[tsuintx]

One more vote for color matching it.

 

[OverlordSpock]

^ Ditto. Color match.

 

[SierraHarley]

Have to be honest, I don't think any color is going to make it look good but if it has to stay then white would be the best choice.

 

[BigBlue2014]

Have to be honest, I don't think any color is going to make it look good but if it has to stay then white would be the best choice.

I agree, with the 1st part since I am not a fan of caps/toppers as well, but my father drives the truck and uses it for work. Since he carries tools and materials its the best compromise to keep things dry and locked up.

After talking with him, I think we have a plan, given that he likes the contrast as it is (and I am on the fence for both ways) we will leave it as is for the winter and get it painted in the spring after I put the wheels onto it.

Also, I have a picture of what the truck would look like with the color matched cap. It makes it look like a big ass suburban... lol

 

[BigBlue2014]

Picked up the truck from the tint shop. Had 20% installed in the back 3 windows and a strip across the windshield

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[nealinator]

Curious why you didn't do the front windows?

 

[BigBlue2014]

Curious why you didn't do the front windows?

It's technically illegal in NY and my father didn't want them tinted like I have in my vehicles. Maybe one day he will change his mind but so far he is thrilled with the way the tears came out

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[nealinator]

Illegal to tint the fronts? Not heard that before. Usually there is a minimum light transmission allowed.

 

[BigBlue2014]

Illegal to tint the fronts? Not heard that before. Usually there is a minimum light transmission allowed.

The legal light transmission is 70% or something like that which is pretty much clear, so at that point it's not worth paying to have it done. My vehicles have 20% on the fronts to match the rears but NYS law now makes it illegal and cannot pass annual inspection unless you remove it or have "other" means of getting inspected

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[Chevrolado]

California has the front window tint illegal thing too. Makes sense. I personally like the front being open like that. Good stuff.
I removed the front window tint on my truck when I got it.. made things unnecessarily harder driving at night. hah. I like to be able to see around me (and not giving any cops a reason to pull me over if they can't see me clearly).

 

[roorancher]

3M makes a "tint" film that is almost clear, but reduces heat dramatically and cuts UV penetration by over 95%. My wife has it on her 8 store windows, which are all 5x8. It's expensive, but the difference is incredible.

 

[BigBlue2014]

California has the front window tint illegal thing too. Makes sense. I personally like the front being open like that. Good stuff.
I removed the front window tint on my truck when I got it.. made things unnecessarily harder driving at night. hah. I like to be able to see around me (and not giving any cops a reason to pull me over if they can't see me clearly).

The only time I have any "issue" when driving any of my vehicles with the front tint is when backing up at night. But to remedy that I've upgraded all reverse facing lights to brighter LED's to help with that. I can always lower the window if really necessary.

3M makes a "tint" film that is almost clear, but reduces heat dramatically and cuts UV penetration by over 95%. My wife has it on her 8 store windows, which are all 5x8. It's expensive, but the difference is incredible.

Yeah, I know about that tint and it might be an option if the heat gets to be an issue. I am a fan of the darker tint more for the privacy and looks. That is why I already have the front windows tinted on my infiniti and my blue silverado. Maybe next year we will do the front windows, after he gets past the shock of doing all the work to his newly acquired truck.

 

[tsuintx]

Looks good.

All this tint discussion going on makes me want to get the fronts done, too. Never actually got around to it with the NNBS, so maybe now with the new one. Nothing crazy, just the legal level. And nothing additional to the rears.

A bit on the fence about the brow thing, so we'll see about that.

 

[BigBlue2014]

Looks good.

All this tint discussion going on makes me want to get the fronts done, too. Never actually got around to it with the NNBS, so maybe now with the new one. Nothing crazy, just the legal level. And nothing additional to the rears.

A bit on the fence about the brow thing, so we'll see about that.

If you look at the build thread for my blue 1500 silverado (tinted on page 4) you will be able to see when I had it tinted in the front and get a bunch of pictures as well. That might give you an idea with the body style as well.

 

[BigBlue2014]

I installed my LED high beams this evening and as you can imagine it's a night and day difference over stock. Getting a good picture of them was hard but you can see the intensity difference in the picture below. The drivers side was replaced and the passenger side is still stock.

Both lights done - still hard to get a decent picture but the intensity is greatly increased.

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[BigBlueLB756]

That's one way to get a white truck to "shine"!

 

[BigBlue2014]

That's one way to get a white truck to "shine"!

You can say that again!

I think it's time for a good wash, but with the rain every other day it makes it hard.

I did wipe down the interior with a microfiber to get rid of all of the dust then went over everything with some 303 protestant to get that dull gloss and UV protection. That will hold us over until we get a good stretch of weather and we can wash all 3 of the trucks.

 

[tsuintx]

I think it's time for a good wash, but with the rain every other day it makes it hard.

You got the rain, we got the heat. I'd need to do a good baseline cleaning to my truck, but with heat index in the 110-113 range, I'm not going outside. :roll: :-x

 

[BigBlue2014]

I think it's time for a good wash, but with the rain every other day it makes it hard.

You got the rain, we got the heat. I'd need to do a good baseline cleaning to my truck, but with heat index in the 110-113 range, I'm not going outside. :roll: :-x

I guess that comes with the territory... :lol:

 

[BigBlue2014]

So another benefit of working close to home is that I can swing by the house at lunch and get the mail. So today there some more small goodies for the truck.

I got a 6-piece frame plug kit to get rid of those ugly frame holes that all of our trucks have.

The other package was the new handle/lock for the bed cap. The person who I purchased the cap from did not know where they old keys were (used for property maintenance) so that was understandable. No big deal, as I was able to find a replacement lock that should be a direct replacement and I'll actually have working keys for it.

Now I have some small projects to look forward to tonight after work on top of everything else I need to get done before tomorrow, since it's projected to be a washout with all the rain we are supposed to get.