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

[iamdub]

Painted. Look better Sam?

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If I ever get around to redoing my interior, I believe I'm gonna jock your idea with the Krylon Fusion. Can't beat an off-the-shelf paint that matches the best.

 

[Rocket Man]

So I watched a couple other videos and saw a method of putting the suction to one leg, so it sucks through the foam and then wrapping the ends of the bag together as best as possible. And I also noticed my vacuum nozzle had vents in it so you couldn’t suck too hard I guess. I taped up the holes, tried that method and it worked great. Also, after pulling the original plastic bag off I saw the old cloth cover was still on so I cut it off. Then I added foam to the front and back and used the method. Still not tight enough so I added foam to the sides too. I used a bench vise to hold the headrest and quick grip to hold the vacuum nozzle. After it suctioned down I could let loose and use both hands to work the cover over. It was easy.

 

[Rocket Man]

Then it still had wrinkles so I steamed the shit out of it, then closed the attachments while it was still hot as hell. Success. Perfectly tight and not a wrinkle.

 

[yates ™]

Got one of the headrest covers on and was hoping I wouldn’t have to add the foam they included for the 08’s. They said the cover probably wouldn’t be tight enough and they’re right. It’s gonna be a ***** to fit these things over something even bigger than what I just did. They show use of a shop vac and plastic bag in the video in order to make the foam smaller. I tried it but my vacuum didn’t do much it seemed like.

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I remember the headrests being one of the hardest parts.

 

[Sam Harris]

Then it still had wrinkles so I steamed the shit out of it, then closed the attachments while it was still hot as hell. Success. Perfectly tight and not a wrinkle. View attachment 238756View attachment 238757View attachment 238758

Nice work Mark!

 

[Rocket Man]

The rears from start to finish. First I removed the OEM leather, then the OEM fabric. Then set it up on the vise, bagged it, suctioned it, pulled the cover over it. Turned the vacuum off and it reformed but was a tad wrinkled.

 

[Rocket Man]

I streamed the hell out of it and smoothed out the wrinkles, then attached the closure.

 

[Rocket Man]

I pulled the bottom off the DS front seat, attached wires instead of zip ties, and reinstalled it. This time all the points where there were broken clips had something holding it. I steamed the hell out of the bottom and back and reattached the hooks. It’s as good as it’s gonna get. I used my new stapler and attached the back fabric to the seat back. Just need to put the plastic trim on the base.

 

[Rocket Man]

Reattached the console shell to the subframe. I just need a few more parts to arrive.

 

[Sam Harris]

I pulled the bottom off the DS front seat, attached wires instead of zip ties, and reinstalled it. This time all the points where there were broken clips had something holding it. I steamed the hell out of the bottom and back and reattached the hooks. It’s as good as it’s gonna get. I used my new stapler and attached the back fabric to the seat back. Just need to put the plastic trim on the base.

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Puppers supervising. Good dog!

 

[Rocket Man]

Did the passenger front. Some of those stupid plastic clips were broken on the back and most on the bottom. I used the same method on the back but the bottom had the passenger presence module so there was no access to the springs to twist the wires around so I cut some plastic squares, drilled 2 holes in each, put the wires through and pulled on them and twisted the wires. They can’t pull through the foam and the creases are set before attaching the cushion to the frame like it’s supposed to be. It came out pretty good. I reinstalled the plastic parts and they’re ready to go.

 

[Rocket Man]

Puppers supervising. Good dog!

Supervising sure... he steals shit left and right, and I never know if what he’s chewing on is garbage or an important part lol, and he has a severe issue with giving me my personal space. But I love him for sure.

 

[Sam Harris]

Supervising sure... he steals shit left and right, and I never know if what he’s chewing on is garbage or an important part lol, and he has a severe issue with giving me my personal space. But I love him for sure.

Hehehe. That’s funny.

 

[Rocket Man]

I re-steamed the rear seats today and installed the carpet. The mass backing they sent was separate from the carpet and the truck already had the same stuff installed so I didn’t put it in, fearing the seat bolts would be too short with those 2 layers of 1/2” material combined with the thick ass carpet. This stuff is super thick and dense.It weighs 3 times what the stock stuff did. I laid the old one on top of the new stuff and used it as a pattern. The stuff fit perfect. ACC is quality stuff. I found a small tunnel in the rear where they clearanced for the driveshaft that wasn’t insulated so I used the Kill Mat on it, and used some behind the B and C pillars. I didn’t do much more if it, I will do the doors one day. I did notice more stupid fake CF on the door lock buttons. I will deal with that later.

 

[Rocket Man]

The Kilmat works great for cleaning the carpet and I’ll tell you what- the vacuum had little effect in removing all the white fibers that I guess are from manufacture. I ran out of time and only got the back half clean. Looks great though. In comparison the factory carpet was greyish. This stuff is BLACK. Had to throw one of the front mats in even though the carpet isn’t clean

 

[Tonyrodz]

The Kilmat works great for cleaning the carpet and I’ll tell you what- the vacuum had little effect in removing all the white fibers that I guess are from manufacture. I ran out of time and only got the back half clean. Looks great though. In comparison the factory carpet was greyish. This stuff is BLACK. Had to throw one of the front mats uneven though the carpet isn’t clean

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She's gonna be whisper quite now.

 

[Sam Harris]

I re-steamed the rear seats today and installed the carpet. The mass backing they sent was separate from the carpet and the truck already had the same stuff installed so I didn’t put it in, fearing the seat bolts would be too short with those 2 layers of 1/2” material combined with the thick ass carpet. This stuff is super thick and dense.It weighs 3 times what the stock stuff did. I laid the old one on top of the new stuff and used it as a pattern. The stuff fit perfect. ACC is quality stuff. I found a small tunnel in the rear where they clearanced for the driveshaft that wasn’t insulated so I used the Kill Mat on it, and used some behind the B and C pillars. I didn’t do much more if it, I will do the doors one day. I did notice more stupid fake CF on the door lock buttons. I will deal with that later.

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C’mon those sweet little carbon fiber accents everywhere are slick man..![emoji23]

 

[Rocket Man]

Got the rest of the carpet cleaned of those fibers tonight. I used quite a bit of the Kilmat to get them up.

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[HiHoeSilver]

Got the rest of the carpet cleaned of those fibers tonight. I used quite a bit of the Kilmat to get them up. View attachment 238982View attachment 238983

Limo action with no passenger seats ftw.

 

[Rocket Man]

Limo action with no passenger seats ftw.

Ima just gonna throw in a 5 gallon plastic bucket for a seat and hit the road.