What kind of bike do you have?

Jay351

I have a page on my cardomain about it ( page 10 I think).

Its a 06 norco A-Line frame built I built up. Pretty much a full downhill/freeride bike Specs are on the domain page. I am hoping to upgrade my brakes to some juicy 5's or even 7's.

Ever since I got into trucks, I noticed how much bike parts cost. The amount my front fork cost me, I couldve ordered a SAS kit!

Last time I did any shopping in the us for bike parts, you guys were gettin the better deals. If the border charges werent as much as they were, I wouldve stuck to online shopping. But I like to support my local bike store.

Alex 400

I hear you on the bike parts cost. We went up and saw some old friends of ours. My dad used to ride Dirt bikes with him and he had since gotten out of the sport and started riding mountain bikes because it was cheaper (at the time). Now the guy has about 10 different bikes. at least 2 for each person in the family. one of his forks was like 600 bucks! just the fork. I did a showa fork conversion on my xr400 dirt bike. I got a completely rebuilt fork, brakes, a front wheel with tire, and triple clamps for $400!! then it needed new seals, but is was still under 650 with the new billet steering stem and modified bump stops. I couldn't believe he had spent that much on a mountain bike fork.

oh the truck look fantastic, by the way

Jay351

Heh, my fork, brand new was over 1200 bucks! My wheelset cost 600 bucks, drivetrain over 300.....

Brakes will be over 400 bucks! Biking is WAY to expensive. Trucks seem cheap compaired