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  1. J

    Rocker panel options..

    Hey guys. So, as pretty much everyone who owns one of these, my rocker panels have rust. What options are available to remedy this? Now that the years have gone by and these trucks can be had for a few grand, the thought of paying thousands of dollars to have new metal ones welded in and...
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    New (again) member

    ugh.. awful.. just awful.. glad I went ahead and ordered that pan with the drain plug so I don't have to do this all again anytime soon...figure I'll change the fluid every couple thousand miles until I'm confident it's completely clean and then go to normal intervals after that..
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    New (again) member

    Yea I changed the oil already and I'm waiting for a new pan to come in (mine didn't have a drain plug) to finish up the trans fluid. brake fluid will all be flushed out when I do the lines. diff fluid is sitting in the garage waiting for what I have going on to be patched up. going to have to...
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    New (again) member

    I don't doubt it will be. I have one of the pneumatic brake bleeders though, so hopefully it won't be too bad. I pulled the throttle body and got that all cleaned out, so just waiting on the gasket to get here and that'll be put back together tomorrow. cleaned under the front end real good and...
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    New (again) member

    The interior is actually really good, all things considered. The drivers seat has a nickel sized hole and there's a decent tear in the driver side captains chair, but outside of that everything's good with the leather. Carpet is stained quite a bit, so I'm going to shampoo it soon. Some of the...
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    New (again) member

    Yea luckily I didn't get put in a position like that, I would probably be feeling completely different about the whole thing. I had already noticed that their were issues with the brakes so I was making sure to creep slowly with plenty of standoff. Made it home in one piece and now it's up on...
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    New (again) member

    Thanks all! So, I used the truck today and did a lot of running around. Realized after a while that if I sat in one spot too long, the truck would lose brake pressure and start lurking forward, eventually even turn on the brake light. Uh oh.. Checked under it and didn't see any fluid, so...
  8. J

    New (again) member

    Hey yall, I'm back.. So, I was previously here (same account) with a NBS Z71 a few years back, but it ended up losing all oil pressure and I sold it to a buddy. Well, after going through a few other vehicles (Excursion diesel, Mazda 3, and a Ford Flex) I decided my life was not complete...
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    Extremely noisy engine now quiet. Here's how I did it.

    Yep, progressively got quieter until one day I went out to start it and it cold started with absolutely no ticks
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    Double din

    Yea it couldn't be simpler. I wired the harnesses together in my living room, then walked outside and threw it together. Once you get the stereo harness wired to the PAC harness, it's all plug and play from there.
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    Extremely noisy engine now quiet. Here's how I did it.

    Now, I'll start by saying that I'm sure everyone on here has their opinions are certain products, brands etc, so I'm not trying to turn this into a this is bad, this is good, typical conversation when it comes to oil, additives, etc. I just simply wanted to document what I did and the results...
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    Jmengland88's 03 Tahoe Build

    Changed out the sending unit, oil pump, and pickup tube o ring, pressure is exactly the same as it was. Installing a mechanical oil pressure gauge down at the filter in the next few days, so we'll see what that says.
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    Jmengland88's 03 Tahoe Build

    LUX amp in today, sounds great. Got a new HP/HV oil pump installed and still dealing with low pressure, so I might have a 6.0 swap coming in the future. Sucks cause the truck runs so beautifully. Oh well. New exhaust coming this week :beer:
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    Any issues with lux upgrade with aftermarket head unit?

    Update Went ahead and ordered a LUX amp off ebay. Moved some wires around at the amp and it's good to go. Running an Android nav unit with the PAC module and it interfaced perfectly with the LUX conversion. The LUX amp sounds incredible compared to the premium Bose. Noticeably more power, and...
  15. J

    2003 Bose Issues

    Swapped in a new LUX amp, problem solved.
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    Double din

    Yea, it's the PAC RP5-GM11 that you need. It's an all in one interface, works with both the amplified and non-amplified systems. Super easy to install too, you just wire everything up to the aftermarket stereo's wiring harness in the comfort of your living room, then take it all out and...
  17. J

    Oil pressure conundrums, oil pressure sending unit filter in NBS?

    Okay, need some input.. So, I bought my Tahoe at a nice discount due to low oil pressure. Changed out the sending unit, no dice, same exact readings. I scraped around and couldn't find the filter that everyone talks about, so I just assumed the 2003s must not have it or it was previously...
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    Jmengland88's 03 Tahoe Build

    Haha, likewise Fosscore. Your truck was a big reason I ended up buying a Tahoe. Thanks everyone for the welcome.
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    Double din

    FYI for future members, if you use the PAC interface it has both the Bose interface and steering wheel controls in one. Not sure about the XM though
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    Jmengland88's 03 Tahoe Build

    Hey guys, new here and just recently bought me an 03 Z71 to use as my family beater. Not much done yet, but it should be getting quite a bit in the coming months. Here's as she sits now, new 24" TBSS wheels. Started on some audio stuff this week so I'll let y'all know how that goes. Got an...
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    Any issues with lux upgrade with aftermarket head unit?

    Okay, so because I might be in the market for a new amp for my Bose system, I've been reading up on the Lux upgrade. I just recently purchased a new nav unit (aftermarket) for the truck and installed it with the PAC RP5-GM11 to integrate with the Bose. Everything went smooth and it integrated...
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    2003 Bose Issues

    Okay, so maybe you guys can help me out. So my front left speaker is completely dead and my front right speaker was having a lot of crackling. I assumed that the speakers were just shot, so I decided I would just order some new ones. Got the front right installed and the crackling just became...
  23. J

    SPYDER Black Headlights

    fairly certain that Spec-D was the brand that the headlights I bought for my BMW ended up being. I just went with the lowest decent looking headlights I could find on eBay for the sake of passing inspection, and so far they've been good. Build quality was actually pretty decent. I think I...
  24. J

    Tire size on Z71 with 24s

    Good to know :happy107:
  25. J

    Tire size on Z71 with 24s

    no rubbing?
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