What did u do to your raptor today?

[cbcgeneral]

Looks great. Favorite bumper that doesn't require frame horn chop. Installed my 40" bar behind the grill and two whelen Amber micro pioneers. Problem know is I want a new bumper. Haha

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The lights look good. I really like the headlights they look awesome and make a huge difference to the look of the truck. I think that's going to have to be one of my next mods. Every time somebody post a pic of their truck with Retrofits that's all I notice. Lol.

 

[Deleted member 12951]

Plastidip'd my borla exhaust tips.

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Won't the plastic melt off?

 

[Buckeyesvtraptor]

The lights look good. I really like the headlights they look awesome and make a huge difference to the look of the truck. I think that's going to have to be one of my next mods. Every time somebody post a pic of their truck with Retrofits that's all I notice. Lol.

Thanks CBC. The retrofits are expensive but such an upgrade from the 2010 junk headlights. If I originally had 2013-2014 headlights I probably would not have bothered. Dawson does amazing work.

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Won't the plastic melt off?

I guess I will find out. Haha.

No I don't think so. I researched it and I guess others have did it with no problems (no raptor owners though). Supposedly the melting point for plastidip is over 400*F and the exhaust tips do not get nearly that hot. I promise I will let everyone know if it does melt.

Looks really good though and if it gets dinged up its easy to touch up or redo.


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[TiFJ]

No I don't think so. I researched it and I guess others have did it with no problems (no raptor owners though). Supposedly the melting point for plastidip is over 400*F and the exhaust tips do not get nearly that hot. I promise I will let everyone know if it does melt.

I've had an exhaust pipe burn the f*ck out of my leg before, not on the Raptor but another vehicle. Not sure how hot it was but I wouldn't be surprised if it was over 400F. I will be interested to see if the Plastidip works for you or if your truck just ends up smelling like a tire fire LOL.

 

[Buckeyesvtraptor]

Haha. It will keep the tailgaters off my ass. I think it will be fine. Drove 60 miles straight yesterday and did not have any issues. If it does fail, it gives me a great excuse to have it powder coated.


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[SHOOTER]

Long time member, first time poster in this forum. Lots of great mods to the truck recently:

1) My BFGs were really sucking on tread life after 30k miles. I think my truck got a little out of alignment and just tore up the tread. After some lengthy research on these boards I went with the Toyo A/T II Extreme from Les Schwab in Parker, CO. First weekend I had them on, I headed up to Breckenridge for some skiing. First of all, these tires are SICK looking. Second, their performance is outstanding. So much grip and traction, I rarely had to put it in 4x4 in the snow packed and icy streets. Not too noisy at highway speeds either. Also, service at Les Schwab was fantastic, will be taking all future vehicles here as well. Score: 11/10. "Eleven. Exactly. One louder"

2) My Bakflip HD got hailed out during a storm in KS (and about $5k in PDR to the truck) so I switched things up and got the DiamondBack SE w/ Line-X. Superb water protection, easy entry to front and rear of cover and wicked good looks with that black Line-X applied. I also love how secure it is, I can lock both the front and rear portions and the tailgate. Nobody is getting in there. Now i just need a light underneath. Score 11/10 again.

3) Finally got the sand out and ordered some HIDs from Dawson. We routinely drive back to KS and across the desolate two-lane highways at night. The old lights sucked balls and I was always afraid I'd t-bone something late at night. Not a good option with two kiddos in backseat. Holy smokes, what a difference indeed. Pretty sure I can light up the moon with these things. Smoked shroud and the 50W upgrade with the on-board drivers mounted to shroud. Great build quality and easy to install. Score 11/10 again.

4) Got a matte black hood wrap, not installed yet.

5) Bought my twins one of these to fight over: Kmart.com

 

[Rakimb17]

Mocked up my diy retrofit. Waiting on some leds for my demon eyes to show up.

 

[puddle hunter]

Mounted my Icom! Been listening to NOAA forecasts for the area. It's pretty damn cool, I've never had a long range, high quality radio like this before.
A BIG thanks goes to @treypal for putting this kit together and shipping it out before he left for TRR.
Also want to thank @m3dragon and @vanilla_gorilla for helping me out, and letting me use the ROC shop.



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[vanilla_gorilla]

NICE!!!! Glad we could help...! Been trying to tell you the radios are one of the best additions to the trucks. Just wait until you want the GPS and maps..muhahaha

Mounted my Icom! Been listening to NOAA forecasts for the area. It's pretty damn cool, I've never had a long range, high quality radio like this before.
A BIG thanks goes to @treypal for putting this kit together and shipping it out before he left for TRR.
Also want to thank @m3dragon and @vanilla_gorilla for helping me out, and letting me use the ROC shop.



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[Deleted member 12951]

Mounted my Icom! Been listening to NOAA forecasts for the area. It's pretty damn cool, I've never had a long range, high quality radio like this before.
A BIG thanks goes to @treypal for putting this kit together and shipping it out before he left for TRR.
Also want to thank @m3dragon and @vanilla_gorilla for helping me out, and letting me use the ROC shop.



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How is the sound with the console lid closed? Or do you have the speaker option plugged in and if so, where did you mount it?