Esky Yukon rear Applique? Sure...

NathanJax · Jan 16, 2013

So... keeping with the Escalade rear theme with my truck, I decided to do the chrome Escalade Applique. However, I didn't want the Cadillac wreath on it.

When you carefully pull the wreath and the black pastic oval off, it look like this...

Carefully pulled the wreath off the black plastic oval, and this is what it looks like...

So, even lightly sanding that down, you can't get it smooth and OEM looking like I want it. So I shipped the oval off to Brandon (Young28) and he made me a metal oval.

Had the oval painted gloss black, and put it back on the Applique.

Had the GMC logo stuck on and put the Applique on my truck yesterday. The logo is just a sticker, but it's outlined in chrome with color matched GMC lettering

Old

New

And a pic of the rear of an Ecalade to show you the similarities...

Blazed · Jan 16, 2013

That's really unique looks good

NORCAL SS · Jan 16, 2013

now stick a 6.2 in it man!!!

TnTahoe · Jan 16, 2013

coming along nicely

96twodoorTahoe · Jan 16, 2013

Looks awesome, and unique. I need to show a buddy this thread, he has been looking to do something along the lines of making his 08' look like and escalade.

Young28 · Jan 16, 2013

hell yes. Looks good.

Glad i was able to help.

Red_Raider · Jan 16, 2013

That looks sweet! Nice touch that ties it all together

robdeniro0 · Jan 16, 2013

Dam I should of thought of that! Simple clean perfect :happy107:

diamondbackjo · Jan 16, 2013

super original and came together nicely. props.

DwDrummer · Jan 16, 2013

Looks good man! That appliqué looks familiar!

NathanJax · Jan 16, 2013

DwDrummer said:
Looks good man! That appliqué looks familiar!

I know someone who might have had one on a tahoe I did as well...

DwDrummer · Jan 16, 2013

NathanJax said:
I know someone who might have had one on a tahoe I did as well...

KMeloney · Jan 16, 2013

That looks great. Very trick.

OHSIXX · Jan 16, 2013

Unique, yet subtle.......the chrome accents that nice dual exhaust

baggedlvintegra · Jan 16, 2013

that is one fine piece of ace, I know from experience dude...looks great man, while I love the paint match look the new applique definitely finishes off the Escalade look

Question though: Serge had quite the issue removing and replacing the applique from a thread I read awhile back, with the studs being locktite and breaking off when unbolting. Did you have any issues doing the swap? Did you get the old one off without breaking it? I've been wanting to take mine off to do an LED lisc plate light retrofit off my BMW and have been scared to take it off after reading Serge's thread

TacHoe · Jan 16, 2013

Nice job Nate... was waiting to hear what it was. Looks fantastic and a nice write up as well!

NathanJax · Jan 16, 2013

baggedlvintegra said:
Question though: Serge had quite the issue removing and replacing the applique from a thread I read awhile back, with the studs being locktite and breaking off when unbolting. Did you have any issues doing the swap? Did you get the old one off without breaking it? I've been wanting to take mine off to do an LED lisc plate light retrofit off my BMW and have been scared to take it off after reading Serge's thread

If you take it off, yes you will break it. Here's a couple pics I just went and took. Yes, I have a few applique's handy. You can see EVERY hole on EVERY applique is broke...

baggedlvintegra · Jan 16, 2013

That sucks! I have a thread bookmarked at home from a GM tech who said to heat up the bolts prior to removal and gave a process that supposedly works without breaking but it's too risky. I really want to do the light mod but not worth having to buy a new applique. Thanks for the pics though, it shows me the inside and lets me know I for sure can make it work if I just get the applique off.

THE YETI · Jan 16, 2013

I dunno if...

NathanJax · Jan 16, 2013

SuperchargedSS said:
I dunno if...

Yeah, I'm on the fence about it too... leaning towards liking it. It's different, that's what I like.

I like the 2012 premium that's half painted, so I might try that too. But it's just more money to see if it's something I like. I'd have to do the whole process over...

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