Derekp's 1500 and Cummins Swap

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Those street tires SUCK.

I got hung up in my yard with em winter before last.

Well I actually have all terrains but once they get coated with mud they are pretty much useless. Lol
 
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Finally installed my hinge for my license plate. My buddy and I fabricated it out of extra metal and weld able hinges. Came out pretty cool in my opinion. I painted it but haven't fully cleaned the hinges so it has a little paint build up on it.
 

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Yeah I wish I would've gotten something more aggressive when I bought new tires. I tried to keep it under a grand and just barely made it with the set I have. Lol
 
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Okay so I'm kind of at a cross roads with my black out project. All I have left is my front and rear bumper, my bull bar, and my grille. Should I go any further? I've kind of got my mind set on a black mesh grille with possibly painting the outer trim the same color as the truck. I could also rhino line my toolbox and anything else I want since I work for a company that does it. Maybe the bull bar also? I want to look into a pretty runner bar as a potential replacement. Give me a different look with a place to still mount my light bar. I don't know what to do about the bumpers yet. Any suggestions?
 

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I'm really curious about all the bulb sizes you used for the interior lighting. I ordered the B8.5D for the gauges and AC controls, but I'm not sure what everything else takes.
 

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Okay so I'm kind of at a cross roads with my black out project. All I have left is my front and rear bumper, my bull bar, and my grille. Should I go any further? I've kind of got my mind set on a black mesh grille with possibly painting the outer trim the same color as the truck. I could also rhino line my toolbox and anything else I want since I work for a company that does it. Maybe the bull bar also? I want to look into a pretty runner bar as a potential replacement. Give me a different look with a place to still mount my light bar. I don't know what to do about the bumpers yet. Any suggestions?

What about the plastic parts around your head lights?

I plan on painting those myself.
 
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Yeah I'm planning on painting the inside of the tail lights. Just need some time where I'm not going to drive the truck. Lol
 

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Ugh. You're killing me!! I need to mound some sort of compressor/tank situation under my truck to air up my bicycle tires!!


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Ugh. You're killing me!! I need to mound some sort of compressor/tank situation under my truck to air up my bicycle tires!!


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Its super easy to hook up the compressor. The hard part is finding a spot, drilling, and mounting a bracket for it. Lol I put my compressor on a switch so that if I have a leak of any kind it won't continuously run and kill my battery.
 
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So I've colored my grille black. I've also decided that I want the ram runner bumper on my truck. I have a welder, tube bender, and plenty of fabrication tools so I think I can build it on my own. They retail for around $1300 from nfab and others. All I would have to buy is the material. I just need to find the time to measure everything. We shall see. Stay tuned lol!
 
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I want this look.
 

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I still wanna know what lights you used in your dash. I ordered B8.5D but they fit loose. Is there something different? Did you have to deal with any flickering?
 
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Yeah they were those. Mine were loose as well. I actually took some duct tape and forced it in the holes behind the bulbs. Seemed to work. Lol
 
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Some updated pictures of the truck so far.
 

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Just an FYI. I reordered the dash lights. I got the high powered Neo-5. They are more of an OEM fit, didn't have to do anything to make em fit snug and they are brighter.
 
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Really? That's interesting. I might have to look into those. Thanks for the info.
 

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No problem in case u didn't see my post in 3rd Gen interior this is how mine look.
 

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Nice man. Looks good. Did you get those bulbs from superbrightleds.com or somewhere else?
 

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Yea got em from superbrights. Lemme know if you have problems finding what you need I'll try to find part numbers or whatever.
 
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