05Single's virgin build thread. 03 tahoe

[Onebad1983]

Came out of hibernation.

About ****** time. When's the camera coming out of hibernation? I wanna see the beast on the prowl

 

[Sevenevez]

Went full retard on the sound deadener. But worth it.
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Pro tip: take before pics of naked doors in case you need to replace something you have an idea where the access holes and bolts are

wow man. you did a lot. isnt that dynamat expensive???

 

[05Single]

wow man. you did a lot. isnt that dynamat expensive???

It's not dynamat, it's frost king air duct insulation lol. Did all 4 doors with just 2 rolls at $20 a roll
Maybe next roof and hatch....

 

[Tonyrodz]

It's not dynamat, it's frost king air duct insulation lol. Did all 4 doors with just 2 rolls at $20 a roll
Maybe next roof and hatch....

Did it make a difference?

 

[05Single]

Got these rgb 194 wedge bulbs to try out. They were cheap so I got em. Was going to put them in the doors but had an idea to put them in the lights. Have 15 different colors including strobe, fade, and flash. They're not super bright but looking pretty cool for $5 lol

 

[05Single]

These are stock spare lights I bought for $10 so I'm not worried about hacking them up. But here's 2 ways I installed the bulbs.
One is drill a hole , other is drill a hole but glue on a socket mounting base off another housing.

 

[05Single]

Did it make a difference?

Absolutely. Probably not as good as dynamat but a ton better than just having the plastic clear sheet on the door

 

[Rocket Man]

These are stock spare lights I bought for $10 so I'm not worried about hacking them up. But here's 2 ways I installed the bulbs.
One is drill a hole , other is drill a hole but glue on a socket mounting base off another housing. View attachment 198882View attachment 198883View attachment 198884

Ingenuity on the cheap.

 

[05Single]

Got these too. Same deal but festoon style for dome lights.

Only one worked lol, bought off eBay, shipped from China lol

 

[05Single]

Hello there friend

 

[04Huck]

It's not dynamat, it's frost king air duct insulation lol. Did all 4 doors with just 2 rolls at $20 a roll
Maybe next roof and hatch....

Finally, somebody that did the same thing as me lol. I was getting roasted for that on another forum. I don’t wanna pay for dynamat and stumbled on this idea on a forum ages ago.

Did the entire floor, back wall and doors in my crewcab when I did my system install and it made a noticeable difference. Maybe not the same as a name brand but for ~$60 and covering everything but the roof, I’m ok with it! Lol. I plan on the same in the Yukon


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[Rocket Man]

Hello there friend
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So THAT"S what it looks like there when it warms up. I was wondering.

 

[05Single]

So THAT"S what it looks like there when it warms up. I was wondering.

the moose is not amused

 

[Rocket Man]

the moose is not amused
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Looks like he wants a fight.

 

[05Single]

*She* was checking out the hoe with heated leather seats


So I played around with the stock parking light housings.
Fyi I tried using some butyl that I got from home depot. Comes in a roll for $6. Didnt think about how visible it would be against the black housing lol. All good as I planned to paint the border anyway.

Border just duplicolor gloss black. Then tinted the amber reflector with VHT niteshades. Then followed with a gloss on top of everything.

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[Tonyrodz]

*She* was checking out the hoe with heated leather seats


So I played around with the stock parking light housings.
Fyi I tried using some butyl that I got from home depot. Comes in a roll for $6. Didnt think about how visible it would be against the black housing lol. All good as I planned to paint the border anyway.
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Border just duplicolor gloss black. Then tinted the amber reflector with VHT niteshades. Then followed with a gloss on top of everything.
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Looks good, but too much work! Lol

 

[05Single]

Scored another HD grille. Worse shape than the one I had before as in wear and tear and peeling of the chrome. But I can still work with it since I'm painting it anyway. Still upset about destroying the last one
Test fitted the grille, noticed I really need to adjust the passenger side of the bumper up to match the drivers side. Come paint time I'll mess with that.

 

[05Single]

Looks good, but too much work! Lol

It was. But I take it all as a learning process.

 

[Rocket Man]

Scored another HD grille. Worse shape than the one I had before as in wear and tear and peeling of the chrome. But I can still work with it since I'm painting it anyway. Still upset about destroying the last one
Test fitted the grille, noticed I really need to adjust the passenger side of the bumper up to match the drivers side. Come paint time I'll mess with that.View attachment 199008View attachment 199009

Ohboy

 

[05Single]

Hate, hate, haaaated the stock fog lights. So i had an idea, always trying to be different on a popular truck style that's had everything done to it.
Shaved the fog light opening in the valance to open it up a little for a bigger fog light from a 03-06 Silverado fogs or 07 tahoe. Modify the stock Tahoe brackets for mounting, easy with a little measuring and engineering. No big deal if I hack up this valance, I have another for final hacking lol
Not cut vs cut (rough)