MYoung84's 2012 Power Wagon Build Thread
 

I am starting this thread to document my Power Wagon build. I will keep this thread up to date with all my mods rather than have numerous separate threads. To get started, here is what it looked like the day I drove it home. I swapped out my HID projector lights from my old truck at the dealer, as well as my short antenna.

Here are the added options on the truck from the window sticker:

• Power Premium Cloth Bench Seat
• Luxury Group
• Technology Group
• Power Sunroof
• Remote Start
• Security Alarm
• Power Adjustable Pedals
• Spray in Bedliner
• Trailer Tow Mirrors
• Engine Block Heater (Not sure why this was added on a truck in Dallas...)

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Here are pics of the projector headlights from the old truck and a pic of how I attached the winch hook. Also, a pic of my Husky WeatherBeater floor mats taken from the old truck as well. The mud is from my first offroad trip. Nothing special, just an old muddy dirt road. Got to put it in 4L and try out the lockers. I was able to lock the rear after a minute but the front never would lock. I will have to play with it later. I also installed my Bestop PowerBoards yesterday from the old truck. I won't be doing any hard core offroading so I shouldn't bash these up. The frame rails also hand a little lower than the steps when folded up so they should be fine.

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Got the exhaust done and the windows tinted yesterday. Went with a Magnaflow 14" muffler with 3" I/O and dumped it after the rear axle. It sounds awesome but not obnoxious in the cab. Window tint is 15% on the two front windows and a 5% strip on the windshield.

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I have also ordered a RollBak retractable bed cover that should be here this week as well as bed lighting like I had on the old truck. The Pioneer stereo and Alpine Amp and 10" sub from the old truck will also be going in soon.

And just for fun, here is my rendering of what I eventually want it to look like. I had planned to remove the red stripe, but I actually like it now that I have seen it in person...

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Awesome bud. The only thing I disagree with on the rendering are the black headlights...they look too out of line with the other black on the truck. I like that it has black below a body line and white above (except for the grill, of course.)

Should I try white you think? I am also thinking of plati-dipping the entire grille shell in white and see how that looks. Then maybe do the white storm trooper lights...

I will be getting a few cans of PD soon and doing the bumpers and wheels...

That truck is perfect to make a storm trooper, go all out on it! Looks good man

Not wasting any time!

Headlights........I like the black ones.

OR........ :D

You have some red there too.....so, red white and black? Stormtrooper with some red pinstriping on the bezels. :D

picture this.......with some red on it too

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I say the lights Jeremy posted with a white outer grill shell and black inner....drool.

i would do something like those but with the red projectors

Everything Jeremy does makes me drool! :) I agree with a white/red light!

That would look sweet!

Billet Technologies oil catch can has been installed. This was removed from the old truck, just had to get some new hose since the original hose was left on the old truck...

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Good deal, start out earlier to keep as much out as possible.

Truck looks great man, glad I got to see it the other night... You should take some pics by the pond next to Bass Pro!

What?!? You got to see it in person?

Not a bad idea! I drove up the hill by Los Cabos the other day just to try out the 4wd. That would be a good place for some pics too. There was a stock jeep wrangler that was going to follow me but chickened out. There are some pretty big ruts down that road!

You get your truck back yet or you still driving that jeep thing?

Yep, met me the other night to pick up my superchips. Its one of the things I will miss the most...

I got some big changes coming this weekend. Be looking for pics Monday morning!

Haha, yeah I saw it in person. It is HUGE!

Unfortunately, I still have the POS Jeep thing. They have the bubble in the clear coat fixed and I WAS going to have them repaint the door that got keyed and they said they'd do it for $850, and that's ONE DOOR! I said they could blow that up their ass. Then the guy called back and said the other paint and body shop they outsource through would do it all for 350... Sorry to hijack your thread, just venting... Lol.

You're in Broken Arrow....well there won't be any mistaking that truck! Next time you want to go try the hill at Bass Pro, let me know!

Wow two of us are in pos Jeeps? I called about mine that I dropped off yesterday at 715am (with an appointment, mind you) and it hasn't been touched! WTF?

WOW! I dropped mine off with an appointment and it wasn't touch for a couple days... but, since I'm gone mon-fri. It doesn't effect me really anyway. They could have at least put cruise control in these damn things! That's makes the strip between OKC and TUL a long one...

Dude I have a '12 Patriot with no power windows or locks...I would give up the cruise control just to get power locks.

Ha, mine doesn't have those either! Let's trade! lol

Damn.

I tried some plasti-dipping this weekend and it was a big fail. I taped everything off and sprayed the rear bumper and when I removed the tape it pulled the edges of the plastidip off. I must say that a plastidipped bumper looks better in pictures than it does in person...

I am now thinking to having them powder coated... They have gloss black and semi-gloss black options and I have gotten quotes for around $200 for both.

Yeah painting the bumpers would be a better choice. What about powder coating them? That might look pretty good.

You still asleep Colton? Re-read my post... :D

Lol I must have been, its Monday... give me a break lol

Lol. That's all you get for this week!

Got the stereo installed this weekend. This was all removed from the old truck. Pioneer AVH-P3200DVD headunit, Alpine MRP-M500 mono amp, Alpine Type R 10" sub, and backup camera.

Overall, I am pleased with the sound, for now. It needs new speakers throughout but for now it will work. The stock Alpine system sounds better with a new headunit than it did stock, but it's not what I would consider "great" sounding. Also, I am getting an annoying speaker pop on startup every once in a while. (maybe 1 in 5 times?). I will eventually fix that by replacing the 6 main speakers and adding my 4 channel Alpine amp that I already have. Biggest hurdle will be deciding what to do with the other 3 speakers (center dash and rear headliner speakers). The center will most likely be scrapped and the rear headliner speakers will either be driven off the headunit or possibly scrapped as well...

This is why I didn't want the Alpine "upgrade", if you can call it that. But, you are forced to get the technology group to get the sunroof... All it is to me is an Alpine badge on the dash, which will eventually all be replaced with "real" Alpine equipment.

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Hell yeah dude.. Looking good!

Very nice...what is the tire light load button?

Also, you need a painted tailgate handle.

Nice dude looking good! I agree with Dave, a color matched handle would look good

My work Cummins has the tire load button too.................... I have no idea what the hell it is..

When you push it it starts dinging and shit so I turned it back on.

Its for running lower tire pressures. I have no need to run 60+ lbs since I'm not haulng anything. I am running about 45-50 lbs and pushing the light load button keeps the TPMS from freaking out for pressure too low.

And a white tailgate handle would be nice! I might do that when I paint my lights...

I just realized your other handles are black too...that's a lot of painting.

morgan your new truck already looks amazing, i cant wait to see it in three months

Thanks for the compliments guys!

I don't think I really want to get into handle painting on this truck. It's supposed to be "rugged" looking and I think the black handles add to that. I want to keep the exterior simple. Going to powder coat the bumpers gloss black to match the lower 2-tone and eventually get a grille custom painted. For now, the grille will get plasti-dipped in white. I just got an email about the white plasti-dip I ordered, it appears that the clear was on back order but they will have more tomorrow. They are even throwing in a free can for my troubles, so I'll have 3 cans of white!