Well, it's only been a couple of three weeks since I painted them. It's been through the local gas station car wash twice now and they still look like I just did them, so ....... I'm hoping they'll hold up pretty well.
Decided to tackle the 1.5” wheel spacers the other day... …… Took my time and it turned out great. Minor trimming, heating and cutting but it was easier than I thought it would be. Nobody would ever know by looking at it. Just went over next-door to a empty parking lot and went over a bunch of curb stops at full lock left and full lock right...No rubbing!
I had the battery out...adding in the wiring for my 20" light bar....and when I was all done and fired it up.....OD light was on and I was in limp home mode.
Took it in to Nissan......they tried to rape me and wanted to put in a new trans.
Took it to my general mechanic and he checked all the grounds again and also had the trans shop next door look at it and said he thought it was the valve body but they wanted to do a rebuild. My mechanic and I didn't agree with the rebuild but on the other hand couldn't be sure it was the valve body either.
Took it to a customer of mine who owns a trans shop (and I have credit at from swapping services) and he diagnosed the issue as valve body. (specifically the TCM) Replaced it and all is good and right in the world again.
Finally got around to getting my switches wired up for my front light bar and rear LED lights. Turned out nice.
I also got my rear view camera set up completed. Since the truck came with a aftermarket stereo with a screen....I figured why not? So I picked up a license plate frame with built in camera off Amazon. Looks good enough to me.
Ohhh yeah. And a week or two ago....I picked up a Gentex 177 Mirror with harness and temp sensor off eBay for about $35. Not too hard to find good used ones. Easy install and works great!
Sick build man.. super clean and simple... I love it...
I gotta get my truck leveled and 1.5 wheel spacers on it.. I love the stance you got going on... I've got an 05 knight armor with blacked out wheels like yours and same size K02's as well...
Did you take the fenders and grill off when you painted them ?
Sick build man.. super clean and simple... I love it...
I gotta get my truck leveled and 1.5 wheel spacers on it.. I love the stance you got going on... I've got an 05 knight armor with blacked out wheels like yours and same size K02's as well...
Did you take the fenders and grill off when you painted them ?
The grill yes, but I just masked off on the bumper cover and side mounding and rear bumper.
That said...your bumper cover comes off in about 5 mins....it's SUPER simple so either is an option. I just figured mask if off so I didn't scratch it at all putting it back on. The grill comes off in about 30 seconds so that one is a no brainer.
I've had them painted for a while now and have ran it through the car was a few times and the paint is really holding up well.
The grill yes, but I just masked off on the bumper cover and side mounding and rear bumper.
That said...your bumper cover comes off in about 5 mins....it's SUPER simple so either is an option. I just figured mask if off so I didn't scratch it at all putting it back on. The grill comes off in about 30 seconds so that one is a no brainer.
I've had them painted for a while now and have ran it through the car was a few times and the paint is really holding up well.
Also got my Dash cam in. My brother bought one and really like it.....it was CHEAP..like $35 so I though why not. It actually works really well. Always recording when the car is on.
Update: It's now been over 6 months since I painted the bumpers and side moulding. They've held up GREAT. Maybe not as glossy as they were initially but they still look pretty awesome. I couldn't be happier.
Update: It's now been over 6 months since I painted the bumpers and side moulding. They've held up GREAT. Maybe not as glossy as they were initially but they still look pretty awesome. I couldn't be happier.
that's awesome. I got a little bold on a wheeling trip and ripped my stock bumper up a little. that was the end of that and I ordered full armor for it.
I already had a HID kit in there but without projectors. The light was scattered and all over the place. Tom at HID states this will be as good as it gets and I'm looking forward to installing it. I'll update with pics when I get it in.
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