Advice on rust + install found on 2010 Tahoe underside
- Thread starter kalig
- Start date
Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.
95escahoe
Full Access Member
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2010
- Posts
- 5,162
- Reaction score
- 4,466
Ya it’s honestly not too bad, I did the frame of my OBS Tahoe myself but when I get around to doing my Escalade I’m just gonna get it done somewhere
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
01Konvict
Boats n Hoes
If you get it stripped and painted on the frame and suspension. I would go for it as long as the price is where I said to cover the restore process.
Thank you for the post, I think that I'm gonna do exactly this. Just low-ball the shit out of the place to hopefully get a good deal.
And thank you to everyone that posted here.
I'll take before/after pics if I buy it (I'm like 90% sure I will if there's no surprises).
Last thing I’d add to all the great replies. I can’t remember the name of this product cuz I’m old but you brush it over any rust and it converts it. Last one is don’t feel pressured bc you drove 4 hours to get it. If it’s not what you thought walk away. Better to waste a day than be stuck with something you don’t like. Ps. You’ll be a lift expert after doing standard repairs and replacement.
Por-15
HiHoeSilver
Away!
Or if it's just superficial surface stuff, brush it off and hit it with a can of Rustoleum reformer.
Thank you so much everyone.
The status of that Tahoe is that the dealership is asking $1300 OVER book price.
I offered book minus $2k which is the quotes I was given to sandblast and coat the underside (~900) and work for the suspension (replace the struts which have a ~40k mile life as well as rebuild the coils would be ~1k and figured since it might not even need a coil rebuild I just said $1k).
Either way, they won't budge on the price but I hope that they do. I'm still very interested in it. I"m just looking elsewhere just in case.
I learned so much from you all. Thank you to everyone who responded!
The status of that Tahoe is that the dealership is asking $1300 OVER book price.
I offered book minus $2k which is the quotes I was given to sandblast and coat the underside (~900) and work for the suspension (replace the struts which have a ~40k mile life as well as rebuild the coils would be ~1k and figured since it might not even need a coil rebuild I just said $1k).
Either way, they won't budge on the price but I hope that they do. I'm still very interested in it. I"m just looking elsewhere just in case.
I learned so much from you all. Thank you to everyone who responded!
01Konvict
Boats n Hoes
They are too high in my opinion. I would ask some over for mine but the entire undercarriage is rust free and clean powder black on most parts. Yes that has coilovers but they need a full rebuild and all of it needs stripped/painted. Wheels are pitted but tires seem decent tread. I would expect with the under side in that condition the previous owner didn't clean it much at all since all signs point to it. Maybe a mud toy and no cleaning afterwards.
The interesting part is they didn’t give the previous owner even market value. When you trade in an altered vehicle their offer goes down. The owner probably said he spent thousands on the lift and even more on the wheels and tires. To which they replied there’s a small market for this vehicle. Been there done that. Stick to your offer. If they decline tell them thanks but you’ll keep looking. They’ll call within a few days unless they have another offer. Have you looked for one that’s not lifted and priced the mods?
Agreed, I'd had custom vehicles before, you never recoup the cost of those mods unless you sell private party to someone who actually wants it that way.
The dealership claimed to 'only be making $1300 as the price is listed now'. Which would mean they paid dealer book for it.
BS
They were trying to pull one over on me and it's simply not gonna work.
EDIT: Sorry I didn't respond to your other question. Yes I have been looking for a charcoal gray one for some time now. Finding one with low mileage is what has been difficult.
Last edited:
I'd never ask people to help but if you're offering, I sure as hell won't turn that down!
I'm looking for an 09-14 Tahoe Z71 in the gunmetal gray they call it "dark gray with Tungsten Metallic" or something like that. I'd prefer lighter interior to the more common 'ebony' but I'm fine with either.
The less miles the better which is why it's been so hard to find. It seems black/white/silver are the primary colors they made in the z71s during those years.
34
Found this one quick. Not a Z71 but not your average LS price was just under 17k miles we’re 112. Send me a pm with your email address so I can sent them there. Not hurting my feelings if you don’t like what I send.
Found this one quick. Not a Z71 but not your average LS price was just under 17k miles we’re 112. Send me a pm with your email address so I can sent them there. Not hurting my feelings if you don’t like what I send.
PM incoming.
I'm pretty set on color and trim. Only because I tend to buy a vehicle and drive it into the ground. So making sure that I get exactly what I am looking for.
That tahoe is the standard silver and not the dark gray which is annoyingly difficult to find.
I'm willing to spend the money for a well kept one with lower mileage.
The other factor is that I'm in central TX so finding one that I have to have shipped to me kinda sketches me out.
I'm pretty set on color and trim. Only because I tend to buy a vehicle and drive it into the ground. So making sure that I get exactly what I am looking for.
That tahoe is the standard silver and not the dark gray which is annoyingly difficult to find.
I'm willing to spend the money for a well kept one with lower mileage.
The other factor is that I'm in central TX so finding one that I have to have shipped to me kinda sketches me out.
HiHoeSilver
Away!
Is this the one you were looking at? 46k miles and 26k price?
36
Not helping, but I like that Al has to have the word Ford real big on his Chevy dealership. Lol.
01Konvict
Boats n Hoes
I do like the way that hoe sits with chrome BMFs! Shame they wont drop the price and make a deal for it. It would take some money to correct it back to a clean format for me.
