'19 1500 Express Classic

[OnSale]

Damn dude you are super crafty.

Mad props for the lengths you went to, to accomplish what you wanted done to your truck.


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[Richg87]

Nice looking truck!

 

[HTXRamExp]

Damn dude you are super crafty.

Mad props for the lengths you went to, to accomplish what you wanted done to your truck.


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Haha thanks! Most everything ive done, it's been my first time doing so. A lot of going through the forum, following threads of others already having done a mod, and YouTube! Lots of great information out there, that allowed me to figure most everything out!


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[HTXRamExp]

Nice looking truck!

Thanks!


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[HTXRamExp]

Dimmer switch I wired the cupholder LEDs to.





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[HTXRamExp]

Welp, I replaced the convex/tow glass portion of my trail ridge tow mirrors.



That was brought on by me wanting to change the turn signals.

Originally I had them "smoked" out by a shop while I was getting some paint/body work. Unfortunately they skipped right over smoked and landed on blacked out.

I found a pair of pre-smoked turn signals online, but when I went to install them, I quickly discovered that the trail ridge glass does not pop out like OEM.

After having broken the glass, I realized that the bracket doesn't snap in, rather the bracket attaches via a screw in the middle and the glass attaches to the bracket via double-sided tape.





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[HTXRamExp]

Received a shipment of parts from @Nick@GotExhaust and installed them over the last week or so.

Hellwig Swaybar and Mag-Hytec differential cover with Red Line diff fluid.


Geomet double coated, drilled, and slotted rotors
Posi-Quiet front and rear brake pads
G2 caliper paint kit




Also picked up my wheels and tires for my lift install coming up in December. 275/65r20 Nitto Terra Grapplers are currently have on the truck.




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[tipnitty]

Truck looks great! Keep up the great work!

 

[HTXRamExp]

Truck looks great! Keep up the great work!

Thanks!


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[Dakota2020]

Received a shipment of parts from @Nick@GotExhaust and installed them over the last week or so.

Hellwig Swaybar and Mag-Hytec
differential cover with Red Line diff fluid.


Geomet double coated, drilled, and slotted rotors
Posi-Quiet front and rear brake pads
G2 caliper paint kit




Also picked up my wheels and tires for my lift install coming up in December. 275/65r20 Nitto Terra Grapplers are currently have on the truck.




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Wow! Looks great! Lot of upgrades I haven’t thought about!! You really know what you want and are really thinking things through as you do them!
Have you had any prior experience with these particular brake rotors?
I’m in the market for some and I hate how they rust at the tops and around the middle.

 

[quietpeen]

wow nice job so far

 

[HTXRamExp]

Wow! Looks great! Lot of upgrades I haven’t thought about!! You really know what you want and are really thinking things through as you do them!
Have you had any prior experience with these particular brake rotors?
I’m in the market for some and I hate how they rust at the tops and around the middle.

Thank you! This is my first time really modding my vehicle myself. Definitely have leaned heavily on the information and help available here and YouTube.

This is my first time using these rotors/pads. @Nick@GotExhaust who is a vendor on the forum has this package available and many users compliment it. The rotors are coated (I opted for double coating) so hopefully they stay looking good for a while.

Only have a handful of miles, but they feel good so far with only a half-a$$ bed-in procedure as I was short on time and open road.

wow nice job so far

Thank you!


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[Nick@GotExhaust]

Received a shipment of parts from @Nick@GotExhaust and installed them over the last week or so.

Hellwig Swaybar and Mag-Hytec differential cover with Red Line diff fluid.


Geomet double coated, drilled, and slotted rotors
Posi-Quiet front and rear brake pads
G2 caliper paint kit




Also picked up my wheels and tires for my lift install coming up in December. 275/65r20 Nitto Terra Grapplers are currently have on the truck.




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Looking GOOD!!

 

[HTXRamExp]

It's been a while since I've updated this, have been busy with quite a few mods since.

Got my lift kit installed. Went with the BDS 6" lift w/ their 2.5 coilover in the front and 2.0 shock in the rear paired with their 3" lift coil. Running stock front UCAs.

Coilovers are currently set at 6", debating if I want to knock them down to 5-5.5".

Method Con6 310 17x8.5 ET0/4.5" wheels
Fallen Wildpeak 35x12.5r17 tires





Anyone in the Houston area needing any ppf/detailing/ceramic coating, etc...I highly recommend Jason at Cavallo Auto Salon





Swapped out my Morimoto tail lights for a set of 5th Gen HD tail lights. Adaptor harness and custom paint from @0212353 Jeremy/Retroshop.

These are the best looking tail lights in my opinion. I liked the Morimotos, but love these.






Finally got around to getting the rear cupholder LEDs wired up.




I purchased the AirDesign tailgate spoiler, but upon receiving it I was a little disappointed. It felt very flimsy and the matte finish scratched very easily. I had the idea to get it coated in bedliner to give it some added rigidity and a more durable finish. I was hoping it'd match the textured/matte finish of the the OEM bed rails as well as my BakFlip bed cover. It's not a perfect match, but I'm very satisfied with the outcome.

When I was getting tint re-done, I had the shop lay a piece of satin vinyl along the top of the tailgate to provide a barrier between the spoiler and paint. Wasn't sure how the colors would blend, but I'm really happy with the look.

For anyone local to Houston, LBH Liners and Coatings did the bedliner. Larry is a great guy and I was happy to do business with him.

Clutch City Customs did the vinyl work and tint. Tuan and his team were also great to work with and I'd recommend them for any tint, vinyl work. They also to PPF, caliper painting, and other custom work.






In addition to the tailgate vinyl had them wrap the door pillars in gloss black with a strip of satin in-line with the window deflectors.




I've had this light bar and tow hooks for over a year. Finally was able to get the help of a fabrication shop to help alter the tow hook alignment brackets. The altered brackets lift and space out the tow hooks for the sport/express bumpers and pushed them outboard.




The only thing I have outstanding is the power inverter install, having a hell of a time with that, and the supplier of the kit has not been helpful throughout.

Otherwise I think I'm about done cosmetically. The only thing thats way in the back of my mind is either finding a leather interior or getting something custom done through an upholstery shop.


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[HTXRamExp]

Couple before/afters





Couple more





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[j-b]

Those 5th gen tail lights look incredible! I just spent the last hour figuring out how to do that to mine. You have one of the cleanest looking trucks I've seen on this forum.

 

[HTXRamExp]

Those 5th gen tail lights look incredible! I just spent the last hour figuring out how to do that to mine. You have one of the cleanest looking trucks I've seen on this forum.

Very much appreciated! The more I see those tails, the more I like them. They have a much more unique and sleek appearance compared to the Morimotos.

I'd strongly recommend Jeremy w/ RetroShop for any of your lighting needs. He's knocked it out of the park with all of my orders in all aspects.

Definitely a lot of inspiration for me came from various members on the forum, so many great trucks around here.


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[HTXRamExp]

All cleaned up.




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[Graygoose]

Fantastic upgrades!!

 

[RJL1]

WOW!!!

Your truck is amazing!