What did you get fixed?
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What did you get fixed?
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Ac and that stupid plastic fitting and hose coming from the water pump. It was wet and leaked once. Never even noticed.
Replaced with a Dorman. I really hope it lasts.
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I was talking to my neighbor today and I noticed this:
WTF!!?? I swear it wasn't like this a few months ago. It's on the front of the roof too, but not as bad.
WTF!!?? I swear it wasn't like this a few months ago. It's on the front of the roof too, but not as bad.
That’s like a zillion scratches. It didn’t happen overnight!
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Never even noticed. Looks like the clear gave up the ghost. That's the clear all f@$cked up--checked and flaking. I wonder what would happen if it was wet sanded.
You won’t wet sand that out, no way. That needs new paint. Maybe if it was just a few light scratches but that’s fu*ked brother. Looks like someone was carrying shit up there for a long time. Without a roof rack, just tying it to the roof. What kind of a life did it have before you bought it? Was the PO doing construction? That’s some serious damage, done over a long time.
Holy shit! That sucks man! I agree with Rocketman, looks like a bunch of crap was shuffled around up there for years. [emoji17]
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Just wrap the roof
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Great idea.
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I'm with you on this one, as my 05 has just started this too. I waxed it last fall and there was a few tiny spots like yours, but now most of the roof, the top of the passenger door, and hood are screwed. And it happened in less than 4 months.
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Will save money and look great, I think the roof would look good wrapped in black tho vs. blue but that’s me
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It belonged to a real estate company. They used it for the business and to shuttle customers/buyers around. When I pulled the roof rack off--maybe 2 yrs ago?--there was no damage that I saw. It's crazy. Wonder if wrap would be cheaper then paint?
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If you wrap it yourself it will be a lot cheaper might have to sand down anything that’s deep so the wrap looks good if your taking that to a shop your looking around 1k easily, when I had my 95 Tahoe I had the windshield replaced had the rack pulled, all the holes welded up and repainted it this was idk like 6 years ago or so and that was around $1,600 iirc and that was a good 500-600 cheaper then most other shops
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You had gotten a good price. I don't think I'd ever attempt it myself.
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Not sure how long you can be without the truck for but if you have any tech schools that do bodywork down there you could save a lot I’ve had a couple of them do work on the OBS Tahoe & Mustang I used to have you just pay for paint and materials and labor was $10 an hour and they do great work the teacher is always there to make sure they don’t screw it up
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How'd they come out? Did they have it for months?
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That’s the thing, the two tech schools I used here like to have the same class/kids working on so it all depends how often that class is every day or 3 days a week or what, but for the Tahoe I had them paint the rear bumper, grille surround, rear pillar trim but all of that I dropped off and picked up when it was ready the Mustang had a hole in the trunk they welded up and fixed up the rear 1/4 panel there was a big dent in it, that took a few wks your roof shouldn’t be that bad sand, prime, paint & clear, and everything came out mint and lasted for years
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All scratched like that? Did you zoom in on those pictures? His has a zillion scratches going every direction. Have pics of yours?
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I don't really think they're all scratches, more like checking of the clear coat from the heat and sun. Ever see damaged paint on the hood after a small underhood fire? How the paint gets checked and cracks from the heat?
******* rodents and squirrels and bird shit and shit!!!! MFA's!!!!! 
