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Today I finally received my roll of automotive suede material. I wrapped the mid dash trim accordingly.
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What did you do to your Ram today???
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I applaud you for a nice clean installation, but I am a bit undecided on how I feel about it.
I mean, I know my feelings on the subject are irrelevant, but I am thinking that suede is too retro for these "cutting edge" machines. Maybe if the color was darker, to match the rest of the trim.......
I don't know.
Points for originality though!
P.S. Fair warning - should you proceed to wrap the rest of the dash with suede you will be immediately exiled from this forum and have your man card revoked!
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have any side profile pics of these wheels??I debadged, and rebadged with a little added flavor. Had to let people know it’s not your everyday Bighorn
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I don’t do anything gaudy, like wrapping the whole vehicle in suede. These areas are all touch points, and the hard plastics feel too cheap. The leather style from the Limited is nice, but those parts are too pricey.
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Just a suggestion, you mightve done it already, but try wiring the red backlit feature to your brake lights. I did mine like that and I love the way it looks
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I was thinking about doing that with the vice design harness I have but unfortunately the "NEW TO ME" ssc2's are not working properly. 1 of the 2 has the backlit feature that works so I'm going to get it replaced soon.
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Where did u get the wrap?
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It took a couple weeks to arrive.
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doing what it was built to do!
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Did u buy the black or grey? On the sellers pictures the black looks very dark black compared to your photosSelf Adhesive Faux Suede Fabric Wrap Film Sticker Stretch DIY Car Interior Craft | eBay
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It took a couple weeks to arrive.
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Oh nice. That is pretty cool!
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I bought the dark gray because the black would have been too dark. The dark gray could be darker, but I like the contrast against the dash color.
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Thanks. I tried out a vinyl wrap that looked like wood first, but it just didn’t look right with the contours of these pieces. I am happy with the way the suede turned out.
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What are your thoughts about the install and how they function?
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The install wasn’t all that bad. Getting the lower trim panels off was the most aggravating. I managed to do it without breaking tabs.
I followed the aiming procedure from Morimoto and the output is excellent. Far superior to the reflector LEDs. The signature lights are very bright, especially compared to the dim signature lighting on the OEM headlights. I also configured them for sequential turn signals.
I am experimenting with having the turn signals as DRLs so that the upper brow is on in yellow and the signature lighting is white. The DRL setting can be turned off, so easy to experiment with.
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Nicely done! I like the slim low-profile look of your bracket design. Very similar look to my CLA brackets by GODZ, but these are slimmer and offer more of a sleek appearance.
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You like these over the stock led setup?
