Madkaw Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 About ready for paint ! Need to re-spray in the bed liner first . Going back with UPOL tinted liner - it looks fantastic . After I spray it I can reassemble the bed and drive to a couple of painters to get an estimate . Going back stock Brown metallic . Need to put some striping on it to add some color . I have paint that matches my wheels and I will probably do a stripe down by the bottom of the door all the way back . This is the LAST time it gets painted by me . I will be nicer to it this time and keep it away from stones and salty roads 1 1 Quote Link to comment
jxb003 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 @Madkaw what’s the status of the parking brake cables. Been following but maybe I missed what you found. Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted January 23 Author Report Share Posted January 23 29 minutes ago, jxb003 said: @Madkaw what’s the status of the parking brake cables. Been following but maybe I missed what you found. If I remember correctly the drivers side for the 83 4WD is NLA . I actually had one made. They might all be NLA anymore . I actually have a complete extra set from Wagner that someone was selling so I grabbed them - including the center one . Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 Finally got the bed liner sprayed . I’ve got a half gallon left of this UPOL liner if anyone wants to buy it . I also have the brown tint to go with it - if you have a brown truck ! Email me if interested sfinnerty1018@gmail.com Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 Well waiting on the paint shop now . I decided to tackle a project I’ve been wanting to do . It always bugged me that the corner lights don’t work with the turn signals - so I made the change . I also have converted to LED bulbs . I figured I’d lighten the electrical load while I was at it . 1 Quote Link to comment
Foxhound Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Nice work. I was just thinking the exact same thing about the side lights after troubleshooting a brake light issue (bulb casing grounds were trash causing brake lights to shutoff with parking lights on) and wanted to do the same. Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted March 8 Author Report Share Posted March 8 Well I finally got ALL the LEDS installed and everything works great except the 4 way flasher . I’m ASSuming that since there is 2 separate flasher units I should have replaced both with electronic type ? I used this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B097SMP66B?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title I didn’t even need to adjust it much . Quote Link to comment
Foxhound Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 21 minutes ago, Madkaw said: Well I finally got ALL the LEDS installed and everything works great except the 4 way flasher . I’m ASSuming that since there is 2 separate flasher units I should have replaced both with electronic type ? I used this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B097SMP66B?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title I didn’t even need to adjust it much . One is for blinkers and one is for hazards. See if they work with hazard switch? Quote Link to comment
frankendat Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 3 hours ago, Madkaw said: Well I finally got ALL the LEDS installed and everything works great except the 4 way flasher . I’m ASSuming that since there is 2 separate flasher units I should have replaced both with electronic type ? I used this https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B097SMP66B?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title I didn’t even need to adjust it much . If you have a sec, what part numbers/supplier did you use for LED's? Anyone install side view mirrors with the LED's signals in them? Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 On 3/6/2024 at 8:19 PM, Madkaw said: Well waiting on the paint shop now . I decided to tackle a project I’ve been wanting to do . It always bugged me that the corner lights don’t work with the turn signals - so I made the change . I also have converted to LED bulbs . I figured I’d lighten the electrical load while I was at it . I did something similar on my 521... The side markers are just a running light.... I used a trailer light box... Parking lights on the brake input and turn signal on the turn signal input.... Using the brake input vs parking light allows for operation regardless if lights are on or off... Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted March 8 Author Report Share Posted March 8 36 minutes ago, Crashtd420 said: I did something similar on my 521... The side markers are just a running light.... I used a trailer light box... Parking lights on the brake input and turn signal on the turn signal input.... Using the brake input vs parking light allows for operation regardless if lights are on or off... Turn signals work regardless of parking lights on or not . That’s the only way I would have done it . Great idea you had for sure 1 Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted March 8 Author Report Share Posted March 8 7 hours ago, frankendat said: If you have a sec, what part numbers/supplier did you use for LED's? Anyone install side view mirrors with the LED's signals in them? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08XWXXPN5?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title 1 Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 BLING that no one will see - lol 1 Quote Link to comment
frankendat Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 3 hours ago, Madkaw said: BLING that no one will see - lol What it be? Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, frankendat said: What it be? Spare tire winch Quote Link to comment
frankendat Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 1 minute ago, Madkaw said: Spare tire winch Excellent! You are getting into all the details. I don't even know if I have one (yet to use the spare) Quote Link to comment
frankendat Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Is the brown of your truck the same "rootbeer" brown of the newer Dodges? I saw a late model 4dr Ram today that was a nice metallic brown and thought of your truck Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 Don’t know what the Dodge brown looks like. This is the OEM color 1 Quote Link to comment
frankendat Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 4 minutes ago, Madkaw said: Don’t know what the Dodge brown looks like. This is the OEM color My OEM isn't that deep at all. Wow, goes to show the benefits of new Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 13 hours ago, frankendat said: My OEM isn't that deep at all. Wow, goes to show the benefits of new I think there was more than one brown . This is a metallic . Today I’m hoping to get the truck re- sprayed . Good paint also makes a huge difference . I’ll be spending 1500$ just for paint - ugh . I know the guy that owns the body shop and he is will to spray it for me for cheap . And people wonder how a paint job can cost 10k Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I spray painted my brothers Dodge Demon in the '80s. Paint was $60. Quote Link to comment
frankendat Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 5 hours ago, Madkaw said: I think there was more than one brown . This is a metallic . Today I’m hoping to get the truck re- sprayed . Good paint also makes a huge difference . I’ll be spending 1500$ just for paint - ugh . I know the guy that owns the body shop and he is will to spray it for me for cheap . And people wonder how a paint job can cost 10k $1500 for paint, SWEET BABY BENDOVER, that make me hurt and you paid it! I'm along way from paint, but like to day dream. I found the 1984 Dark Brown Metallic MFG code 015, Dupont code G8457. What paint code did you or are you spraying your truck? The brown truck I saw the other day was a 2015 Ram in Western Brown Pearl code PEP KEP, it was the sharpest brown truck I had seen in a long time. My 84 is the same brown as yours and I have neither motivation nor resources to change colors. According to the owner the color "goes from metallic Root Beer brown in the sunlight, to eggplant when the sun goes down. The metallic hides itself when the sun goes down." Quote Link to comment
frankendat Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I am wondering if there is a difference on the two tone Rams vs mono tone, the paint code is the same, but then all my information comes from the internet. Quote Link to comment
frankendat Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 The Ram paint is around $300 a gallon pre-reduced and requires a urethane clear coat. I do not understand the importance of the terminology, but some paints advertise the need to reduce and others advertise different compounds, including the details seems prudent. Additionally, I lack knowledge of total gallons needed to paint a Nissan 720. Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted March 18 Author Report Share Posted March 18 9 hours ago, frankendat said: The Ram paint is around $300 a gallon pre-reduced and requires a urethane clear coat. I do not understand the importance of the terminology, but some paints advertise the need to reduce and others advertise different compounds, including the details seems prudent. Additionally, I lack knowledge of total gallons needed to paint a Nissan 720. There is also different grades of paint . The same color can be twice that cost for the top of the line - and you will see the difference . Good quality clear is 750$ a gallon . Also makes a huge difference what clear you use . I’m actually going to do the first few coats in a midline paint and use the high end for the last coat . The high line stuff really makes the metallic pop . We won’t even talk about the red that’s on my Z :-0 Quote Link to comment
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