Best Cheap/Free Mods?

[mdnitedrftr]

What are some of the best cheap, or free things that you have done to your truck to make them better. Performance, comfort, reliability, or whatever....

 

[08HoeCD]

Replace the interior bulbs, reverse bulbs and puddle light bulbs with high-quality LED bulbs. Relatively inexpensive but a very noticeable improvement in light output and color rendering. I went with highly rated bulbs and spent about $45 for all. You can get them for less.

I replaced my awful, peeling steering wheel spokes with the brushed metal look spokes. Not much money but, damn, it makes the whole interior look better in my opinion. Think I spent about $60.

Get an Airaid M.I.T. It won't result in gobs of extra power but it sounds freakin' great under throttle. Got mine used from a forum member for about $100.

Replaced my very worn & cracked center console lid cover and now she looks new. Paid about $42.

Enjoy.

 

[D is for DENALI]

Fleece performance "all on " module...$20

Pull the light fuses in the box, place formed module in the tray like a puzzle piece, place fuses back in and voila.... hit the brights and you have hi,low, and fog going... turn it off and it gos to regular low light with normal fog operation from the dash...

20 bucks for 'super brights'...


http://fleeceperformance.com/electronics/gm-all-lights-on/gm-all-lights-on-module.html

You could also do the diode trick for a 4 hi (low-hi) for $1 from radio shack..



Eta: sav a deer whistles if you live in the countryside myself.. people say they don't work but when I drive by my little nighttime friends, that I occasionally hit before purchase, their ears are perked to the sky and they don't move a muscle... a .380 handles the problem, but it's frowned upon, like ************ on a plane.

$6 for 2 pack, and maybe saving a totaled vehicle...

 

[HiHoeSilver]

1. Catch can
2. Aux jack mod
3. Looking at the wireless phone charger mod.

 

[D is for DENALI]

Radio antenna delete mod $0

Buy yourself a quart of kanolabs Kreen, to give your internal engine a good scrubbing...$16
http://www.kanolabs.com/engCle.html#anchor63574

 

[mdnitedrftr]

Radio antenna delete mod $0

That's next on my list.

The damn thing hits my garage door every time I pull in.

 

[mdnitedrftr]

1. Catch can

I hear about this all the time. Perhaps I need to research it more....

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Radio antenna delete mod $0

Buy yourself a quart of kanolabs Kreen, to give your internal engine a good scrubbing...$16
http://www.kanolabs.com/engCle.html#anchor63574

Good call on the antenna. I forgot about that one.

 

[mattt]

Fleece performance "all on " module...$20

Pull the light fuses in the box, place formed module in the tray like a puzzle piece, place fuses back in and voila.... hit the brights and you have hi,low, and fog going... turn it off and it gos to regular low light with normal fog operation from the dash...

20 bucks for 'super brights'...


http://fleeceperformance.com/electronics/gm-all-lights-on/gm-all-lights-on-module.html

You could also do the diode trick for a 4 hi (low-hi) for $1 from radio shack..



Eta: sav a deer whistles if you live in the countryside myself.. people say they don't work but when I drive by my little nighttime friends, that I occasionally hit before purchase, their ears are perked to the sky and they don't move a muscle... a .380 handles the problem, but it's frowned upon, like ************ on a plane.

$6 for 2 pack, and maybe saving a totaled vehicle...

Now that Radio Shack is pretty much gone, anyone know the part #'s and where else to buy the diodes?

That fleece performance piece is pretty slick, but not $25 slick.

 

[Martinjmpr]

For my broken LT fog lights, replacing them with LED's was a 30 minute job and cost ~ $20. LED lights bolted right into the housing for the factory fogs.

 

[treehan77]

What is the aux jack mod

 

[XLDenali06]

What is the aux jack mod

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forums/tech-info.54/

 

[treehan77]

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forums/tech-info.54/

Link just shows the tech section

 

[XLDenali06]

Link just shows the tech section

Sorry, copied the link in my address bar before it had updated from my click. Here's the correct link.

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thre...d-aux-hookup-for-03-xm-equipped-trucks.39277/

 

[treehan77]

ohyeah I was thinking Jack like lifting the vehicle jack haha. Thanks though...

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Now that Radio Shack is pretty much gone, anyone know the part #'s and where else to buy the diodes?

That fleece performance piece is pretty slick, but not $25 slick.

Fry's maybe

 

[05Single]

Eagle eye leds. I put them bitches on everything
Bright as hell and countless uses at only $1 each led.

Drl delete , added parking light - free. (Added turn signal +10 for sockets)

Debadge, demold - free.

Vinyl grille emblem overlay - $5+

Full seat recline - free

03+ footwell lights - $5

Blacked out courtesy door lights - cost of paint

 

[watuzi]

Replace the interior bulbs, reverse bulbs and puddle light bulbs with high-quality LED bulbs. Relatively inexpensive but a very noticeable improvement in light output and color rendering. I went with highly rated bulbs and spent about $45 for all. You can get them for less.

I replaced my awful, peeling steering wheel spokes with the brushed metal look spokes. Not much money but, damn, it makes the whole interior look better in my opinion. Think I spent about $60.

Get an Airaid M.I.T. It won't result in gobs of extra power but it sounds freakin' great under throttle. Got mine used from a forum member for about $100.

Replaced my very worn & cracked center console lid cover and now she looks new. Paid about $42.

Enjoy.

Was it easy to replace the steering wheel? I wanna change mine also

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Eagle eye leds. I put them bitches on everything
Bright as hell and countless uses at only $1 each led.

Drl delete , added parking light - free. (Added turn signal +10 for sockets)

Debadge, demold - free.

Vinyl grille emblem overlay - $5+

Full seat recline - free

03+ footwell lights - $5

Blacked out courtesy door lights - cost of paint

Is there a good thread you can point at for the full recline?

 

[08HoeCD]

Was it easy to replace the steering wheel? I wanna change mine also

I did not replace the steering wheel, only the steering wheel spokes. It is not difficult but, as with many things, you have to pay attention to what you're doing.

In my case, I had to take the thing apart 4 times before getting it right, because I did not have the contacts which activate the horn in the right place, so each time I put it back together the horn would blare non-stop. I finally figured out what I had done wrong, re-positioned things and then it was cake. Only good news is that I can now take the steering wheel apart in no time flat. lol