However, if we look on the sides of the new tailgate, we'll find what appear to be custom taillights that might aim for an old-school look. 2001 GMC SIERRA 39.5' Trxus 20x10 Weld Velociti 8 rims. Everthing else is bolt on hood, hinges and all. Try to put copper behind the fender to reduce the heat from the welder. This custom design works, or does it?If we take a look at the pair of images showcasing this recent-model Silverado 1500 (hat tip to the RGV TRUCKS on Twitter), we'll notice the look of the custom rear fenders somehow still matches the design of the factory front units-for the sake of comparison, you'll find a few photos of a standard vehicle in the image gallery.Īnd it seems difficult to tell if those rear bits were built from scratch or if they integrate parts of the original sheet metal. Then drill out the spot welds on the bottom part of the fender and transfer it over to the new escalade SUV fender. However, the GMT900 platform that brought us the second-gen Chevrolet Silverado in 2007 did away with the more extroverted Stepside configuration, leaving the fender flares of the Fleetside to do the visual work. Then we had the Fleetside, which sees the arches sitting inside the bed and thus generates flat exterior surfaces. There was the said Stepside, which involves wheel arches sitting outside the bed, thus generating a perfectly flat shape for the latter. In fact, the Silverado 1500 sports the facelift introduced for the 2016 model year, which paved the way for the more aggressive styling brought by the 2019MY arrival of the fourth-gen truck.įrom the introduction of GM full-size pickup trucks, which took place early last century, up until the late 2000s, the carmaker offered two types of beds. Step one for installing this insert is to cut out the factory cross bars of our new replacement work truck grille with the use of a body saw. We're obviously dealing with a custom effort here, one's based on the third iteration of the model.

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