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Old 02-21-2011 | 08:49 PM
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what would yall run? painted caps or fully painted mirrors? theres something about fully painted mirrors (especially white) it seems like way too much white but i want opinions from yall
Old 02-21-2011 | 08:51 PM
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on white, i like just caps....on red and black i like them fully painted.
Old 02-21-2011 | 08:57 PM
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i was thinking the same also..ive seen some fully white mirrors and they look weird to me idk why
Old 02-21-2011 | 09:07 PM
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caps look good on white
Old 02-21-2011 | 11:18 PM
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where do you buy just the primered caps?
Old 02-21-2011 | 11:28 PM
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x2 on the cap thing mine are chrome and all dicked up dont feel like messing with them.
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white mirrors, chrome caps IMO

or

Street Scene mirrors
Old 02-22-2011 | 07:43 AM
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I think it depends on how much other black plastic you have on the truck. If you are color matching EVERYTHING, then caps would look weird. If you are keeping some black plastics (like tailgate cap, front lower valence), caps look better.
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Originally Posted by 454navyss
white mirrors, chrome caps IMO
This ^^^

on white i love the fully painted with chrome caps, other colors i like just painted caps.
Old 02-22-2011 | 10:17 AM
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went from fully white to, brand new black mirriors and back to the chrome caps actually. My truck is also white. The all white did not look right.


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