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Geoffsfas10
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something like one of these
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fit-07-14-...:Tahoe&hash=item51faef1686:g:mlgAAOSwFOleKg2C
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something like one of these
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fit-07-14-...:Tahoe&hash=item51faef1686:g:mlgAAOSwFOleKg2C
That would look great imo.
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Geoffsfas10
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thats kinda what im thinking too.
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Black grille has arrived. We will see when i can get to it. might be a few weeks since my kitchen comes out this weekend and the tahoe will be work truck duty next week hauling a trailer around
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Well...decided I would toss the grille on today ANNNNNND its going back. Its a piece of isshh. The clips werent even close to being the right size or distance to fitting and it would have fallen out of the truck if i left it how it looked right. So i requested a return for it.... ...pretty bummed because it looked nice. So in my defeat I did what any normal person does...i grabbed the plasti-dip and covered up the chrome on the stock grill....its drying now
Well, that’s too bad. We’re looking forward to pics of your plasti-dipped masterpiece. [emoji16][emoji106]
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I'll get some this afternoon. its super dirty right now, but i need to wait a few days before i wash it to let the dip cure. it looks nice with the black grill though. if it turns out i really like the look, i may got forward with like actually painting it
Dammit. I hate plastidip so I’m looking forward to the next step. I had the chrome grill on my 02 Denali painted a couple years ago. It’s held up surprisingly well.
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Im not a huge fan of it either...BUT it does have a place at times. This is a good example of that. I sprayed all my emblems with it and they have been holding up well. I did it to the GMC on my sierra one weekend just to see if i liked it and like 8 or 9 years later it was still there. I think it all depends on how good or poor of a spray job you do.
I wish the stock grill would come apart a little easier, those black middle inserts are just clipped in there but i didnt feel like breaking anything. I did enough of that with the aftermarket grill
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Update time.....
So im kinda pissed, the ebay return label they sent me doesnt cover enough to do the refund, and if i pay for it outright, its cheaper for me just to keep the stupid thing. I might mess with it again later but i dunno, I have too much other stuff going on right now.
On good-ish tahoe news, I decided to let the ricer in me get out alittle bit. I really like on the new z71s, trail boss, at4 trucks and SUVs they have the red tow hooks...so off they came on mine and I spray painted them red. and of course while drying they fell over and the paint got smeared and wrinkled. AND i was working in a time crunch SO these are just proof of concept right now, I need to take them back off, sand em down and do a proper paint and dry on them. Im going to hang them also but heres a quick driveway shot of it with the black grill and red tow hooks. I like the look
So im kinda pissed, the ebay return label they sent me doesnt cover enough to do the refund, and if i pay for it outright, its cheaper for me just to keep the stupid thing. I might mess with it again later but i dunno, I have too much other stuff going on right now.
On good-ish tahoe news, I decided to let the ricer in me get out alittle bit. I really like on the new z71s, trail boss, at4 trucks and SUVs they have the red tow hooks...so off they came on mine and I spray painted them red. and of course while drying they fell over and the paint got smeared and wrinkled. AND i was working in a time crunch SO these are just proof of concept right now, I need to take them back off, sand em down and do a proper paint and dry on them. Im going to hang them also but heres a quick driveway shot of it with the black grill and red tow hooks. I like the look
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Mine are pretty well hidden by the pushbar.Update time.....
So im kinda pissed, the ebay return label they sent me doesnt cover enough to do the refund, and if i pay for it outright, its cheaper for me just to keep the stupid thing. I might mess with it again later but i dunno, I have too much other stuff going on right now.
On good-ish tahoe news, I decided to let the ricer in me get out alittle bit. I really like on the new z71s, trail boss, at4 trucks and SUVs they have the red tow hooks...so off they came on mine and I spray painted them red. and of course while drying they fell over and the paint got smeared and wrinkled. AND i was working in a time crunch SO these are just proof of concept right now, I need to take them back off, sand em down and do a proper paint and dry on them. Im going to hang them also but heres a quick driveway shot of it with the black grill and red tow hooks. I like the look
+10 hp too.Update time.....
So im kinda pissed, the ebay return label they sent me doesnt cover enough to do the refund, and if i pay for it outright, its cheaper for me just to keep the stupid thing. I might mess with it again later but i dunno, I have too much other stuff going on right now.
On good-ish tahoe news, I decided to let the ricer in me get out alittle bit. I really like on the new z71s, trail boss, at4 trucks and SUVs they have the red tow hooks...so off they came on mine and I spray painted them red. and of course while drying they fell over and the paint got smeared and wrinkled. AND i was working in a time crunch SO these are just proof of concept right now, I need to take them back off, sand em down and do a proper paint and dry on them. Im going to hang them also but heres a quick driveway shot of it with the black grill and red tow hooks. I like the look
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I thought it felt faster
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Nothing new, but it looks good still. Still keep thinking about doing the rear 5 windows darker
Just remember if you do the rear there’s the defroster to consider- if the film gets bubbles or messed up you can’t remove it or you’ll peel the grid off with the film.Nothing new, but it looks good still. Still keep thinking about doing the rear 5 windows darker
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thats why id be having a professional do it. tint isnt hard to do, but its hard to do right and for as cheap as i could have it done, id rather he just do it
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Small update to this thread.....
If some remember i had made some videos of engine noises and it turned out to be the cam once they got into it. Long story short, DoD delete and tune... For anyone curious, a summarized list is 3 bolt 6.2L cam, ls7 lifters and trays, oil galley plugs, solid timing tensioner with GM HD chain, new oil pump and pickup tube o-ring, LS3 front cover, head gaskets, head bolts, all front accessory gaskets, VVT to NonVVT harness, and tuned for 86/e85.
Thats done now, been driving it a bunch since picking it back up and it drives so good, im super pleased with how it turned out. So as a "preventative" measure since everything on the top end is clean and fresh, I ordered a catch can today, which will be here monday. Also have some new OEM front brake pads arriving - super exciting I know.
More exciting though, finishing up with a purchase of a airaid MIT from a forum member, and turns out a neighbor of mine runs a tint business out of his garage. After some friendly back and forth, he's going to be doing the back 5 tint on mine in a couple weeks here. Going another layer of 20% over the stock 15/20 in the glass. All in all its shaping up to be quiet the nice truck these days.
If some remember i had made some videos of engine noises and it turned out to be the cam once they got into it. Long story short, DoD delete and tune... For anyone curious, a summarized list is 3 bolt 6.2L cam, ls7 lifters and trays, oil galley plugs, solid timing tensioner with GM HD chain, new oil pump and pickup tube o-ring, LS3 front cover, head gaskets, head bolts, all front accessory gaskets, VVT to NonVVT harness, and tuned for 86/e85.
Thats done now, been driving it a bunch since picking it back up and it drives so good, im super pleased with how it turned out. So as a "preventative" measure since everything on the top end is clean and fresh, I ordered a catch can today, which will be here monday. Also have some new OEM front brake pads arriving - super exciting I know.
More exciting though, finishing up with a purchase of a airaid MIT from a forum member, and turns out a neighbor of mine runs a tint business out of his garage. After some friendly back and forth, he's going to be doing the back 5 tint on mine in a couple weeks here. Going another layer of 20% over the stock 15/20 in the glass. All in all its shaping up to be quiet the nice truck these days.
All good news, thanks for the update. 
