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Icon7 My Photoshop Mockup

This is what I have planned for my Ranger:







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Paint current chrome grill-guard black
Paint stock wheels black
Add Hellas on grill-guard
Add cab-mounted light bar with 2 rectangular baja lights.
Paint fenders black/install new trim?

What do you guys think? I don't want to put too much into this guy, because he's already topped 200k miles. Not worth lifting IMO.

Opinions? Thanks!
 

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looks good. man you no how to photoshop
 
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thanks,
and yeah. i'm pretty good if i do say so myself
 
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If you went with a different style light on the roof it would look better.
 
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i think it looks good, just not a big fan of the lights on top.
 
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that sounds like a good game plan, it will look good, but you dont have torsion bars..
 
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those are some big azz lights. lol. you know they wont be that big in real life right? lol.
 
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Originally Posted by black-n-blue
that sounds like a good game plan, it will look good, but you dont have torsion bars..
lol shows how much i know? i never really looked, i just assumed.
It's a '94 4x4, you sure?


EDIT: Fixed the size of those top lights
 
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"94 did not have t-bars. Why not go with 4 round light up top?
 
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Quite sure in fact...betcha $50!
You got a Twin Traction Beam suspenion or as some say twin i beam.

Personally i'd stick more than two on the roof. Otherwise it'll look like ya got the mickey mouse edition ranger
 
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Ok, that looks wayyyy better with the smaller lights up top
 
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Thanks Igobytwitch...guess I wasn't really thinking about scale :P.

Here's a different light layout:



Per Blackhawk's suggestion. Though I am partial to Mickey Mouse....lol

Thanks for educating me on that TTB. I looked it up and I'd have to say it's even more of a reason I shouldn't **** with the suspension haha.
 
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I'd say go with what Blackhawk says with the 4. I think each time you update the picture it looks better
 
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Haha thanks twitch. That's why I appreciate the feedback :) Keep it comin' guys!
 
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i think if the flares were painted white to match the truck it would look awesome.

Everything else looks good.
 
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I think your second pic looks pretty good. Not a fan of the painted wheels though.
 
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thanks jmg...
added another white on white concept :)
 
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Ditch the bud shield
Add 4 round light(like on the push bar)to the roof
Upgrade to Edge style mirrors.
 
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@Trigger:

Haha couldn't photoshop that bug shield out. I'm prolly gonna yank it off when I get the whole thing done.
I like the baja-style lights a lot better than the rounded ones...just a personal preference. But I see your point.
Why? You don't like my inspection-passing screwed-on ninteen eighty something F150 mirror?
 
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Any more feedback guys? I think I'm gonna call it a night. Please keep the comments rolling though =)

Thanks so much for your help!
 
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If it was me I'd paint the bumper black too
 
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Black stock wheels look pretty good on a white truck, at least I liked mine when I had a white truck. You may also want to consider painting the grill white as well, that can look pretty cool too.
 
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black on white is the way to go and paint your bumper or get a black one to keep the theme up
 
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Black wheels.......black wheels on white truck = SEX.
Here's mine, not to ***** the thread.....

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Clean up (re-paint/re-chrome) the front bumper. Get rid of the "brownish" bug-shield, get a dark black one or get rid of it entirely. And get new mirrors. You'd be golden.
 
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Agreed white/black looks great.
 


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