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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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new 06, couple pics




picked this thing up last week, only has 70K on it, never turned up, owned by a famer, though obviously not a farm truck because there isn't a scratch on it. came freshly detailed, paint is immaculate. and it has 6 new tires. overhead read 19mpg on the trip home. think I done good this time, $27,400, they asked $29,995. trucks similar to this one were way overpriced within a 300 mile radius, not one was under $30,000 even with higher miles.

better pics when the weather breaks. got my bumpers swapped over, exhaust was dumped in those pics because my straight pipe had not showed up, got it installed today. probably going to put my Lorenz coils and step bars back on, debage all but the C logos, install EGT gauge in SRT-10 pillar, Line-X the bed and keep it stock for the time being.

I saved $35,000 over the 07 if you account for interest it's still sitting in my yard, hoping to turn it in this week.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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Looks good... time to bomb!
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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Great looking truck, now its time to put some 22.5's on it
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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no, and no

has brand new AT tires, goal here is to save money.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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hovisimo,

Good looking Truck....

Do you know the manufacturer of the front and rear bumpers? Is the Factory Hitch still on the truck?

Some replacement rear bumpers have to remove the factory hitch, or use a bolt on receiver tube that limits your towing capasity, (A RH rear bolt on reciver tube is only rated for 5K).



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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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Wow 70k on a '06.

Nice truck though.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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hovisimo,

Good looking Truck....

Do you know the manufacturer of the front and rear bumpers? Is the Factory Hitch still on the truck?

Some replacement rear bumpers have to remove the factory hitch, or use a bolt on receiver tube that limits your towing capasity, (A RH rear bolt on reciver tube is only rated for 5K).
made by Tough Country out of TX, I bought them new and have had them on all 3 of my trucks. rear bumper allows use of the factory hitch. very heavy duty bumpers, they weigh 440lbs combined. so far the front has claimed a Honda and a Saturn. after installing and removing them 3 times, I figured out you can do the job with an engine hoist and they balance perfectly. wrap a soft strap around the upper tube on the front bumper, hook a strap under the license plate light hole on the rear bumper, roll them into place and install the bolts. first time I installed them was with a forklift. you won't be installing them yourself without either one of these tools

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Wow 70k on a '06.
yup it has seen some use. other than needing U-joints its almost in better shape than my '07 with 5K. clearly very well cared for.
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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updated pics, debadged and new $8 wheels... $8 for a can of rustoleum
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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Nice truck. Mud flaps might be a good idea(save that great paint).
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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hovisimo did youknow with the smarty the trucks actually run better and cooler egt wise its better for the truck!!!!!!!! cmon you know you want to put it on!
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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Did you swap the headlights from the 07?
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 03:52 AM
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Great looking truck! Is it your 1st dually? If so you'll love it. Now all you need is some 35x12.50's on her. Good luck. By the way I have 140,000 on my 06 and LOVE it.
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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Throw some tint on the front windows.Truck looks good like the way the wheels turned out.
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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Heck at 70K miles it is only just broke in. I am rolling on my 06 174K and it just gets better.
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Eat Beef
Nice truck. Mud flaps might be a good idea(save that great paint).
I had oem mudflaps on my 04 (same color) and they rubbed through the paint.

Originally Posted by 1985cucv
hovisimo did youknow with the smarty the trucks actually run better and cooler egt wise its better for the truck!!!!!!!! cmon you know you want to put it on!
I considered the Edge mileage max or whatever it is but it's not really in the budget, truck runs fine stock for now.

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Did you swap the headlights from the 07?
yup, stole 'em before I turned it back in. no one noticed, I should have swapped the leather seats too

Originally Posted by Topper
Great looking truck! Is it your 1st dually? If so you'll love it. Now all you need is some 35x12.50's on her. Good luck. By the way I have 140,000 on my 06 and LOVE it.
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yup, my 04 and 07 were SRWs. planning on keeping the stock 235s because they're new and I don't want to lose my 20mpg.

Originally Posted by Howling
Throw some tint on the front windows.
Commonwealth of PA doesn't like that, might give it a shot tho.
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