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Title: New wheels in the morning!
Post by: philo_beddoe on August 05, 2015, 04:15:15 pm
My stock 15x6 rims just got painted white, got the shiny new dog dish hub caps (oem) and just picked up a set of brand new white walls.  Going for the stock grandpa look. 


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Post by: zieg85 on August 05, 2015, 04:49:21 pm
Looking forward to seeing pictures.
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Post by: philo_beddoe on August 06, 2015, 09:06:40 am
Getting installed as i type. will post before and after pics asap!


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Post by: philo_beddoe on August 10, 2015, 08:16:39 am



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Post by: philo_beddoe on August 10, 2015, 08:17:29 am



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Title: Re: New wheels in the morning!
Post by: philo_beddoe on August 10, 2015, 08:19:19 am
folks who dont understand factory stock. dont like the new look.  i call it the "factory roll-out model".


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Post by: zieg85 on August 10, 2015, 08:29:11 am
You nailed the grandpa look!! Now all you need is aluminum running boards and an aluminum topper
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Post by: blazer74 on August 10, 2015, 08:42:51 am
Looks Great!


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Post by: FlatBlack77 on August 10, 2015, 09:29:06 am
looks great!

goes very well with the mirrors
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Post by: LTZ C20 on August 10, 2015, 09:44:28 am
Looks great! I like it.
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Post by: Kren420 on August 10, 2015, 01:14:33 pm
Love it.  I agree that the mirrors and your tires compliment each other.  Very sharp looking
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Post by: Delorean1986 on August 10, 2015, 02:42:35 pm
Is there a name for that green? Matching white looks great.
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Post by: philo_beddoe on August 11, 2015, 07:31:52 am
There is no name to this green that i know of. However, factory green for this model is seamist green, i have the code for it.

Question:  i know some of these models had white bumpers. mine could have been as the one thats on there is a replacement.  How would white look???  But after that, no more white!   

And thanks for all comments!


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Post by: zieg85 on August 11, 2015, 08:10:31 am
White would look good, the chrome actually looks out of place with the wheels and mirrors.
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Post by: Don5 on August 11, 2015, 11:40:51 am
My father in law had a 3/4 ton green truck with white mirrors, white rims and white bumper. It looked pretty good with a white bumper. He also had a white pinstripe following the body line also. It looked pretty good.
Title: New wheels in the morning!
Post by: philo_beddoe on August 19, 2015, 02:38:04 pm
Yes, i feel the same way.  I'll get the front bumper painted nice and repost pics.   Hey....so what color should my rear bumper be?  And by the way, i have the step style for a rear bumper, and it needs replaced.  Chrome wont look good by itself, now what?!  Can chrome be painted, if so, how?


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Post by: philo_beddoe on August 20, 2015, 08:29:26 am
So....are rear bumpers ever factory white, or should i paint it GM gray?


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Post by: zieg85 on August 20, 2015, 10:52:21 am
I've seen them white but usually the non-step bumper.  Rear bumpers was always an option on these trucks and back in the day the plain jane trucks came with nothing in back and the dealer installed an aftermarket.
Title: Re: New wheels in the morning!
Post by: philo_beddoe on August 20, 2015, 09:52:46 pm
I have my original options sticker and it does say step bumper, and no step bumper was ever white.  They are chrome or gray.  If i paint the front bumper white, and i most likely will, what should i do with the rear. Gray step or a white plain one?
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Post by: philo_beddoe on August 20, 2015, 09:59:48 pm
I'm leaning towards the plain white.  But i'll have to convert and get the brackets.  Oh well...
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Post by: zieg85 on August 20, 2015, 10:06:07 pm
I seen one example in my picture book of a crew cab having a white front bumper and a grey step bumper.  I've also had trucks that had white step bumpers but aftermarket.  It's your truck do what you want and what makes you happy.
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Post by: Captkaos on August 20, 2015, 10:09:21 pm
I have not seen very nany from the factory that were gray steps. Most all of them were white to match the front white bumper which was required.
The rears were whoever was supplying the local dealerships.
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Post by: philo_beddoe on August 21, 2015, 03:53:32 pm
Yeah, I wish I could do what I want. But it has to be factory stock.  This helps a little, but don't show the rear.  On one of the videos, you can see a truck with front chrome bumper and white rims.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5JJQwtN7UM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjBo2tLuKHc
Title: Re: New wheels in the morning!
Post by: roundhouse on August 22, 2015, 07:19:33 pm
Remember the step bumpers that had the dealers name engraved in them ?


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Post by: LTZ C20 on August 24, 2015, 02:27:20 am
Remember the step bumpers that had the dealers name engraved in them ?


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I've never seen or heard of that. How interesting.
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Post by: Don5 on August 24, 2015, 08:53:38 pm
In this ad you can barely see a corner of the rear bumper. It was either painted gray or chrome. I am leaning toward chrome simply because the front bumper is painted.

https://dothan.craigslist.org/cto/5152255272.html
Title: Re: New wheels in the morning!
Post by: philo_beddoe on August 29, 2015, 04:40:22 pm
Yes, interesting.