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Just wondering what accessories everyones adding to trick out their trucks. I must take into consideration, that we have harsh winters here in New Hampshire, so the mods/accessories have to be practical. I luv the LED under lites that go under your vehicle but again, winter months would ruin them, as my truck is my transportation. I'm not into sub-woofers or radio accessories, and not really into the mahogany or different dash panel accents. The brushed aluminum gastank door/door handles/tailgate handle and etc seem to look good but not sure how they'd LQQK, and whats involved installing them. Not kean on bug deflectors, as winter snow turns into ice, falls off roof and there goes the deflector. Visors are too expensive, tho they look awesome with the clearance lites built into them. Not into tonneau covers. Heres what i have already.
1. GTS Headlite covers
2. K&N FIPK
3. AVS Rainguards
4. Illuminated Bumper guides
5. Pacer LED Light bar (Between tailgate and bumper) 4 functions
6. Hood Scoops painted to match
7. Black Nerf bars
I believe thats it......... Lets hear some other ideas.

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Well it depends what look you are going for. I have the chrome door and trunk handle covers on my truck. The Bully ones come with 3M tape already on them so they just stick on. Since you have to drive in the snow I assume you are going more 4x4 look. A brush guard would look good. I prefer the bully bars on the front. They are not nearly as bulky looking and probably don't weigh nearly as much. You could also get some aftermarket rims that are the same size as the ones you have now so that you don't have to buy more tires. That would probalby run you between $500-$600 depending on what rims you want. You could also do the Denali projector headlights, Altezza clear tail lights, billet grill, bed rails..... The list goes on and on. It just depends what you want and how much you have to spend.

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True depends on what you like, mine is more towards all around performance. I got window visors, I really can't remeber the name, you can see them in the pics though. Billet Grills, always look nice and I'm looking at getting one here soon. Good quality chrome bed rails look good also imo. How was the hood scoop process?

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I just bought Altezza taillights and clear corners for up front. The taillights look kinda like bigger Envoy tailights. I'll put pic up when I got them on my rig. I'm not into the lights that much but there are two trucks that I see everyday that are identical to mine (except for the rims and emblem) and I want to make mine stand out a little more.

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Living in Florida all my life, I know 2 things about snow: 1 - It's cold. 2 - you slide on it.

Get a roll bar in case the rubber side points the wrong way. They make em chrome.

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I've got a rear camera that's mounted on the license plate frame.

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Very cool South Bay. Where'd you pick that up?

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I got mine at Costco ...was about $70 ....I've seen them at Kragen too, but for about $10-$20 more.

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I went around to different places today after work and wanted to price catback systems. They were from $650.00 down to $400.00. The place i'm gonna use, was $400.00 installed. They bend their own pipe, It will be 2.5" pipe, fully welded, andit will exit straight out the back, with chrome tips. They are going to use the Flowmaster 50 series. I don't want anything thats gonna blat, just a nice mellow rumble when accelerating, and a slightly different tone at idle. Are the 50 series about like what i wanted? I dont want the cab interior deafening sound, just the mellow rumble outside. Thanx, Jim

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I went w/ the 40 series on my rig ...they bent the pipes and the whole 9 too ...I hve mine coming out from behind the right and left tires ...

It's sounds like you might be looking for the 40 series ...nice low growl during idle ...aggressive roar at WOT ...it's not load in the cab at all.

I spent $280 w/ chrome tips.

Best of luck.

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The 50 series will probably work great for you if you just want some rumble out of it without it getting overzealous when you get on it. I love my Super 40 but I like it loud and proud. I'm actually pondering a set of Gibson headers from Summit Racing to give it that extra umph and make the exhaust a lot louder!:D

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Hey quick02, the hood scoop process was a piece of cake.......... I peeled the backing off the 3M Tape, cleaned the area where the scoops were being mounted with prepsol,and stuck them onto the hood where i wanted them... LMAO

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Oh sweet, did you have any problems with paint matching? My paint is in great shape but is now 5 since it was rolled out of the factory Oct 3rd 2002

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No problems with paint matching. My truck is like a charcoal color (Dark Spiral Gray Metallic, paint code # WA805K) so i could have actually put the hood scoops on as they came out of the package, but my body man said they'd turn white eventually as its just a primer on them when you get them. I gave him the paint code and he called it in,had the paint delivered to his shopand painted them for i think it was $50.00, plus i had to pay about $27.00 forthe pint of paint, he used his clearcoat, as hes a friend of mine, and he also helped me install them.

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Cool I think we have the same paint job. I got some pics on page 2, so if it's the same I'll know what to expect.

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I just got a spray in bed liner, looks awesome + saves your bed. The flowmaster 40's are the loud ones, I'm getting the single flowmaster with 2 inlets and 2 outlets, hoping it gives me the balance of an X pipe and wont be to loud. Get your flowmaster from ebay, they are like half the price of a muffler shop.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ksid=p3907.m29

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You'll find that a setup like mine is quite a bit cheaper as well! Like $50-$60 cheaper than duals out the back.

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I have seen alot of people on here talking about the "X" pipe, when talking dual exhaust, what is the "X" pipe, and what does it do?

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For me the benefits of a x pipe would be the sound. It will balance the sound from the 2 pipes. I know this is off topic but does anyone have there exhaust coming out high right behind the tires andkind of pointing down. I really want to bring a picture to the muffler shop so I get exactly what I want.

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Theres a guy at work with a real nice GMC Sierra, i think its like an '05 or so, and he has the exhaust like your LQQKING for. I'll see if i can get a pix with the digital camera tomorrow, and if you send me your email addy tomymissionisfishin@msn.com. i'll send you the pix when i get them. So the X pipe is an accessory? As when i get my exhaust done, the shops going to bend the pipe, and it will be from Cat back. Single pipe in, dual pipes out w/ 2.5" pipes and chrome tips. Won't the 2 outlets from the Flowmaster muffler do the same thing? I guess i don't quite understand. Thanx, Jim

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I know the x pipe aside from sound can add performance if it's bigger, I think it's $20-25 for one not including install.

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gotta help performance, ford has put them on mustangs and Lincolns for 25 years wellH pipes but there just about the same. Back to accessories, I really wanted a A pillar gauge pod but i don't know what i would put in it. I already have everything on the dash cluster.

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unless you have a turbo, nitrous, or a super charger i wouldn'd do the apod thing. it will make your truck look like a ricer.

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and please dont ask about the balloons, its a long story

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you mean like this? my tips are long, so they come out more at the corner of the bumper, but they start pointing down and out at the tires



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yeah those were cute! I didn't know your truck was red, I thought is was a custom mud color you had painted on.[8D]

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That's not rice. Having them in there and not having them hooked up is rice. Or better yet, having a huge chrome tachometer when the car comes with one stock.:D

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Thats really close to what i want maybe not such long tips thanks man

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Hey Jake, Thats basically what the guy at work has on his truck. I got pix today if ya want me to send em to ya, but they are almost exactly what chevy112488 has on his truck. It was a toss up on what i want for exhaust but i'm goin with the straight out the back, with chrome tips. Probably wont do it til next summer tho. Jim

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yeah during hunting season its usually that color... the way i see it, if the paints covered, it wont fade!

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:D

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So far, I have the following:
[ul][*]Chrome grille overlay[*]Pinstriping(tribal stick-on stuff, will be hand painted next summer)[*]vent visors[*]Rear window graphic(checkered flag, I'm a racer)[*]Tonneau Cover (soft but lifts like a hard cover)[*]Tinted sideglass (and a brow across the windshield)[*]Slide-in bed liner(mine is covered, so I don't have all the associatedBS to deal with...)[*]265/70-16 offroad meat[*]Custom TBS on the way[*]My own cold air box setup(still in process)[*]Sirius radio[/ul]

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kinda like a natural armor all![8D]

Has anyone seen or have the TailgateSpotter? My neighbor has one and he loves it, Just trying to get another perspective on it.