The journey begins - purchased a truck.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by blairandgretchen, Dec 10, 2014.

  1. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    A short chrome bumper and visor is all a columbia can have before it just becomes silly. Add more and it just looks tacky.
     
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  3. Blu_Ogre

    Blu_Ogre Road Train Member

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    You're being more tactful than me. The chrome visor is one of the tackiest things to come around, it's just worse on a Columbia... Talk about lip-gloss on a pig........
     
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  4. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    Nah. I think a visor looks good on a hood. They even serve a good purpose keeping the sun out of your eyes. And have seen Columbia's with them look good. But they were basic drops, not real deep and no bowtie style.
     
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  5. Elroythekid

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    I may do a stainless lip on the bottom of the visor and a stainless bumper but that will be it. Fenders for the drives will be next. Like the black minimizer line. I may black out the center of the grill. The chrome on the plastic is flaking in a few spots in the center so may paint it if I can get the rest off.
     
  6. Old Man

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    Why Blair had to move to flatbed.

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  7. ShooterK2

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    Musta had that sucker in 4-high reverse to back plum over the dock like that.
     
  8. vikingswen

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    I went all out and spent $150.00 on the top hats and lug nut covers. :D

    The fifth wheel is a Holland.
     
  9. vikingswen

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    I can only take credit for painting the frame, grille, steps and doing the bed liner on the back of sleeper. Mark with Mobile Shine did all the polishing.
     
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  10. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    I found it easier to grease the kingpins this way.

    The boss said “That isn’t your job, and by the way - you don’t have one anymore “

    Why do you feel the need to dig into my ODFL past and expose the truth?!?!?!
     
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  11. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    I was going to ask about the bedliner . . .
     
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