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I had a classmate rear end me. It destroyed ONLY my left rear taillight and bedside. My 98 is 2-tone though. Every shop I talked to said around 25-2600$. I turned the quotes in to his insurance company, got a check for 2614$, and put it in the bank. My classmate then tried to talk me into believing that it was "both of our faults" and that I should share the money for him to put parts on his car, esp if I was not going to fix my truck.
IMO, drive it dude. Its a truck... I realize you want to do this and that to it, I wanted to do the same stuff to my 98, then it dawned on me I had around 8k planned to go into a 10 year old truck that'd sell for MAYBE 4500. I realize you don't like the advice, but you can invest that money in a savings account, CD, or just waste it on the bedside. I would just drive it, looks good enough as is. Its a truck, trucks have dents, so what..
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Not to jack the thread, but that spot there where I threw some darker colored paint on, was 2600$ in damage. Now, I could've had the truck look really damn good for 2600$ into it. But realistically man, just drive it. I know you don't like the advice, but 1900$ could be better spent in a savings account or something else. If you're like me, you'll grow up some and realize that money is better off invested in a savings account or something, not thrown away on paint. I think the truck looks good, as is, with the dents. It gives it character. I guess I should post pictures of my old 2000. :) I think your truck looks good the way it is. A body lift and 33's would look good.
You might as well just put a stepside on it if you're going to throw the money away painting the whole thing. You said you do firewood, but seriously, you're gonna haul firewood in a truck that's freshly painted? WHY?!? Aren't you worried about scratches? Dude if you really, actually, honestly use it as a truck, there's no need to have it painted. ROck it with the dent!!
IMO, drive it dude. Its a truck... I realize you want to do this and that to it, I wanted to do the same stuff to my 98, then it dawned on me I had around 8k planned to go into a 10 year old truck that'd sell for MAYBE 4500. I realize you don't like the advice, but you can invest that money in a savings account, CD, or just waste it on the bedside. I would just drive it, looks good enough as is. Its a truck, trucks have dents, so what..
EDIT:
Not to jack the thread, but that spot there where I threw some darker colored paint on, was 2600$ in damage. Now, I could've had the truck look really damn good for 2600$ into it. But realistically man, just drive it. I know you don't like the advice, but 1900$ could be better spent in a savings account or something else. If you're like me, you'll grow up some and realize that money is better off invested in a savings account or something, not thrown away on paint. I think the truck looks good, as is, with the dents. It gives it character. I guess I should post pictures of my old 2000. :) I think your truck looks good the way it is. A body lift and 33's would look good.
You might as well just put a stepside on it if you're going to throw the money away painting the whole thing. You said you do firewood, but seriously, you're gonna haul firewood in a truck that's freshly painted? WHY?!? Aren't you worried about scratches? Dude if you really, actually, honestly use it as a truck, there's no need to have it painted. ROck it with the dent!!
Last edited by freddie; 11-20-2008 at 01:43 PM.
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11-20-2008
Chicks dig body damage!
Ok, I know I already posted my advice once, here's another reason I'd just rock it the way it is...
I started my new job, made good money. I decided I wanted something fancy. This was my 2000. That truck rocked. However, it had body damage, it was a REAL TRUCK, and was used as one, not babied. It was beat on, but after 180k of *** whippin, it still could handle everythign that was thrown at it. I bought my 01 for 8k. My 2000 was paid off, so all I had to pay for was insurance. Now I have a 180/month payment on my 2001. To tell the truth, while the 01 is cleaner, and has more room, I miss the **** out of the 2000. I could drive it ANYWHERE without being worried about scratches. I hauled firewood in the 2000 all the time, I lived in the woods with that truck. My 01, yeah, sure, nice clean paint job, I'll take it in the woods every now and then, but I stay away from briars, etc. If I were you dude, hang on to that check. You get a nice spiffy paint job, and you are afraid to drive it anywhere, or to use it as a "REAL TRUCK". IMO that new paint job will make your truck lose functionality, you'll be afraid of scratching that pretty paint. Thats what I did, now I have a payment, and a truck that I am afraid to use as a truck, because I'm afraid of scratches, etc. If I could, I'd hang on to that 2000 I had, no matter how beat up it was, hang on to it, wish I'd have kept the superlift kit I had for it too. I wish I had lifted that truck, and I know I could buy it back, and the thought has crossed my mind, but there are too many parts I'd "have" to swap over to the 2000 if I did
Ok, I know I already posted my advice once, here's another reason I'd just rock it the way it is...
I started my new job, made good money. I decided I wanted something fancy. This was my 2000. That truck rocked. However, it had body damage, it was a REAL TRUCK, and was used as one, not babied. It was beat on, but after 180k of *** whippin, it still could handle everythign that was thrown at it. I bought my 01 for 8k. My 2000 was paid off, so all I had to pay for was insurance. Now I have a 180/month payment on my 2001. To tell the truth, while the 01 is cleaner, and has more room, I miss the **** out of the 2000. I could drive it ANYWHERE without being worried about scratches. I hauled firewood in the 2000 all the time, I lived in the woods with that truck. My 01, yeah, sure, nice clean paint job, I'll take it in the woods every now and then, but I stay away from briars, etc. If I were you dude, hang on to that check. You get a nice spiffy paint job, and you are afraid to drive it anywhere, or to use it as a "REAL TRUCK". IMO that new paint job will make your truck lose functionality, you'll be afraid of scratching that pretty paint. Thats what I did, now I have a payment, and a truck that I am afraid to use as a truck, because I'm afraid of scratches, etc. If I could, I'd hang on to that 2000 I had, no matter how beat up it was, hang on to it, wish I'd have kept the superlift kit I had for it too. I wish I had lifted that truck, and I know I could buy it back, and the thought has crossed my mind, but there are too many parts I'd "have" to swap over to the 2000 if I did
Last edited by freddie; 11-20-2008 at 01:56 PM.
#37
11-20-2008
I had a classmate rear end me. It destroyed ONLY my left rear taillight and bedside. My 98 is 2-tone though. Every shop I talked to said around 25-2600$. I turned the quotes in to his insurance company, got a check for 2614$, and put it in the bank. My classmate then tried to talk me into believing that it was "both of our faults" and that I should share the money for him to put parts on his car, esp if I was not going to fix my truck.
IMO, drive it dude. Its a truck... I realize you want to do this and that to it, I wanted to do the same stuff to my 98, then it dawned on me I had around 8k planned to go into a 10 year old truck that'd sell for MAYBE 4500. I realize you don't like the advice, but you can invest that money in a savings account, CD, or just waste it on the bedside. I would just drive it, looks good enough as is. Its a truck, trucks have dents, so what..
EDIT:
Not to jack the thread, but that spot there where I threw some darker colored paint on, was 2600$ in damage. Now, I could've had the truck look really damn good for 2600$ into it. But realistically man, just drive it. I know you don't like the advice, but 1900$ could be better spent in a savings account or something else. If you're like me, you'll grow up some and realize that money is better off invested in a savings account or something, not thrown away on paint. I think the truck looks good, as is, with the dents. It gives it character. I guess I should post pictures of my old 2000. :) I think your truck looks good the way it is. A body lift and 33's would look good.
You might as well just put a stepside on it if you're going to throw the money away painting the whole thing. You said you do firewood, but seriously, you're gonna haul firewood in a truck that's freshly painted? WHY?!? Aren't you worried about scratches? Dude if you really, actually, honestly use it as a truck, there's no need to have it painted. ROck it with the dent!!
IMO, drive it dude. Its a truck... I realize you want to do this and that to it, I wanted to do the same stuff to my 98, then it dawned on me I had around 8k planned to go into a 10 year old truck that'd sell for MAYBE 4500. I realize you don't like the advice, but you can invest that money in a savings account, CD, or just waste it on the bedside. I would just drive it, looks good enough as is. Its a truck, trucks have dents, so what..
EDIT:
Not to jack the thread, but that spot there where I threw some darker colored paint on, was 2600$ in damage. Now, I could've had the truck look really damn good for 2600$ into it. But realistically man, just drive it. I know you don't like the advice, but 1900$ could be better spent in a savings account or something else. If you're like me, you'll grow up some and realize that money is better off invested in a savings account or something, not thrown away on paint. I think the truck looks good, as is, with the dents. It gives it character. I guess I should post pictures of my old 2000. :) I think your truck looks good the way it is. A body lift and 33's would look good.
You might as well just put a stepside on it if you're going to throw the money away painting the whole thing. You said you do firewood, but seriously, you're gonna haul firewood in a truck that's freshly painted? WHY?!? Aren't you worried about scratches? Dude if you really, actually, honestly use it as a truck, there's no need to have it painted. ROck it with the dent!!
Chicks dig body damage!
Ok, I know I already posted my advice once, here's another reason I'd just rock it the way it is...
I started my new job, made good money. I decided I wanted something fancy. This was my 2000. That truck rocked. However, it had body damage, it was a REAL TRUCK, and was used as one, not babied. It was beat on, but after 180k of *** whippin, it still could handle everythign that was thrown at it. I bought my 01 for 8k. My 2000 was paid off, so all I had to pay for was insurance. Now I have a 180/month payment on my 2001. To tell the truth, while the 01 is cleaner, and has more room, I miss the **** out of the 2000. I could drive it ANYWHERE without being worried about scratches. I hauled firewood in the 2000 all the time, I lived in the woods with that truck. My 01, yeah, sure, nice clean paint job, I'll take it in the woods every now and then, but I stay away from briars, etc. If I were you dude, hang on to that check. You get a nice spiffy paint job, and you are afraid to drive it anywhere, or to use it as a "REAL TRUCK". IMO that new paint job will make your truck lose functionality, you'll be afraid of scratching that pretty paint. Thats what I did, now I have a payment, and a truck that I am afraid to use as a truck, because I'm afraid of scratches, etc. If I could, I'd hang on to that 2000 I had, no matter how beat up it was, hang on to it, wish I'd have kept the superlift kit I had for it too. I wish I had lifted that truck, and I know I could buy it back, and the thought has crossed my mind, but there are too many parts I'd "have" to swap over to the 2000 if I did
Ok, I know I already posted my advice once, here's another reason I'd just rock it the way it is...
I started my new job, made good money. I decided I wanted something fancy. This was my 2000. That truck rocked. However, it had body damage, it was a REAL TRUCK, and was used as one, not babied. It was beat on, but after 180k of *** whippin, it still could handle everythign that was thrown at it. I bought my 01 for 8k. My 2000 was paid off, so all I had to pay for was insurance. Now I have a 180/month payment on my 2001. To tell the truth, while the 01 is cleaner, and has more room, I miss the **** out of the 2000. I could drive it ANYWHERE without being worried about scratches. I hauled firewood in the 2000 all the time, I lived in the woods with that truck. My 01, yeah, sure, nice clean paint job, I'll take it in the woods every now and then, but I stay away from briars, etc. If I were you dude, hang on to that check. You get a nice spiffy paint job, and you are afraid to drive it anywhere, or to use it as a "REAL TRUCK". IMO that new paint job will make your truck lose functionality, you'll be afraid of scratching that pretty paint. Thats what I did, now I have a payment, and a truck that I am afraid to use as a truck, because I'm afraid of scratches, etc. If I could, I'd hang on to that 2000 I had, no matter how beat up it was, hang on to it, wish I'd have kept the superlift kit I had for it too. I wish I had lifted that truck, and I know I could buy it back, and the thought has crossed my mind, but there are too many parts I'd "have" to swap over to the 2000 if I did
My chick doesn't did body damage and it looks like hell and i hate it i have the panels to fix the rust that was there and was planning on fixing it in the spring but i will be getting a whole new bed this way and fixing all my rust problems and will get it painted the way i have wanted it for a long time.
MY TRUCK GOING TO DO WHAT I WANT
#40
11-20-2008
wtf that supost to mean
Do what you want. I was just stating my opinion.
#41
11-20-2008
dude you should see under the flair it hides so much and you cant get a good picture of it. it is bent all to hell in there and i hated that side of my truck because i was stupid and wished i would of taped it off like the rest of them if i would take that flair off it would show so much more but i cant because i havent had and adjuster look at it yet
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