2016 Ram sport blacked out

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I picked up this 2016 Sport with 11k miles on it. it was a salesman's lease for a year. It was already blacked from the factory. This will document my changes.

Already done are:
1. Stubby antenna
2. DeeZee slow open tailgate mod
3. Magnaflow muffler swap
4. Ram lighted hitch cover with hurt pigtail wiring
5. Tinted side windows for driver and passenger to match factory rear
6. Factory Ram molded mud guards.
7. LED reverse lights
8. Weathertech floor mats front and rear

On tap:
Level with Bilstein 5100s up front
Tonneau cover (either Bakflip or Undercover)
Swap front grille inserts from shiny billet to black honeycomb (like the Express version)


Beyond that, it will be more upgrades to things like sway bars, etc...

Truck came from the factory with limited slip differential, 3.21 gearing, 5.7 Hemi, leather seats, premium gauges, black package.

Pictures from top to bottom are the base truck and a picture of each visual mod.

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Very nice....I love black....just a PITA to keep clean.
 
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Very nice....I love black....just a PITA to keep clean.

and I haven't had a chance to detail it in the 3 weeks I've had it. I'm hoping the mud guards help keep it slightly cleaner than the spats did :)
 

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Beautiful truck. Congrats!
 
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I did trade inserts, so here's the front before I crashed into the wall.20171216_162942.jpg 20171215_082041.jpg
 

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I did trade inserts, so here's the front before I crashed into the wall.View attachment 117034 View attachment 117033
At least you got a few days out of it before that happened! I know what you mean about the sensors, some other cars have that auto stop but ours just let you know you are about to and will hit something haha.

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Luckily the inserts weren't harmed :) I got the call yesterday that all the parts have been ordered, and I should have it back next week
 

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Luckily the inserts weren't harmed :) I got the call yesterday that all the parts have been ordered, and I should have it back next week
Not too bad!
 

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I picked up this 2016 Sport with 11k miles on it. it was a salesman's lease for a year. It was already blacked from the factory. This will document my changes.

Already done are:
1. Stubby antenna
2. DeeZee slow open tailgate mod
3. Magnaflow muffler swap
4. Ram lighted hitch cover with hurt pigtail wiring
5. Tinted side windows for driver and passenger to match factory rear
6. Factory Ram molded mud guards.
7. LED reverse lights
8. Weathertech floor mats front and rear

On tap:
Level with Bilstein 5100s up front
Tonneau cover (either Bakflip or Undercover)
Swap front grille inserts from shiny billet to black honeycomb (like the Express version)


Beyond that, it will be more upgrades to things like sway bars, etc...

Truck came from the factory with limited slip differential, 3.21 gearing, 5.7 Hemi, leather seats, premium gauges, black package.

Pictures from top to bottom are the base truck and a picture of each visual mod.

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Beautiful truck! love the blacked out look
 
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Thanks Mmathw.

I just need black tips and black lug nuts and it's all blacked :)
 
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might as well update the thread after the Bilstein install. Bils set to 2.8. I got 3" lift in the front end. Next up are rear coil spacers to get just a little rake back in. I also did bed lights, so there's a picture of those too. I just bought some cheap flat pucks off amazon and ran wires off the battery to an in-line fuse. They are switched at the back of the truck, in the bed. I just enlarged the factory hole in front of the tie-down and fed wires thru that. the red arrow shows where the switch is tucked in.

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my tint project. I still have to sand down the clear and polish them out. Before on the left, after 4 coats of VHT Nite shade on the right.

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Looks good!!
 
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They came out with more of a pebble finish than I planned 20180219_141328.jpg
 

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Did you spray clear over them?
 
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Goose, 4 layers of clear, using Dupli-color perfect match.
 

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