Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"

[iamdub]

Well, shit. At least it's an easy fix since you're wrapping it!

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Putting the glove box back together tonight, on the last screw holding the inside cover on, and found out the one I used was too long. The hard way. Of course I decided just then to use the impact instead of hand driving it or else I would have noticed it bottoming out. So I pulled the piece, removed the wrap and sanded out the bump but I ran out of wrap. It will be here tomorrow.

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Can't help but laugh at the picture of you putting your interior trim back with a impact.....

 

[Rocket Man]

Can't help but laugh at the picture of you putting your interior trim back with a impact.....

 

[Rocket Man]

Stupid interior paint. It’s just black, how hard can that be, right? I tried my Krylon Fusion Matte Black. Not even close. Went to a local place that sells SEM. I found the supposedly right one, WA167a, SEM 4969. They didn’t show a cross reference with those numbers but said it should be the Matte Black SEM. NOPE. I had to go online and order a can of WA167a from 66autocolor.com. Probably take 2 weeks to get it and it was $34 shipped. Damn.

 

[iamdub]

Stupid interior paint. It’s just black, how hard can that be, right? I tried my Krylon Fusion Matte Black. Not even close. Went to a local place that sells SEM. I found the supposedly right one, WA167a, SEM 4969. They didn’t show a cross reference with those numbers but said it should be the Matte Black SEM. NOPE. I had to go online and order a can of WA167a from 66autocolor.com. Probably take 2 weeks to get it and it was $34 shipped. Damn.

How much would a replacement door cost? I know a new one from the dealer would be high, but are there any trucks around you being parted out?

 

[Rocket Man]

How much would a replacement door cost? I know a new one from the dealer would be high, but are there any trucks around you being parted out?

I doubt it but on EBay they’re going for $125-150.

 

[iamdub]

I doubt it but on EBay they’re going for $125-150.

If that paint doesn't match to your liking, let me know. I see trucks being parted out all over the place down here. I'd guess they'd let something like a glovebox door go for ~$50.

 

[Rocket Man]

Early Christmas present to myself. In case I ever get around to trying to mod that cluster lol.

 

[Rocket Man]

Upper glove box and radio bezel.

 

[NathanJax]

Why did you go with brushed aluminum? Just wondering... I had a hard time figuring out if I wanted to cover my woodgrain, but now that I did the whole steering wheel, I guess I'm keeping the wood.

 

[Rocket Man]

Why did you go with brushed aluminum? Just wondering... I had a hard time figuring out if I wanted to cover my woodgrain, but now that I did the whole steering wheel, I guess I'm keeping the wood.

I just like the look. It’s supposed to be brushed titanium so it’s not quite as light as aluminum. It looks a bit lighter in the pics. I thought about the brushed black but my interior is already all black. It needed something light imo.

 

[Rocket Man]

Did the main dash piece this morning. Thing took me nearly 4 hours.

 

[Rocket Man]

Installed. Going to try to work on the gaps but it looks way better than before.

 

[wjburken]

Installed. Going to try to work on the gaps but it looks way better than before.

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Looks good!

 

[Rocket Man]

I’m starting to wonder if the radio and hvac bezel would look better black...opinions?

 

[Tonyrodz]

I’m starting to wonder if the radio and hvac bezel would look better black...opinions?

It would mix it up a little.

 

[Rocket Man]

It would mix it up a little.

Only problem is it’s a bit of work to remove those...damn. Probably leave it as is for now and see if I like it. The wiring for my air switches is a *****, there’s like 12 connections plus the stereo has a lot. Plus remove the bolsters underneath.... air hoses for the gauge..psh.

 

[randeez]

I’m starting to wonder if the radio and hvac bezel would look better black...opinions?

would make the gaps not noticeable at all, doesnt look bad this way tho

 

[Rocket Man]

would make the gaps not noticeable at all, doesnt look bad this way tho

That’s what I was thinking but not sure how the black would look in the middle. I think I’ll leave it for now and try to fix the gaps a bit more.

 

[NathanJax]

I’m starting to wonder if the radio and hvac bezel would look better black...opinions?

yes