Little by little - pics of my 05 3500
07-23-2010, 08:36 AM
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Little by little - pics of my 05 3500
Getting her in shape, little by little. Fresh set of 235/80-17 Nitto Terra Grapplers, new Bilstein HD blue/yellows all around, and finally filled the holes in my Buckstop bumper with driving and fog lights by PIAA. A winch is in the plans, but will have to wait.
Someone on this forum posted a link to Buckstop on a thread about bumpers, so I went there and confirmed they are the manufacturer of my bumper. The PO had removed the driving lights before I bought the truck. I tried KCs but the didn't fit the openings - they are advertised as 6", but measured 6.25" diameter, and wouldn't fit. Buckstop offers a 20% discount on PIAA lights if purchased from them with the bumper. I called and told them my situation and asked if they would consider giving me the discount if I purchased the lights through them. They didn't even hesitate! That made their price competitive with the lowest prices I found on the Internet. Had the lights within a week.
When the tires went on, they found my rear brakes were at the very end of their life, so this weekend is dedicated to replacing the rotors and pads on the rear, and changing all the lubricating fluids in the truck - trans, xfer case, diffs, engine. I have a long trip coming next month. She'll be ready.
Someone on this forum posted a link to Buckstop on a thread about bumpers, so I went there and confirmed they are the manufacturer of my bumper. The PO had removed the driving lights before I bought the truck. I tried KCs but the didn't fit the openings - they are advertised as 6", but measured 6.25" diameter, and wouldn't fit. Buckstop offers a 20% discount on PIAA lights if purchased from them with the bumper. I called and told them my situation and asked if they would consider giving me the discount if I purchased the lights through them. They didn't even hesitate! That made their price competitive with the lowest prices I found on the Internet. Had the lights within a week.
When the tires went on, they found my rear brakes were at the very end of their life, so this weekend is dedicated to replacing the rotors and pads on the rear, and changing all the lubricating fluids in the truck - trans, xfer case, diffs, engine. I have a long trip coming next month. She'll be ready.
07-23-2010, 11:10 PM
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No idea. Came with the truck, as did the bumper. I sure like them, though. The bumper is a $2500 item by itself, and it is becoming even more expensive even though it came with the truck. It has all these funny holes in it that I just have to put something in.
The lights ran about $450 and a winch is gonna set me back about $1200 or so, eventually. Maybe wifey will let me get one for Christmas or something.
. I'd also like to get a heavy duty rear bumper to match the front one of these days, but that will be way down the road.
The lights ran about $450 and a winch is gonna set me back about $1200 or so, eventually. Maybe wifey will let me get one for Christmas or something.. I'd also like to get a heavy duty rear bumper to match the front one of these days, but that will be way down the road.
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