Bigboytoys mods thread

[Bigboytoys]

Figured I would start one...
So here it is. My 2004 Dodge Ram QC 1500 2wd
The day after I picked it up....washed and waxed it...

Stayed like that for a while but when I bought it, the original owner gave me a set of 265/70s too...Well since the 245s were brand new, I decided to swap them out. I also debadged it, and added my Autobot emblems. (Every car I have owned since I was 16 had the Autobot emblems on)

After about 7k miles they were worn to the point it was scary to drive in the rain, so the wife made me put the 245s back on..But I did end up putting a 2 1/2 under-spring spacer on

Well, the last time I went thru inspection, they told me the shocks were worn and needed to be replaced....so naturally, I did what any man with a truck would do, and bought a Rough Country 3" lift from FatBob's Garage....

Other mods done is added to 80w spotlights behind the grill, and replaced the headunit with an Alpine unit as the stock one kept eating my cds.
Light switch mounting location


Mods to come....
Westin Bull Bar from RompinRam
Nokian Rotiiivas 265/70R17
3.92 gears

 

[S2kiHemi]

Nice progress!

 

[Bigboytoys]

Thanks!

 

[bigbadram1500]

Nice!

 

[Bigboytoys]

Thanks...Was l under the hood yesterday and noticed that the grill support is rusted thru in a couple of spots....Now thinking of getting a black grill....Y'alls opinion? Put a black grill on my the 3d model that I have and thought it looked ok....just not sure. Would also like to get some black headlights. To me this truck has too much chrome on it. I don't want to go completely blacked out, as I have on my stang, but it is too much for me...What do you guys think?

 

[03MopaRamman]

Welcome! My Daughters Boyfreind is heading back to Germany on Monday and I asked him to get me 2 x Mercedes Benz Blue Top Solenoids for my Hemi LX Nag-1 Tranny, who knows maybe I can get em cheaper than 400 US going price up here. Nice Truck!

Edit: I was once chromed to the hilt but now just a subtle mix as I do beleive some chrome is nice for bling!

 

[Davy120]

ebay has a decent one me and reefguy have the same grille not sure where he got his, but they work no complaints here.

 

[4x4Hemi]

black grill sounds cool to me! go for it man

 

[GhostRam94]

nice!!!

 

[Davy120]

front view


kind of a side view

 

[Bigboytoys]

Davy-Is that a Gloss Black one?
Danny-Where in Germany is he going back to? Send me a PM to what you are looking for and I can find some prices for you.

 

[Bigboytoys]

Bull Bar is in...Hoping to get it on this weekend...pics coming...

 

[Davy120]

no flat black

 

[RompinRam]

Yeahh to super long shipping to Germany!! I could've swam that **** over faster man lol. Sorry about that!

 

[Bigboytoys]

No biggie brother...Wasn't stressting the quickness...If I really wanted it quick, I would have sent it to the house, but then would have paid out the a$$ in German Customs...

 

[GhostRam94]

Bull Bar is in...Hoping to get it on this weekend...pics coming...

haha that bull bar started in texas, then to illinois and now in germany, damn that thing gets around lmao

 

[Bigboytoys]

Bull Bar is on...Sorry for the crappy pics...dark out now. Had to take the plasti-dip off the bar as it was starting to peel too bad...Also got my new tires on. The tire guy ordered Nexen Roadian AT2s instead of the Nokian Rotiivas....they were 10 euros cheaper a tire, so I am not complaining...

 

[Davy120]

looks good.

 

[03MopaRamman]

Davy-Is that a Gloss Black one?
Danny-Where in Germany is he going back to? Send me a PM to what you are looking for and I can find some prices for you.

Bergen, Germany. He's a Brit Soldier. Might take you up on it if you don't mind poppin in to the Mercedes Dealership in your Travels. Will PM you the Part number.

Have you thought about Cab lights?

 

[Bigboytoys]

Wouldn't be a problem at all...Just looked....looks like he is going to be about 4 hours from me...
Ya...really want to do cab lights...just hesitant about drilling holes in the roof.