Back in July of 2005

[Art Garcia]

In July of 2005, at the age of 15, my mother purchased my ST. This was a first day shot.

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The next day, I immediately went to my buddies dads custom shop and bought the Westin brushguard for 350. I could have bought the Hella 500s with the white covers for 50 dollars more but i didnt want to deal with the wiring installation. Today, I regret not doing so. Heres a couple snapshots of the 2nd day.

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And heres a pic of today

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[Mrlunchbox]

Looking good! :supercool::supercool:

 

[Kevin Lang]

Pretty cool. I've always thought that the white STs looked pretty sharp, but I can't bring myself to wash a truck as often as white requires. I go through mud on an almost daily basis.



I wish my step bars looked that good, mine are starting to rust (they had some rust when they were bought though), but they're just so darn useful to remove, or is that just me?

In July of 2005, at the age of 15, my mother purchased my ST.

Was I the only one who thought this meant that your mom was 15 when she bought the ST? :banana:

 

[Christopher Grimes]

^ Thats so priceless. hahaha :banana::btddhorse::banana: I thought the same thing for a second.

 

[Art Garcia]

hahah i guess i should have worded it a bit differently. but i was the one that was 15.



KL- i actually coated my step bars black to match my brushguard. i had taken them off including all my side cladding. i started withe the step bars and after using 2 can of adhesion promoter and about 6 cans of black coating paint i refused to do the cladding. i would end up spending the same amount if i were to get them profesionally done.



i like the look with out the step bars cause it looks higher and more of a rugged look. especially when i had the side cladding off too. it made so much more clearance space. kinda like the tacoma. so i drove it like that for two weeks.



i ended putting the bars back on. they give it a sportier look. it is a SPORT trac you know lol