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Originally Posted by LT7A
Cool. Not because you agreed with me, ha, but because you have a firm direction. It's a good looking rig and you ought to be out there enjoying it -- all in one piece.
If you want to want to talk more about the graphics idea or visual presentation of your truck, I'm game. I'll throw one thing at you to consider: the previous owner was going for a monochromatic look. And did a good job of it if you like that look. You seem to favor some more variation in how the truck looks (i.e. not 100% all black). My point is that if you are going to go away from the monochromatic scheme, you will want to have an integrated and fairly thorough idea of what your revised look is going to be based on. The old plan was easy -- make it black. When you consider changing it up, with graphics or whatever, having a plan can save money and frustration.
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Yeah, the previous owner had a tendency to black out things (even another vehicle). It's just not my style. I've been toying with the idea of graphics for about 3 years now. I pretty much know exactly what I want if going that route, it's just a matter of pulling the trigger. I just want to make sure this other stuff falls into place before taking that step. If doing the graphics, it would definitely be best to match up a wheel color afterwards. Where I guess I was thrown a bit is when I thought about possibly keeping the vehicle pretty much all black. That's where I began contemplating a more contrasting wheel color. I wouldn't really have to wait around to do that, & it would probably be best to have it done while at the body shop. I'm just not 100% sold on what would look best if I went that route, & if it's something I would prefer to do rather than the graphics idea I've had for so long.
One thing that throws me with true classics/hot rods is that many with highly contrasting wheels have white wall tires. To me they compliment the look of an all-black ride such as those. Considering I don't have white walls ( & don't plan to), it gives a completely different look with black wall tires. So it's sometimes hard to picture exactly how the highly contrasting wheel colors would look & whether it's a good idea or not. If any of that makes sense, lol. I've also been trying to factor in that I have a gray interior. I want everything to tie in together overall, so some colors might clash when you consider the black body with gray interior.
It's not easy to find a lot of retro looks on this body style ('88-98). I don't want it to be cheesy. I want people to understand what I was trying to achieve. I think I accomplished that with my old '93. Just hoping I can do the same with this Tahoe.