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The Dark Side & BS Build

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by yote, Dec 21, 2014.

  1. Feb 29, 2016 at 4:23 PM
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    These are waiting to fill the holes in my bumper

     
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  2. Mar 4, 2016 at 9:12 PM
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    Prepping where I'm gonna cut:



    Initial Square Cut:



    Finished Cut:



    With the Switches:
     
  3. Mar 6, 2016 at 9:42 AM
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    Wife was at a hair appointment so I just hung out and worked on the truck in a secluded part of a parking lot :spy:
     
  4. Mar 18, 2016 at 9:05 PM
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    Finally getting around to tearing apart the interior to lay down some deadening material:







     
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  5. Mar 18, 2016 at 9:08 PM
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    Poor mans shop lights, got the go to buy some though so I won't have to steal my wife's vanity table lights for the garage :anonymous:










    More pics to come since nothing has even been laid yet
     
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  6. Mar 18, 2016 at 11:01 PM
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    Done for the night but time to lay the Dynamat in the morning.




     
  7. Mar 19, 2016 at 10:09 AM
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    Been thinking about doing mine but not excited to tear apart the interior.. If its worth it then I will!
     
  8. Mar 19, 2016 at 8:10 PM
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    Yeah I'll let you know what I think. Did everything but the doors, boy this 2nd gen is quite a bit bigger than the last 2 1st Gen access cabs that I laid Synamat in!! :rolleyes:
     
  9. Mar 19, 2016 at 8:15 PM
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    Last pic of the interior from last night before I laid Dynamat this morning

     
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  10. Mar 19, 2016 at 8:17 PM
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    The rear:



    Although I can't take all the credit, got some help from my wife:
     
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  11. Mar 19, 2016 at 8:20 PM
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    And the front:







    I didn't take any pictures while putting it back together but so glad I did this project now. I feel like every new owner should do this mod, one it quiets your riding experience significantly & two you get to rip your entire interior apart so you now know the ins and outs of your vehicle!
     
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  12. Mar 19, 2016 at 8:21 PM
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    Did you follow any step by step review or just figure it out yourself?
     
  13. Mar 19, 2016 at 8:39 PM
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    I followed this step by step so I didn't have any surprises. Taking out the headliner I just figured that out as I went
     
  14. Mar 26, 2016 at 11:01 AM
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    These came from the GB going on:

     
  15. Mar 26, 2016 at 3:42 PM
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    Slowly but surely getting rid of the silver plastic interior...





     
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  16. Mar 26, 2016 at 3:58 PM
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    The Dakars have been starting to squeak recently, and after closer inspection I noticed this :( Damn buddy who helped me install the suspension put the screw in backwards... :annoyed: back to the shop!




     
  17. Mar 26, 2016 at 4:14 PM
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  18. Mar 31, 2016 at 4:48 PM
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    Beautiful Camp Horno on Camp Pendleton............ I swear the devil doesn't even like visiting here

     
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  19. Mar 31, 2016 at 5:13 PM
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    Planning on continuing the interior modding by doing the 2nd Gen LED Cluster Swap with @Jerez out of Ontario, CA.
    Found out about it through THIS THREAD

    Gonna be going from this:



    To this:




    Not a huge difference in colors but I think it's gonna look ( . )Y( . )
     
  20. Apr 1, 2016 at 7:54 PM
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    'Merica Decal Mod :oldglory:

    Found HERE








     
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