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Found some oem black 20's for a good deal so I grabbed them up, the guy mentioned headlights as well. Total for the package $750, couldnt pass it up. Made my first 2 mods to the bighorn. Seeing what everyone thinks and where should I go next? I have a list of to do's...grill, bumpers, door handles, tail lights. 20200515_103830.jpg
 

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That's looking good !!! Keep us posted on future changes.Looks like taillights would be next on the list.LOL
 

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Looking good, Love the new look with the wheels. Ive had mine for almost 4 months now and so far have done lots of LED Lights (Low beam, High bean, fog lights, all interior, reverse, top of cab bed lights and license plate lights. Just also swapped out the chrome front grill for a black one. Its never ending LOL
 
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I do like the blackout look, but I also like being a little different. I think the bumpers will be the last change, my pockets and more importantly my wife wouldnt like that
 

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That looks like the same color as my truck, granite crystal metallic. If so this is what your truck would look like when done. I've only done a few minor mods so far. I need to finish the blackout job that Ram started but never finished. I painted my exhaust tips black but I still need to do the lug nuts, fog lights, and tail lights.

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My 2018 Big Horn came as a black out edition. There were a few things I did to complete the look, like taillights and third brake light, powder coated the exhaust tips black, even painted the factory antenna with SEM black exterior trim paint. Call me crazy, but I kinda like the chrome lug nuts.


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That looks like the same color as my truck, granite crystal metallic. If so this is what your truck would look like when done. I've only done a few minor mods so far. I need to finish the blackout job that Ram started but never finished. I painted my exhaust tips black but I still need to do the lug nuts, fog lights, and tail lights.

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I love that! I've got the parking sensors which is making the bumpers way more expensive than I want to spend right now. I didnt think I'd like the silver lug nuts on black rims, but it doesnt bother me as much as I though they would. Are your door handles the matte black ones or do you have the covers on them?
 
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My 2018 Big Horn came as a black out edition. There were a few things I did to complete the look, like taillights and third brake light, powder coated the exhaust tips black, even painted the factory antenna with SEM black exterior trim paint. Call me crazy, but I kinda like the chrome lug nuts.


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How is the powder coat on the exhaust tips holding up?
 

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Perfect. It’s been over a year and they look as good as they did when I first had them done. Now keep in mind, I did not powder coat the factory tips. I ordered a set of 5” tips from Mufflex and had them powder coated, but I don’t think that makes a difference because both the Mufflex and the factory ones are stainless steel I believe.


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I'll probably have to order new ones anyways. I bought my truck with 9k miles and the previous owner backed into something just in the right spot and messed up the geometry of one exhaust pipe. I'll eventually get that fixed, but not a high priority, it sits right up against the exhaust cutout on the bumper instead of centered.
 

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Granite crystal bighorn!! Black lugs, black oem headlights, tails and 3rd brake, honeycomb grill, carven 5" black tips, sport wheels with color match accents and black lugs

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After seeing those stock black doorhandles I'm going to hunt a pair of those down. They mesh nicely with the truck and I'm sure last longer than the covers.


Granite crystal bighorn!! Black lugs, black oem headlights, tails and 3rd brake, honeycomb grill, carven 5" black tips, sport wheels with color match accents and black lugs

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Very nice truck! I love the lights. I found the oem heads, now I gotta keep a look out for tails and 3rd light.
 

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After seeing those stock black doorhandles I'm going to hunt a pair of those down. They mesh nicely with the truck and I'm sure last longer than the covers.



Very nice truck! I love the lights. I found the oem heads, now I gotta keep a look out for tails and 3rd light.
I saw a couple people on this forum purchase some prepainted body color door handles for a decent price and they looked quality. Much nicer than the unpainted plastic that fades over time imo. Might be worth looking into
 
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