Fosscore's 2013 Suburban LTZ Build Thread

[PG01]

Home diy Foss, i guess if you wanted to replace the chrome strip cant you just get that piece.
Bumper comes off really easy though btw 7mm for the liners and a 10mm for the two bolts under and pull out from 1/4 panel on both sides then slip off and disconnect main harness for rear sensors... had mine off for cleaning early this summer...

I guess not on the strip

 

[05Single]

Take rubbing compound to it and the color transfer should come right off leaving you with just those little black spots, super easy to blend in with touch up. Try and polish the chrome best you can and call it a day.
Then tell him next shop visit is on the house

 

[Tonyrodz]

Take rubbing compound to it and the color transfer should come right off leaving you with just those little black spots, super easy to blend in with touch up. Try and polish the chrome best you can and call it a day.
Then tell him next shop visit is on the house

I agree with @05Single . I'd do it myself and call it a day--next visit is on him

 

[kwOH]

Take rubbing compound to it and the color transfer should come right off leaving you with just those little black spots, super easy to blend in with touch up. Try and polish the chrome best you can and call it a day.
Then tell him next shop visit is on the house

Thats what I was thinking, do what you can yourself but see if he can hook u up with a little pain and suffering money. [emoji106]

 

[08HoeCD]

Take rubbing compound to it and the color transfer should come right off leaving you with just those little black spots, super easy to blend in with touch up. Try and polish the chrome best you can and call it a day.
Then tell him next shop visit is on the house

We have a winner.

 

[PG01]

We have a winner.

Chicken dinner

 

[Fosscore]

Thx guys for the 100% vote to do it at home. In the grand scheme, it’s not that bad. Really just a love tap and only cosmetic. I may try to get to it this weekend.

Gave the truck a quick wash early, but no time to detail or even tire shine. Taking daughter (8) to first lacrosse practice/tryout this morning to see if she will like it.

The coach said to bring her out as they are loosely practicing to see how much interest there is with the first timers.

 

[Fosscore]

Came home from work today and told the wife I was taking her truck to get the windshield tinted. This is one mod that she said yes to 100% as long as it wasn't too dark....lol.... I told her it would reduce the heat and UV. That was all she needed to hear.

Took it back to the same shop that did my Tahoe last weekend. The shop manager kept his word to hook me up with a two truck deal. He knocked $25 off the regular windshield price of $125 down to $100 plus tax/supplies. So out the door for $110. There were no other vehicles in the shop and the boys had me out of there in less than 1 hour. Sweet!!

Looks great. The boys in the shop said it looked pretty dark too. I think the wife is going to love it, running incognito and keeping those sun rays off her arms and face. Winning!!

The rest of the truck is 15% over OEM in the rear and 15% on the fronts.

Before tint.

After tint under cloud cover.

After tint under sun light.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Do you guys have yearly vehicle inspections there? We have inspection every 2 yrs in NJ, so you'd have to Peel off the tint every 2 yrs just to change the sticker.

 

[PG01]

Do you guys have yearly vehicle inspections there? We have inspection every 2 yrs in NJ, so you'd have to Peel off the tint every 2 yrs just to change the sticker.

Every year here tony, and you can be ticketed if you have tint over a certain % on the two front side windows
@Tonyrodz

 

[Fosscore]

Washed the truck with my boy (he was a great helper and I really appreciated the time together hanging out). Then I put a coat of Collinite’s 845 Insulator Wax on.

 

[Fosscore]

Do you guys have yearly vehicle inspections there? We have inspection every 2 yrs in NJ, so you'd have to Peel off the tint every 2 yrs just to change the sticker.

No vehicle inspections here.

 

[mmeachem]

Do you guys have yearly vehicle inspections there? We have inspection every 2 yrs in NJ, so you'd have to Peel off the tint every 2 yrs just to change the sticker.

Guy at the inspection place in Secaucus told me if you have a cutout for it (inspection sticker) you’re good. Could just be that location or him though.

 

[05Single]

Vehicle inspections are such a joke.
It suppose to keep unsafe vehicles off the road ,....but most importantly make money for the state and give law makers raises.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Guy at the inspection place in Secaucus told me if you have a cutout for it (inspection sticker) you’re good. Could just be that location or him though.

I used to do inspections in Eatontown. As long as your check engine light isn't on, you pass. Smashed windshield, no brake lights, no brakes--doesn't matter, as long as your check engine light isn't on, you pass. Might've been just the inspector. I don't think the manager would give permission to do that.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I used to do inspections in Eatontown. As long as your check engine light isn't on, you pass. Smashed windshield, no brake lights, no brakes--doesn't matter, as long as your check engine light isn't on, you pass. Might've been just the inspector. I don't think the manager would give permission to do that.

That's pretty much how ours is. They plug in, and run it on the "dyno"... CEL off, all but 1 system showing ready (doesn't matter which one) = pass. No open hood, no tint check, no visual, no nothing. Gotta do it every 2 years. This is the genius they call the Illinois Air team.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I used to put resistors on the O2 sensors to turn the CEL off.... Pass.

 

[05Single]

Washed the truck with my boy (he was a great helper and I really appreciated the time together hanging out). Then I put a coat of Collinite’s 845 Insulator Wax on.

View attachment 184602

That grille almost like gloss black from that angle. I think it should become gloss black in the near future

 

[08HoeCD]

The vehicle scrutiny for state inspections must vary by state and county, since ours in Northern VA are pretty serious and in-depth. Emissions are checked at least every other year in certain counties, too.

 

[Fosscore]

I tackled two projects today.

1. I wanted to try the Scrubbing Bubbles trick after reading about it on the TYF and other forums with pretty good reviews. I gave the drivers seat, center console and steering wheel the treatment to get rid of the dirt. Then I wiped them down with a damp microfiber to get ride of the cleaner and gave it some nourishment with 2 coats of Collinite's No. 855 Leather & Vinyl Wax. The dirt on the green microfiber is the proof and that is both sides. Sometimes it's hard to tell how much ground in dirt there actually is. I need to hit the other seats and that seat belt as well.

2. Dealt with the rear bumper scuffs from my mechanic today as well.

I hit the scuffs with some 3M Perfect-It 06085 Rubbing Compound first to remove some of the color transfer. This compound is pretty gentle, but gets the job done. There were 3 small spots that had dented/marred slightly through the paint and into the black plastic of the bumper.

I decided to go ahead and 600 grit sand, prime, top coat and clear coat those spots to get rid of the black marks. I probably took more time and effort than the spots were worth, but then the truck was only out of action for the morning and they are now color matched.

There are still slight indentations and I need to wet sand the tape lines after the paint has cured. Once I sand out the tape edges, it should blend in better. Even though I used fine line tape there was build up from 3 coats each of primer, the base and ground coats for WDT and 3 coats of clear.

To my eyes, it is not perfect, but I can live with it and the average person will never notice it as it is below eye level, below the chrome strip and the cut line is on the angle of the bumper. Much better than the black marks and no cost to me or my mechanic. Maybe I'll hit him up for a balance and rotate on the Tahoe.


3 small, dented black spots.

Primer getting started before base and ground coats.

Need to sand out tape lines and polish, but it is color matched.

From 3-4 feet away and the chrome and angles will distract.