What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

My brother owns a body shop and he says it’s a nightmare trying to match paint up. He said there are value shades that have to be sprayed and even then he will have to spray panels next to the repair in order to get a color blend that hides the fact that the hood or fender isn’t exactly the same as say a trunk lid. Seems crazy to me that blue isn’t blue or white isn’t white but I guess that’s why it costs so much to get quality work done.

 

Looks awesome. Did you get the OEM or an aftermarket grille? also, any trouble with your TSS?

Thanks

 

my dad was in the 92nd bomb wing during the SAC days.

 

Forgot to snap a photo of the items and such but I installed sumo springs rear bump stops. Anyone got a link to the fronts?

 

While blaming it on politicians is much more appealing (to me anyway) this makes sense:

https://qz.com/2092389/the-simple-explanation-for-rising-us-gas-prices/

 

Aftermarket, just installed have to wait and see if it has TSS issues.

 

What brand aftermarket ?

 

The more research I do on paint, I’m learning a lot. One is that I know the saying, “you get what you pay for” may or may not apply to a lot of things but paint is certainly one of them. Choosing paint and who does the paint job on your truck is not something you want to risk to chance by being frugal.

 

So Earl Scheib is a bad idea?

 

It just depends on who's prepping and spraying and what kind of paint really. I've seen a few paint jobs that have been done in home garages come out better than some from "professional" body shops. Also, vice versa.

 

Hahaha yeah, I think you can also add Maaco to that list. Unless you wanna switch it up and do a different color every other year lol

 

Yeah, like I mentioned earlier, depends on the quality of the paint and the experience of the painter. I know an elderly gentleman down the street from me who painted his classic Chevy truck in his garage and it was surprisingly really good. He definitely knew what he was doing. I wish I had those skills.

 

no name eBay special, good quality, no fit issues. https://www.ebay.com/itm/384481629970

 

New 2nd generation running boards! About $300 on Amazon, so after hearing good things (and that they fit the 3rd gen) I snagged them.

I love the look against the Cement color

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Pro tip: there is a hole through the fire wall that has a grommet filling it. Drivers side of the brake master is where you'll find it...

Pop the grommet out, put a small hole in it, spread it open with some needle nose and then put your wire through it. Now you have a clean hole through the fire wall without having to put holes in other grommets/ boots that wires are already filling or drilling other holes through the fire wall!

 

Looks great!

 

Thanks! Installation was pretty easy too, although like any running board it takes a little finesse to prop it up while wrenching in the first bolt. Having a friend around to center it would probably help.

I like the style of this one, with a uniform height and plenty of room to step on it, without sacrificing ground clearance.

Plus the accent of the black against the cement body is an appealing look. My 5'2" wife can now get in the passenger seat without having to do a hand spring into the cab...

 

Does it function as an actual step when getting out of the truck, or is it in the way?

 

Literally a steal Tom. They look great on your Cement. Only got mine for rocker protection from snow/ice/salt but I've come to love the way they look. And they're sturdy as hell.

 

Good question, I'm fairly tall so I mostly bypass it when I hop in, but my wife loves it, and I noticed even the dog stepped out on the way down out of the cab today.

On a practical level for me, it helped when I washed the top of the cab and if I need to reach over the front of the bed to drop something in.