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🛠️ Member Build 2022 Glacier Blue - Stitch
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- Dec 16, 2025
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Got the Boost Auto ION Series door handles installed finally. Took a lot of zip ties to get all the wiring the way I wanted it. I went ahead and upgraded the rear doors with passive entry...drives me crazy they stopped putting on our trucks.
...and now for the mod that no one asked for, and honestly many people might even have something to say about it, but seeing as it's my truck and I decided to finally pull the trigger on a simple mod I have wanted for a while, I honestly don't give the south-end of a north-bound rat. I like it. By lucky happenstance I ended up with extra parts, and I have an extra splitter, so I think I might add a small strip to the passenger side vent to match the driver's side lights. Other than that, I like they way they look:
I still have the caliper paint and pods to install, but I think I might have to move up the timeline on exhaust and rims.
...and now for the mod that no one asked for, and honestly many people might even have something to say about it, but seeing as it's my truck and I decided to finally pull the trigger on a simple mod I have wanted for a while, I honestly don't give the south-end of a north-bound rat. I like it. By lucky happenstance I ended up with extra parts, and I have an extra splitter, so I think I might add a small strip to the passenger side vent to match the driver's side lights. Other than that, I like they way they look:
I still have the caliper paint and pods to install, but I think I might have to move up the timeline on exhaust and rims.
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I really want the BoostAuto lighted door handles. I just really wish they would offer a smoked lens for the and the LumaStep. They all look good on your truck!
- Dec 16, 2025
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I can honestly say I would've liked them a bit more with a smoke to them, I've been debating testing out some vinyl and seeing how it looks, but for now I still love how they work together.
- Dec 16, 2025
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4 months have passed and I have hardly modded anything, it's funny what mid-divorce will do to your time 
I did finally properly install the 6-way relay/fuse box under the hood/in the wheel well, which will make wiring up the remaining accessories so much nicer. Switches are already in place, and all wires are just ready to be plugged in. Dash lights, 6 Way RTG lights and Putco Blade all run through the box, leaving 3 spots for the pods (I am keeping the amber and white separate) and still debating the last switch/relay set. I am still leaning toward ditch lights, but my daughter still insists on rock lights...
I have been staring at the calipers since I bought it and telling myself "well, I don't want to paint those until I get the rims, and I want to install the pods before I get the rims, but I want to have the exhaust in before I touch the pods..." and it was driving me crazy, especially since I already had the caliper paint sitting here since last year. Anyway, after almost a year of delaying perfection, I finally bit the bullet and yanked the rims off to get the calipers painted. I went with G2 color-matched caliper paint...and as someone that has always used POR-15, I am impressed. Not only was the color nice, but it went on great. Almost too great. With POR-15, I could see the blotchiness on the first coat, which actually made subsequent coats easier to see where I had missed. This stuff, however, already looked great on the first coat, and I had a hard time with the following coats seeing what needed touched up more. Overall, I ended up with 4-5 coats. The kit actually came with some nice brushes too, which was great. Is it an exact match? No, at least I can see a difference, but it is pretty damn close.
Now I just need to debate if I am going to a rims or exhaust purchase next. Either way, I think my next step will be to install the bumper spacers and take a look at modding the rear of the wheel wells to prep for the new rims. I will be going with -12 offset, and since I know @AXE is partial to that look, I got a question for you. Would you recommend waiting until I install the rims and doing a trim-to-fit situation, or, following your post, do you think I will be able to make the adjustments beforehand? I shouldn't have to mess with the bumper since I will be installing the spacer, but I am nervous about putting the new rims on and then tearing something up before I even get him home. I will be staying with stock suspension, and probably stock tires, but there is a tiny chance I will upsize the tires just a hair, and with that -12, I would rather be safe...
I did finally properly install the 6-way relay/fuse box under the hood/in the wheel well, which will make wiring up the remaining accessories so much nicer. Switches are already in place, and all wires are just ready to be plugged in. Dash lights, 6 Way RTG lights and Putco Blade all run through the box, leaving 3 spots for the pods (I am keeping the amber and white separate) and still debating the last switch/relay set. I am still leaning toward ditch lights, but my daughter still insists on rock lights...
I have been staring at the calipers since I bought it and telling myself "well, I don't want to paint those until I get the rims, and I want to install the pods before I get the rims, but I want to have the exhaust in before I touch the pods..." and it was driving me crazy, especially since I already had the caliper paint sitting here since last year. Anyway, after almost a year of delaying perfection, I finally bit the bullet and yanked the rims off to get the calipers painted. I went with G2 color-matched caliper paint...and as someone that has always used POR-15, I am impressed. Not only was the color nice, but it went on great. Almost too great. With POR-15, I could see the blotchiness on the first coat, which actually made subsequent coats easier to see where I had missed. This stuff, however, already looked great on the first coat, and I had a hard time with the following coats seeing what needed touched up more. Overall, I ended up with 4-5 coats. The kit actually came with some nice brushes too, which was great. Is it an exact match? No, at least I can see a difference, but it is pretty damn close.
Now I just need to debate if I am going to a rims or exhaust purchase next. Either way, I think my next step will be to install the bumper spacers and take a look at modding the rear of the wheel wells to prep for the new rims. I will be going with -12 offset, and since I know @AXE is partial to that look, I got a question for you. Would you recommend waiting until I install the rims and doing a trim-to-fit situation, or, following your post, do you think I will be able to make the adjustments beforehand? I shouldn't have to mess with the bumper since I will be installing the spacer, but I am nervous about putting the new rims on and then tearing something up before I even get him home. I will be staying with stock suspension, and probably stock tires, but there is a tiny chance I will upsize the tires just a hair, and with that -12, I would rather be safe...
- Dec 16, 2025
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Took the day to install the Borla exhaust. I made a last minute decision to switch from the Touring to the S-Type. After install I stepped back and got pretty nervous with the cold start growl...and I have to say, I have regrets. I regret that I did not install this sooner, and I regret that I ever considered the Touring system. After a lot of research and sound clips I was nervous that the Touring would be too quiet and not give me the punch I wanted...and I would have to guess that I was right, because the S-Type is perfect. No drone at cruise, wonderful tone during acceleration...everything I was looking for.
I also threw in the lights on the Multi-FLex...because I am a sucker for excess lighting and honestly I am getting old and could probably use all of the lighting I can get. The inside two lights would not snap into place at first, but it turned out that the thin metal just needed to be bent up slightly to give the plastic tabs something to snap against. Everything is nice and secure and works great.
I will probably paint (HyperDip) the emblems tomorrow, but I think for today I am going to call it. I got a long weekend, so I am in no rush.
I also threw in the lights on the Multi-FLex...because I am a sucker for excess lighting and honestly I am getting old and could probably use all of the lighting I can get. The inside two lights would not snap into place at first, but it turned out that the thin metal just needed to be bent up slightly to give the plastic tabs something to snap against. Everything is nice and secure and works great.
I will probably paint (HyperDip) the emblems tomorrow, but I think for today I am going to call it. I got a long weekend, so I am in no rush.
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