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Old 11-08-2009, 08:56 PM
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touch-up the interior

Here are a few before pictures. I plan to make this interior to look like new, just in a better color. Let me know what you think, i'll have the after pictures up by tuesday.
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Old 11-08-2009, 09:08 PM
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haha i was always amazed how that rear peice of trim actually warped like that...

you should of seen the headliner before it got ripped out
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who needs a headliner? Yeah it was the worst piece by far. The truck looks completely different inside now. Trying to figure out what gauges to get and what to do with the gauge cluster that's already there. I'm not sure if i like the wood grain w/ black trim. I like the chrome bezel idea . I've been looking for my old gauge cluster but can't find it
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I find that interior work is done more professionally with Budweiser than with Coors Light
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Originally Posted by rtroutman69
I find that interior work is done more professionally with Budweiser than with Coors Light
Haha yeah. Who ever is buyin picks the beer picks the brew. Coors Light kind of tastes like seltzer water, ever notice that? Bud Light has the same sort of taste but with more carbonation i think. Either way you can't tell the difference between light beers. But the difference between Coors and Budweiser is more different because of the water they use.
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Originally Posted by JustRamIt91
Haha yeah. Who ever is buyin picks the beer picks the brew. Coors Light kind of tastes like seltzer water, ever notice that? Bud Light has the same sort of taste but with more carbonation i think. Either way you can't tell the difference between light beers. But the difference between Coors and Budweiser is more different because of the water they use.
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It's all them bears and bighorn sheep running around poluttin the water
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Talking The Results

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WOW!!! it looks awsome! i do agree tho the woodgrain doesnt fit in. nice job. what did you use?
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that looks good!! yea it needs a black bezel...the old one was busted up so i put the woodgrain one on there.
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I used dupli-color redneck, its supposedly the same color as the truck. As for the bezel its definitely out of place. I'm working on covering/replacing the wood grain laminate. Idk if diamond plate, stainless steel or a sheet aluminum would look best. Also i can have a space for gauges where the cummins "dummie lights" are :-D ad removed
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i was thinking the same with the diamond plating, except i thought if it was a sunny day there may be a glare and it would be distracting lol. so i thought i would get the rubber form of diamond plating and i could paint it any color i wanted, also it would be easier to work with.
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nice looking interior, once you work out that wood issue you are going to be set. Did you clean/paint/do anything to the metal under the headliner, or did you simply remove the headliner and that is what was underneath. the bare metal looks nice, has me thinking of removing my headliner in my truck. Also you asked for a cardboard headliner piece, what are you planning to do for a headliner, just curious.
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Oops, Sorry folks. It wasn't meant as an ad. I was just trying to help him out.
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SparkplgsR4Cars: I didn't touch the metal under the headliner, it was removed by crossy's son before i even saw the truck. I have say, 4 yards of micro-suede which is black, and thought it would look nice as a headliner, and it wouldn't fade because its on the ceiling :-).
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I just got my hands on a 4'x7' peice of black leather off the back of some ones sectional couch idk what to do with it... so many options! i'd hate to waste it on a headliner.... any ideas on what to do with it?


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