Trimmings and such.

MOST of the work I have done on the truck has been based on my entirely 'function first' perspective. My gal Erin operates from the other end of the spectrum and does things from an 'aesthetics first' perpective which makes for a nice looking house and some good arguments.  However,  I have added a few things to the truck that have some aesthetic value although in my mind they are there primarily for what they do.

Here you see what I call the 'eyelids' on the windows.  Goofy right? Well, as small as they are they actually do a good job keeping the sun out of your face and in New Mexico this is no small thing.  I don't want to tint the windows because there is something I just don't like about not being able to see who is in a vehicle.

The other aesthetic addition are the arm rests.  This truck came with only one sun visor and only one arm rest which was missing when I bought it.  Just the bunged up holes in the panel where it used to be mounted. In fact the holes aren't in the right place so I don't think the missing arm rest was stock either.  Base models were basic.  These arm rests are actually from the earlier Chevy truck series but they look OK so I put in 2 of them.  As it turns out there are special square holes in the interior panel to which these can attach putting the stress of pulling the door closed on the actual door and not just the access panel you can see here.  I took extra care to see that these stayed in place and didn't pull out or loosen or clang using foam dampeners and big washers and threadlocker.  We shall see if it holds but it feels pretty F-ing solid.