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01-11-2012, 11:49 PM
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Location: Chicago, IL
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painted bumpers
anyone ever made them look good? i think a nice silver on both the front and rear wouldnt look too bad. chrome is so damn expensive now a days
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01-12-2012, 02:11 AM
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Re: painted bumpers
i sure didnt ha. i would go with white. it might stick out tehsome people but the the people who know these trucks it will fit. color matching is cool too
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01-12-2012, 03:50 AM
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Re: painted bumpers
White!
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01-12-2012, 09:49 AM
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Re: painted bumpers
white,ez to touch up,hides dents/scratches too
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01-12-2012, 03:38 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
My front is painted, but it has gotten a bit Scratched, I'd rather go back to Chrome
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01-12-2012, 09:48 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
This one looks good:
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01-12-2012, 10:51 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
Thats exactly what im looking for. White and silver would be easier to touch up but since my trucks a DD im not to worried about a little scratch here and there
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01-13-2012, 04:14 AM
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Re: painted bumpers
Quote:
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01-13-2012, 04:52 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
White bumpers look good especially if you have the factory white wheels with the hub caps or the white wagon wheels. If you have chrome wheels, then maybe a chrome front bumper would look good. I painted my rear bumper with Duplicolor Gun Metal Grey and it came out really sharp.
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01-13-2012, 05:48 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
Stepside Mitch , what color is your truck? Maybe you could get someone to photoshop it to see which style you like better. Maybe a voting thread.
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01-14-2012, 01:15 AM
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Re: painted bumpers
my truck is midnight blue. in the spring time i will be powder coating the rallys a tanish creme color. im not too sure what would match that color scheme
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01-14-2012, 09:40 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
Chrome...
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01-15-2012, 10:25 AM
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Re: painted bumpers
Body color is nice. No matter what color you paint it someone won't like it.
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01-15-2012, 10:52 AM
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Re: painted bumpers
How about flat black with yellow and red bolts?
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01-15-2012, 10:22 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
gunmetal grey would look good on a black truck.
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09-26-2012, 05:46 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
any others Im curious to see what they look like as well!
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09-26-2012, 08:33 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
i did a semi gloss blackk on mine and my truck is yellow also have a black grill and cucv gard too. i like it and most others do
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09-27-2012, 12:18 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
Here are mine they are gloss black and look good I think.
 
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09-27-2012, 02:16 PM
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Re: painted bumpers
White can look awesome if you have the right color combo to make it flow.
 But lots of drag cars use silver paint on their fiberglass bumpers. There's also chrome-like paint too. Much cheaper than real chrome, though I'm not sure how easy it would be to touch up. Eastwood Liquid Chrome |
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