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THE ACCESSORY DREAM GUIDE
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Edmonton is home to Troy’s Black
Widow, a Ram with a difference.
Troy’s reasons for creating Black
Widow are straight forward: “I love
lowered vehicles… and I wanted
something to stand out and that
everyone would remember being
an eye catcher.”
Troy runs a large group of Ram enthusiasts called Badlands Ram.
Initially, his friends wanted to make a tech tip Facebook page for any-
one who owned a Ram truck. “After a time, I ended up getting a truck
and I joined. As time passed, it kept growing. We felt that this wasn’t
just going to be a tech tip page, that we should make it a group so
we did. It has been 2 years now and I am running the group by myself
and we are sitting at almost 2000 members across Alberta.”
Troy has two favourite accessories on
Black Widow: “1st off are my 24” rims
made by Dub. Then I had them Hydro
Dipped with a custom pattern done
by Liquid Customs. The 2nd one is my
stereo, done by Snowman’s Custom
Audio; it sounds amazing and it gets
people interested in checking out my
truck.”
After working in the accessories business since 1995, Troy opened his
own business: Black Widow Kustoms & Repairs. He credits his mentor,
Jim Smith, for a lot of his early training and inspiration.
His next mod on Black Widow will
be: “custom red/black Katzkin
leather for the seats.” “My main
dream goal to do with the truck
is to put a full air suspension on
it.” The future looks bright for Troy
and his Black Widow.
Modifications:
Wheels & Tires
- 24x10 Dub Sleepers Rims
(Custom Red/Black Hydrodip Work)
- 305 35 R24 Zenna Tires
Electronics
- Yellow Top Optima Battery
- DNX571HD Kenwood Navigation
Head Unit
- Hertz Dieci Dash Speakers
- SPR-69 Alpine Type R 6x9
- MRX-F35 Alpine x 4 Channel Amp
- MRX-M110 Alpine x Mono Block Amp
- SWR12D2 12” Alpine Type R Subs
- Fox Acoustics Fiberglass Sub Box
Performance
- Airaid Cold Air Intake
- Dynamax Turbo Custom Dual Side
Exhaust
- Custom Engine HP Tuning
Appearance
- Custom Airbrushed Tailgate Emblem
- Custom Red LED Underglow Lighting
- Black Custom Built Headlights with
Red LED Lighting
- UnderCover LUX Tonneau Cover
- Recon Smoked 3rd Brake Light
- Recon Smoked Tail Lights
- Street Scene Roll Pan
- Ground Force Lowering Kit 2/3” drop
- T-Rex Mesh Grille
- Custom Hydrodip Billet Black Widow
Spider Emblem
- Tailgator Tailgate Seat
- EGR Cab Spoiler
- Bedrug Premium Bedliner
BLACK WIDOW
Year/Make/Model:
2012 Ram 1500
Engine:
4.7L
Owner:
Troy Byers
Location:
Edmonton, AB
Instagram:
@blackwidowkustoms99
FEATURED VEHICLE
Photos by KM Photography