Pete's (Now Nate's) 2003 Denali Budget Build thread

[Sevenevez]

Headlights are LED Vouke VK5.
DRL/Bumper Lights are eBay LED special that I have not been able to find since.
Fogs are LED Luyed 880.

Fleece Performance All On Chip.
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wow, yours all look like a perfect pure white match to me. very nice. i like consistency

 

[95escahoe]

X2 on that Fleece chip run the same on mine


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[Sevenevez]

ever since i painted the grille black, seeing those silver radiator support bars through the grille drove me nuts.

painted them

ahh, much better

 

[Fosscore]

Nice touch. Did the same to mine and makes such a difference.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

D'oh!! I had everything apart today too, I totally should've don't that

 

[Sevenevez]

D'oh!! I had everything apart today too, I totally should've don't that

ha, the whole process probably took 7-10 minutes. you got it

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Yeah I can knock it out in the next couple days, easy.

 

[Sevenevez]

Yeah I can knock it out in the next couple days, easy.

yeah, easy enough. i didnt even tape it off, i just cut a square piece of cardboard and held it behind the bars as i sprayed

 

[05Single]

Fleece chip
6000k lows
6000k fogs
6000k switchbacks
Halogen highs

 

[Sevenevez]

Fleece chip
6000k lows
6000k fogs
6000k switchbacks
Halogen highs
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wow. you could weld metal with that output!

 

[kwOH]

Also had the fleece chip but different brands of everything, all was supposed to be 6000k tho, but that was not the case. And i just realized thats a pretty ****** pic too lol.

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[Sevenevez]

even the reflection off your bumper is brighter than my fogs. haha, almost looks like 8 lights

 

[05Single]

wow. you could weld metal with that output!

Nah, just welding retinas to eye lids.
Taken with my old as galaxy s5. Gives off more glare than it leads on lol.

 

[05Single]

I actually have the fog lights out at the moment, ready for new fogs and 5000k. Getting rid of the blue 6000k one set of lights at a time lol

 

[adventurenali92]

Dang that truck looks c
Sharp lowered and all shined up! Haha. I'm also considering doing a colored wrap for my roof as there's so many bad clear coat spots and it's irritating the heck out of me. Lol.

 

[Sevenevez]

Dang that truck looks c
Sharp lowered and all shined up! Haha. I'm also considering doing a colored wrap for my roof as there's so many bad clear coat spots and it's irritating the heck out of me. Lol.

ha, thanks! i appreciate it. i don't worry about the roof unless someones leaning out their 4th story balcony looking down

 

[Sevenevez]

new/replacement Dipstick came in today

also, whenever i get a new/used vehicle i always buy a Paint Pen to touch up all the surface scratches etc..
a lot of people use "auotmotivetouchuppaint dot com" but i've been using PaintScratch.com for years and generally i like the quality of their nozzles and paint better.

Pewter Metallic

 

[Sevenevez]

front lip / air deflector / chin spoiler whatever you want to call it.

got mine from LMC Truck Part# 39-7429 $39

box it came in

more reference #'s

fasteners on the ends

the rest of that edge is a slot or flange that slides/pinches over the lower bumper cover edge

this woulda been easier to do before i lowered it! haha
anyways, i used nuts and bolts on the farthest edges

then i used self-tappers to get the rest of it to pull as close to the front seams as i could

this thing'll cut your ankles off now!

i stole a page from @RedRocket playbook and made sure my outer edges were flush and mounted well, then worried about the rest of the curve for better fitment.
Red's build thread is a great resource of info and inspiration. So, thanks for that. and as always thanks to everyone's ideas and input

 

[Sevenevez]

this lip really Complete's the look of this front end. I love it
couple more pics..

 

[05Single]

Those lips look clean on a Tahoe but even cleaner on a Denali.
I got lucky and scored a new one of a local guy here otherwise it would've been $39 for the part and $50 for shipping :-/