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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by El Chiguete
thats for the tubes too or just the tres and lowers? how about if one would like just the tubes to get blacked out?
ur best bet is to do the gator boots on the lower end of the tubes and than either vinyle wrap or use some black pvc pipe for the upper part of the tube
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by KungPowMinchow
ur best bet is to do the gator boots on the lower end of the tubes and than either vinyle wrap or use some black pvc pipe for the upper part of the tube
Thinking of doing the vinyl wrap, does it go on pretty good?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Galdog
Thinking of doing the vinyl wrap, does it go on pretty good?
I actually dont know havent tried it yet but i got some of the matte black vinyl from the local sign place. just waiting for the rest of my parts for the front so that i can send them out to powder and try it.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JRK5892
we offer a special for HDF members $175 for trees and lowers






i also highly sugest Rocket bobs fork flush caps
hey joe those rocket bobs flush fork caps would they work on a wide glide set of trees? and did you order them raw so you could powder them as well?
 
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Originally Posted by JRK5892
we offer a special for HDF members $175 for trees and lowers






i also highly sugest Rocket bobs fork flush caps
where did you get those bars and risers? They are totally badass!!
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by KungPowMinchow
ur best bet is to do the gator boots on the lower end of the tubes and than either vinyle wrap or use some black pvc pipe for the upper part of the tube
Fork boots work great. Here is a couple threads on the upper fork wrap with leather, pvc and aluminum

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...fat-bob-2.html

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...the-trees.html

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So do you cut the PVC pipe in the middle and open it up to put it in place or do you take out the tubes?
 
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So do you cut the PVC pipe in the middle and open it up to put it in place or do you take out the tubes?
Slide the forks out and put them on.
 
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Joe, got the heat shields! Very nice! Thanks for your help and info! Am passing your website on to some of the guys I work with that need some work done, hope they contact you.
 
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