bumper or hood first?

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would my truck look better with an srt style hood and the stock bumper, or better with a sport bumper and no srt hood?!

im gonna buy one of the two next week, but i cant buy both at the same time lol
 

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hood would be a more drastic change and would be noticed more. A bumper to a normal person not knowing Rams wouldn't notice the change. I'd still do the bumper but that would be next on the list
 
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yeah thats what im thinking too! i think im gonna get the hood this week after pay day lol then the next month will be the bumper, then im gonna worry about performance again!
 

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i would do the hood first granted because its alot easier i have the same bumper as you but on a black truck and i wanted a sport bumper too but its alot more than just what you see youll need mounts and a buncha stuff to mount the bumper right the hood would be much easier first
 
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i would do the hood first granted because its alot easier i have the same bumper as you but on a black truck and i wanted a sport bumper too but its alot more than just what you see youll need mounts and a buncha stuff to mount the bumper right the hood would be much easier first

i didnt even think about that.
i talked to a guy at a dodge dealership and he said the hood comes ready to paint and install.

but i had no idea all that goes into the bumper
thanks!
 

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yeah no problem man i was lookin at the same thing and i saw the sport bumper cover wich is the exterior of the bumper for like 400 450 bucks and tha was without the supports and whatnot
 

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hahha truethat it should look nice though with the hood too i as lookin for an srt hood too
 

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sounds like you have made up your mind but id say bumper. Hoods already color matched, so get rid of the chrome bumper with a color matched one. IMO
 

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Get a SRT bumper, you'll really catch some attention! The sport bumper is ok, but it's fairly common. Or, get the Xenon cover, I think it's my favorite cover for the Gen IIIs. Huh, I don't see the one I like anymore. :-/
 
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sounds like you have made up your mind but id say bumper. Hoods already color matched, so get rid of the chrome bumper with a color matched one. IMO

thats why i asked this tough question i want everything color matched before i get the hood, but on the other hand, the hood looks nice without color the color matched stuff.

i think i may flip a coin to see which to get first
 
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