Koala's 05 Tahoe

[Fosscore]

Rack and wheels look good.

Time to do some more color matching. Lol.

Door handles, mirror caps, bumper cap...

 

[KookyKoala]

Rack and wheels look good.

Time to do some more color matching. Lol.

Door handles, mirror caps, bumper cap...

Thanks so did you repaint the black ones or buy paintable OE ones?

 

[Fosscore]

Thanks so did you repaint the black ones or buy paintable OE ones?

At the time I bought replacement handles and disassembled them to ensure all over coverage. The replacements had a plastic pin to hold the handle together that seemed to be a one time use only.

I should have just used my handles to color match, but there was a gap in time to get them back and I didn’t want to be without handles.

The OEM handle IIRC (there may be pics way back in my build thread) had a pin that could be taken out and replaced and not have to be destroyed like the replacement handles.

The spring in the handle was a little stubborn and I made sure to take pictures to orientate the spring correctly.

 

[73impala]

On my truck I had the OEM ones smoothed and painted. Painter didn't take them apart but they turned out well.

 

[Rocket Man]

Thanks so did you repaint the black ones or buy paintable OE ones?

My buddy that owns a body shop had me buy paint to match ones because the black ones have texture and don't look well when painted and cleared. That's what the ones on my Silvy were, and they didn't match the body well. The PTM are super smooth so they're glossy when painted.

 

[KookyKoala]

Alright so it seems to be 50/50 i am gonna go junk yard diving this weekend ill see if maybe i can get lucky and find a white z71 i can strip handles from, or pickup printable OE handles. Theres a junk yard close that has the back glass and tail light. then on to more painting

 

[05Single]

Alright so it seems to be 50/50 i am gonna go junk yard diving this weekend ill see if maybe i can get lucky and find a white z71 i can strip handles from, or pickup printable OE handles. Theres a junk yard close that has the back glass and tail light. then on to more painting

You'll be surprised that more handles are painted than black for our trucks. Pickups were mainly textured black, hard to find Silverado or sierra with oem painted handles. You can use a set off a Denali, esky, tahoe lt, z71 of course

 

[KookyKoala]

Alright haha, so the handles will end up being another day however i did score the back glass, the whole assembly i was looking for and think i have tracked down a 2500hd hood



I guess i need to get painting again lol, even though i may not be able to unless weather warms up.

 

[Fosscore]

Alright haha, so the handles will end up being another day however i did score the back glass, the whole assembly i was looking for and think i have tracked down a 2500hd hood

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I guess i need to get painting again lol, even though i may not be able to unless weather warms up.

Winning.

 

[915_Tahoe]

ITS GONNA LOOK GREAT MAN, WISH MINE WAS WHITE.

 

[KookyKoala]

Thanks guys I guess I really am winning lately, I took the glass to my painter today around noon, he called me at four and told me to come pick it up. So I picked up glass Saturday Monday to painters and Monday night on the truck woohoo

 

[05Single]

Looks good

 

[adventurenali92]

Racks look good on the truck man! That esky third looks so smooth! Nice score on that man! When you redo pain on the end caps, let them dry and then after they’re good and dry, give them a light wetsand with 2000 grit sandpaper. It’ll smooth them over and britghen up the color! I have the esky racks, rear pillar covers, and the esky third light and I love the look! It ties together very well! Looks really good in the white on your truck!

 

[KookyKoala]

Racks look good on the truck man! That esky third looks so smooth! Nice score on that man! When you redo pain on the end caps, let them dry and then after they’re good and dry, give them a light wetsand with 2000 grit sandpaper. It’ll smooth them over and britghen up the color! I have the esky racks, rear pillar covers, and the esky third light and I love the look! It ties together very well! Looks really good in the white on your truck!

Thanks, will try when i redo my end caps, you are 100% right, the body lines didn't quite match from the vent caps and the glass from the Tahoe, however once i added the rear glass and third break-light it fixed that strange body line issue because the 3rd break-light plastic piece lines up with the esky vent caps. Man i am super excited, to have that done and on the truck. I guess next up will be door handles lift-gate handle, or the grill haven't decided yet i can't paint up here temp has dropped to low i maybe able to rig up a paint booth at the shop.

 

[adventurenali92]

Thanks, will try when i redo my end caps, you are 100% right, the body lines didn't quite match from the vent caps and the glass from the Tahoe, however once i added the rear glass and third break-light it fixed that strange body line issue because the 3rd break-light plastic piece lines up with the esky vent caps. Man i am super excited, to have that done and on the truck. I guess next up will be door handles lift-gate handle, or the grill haven't decided yet i can't paint up here temp has dropped to low i maybe able to rig up a paint booth at the shop.

Yeah it’s weird how that ever so slight curve in the pillar caps is apparent without the esky third light. And then you notice it lines up with the light. Paint up that bumper cap! It’ll look smooth painted to match white!

 

[KookyKoala]

Haha they will probably stay black until next spring when it warms up. Painting probably be done for season, am gonna see If I can hunt down clean white handles for it, and correct size spare lol, as it gets colder I am gonna probably try and get back into getting car computer system set up for the truck and stereo cleaned up.

 

[adventurenali92]

Thanks guys I guess I really am winning lately, I took the glass to my painter today around noon, he called me at four and told me to come pick it up. So I picked up glass Saturday Monday to painters and Monday night on the truck woohoo
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Nice that you got a third tail light with all working LEDs! Lol

 

[KookyKoala]

I know another shocker i was really happy to find out i didn't need to get it fixed or do it myself.

Today I got my anti-sway bar end links changed had them ordered just got around to bolting on the truck went with Moog K700539 Stabilizer Bar Link Kit. My old ones were not the worst in the world but rubber was cracking badly and needed changed.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I know another shocker i was really happy to find out i didn't need to get it fixed or do it myself.

Today I got my anti-sway bar end links changed had them ordered just got around to bolting on the truck went with Moog K700539 Stabilizer Bar Link Kit. My old ones were not the worst in the world but rubber was cracking badly and needed changed.

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Notice a difference yet?

 

[KookyKoala]

Yes it seems body roll is reduced i did take it for a nice long drive and can tell its riding better i had a slight squeak under hard turns that has been eliminated.