Opinions on a Black Roof?
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PassivAggressor
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Well first off, beautiful truck. I think you should do gloss. I think it would go better with your wheels and the black stuff already on there.
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If you do it, I'd probably do the pillars too. So, basically the whole cab from the side window level up, if that makes any sense. Go for it. Great thing about a vinyl wrap, if you don't like it, take it off. And, if you're just going to do the top, a wrap will probably last quite a while. The one thing about black, it does soak up more sun/heat. With that little bit, it may not be enough to heat up the truck in the summer, but you never know.
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Your choice in wheels is impeccable...my vote: paint the whole truck black...
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I plan on wrapping my roof flat black. So i say flat black but gloss would look good too.
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I vote for gloss black. Everything on your truck is nice and shiny, I think the flat would look out of place...
Mr.Smith
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Thanks for the compliments and options. As much as I like a flat black roof in agree it might look out of place with my shiney stuff. Probably gonna go with gloss. I just don't see many truck pics with black roofs to get a good idea of what it would look like. Guess I will just peel if off if I don't like. They quoted me a price of $180. From what I read that's not too bad I suppose
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That sounds like a good deal to me.
Couldn't find a Ram but conceptually it's the same as this Range Rover... I think it looks very nice, especially on the red.
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Flat black wont work, go glossy. That truck is sweet IMO I would scratch the black roof and opt for a GT stripe all the way from the hood to roof. Red with black stripes make the best GT striping IMO. Some of the bumble bees take the stripe all the way over. Maybe plasti dip those wells for fun?
Mr.Smith
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Flat black wont work, go glossy. That truck is sweet IMO I would scratch the black roof and opt for a GT stripe all the way from the hood to roof. Red with black stripes make the best GT striping IMO. Some of the bumble bees take the stripe all the way over. Maybe plasti dip those wells for fun?
LoL I already had these wheels in black
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Do it gloss black, im gonna do mine in the spring...did my camaro 2 years ago and people love it
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How did the gloss hold up? Fade or scratch easily?
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I love your truck! It looks a bit familiar!
I have been thinking of doing wide black stripes over mine.powderbrad
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can you even see the roof??
I wouldn't, unless youre doing the hood as well. IMO. Then if you do, id do gloss on yours (on mine id go flat since its black to begin with)
I wouldn't, unless youre doing the hood as well. IMO. Then if you do, id do gloss on yours (on mine id go flat since its black to begin with)
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Here's some pics...
Red one i believe may be carbon fiber wrap. Hard to tell with the edits on the picture. The 1st white truck looks to be gloss and the 2nd i know is flat/matte black. Got these pics off instagram and the last orange one from RamForumZ. Believe thats a flat/matte as well...
Red one i believe may be carbon fiber wrap. Hard to tell with the edits on the picture. The 1st white truck looks to be gloss and the 2nd i know is flat/matte black. Got these pics off instagram and the last orange one from RamForumZ. Believe thats a flat/matte as well...
