DieselmafiaLLY's new look

[DieselmafiaLLY]

Well I have come to a point where I have completed most of ther performance stuff I want to do to my truck (for this year anyways

), so now its time for me to move on to apperance. My truck is in pretty good condition, just hit 90k miles but there is some things that are bothering me so I decided to take care of them now before they turn into bigger issues.

The plan for the truck is:
Repaint same color
Repair drivers hinge that was damaged due to wind
Debadge entire truck
Roll pan
New style tow mirrors
Recon Tails
Some sort of aftermarket headlights, tint the fogs and markers
Spray in bed liner
And a few other cosemetic issues

If you guys have any other suggestions feel free to offer em up, for now im going to post some older pics of the truck so you have an idea what im working with, will post more as paint and body come together

 

[cat_dr.]

Search eBay for the tail lights I got my smoked leds for like 120 which is a lot cheaper than recons. Had them for about 3yrs and no problems out of them


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[DieselmafiaLLY]

Search eBay for the tail lights I got my smoked leds for like 120 which is a lot cheaper than recons. Had them for about 3yrs and no problems out of them


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I can get em cheap through my buddys Co. thats on the side of my truck(Vertically Challenged) since he is sponsored by them:thumb:

 

[DieselmafiaLLY]

recons and pan on the way!

 

[DaveB]

Have 3m rocker guard put on the bottom. Nice stuff and gets painted over. I'd color match the door and tail gate handles. If the bed rails are in good shape I'd keep the bedliner under the rail. I do like them debadged except for the Duramax emblem. Just some of my thoughts after doing mine.

 

[DieselmafiaLLY]

nice thanks for the input, ill look into the 3m stuff:thumb:

 

[DBUSHLB7]

Good plans IMO. Go with that

 

[dmaxman06]

if your going to spend the money to repaint it u should 2 tone it that way it stands out from the crowd just my 2 cents all your other plans sound good and u should look into the koidak dmax badges u can get them from the dealer hears a sample i put them on my lbz and my reg cab

 

[DieselmafiaLLY]

if your going to spend the money to repaint it u should 2 tone it that way it stands out from the crowd just my 2 cents all your other plans sound good and u should look into the koidak dmax badges u can get them from the dealer hears a sample i put them on my lbz and my reg cab

thnx for the ideas!:thumb:

 

[OregonDMAX]

Have 3m rocker guard put on the bottom. Nice stuff and gets painted over. I'd color match the door and tail gate handles. If the bed rails are in good shape I'd keep the bedliner under the rail. I do like them debadged except for the Duramax emblem. Just some of my thoughts after doing mine.

i totally agree, colormatched handles look good, if you spray over the rails and dont like it you will hate life forever. and the dmax badge is the only thing worth keeping besides the front bowtie.

 

[DieselmafiaLLY]

i totally agree, colormatched handles look good, if you spray over the rails and dont like it you will hate life forever. and the dmax badge is the only thing worth keeping besides the front bowtie.

my paint guy says he doesn't like to color match because it will not have a good finish, wont match the color perfect either

 

[cat_dr.]

You can buy the handles already painted from gm. You just have to get Tahoe/Yukon handles


Roll Tide!

 

[DieselmafiaLLY]

You can buy the handles already painted from gm. You just have to get Tahoe/Yukon handles


Roll Tide!

ohh damn good to know thnx!

 

[DieselmafiaLLY]

roll pan is here!!

 

[DieselBulldog10]

Sounds like you did the exact opposite of me. I just did all the paint and debadging and mirrors. Now I'm ready for more power. :thumb:

 

[Skinny7878]

You should check my brother out, Paintwerx.ca his new booth is almost ready & he's one of the best painters around (brother or not, he's that good) a bit of a hike for you though, Shelburne/Primrose (1hr north of Toronto) & he's a custom airbrush artist. We're drafting a sick mural for my tailgate


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[DieselmafiaLLY]

You should check my brother out, Paintwerx.ca his new booth is almost ready & he's one of the best painters around (brother or not, he's that good) a bit of a hike for you though, Shelburne/Primrose (1hr north of Toronto) & he's a custom airbrush artist. We're drafting a sick mural for my tailgate


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I would but its already half done now lol

 

[Skinny7878]

I would but its already half done now lol

No worries, hope it turns out!


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[DieselmafiaLLY]

No worries, hope it turns out!


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thanks Ill post pics soon!

 

[duramax05blk]

Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDMAX
my paint guy says he doesn't like to color match because it will not have a good finish, wont match the color perfect either


Find a new painter a little sanding and few coats of primer they will look perfect. It has been done . You can also just buy aftermarket escalade handles and paint them to match as they were designed to be painted to match. But I would leave the handle black as you have black wheels and tonneau. Ill see if I can locate a pic of the factory black textured handles we color matched


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