Curlyp
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Looks nice. Where did you purchase the amber lights?
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Looks nice. Where did you purchase the amber lights?
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Number one: My Access Bed Cover. Had the same exact one on my 2001 Ram 2500 for 14 years. Treated with 303 about once every 2 months. Looked new when I sold the truck.
Number two: MOPAR Splash Guards. Look great and do a fabulous job of protecting the paint on the fenders.
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Did you put anything like silicone or clear vinyl wrap between the mudflaps and the truck body.Those flaps are famous for vibrating and wearing the paint away where they touch the body.
No silicone or vinyl wrap. However I sprayed the area with S-100 Corrosion Protectant before installing the guards. I had the same MOPAR Splash Guards on m 2001 Ram for 14 years. Did not notice any paint wearing away so I was not worried about it when I got my 2014. Here is the best shot I could find of the 2001 just before I traded it. Shows both the Access Bed Cover and most of one of the rear splash guards. Wish I had kept that truck.
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I hear you bud. I had a 1997 2500, standard cab, 8 foot bed with very minimal rust. It had 4.10 gears and the 360. Man that truck ran great. I miss it, for sure
What bull bar do you have installed? I like it, I want one!
Looks awesome.the bar is this one, https://www.amazon.com/Gldifa-09-16...1518455042&sr=1-34&keywords=ram+1500+bull+bar from amazon.
However, before I installed the winch, the bar mounted below the bumper, just like almost every other bull bar on the market.
While making the winch mount, I incorporated mounting points for the bull bar so I could mount it through the bumper.
Here is a pic of how it was mounted before I installed the winch.
Looks awesome.
Is the bar mounted to the tow hook points? Think it would be strong enough to pull you if you got stuck somewhere?
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Thanks for the info.The winch mount is attached to the frame using the tow hook and bumper mount locations.
The bull bar is bolted to the winch plate.
No, I would not trust the bull bar as an attachment point for a recovery. While the structure that it is attached to is quite robust, the bar itself is just thin walled tubing.
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Thanks for the info.
I've wanted a bull bar to help protect the bumper, but I got stuck for the first time in 20 years last weekend so I want something that either won't interfere with recovery hooks...or could be used as both.
I really like the look of your set-up, so I was hoping I could do both!
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I'll look into it, thanks for the lead.Not sure what your budget may be, or if you want a winch or not, but you might check out the Warn transformer. It’s a bolt on modular system that can be had with just the bull bar, or full width brush guard, and retains front tow hooks.
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