Help me pick exterior add-ons!

[askthemasses]

Here it is as it stands (and my other projects peeking out in the first picture)





What I'd like to put on are fender flares- either:
black
or
chrome

Bed rails, either:
black
or
chrome
or
diamond
The tailgate rail is already black...


and maybe a silver bull bar?
Or black?
I just ordered a new grille, the silver one on now is cracked badly. I ordered black a black one.

Some day it'll get new wheels, but today is not that day. I did manage to find a fourth of the stock wheels, so at least they'll all match- one on the other side is a different wheel

Is this way too much thought to put into a 2000 Ranger? Absolutely. Am I having fun? You betcha.

 

[faststang90]

Wheels

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[91stranger]

I would go with black add-ons. Too much chrome and it will start looking ridiculous. Chrome also has the tendency to not withstand after a few years and start peeling or blemishing. Also the black is easy to paint down the road where as chrome is not. Mustang wheels are easy add-ons that make it look great and are fairly cheap. Most of the time you just need a small spacer to clear everything. The truck is really clean so that's good.

 

[Craig0320]

Black would like great on it as stranger said. Look at the dick cepek dc-2's. I love those and they would look good on there. Stainless exhaust tips would look good.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Newer (but not as new as yours) trucks have black plastic bedrail caps, they might have been optional on yours but I am not a newer Ranger expert.

First thing I would do is pick on the wheels.

 

[askthemasses]

Newer (but not as new as yours) trucks have black plastic bedrail caps, they might have been optional on yours but I am not a newer Ranger expert.

First thing I would do is pick on the wheels.

Wheels... I just don't have the eye for them. Like, I don't see the difference between wheels. I see a set and say "those are nice" and everyone else goes THOSE ARE HIDEOUS or I say "those look awful" and everyone says THOSE WHEELS ARE SO COOL


I... I don't know.

 

[Ranger Mark]

I'm with ya on the wheel thing. I'm still trying to figure out if I should upgrade to 15" or keep my 14". But as for the rest, I would go with black accessories.

 

[askthemasses]

I'm with ya on the wheel thing. I'm still trying to figure out if I should upgrade to 15" or keep my 14". But as for the rest, I would go with black accessories.

Yea I'm leaning to black. Even found a black wheel that I like- but maybe they're poop! I have no idea



Anyway, for the time being, I'm going to be SUPER cheap and lazy and paint the stock ones black. Until I feel ok about dropping $$ on new wheels.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

Yea I'm leaning to black. Even found a black wheel that I like- but maybe they're poop! I have no idea



Anyway, for the time being, I'm going to be SUPER cheap and lazy and paint the stock ones black. Until I feel ok about dropping $$ on new wheels.

Those are nice! Then again, I liked the steel wheels that the winter tires for my Fit were on, so maybe don't take my word for it.

*chuckle* I like simple. If you like simple, too, then our tastes are similar, and my opinion of those wheels that you showed will be worth something to you.

 

[askthemasses]

One wheel painted, might as well do the other three until I drop $$ on wheels.
Doesn't look great but I like it better than silver.

 

[91stranger]

One wheel painted, might as well do the other three until I drop $$ on wheels.
Doesn't look great but I like it better than silver.

The black doesn't look bad. How did you paint it? plasti-dip? If you are good with a brush you could do white accents like a white pin strip around rim or on the center cap. It would help offset that "so much black" look those wheels have.

 

[97RangerXLT]

why has no one mentioned TRS stickers for the windows yet?!

I agree with nixing the chrome. black accents will make it look nice. I would probalby *not* do any fender flares tho, I think that would take away from the looks.

AJ

 

[Craig0320]

I think he should put some TRS stickers on it.

 

[91stranger]

why has no one mentioned TRS stickers for the windows yet?!

I agree with nixing the chrome. black accents will make it look nice. I would probalby *not* do any fender flares tho, I think that would take away from the looks.

AJ

There needs to be better options for stickers. I never found one out of the few they offer that I just had to have. I'm all for supporting it but I don't like a bright blue sticker on a green truck. Things need to match and the sticker selection sucks.

 

[Craig0320]

There needs to be better options for stickers. I never found one out of the few they offer that I just had to have. I'm all for supporting it but I don't like a bright blue sticker on a green truck. Things need to match and the sticker selection sucks.

Paint your truck blue.