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Gunslinger
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1. Ditch the wheels and go for perhaps a set of nice looking teardrops, tenslots, or the 'd cut' looking wheels, if you want to stay OEM. Clean and polish them, and if you chose either the tenslot wheels or teardrop wheels, paint the inset portion black for some extra flair.
Stamped wheels, imo, really detract from the look of any car/truck/suv.
2. Swap the front and rear bumpers from the painted metal to chrome. Either retain the body-matched plastic or paint it black.
Having almost every component the same color really 'washes out' the look of a vehicle. Breaking up the color by adding either an accent or chrome helps.
3. Purchase a set of blacked out headlights and corner markers, stuffing some LEDs inside them. White LEDs would look smashing against a white truck.
4. Do the 2 to 3 bulb conversion that I detailed (shameless self-advertisement) and slap in a set of either 98-99 tail lights, or use the 93-97 tail lights. All are a bolt on fit, again adding some LEDs for extra street cred (is that still a thing?)
A splash of amber on the rear really makes a big difference.
5. Add some aux reverse lights. Not only do these allow you to see better, be seen better, but also add an extra touch in the looks department.
6. Wash with a fairly heavy mix of dawn and water to strip off any old wax and gunk, clay bar and wax it! The gloss that comes out when you're done is just stunning.
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1999 Ford Ranger XLT - 3.0 V6 4x4 - Loaded (Totaled) 143k. Rest in Peace, Gold Dust.