Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"

[Rocket Man]

I just need the

Did you get a new lock ring, too?

I just need the cover that snaps on. Don’t need the stupid tube thing, mines cut off anyway.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I just need the

I just need the cover that snaps on. Don’t need the stupid tube thing, mines cut off anyway.

Oh. Gotcha.

 

[Rocket Man]

I installed the Auto-Vox Cam 1 today to replace the one that I had installed in the spare tire hoist location. I put one of these on The Beast and am real happy with it so I wanted the same on this. Great mounting, awesome picture. The one I installed in the spare tire hoist never did work too good. There was a place to run the wire through the center bumper piece and I took the opportunity to tidy up the wiring behind the fender. It can't be seen except from underneath but I know it's there. My previous work left a lot to be desired and I have no proof it ever existed lol.

 

[Rocket Man]

I got the FLO today. Seem pretty damn heavy duty. They come with spring mounts that the founder said are prototypes and remote mount filters.

 

[05Single]

Flo approves

 

[Rocket Man]

Kind of puny stickers FLO sent me and no t-shirt....

 

[07Burb]

I installed the Auto-Vox Cam 1 today to replace the one that I had installed in the spare tire hoist location. I put one of these on The Beast and am real happy with it so I wanted the same on this. Great mounting, awesome picture. The one I installed in the spare tire hoist never did work too good. There was a place to run the wire through the center bumper piece and I took the opportunity to tidy up the wiring behind the fender. It can't be seen except from underneath but I know it's there. My previous work left a lot to be desired and I have no proof it ever existed lol.

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Got a part number? I need this for my dually.

 

[07Burb]

Got a part number? I need this for my dually.

Nevermind, I found it

 

[Rocket Man]

got the cover today. Rear view cam re-mod complete. The idea of putting the cam in the spare tire access cover would have worked ok if I'd mounted it closer to the cover itself so the hole was smaller. But this one works better anyway, and looks better.

 

[Rocket Man]

I started on the new comps this morning. First thing I found out is the mounts were different to the extent that I had to make extension brackets for the bottom mount because the plates the Viairs were mounted to were too short. The FLO's use 3 mounts with springs and rubber where the Viairs had 4 with just thin rubber. Mike Alaxander w/ FLO said these were prototype "Tri- mounts". The 1/4-20 bolts that were used on the Viairs were studs welded to the plates and were too short. The upper 2 were the correct center-to center though. The bottom 2 needed to be one, and it needed to be in the center and about 1 1/2" further down. I used coupling nuts to extend the upper 2 studs and made plates that utilized the bottom 2 studs to hold it in place and moved the hole down to where it needed to be. It worked out good. The spring mounts work great.