Back in an Escalade.

[denalianyone]

I try to keep my car looking like new but kids in the back will spill drinks in the back.

I found that the captain's chairs come out easily with 4x 3/4" or 19mm bolts.

When I worked dealerships in college I noticed the detailers would remove the carpet and hit it with tire cleaner and heavy soap. Decided to try that. Wasn't able to remove it but hit it regardless. Followed up with a wet vac several times. Carpet should be clean with no gunk.

This job took about 45 minutes.

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My 02 Denali had tan interior and I told myself I would never get a light interior color again especially with my kids still riding in it. I'm so happy with my black interior now. Great job on the cleaning nonetheless.

 

[denalianyone]

Just wrapped it up. Took it on a test drive. I still have a clunking noise on hard accelerations. I thought I had eliminated the motor mounts. I don't get the clunk when pressing gas and brake in F or R. Maybe the front left motor mount is failing but not yet broken?

None of my bushings looked shot. Nothing had play. I guess I'm back to square one. At least I don't need to worry about shocks or air compressors for another 100K.

I'm not sure what to think of the new shocks as I've only driven 1 mile now. I'll update after I drive it more. The truck rode awesome before. I wasn't expecting much improvement.

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It may be your slip yoke or u joints you can check.

 

[mattluttrell]

My 02 Denali had tan interior and I told myself I would never get a light interior color again especially with my kids still riding in it. I'm so happy with my black interior now. Great job on the cleaning nonetheless.

Black was my first choice for sure. After 4 months waiting to find a good deal with the backup camera, <100k I expanded my search to Maroon and White.

My yellow lab rides a lot. So beige hasn't been too bad. Black is definitely the best interior.

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[Speck]

Looks good so far!

 

[JML07denali]

How does it ride with the new shocks. My pump just took a dump and think it my be time for shocks and struts all the way around.


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[mattluttrell]

How does it ride with the new shocks. My pump just took a dump and think it my be time for shocks and struts all the way around.


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I'm happy with them. I drove around OKC, up to 80mph on the highway and in stop and go traffic.

They are nice. They are not a downgrade and did very well. The cornering is firm. Speed bumps are alright. Potholes aren't too noticeable.

I prefer to drive a little fast and one of my other cars is an M sport BMW if that tells you my preferences. These make the Escalade ride like I expect.

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[JML07denali]

Thanks for the update. I also share your love for speed. I have a Mercedes E63 which is fun to drive on nice days.


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[mattluttrell]

Looks like it's been 2 years since I've updated my little thread. Looks like I've had this truck for 3 or 4 years and ~70,000 miles.


People make fun of American cars and say they're unreliable. I've had an amazingly cheap and easy 70,000 miles. No dealership or mechanics visits. Everything still works. I quickly replaced the shocks, brakes, etc at 90,000 miles. Now it's been extremely eay.

In the last 2 years I've only had to do ~2 things to the truck:

1) Left sway bar bushing ($8).
2) Replace bumper with a $300 pre-painted ebay bumper. This took ~1 hour and was amazingly cheap. Insurance gave me ~$1200 for it. (Someone hit me.) I guess I paid myself $900/hr labor.


Now that I'm at ~160,000 miles (and many cross country trips) I need to go ahead and do the filters, fluids, etc again.

I wish I'd pasted the quantities and types of fluids I used here last time. Not sure if I'll do the rear end or not. It was amazingly easy. My 14 bolt rear end has a drain plug. The brake pads should be getting low after 70,000 miles.

Guess I'll post an update with the fluids and quantities I use this time.

 

[denalianyone]

How was the quality of paintwork on that bumper? I need a paint job on my bumper but may be cheaper to replace it.


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[mattluttrell]

How was the quality of paintwork on that bumper? I need a paint job on my bumper but may be cheaper to replace it.


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It looked perfect. The paint was thinner than OEM though. I did get a scuff I had to patch.

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