I wasn't sure if the chrome grill made the difference but the black textured grill that was on the truck when I bought it really made the gray of radiator support stand out. The black bug net did the trick

 

what happened to your valance on each side of the license plate?

 

i cut it for my tow hooks but i ripped them off when i went to switch to the 01-03 bumper and since it didnt fit correctly i haven't bothered to put them back on. i have a new one downstairs that will go on when i throw my front hitch on so those slits won't be there anymore come spring time.

i think im going to bake another set of lights this friday and mod them since i have nothing to do that day (yet) lol

 

I LOVE the baked lights. what's the recipe? haha what do you do? I don't recall seeing any write ups earlier in the thread. Well, sorry, I saw you tape them but maybe I missed what you do.

 

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees
throw the lights on a rack 3/4 of the way down in the oven
let them bake for 15 minutes
take them out and use a flat head to split them, put the screwdriver head between the housing and the lens and work your way around turning the screwdriver clock wise
tape
paint
seal

 

Oh I thought baking it made it turn. So baking it just warms it up to split them apart. What paint do you use?

 

I used krylon fusion for plastic. people use different paint u can basically use what you want. its really easy to do i was surprised

 

Easy after I tell you what temps and how long to put them in duder. lol

Truk lewks gud dud!

 

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Fusion is awesome stuff. I just didn't know what all was going on in there. thanks

 

lol yes and i learned from your 1 mistake haha

 

99-00 4x4 bumpers look surprisingly good with the 01-03 front end. hummmm me likey big chrome bumper lol.

might keep mine when i do the 01-03 conversion. would save some money.

 

Of topic, you should paint you header panel behind your grille black. The red sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

i did that months ago lol....i modded the headlights in february
and it wasn't the header panel that was red its the trucks body itself becuase the header panel was black

 

very diffrent 98-00 bumber and 01-up headlights and gril and hood. nice truck bro

 

Yeah i kinda regret getting rid of that set up i've got matching bumper valence and fogs now

 

Looks good, now you need a black billet grille. Wana do mine?