I was just curious...I see a lot of people state, "I'm going to get XYZ part powder coated" on this forum. I rarely see, "I'm going to take this part to my local body shop and get it painted". Was wondering what the tangible benefit was to powder coating (cost, durability, etc.) or if people...
So I get that powder coating might be more durable, or perhaps have a more pleasing sheen, but couldn't I just take my rings to a regular body shop and get them to put a coat of paint on there plus a clear coat that matches my body paint? That seems like it would be cheaper.
For you folks who are wanting to powder coat...Is this something you do yourselves or are you taking it to a body shop that has access to the matching paint for your rig and having them do it? What would something like that cost?
I'd really like to paint my SAS rings to match my body color or...
Also in Huntsville and will be looking for some buddies to wheel with. I’ll also be looking to keep it pretty mild in the beginning to learn what I’m doing and not bang up the new truck.
I would have thought that most of the Granger folks were the "all-in" crowd. I would think Granger's convert rate would be higher than the national average.
Completely agree, and it's exactly what I thought as well. All his other vehicles are auto though (I think), and he usually doesn't make those kind of mistakes. I had completely written it off until I saw the OP.
There is a popular youtuber that mentioned this in his last youtube video as well. At first I just thought he was mistaken, but now it appears there is actually smoke here.
Go to 17:52 in this video:
You can always wait on the floor liners, keypad and PPF if you need more margin or if you decide you need something else that needs to come from the factory.
You should go drive a Ranger. If I were getting a 2 door bronco without the Sasquatch package I’d 100% go with the 4 cylinder and never look back. However, I’m getting a 4 door Sasquatch and have a family of 5. So I wanted the extra power.
Also, my wife drives a mini-van, and a little piece...