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

[Rocket Man]

And today the organizer for the console came in. I had bought one of these last summer and then realized I had a jumpseat not a console (duh) and sold it. Not this time. The last thing that’s keeping me from installing the console is deciding what to do about the Deutsch connector for the switches. I kinda need the cup holder to see if I can install the plug in front of it but that won’t be here until next Tuesday.

 

[iamdub]

And today the organizer for the console came in. I had bought one of these last summer and then realized I had a jumpseat not a console (duh) and sold it. Not this time. The last thing that’s keeping me from installing the console is deciding what to do about the Deutsch connector for the switches. I kinda need the cup holder to see if I can install the plug in front of it but that won’t be here until next Tuesday.

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Bruh... I didn't even think about that. What a turn of events that would lead to you needing one now! I think I still have the knock-off one I used for a few months.

 

[Rocket Man]

I’m leaning toward a new Autowoods black leather steering wheel to match. The OEM one is like the seats were- just ok. The Autowoods is way nicer leather, and is $125 after core return. Hmmmm.

 

[Sam Harris]

I couldn’t wait anymore to see what the sub sounded like so I hooked it up temporarily tonight. I don’t have any good speaker wire yet and didn’t have time to mount the amp. I was starting to worry that the JL was too much for the box and would sound like shit but I’m happy to say it hits super hard. I still need to dial the amp and HU sub adjustments in but I am impressed. People will definitely be wondering where all the bass is coming from. It shakes the cab pretty good. Played Low Rider by War and some Audioslave.

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Nice!! Wish I had video evidence to watch! [emoji106][emoji16] Good tunes!

 

[Rocket Man]

Nice!! Wish I had video evidence to watch! [emoji106][emoji16] Good tunes!

I tried but the Bluetooth connection stopped as soon as I started video recording so buzzkill. I’ll have to use the iPad to video I guess.

 

[Sam Harris]

I’m leaning toward a new Autowoods black leather steering wheel to match. The OEM one is like the seats were- just ok. The Autowoods is way nicer leather, and is $125 after core return. Hmmmm.

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Well, we know this is either already ordered, or will be in the next few hours. Very nice!

 

[Sam Harris]

I tried but the Bluetooth connection stopped as soon as I started video recording so buzzkill. I’ll have to use the iPad to video I guess.

Yeah.. playing the music via Bluetooth makes taking video at the same time require another device. I get that. [emoji106][emoji6]

 

[Rocket Man]

Well, we know this is either already ordered, or will be in the next few hours. Very nice!

Yeah you know me huh Sam. I just received my refund from LKQ for the console plus after checking on EBay it looks like my jumpseat is worth a small fortune. I see the fabric ones listed for no less than $300, up to $450 so I figure I can easily get $350 for the leather one plus it’s in perfect condition. I checked around on prices and Autowoods is less expensive than pretty much all the others and I know their quality is top notch since I have one of theirs in The Beast. So it’s ordered in matching black leather.

 

[Sam Harris]

Yeah you know me huh Sam. I just received my refund from LKQ for the console plus after checking on EBay it looks like my jumpseat is worth a small fortune. I see the fabric ones listed for no less than $300, up to $450 so I figure I can easily get $350 for the leather one plus it’s in perfect condition. I checked around on prices and Autowoods is less expensive than pretty much all the others and I know their quality is top notch since I have one of theirs in The Beast. So it’s ordered in matching black leather.

Haha! Awesome! You’re playing the game though, making money on almost everything you take out. Way to go!

 

[Rocket Man]

Haha! Awesome! You’re playing the game though, making money on almost everything you take out. Way to go!

If things work out the way I think, I might be ok on this whole interior swap by the time I sell everything. I still have lots of interior pieces, the jumpseat, the seat leather, plus I sold the old dash for $375 and turned down an offer of $100 (mistake) for the dash that came with the Tahoe dash assembly that I paid $150 for. I think I’ll be able to get another $1000-1200 out of stuff. That would be a total of $1400-$1600 so the whole thing would cost me around $400-600. Not bad.

 

[Sam Harris]

If things work out the way I think, I might be ok on this whole interior swap by the time I sell everything. I still have lots of interior pieces, the jumpseat, the seat leather, plus I sold the old dash for $375 and turned down an offer of $100 (mistake) for the dash that came with the Tahoe dash assembly that I paid $150 for. I think I’ll be able to get another $1000-1200 out of stuff. That would be a total of $1400-$1600 so the whole thing would cost me around $400-600. Not bad.

Hell yes! That’s the way to do it..!

 

[Rocket Man]

Got the amp mounted, speaker wires ran. And pulled a door panel off to do the Kilmat and fix the stupid fake CF on the door lock.

 

[Rocket Man]

Started on the Kilmat on the doors. I got the DS done and had to move the truck so I could open the PS doors all the way so I decided to install the driver seat. So first the console. Then the seat. I’m loving how it’s looking.

 

[Rocket Man]

I painted the door lock trim on the DS doors but forgot I was going to repaint the switch housings. Then on the PS I painted the rear one and was working on the front one when I noticed the armrest looked faded next to the new paint. I decided to see if that part was removable and it is. Great. Now I need to remove the other 3 door panels so I can repaint the armrests. Maybe I can just tape them off but I’d rather do it the right way.

 

[Rocket Man]

Painted the passenger front armrest. I tried installing the trim under the dash on the passenger side that covers up the fan but there was no way it was going to fit behind the console and sub box. I measured and was getting ready to mark it for cutting when I noticed a line on the thing just about where I figured it needed to be cut. I followed it on a hunch and it fit perfect, so I’m thinking it was there for a console install cut line.

 

[Rocket Man]

Installed the other front seat and a few bits on the console. Threw the mats in and took a few pics. It still needs a few things but it’s close. More parts are coming Monday/Tuesday.

 

[wjburken]

Installed the other front seat and a few bits on the console. Threw the mats in and took a few pics. It still needs a few things but it’s close. More parts are coming Monday/Tuesday.

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That thing is really coming together for you.

 

[kbuskill]

Installed the other front seat and a few bits on the console. Threw the mats in and took a few pics. It still needs a few things but it’s close. More parts are coming Monday/Tuesday.

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Truck is looking great!

When I first saw your new leather on the seats I thought perhaps you were going to leave the headrests off but I see you decided to keep them.

I thought in one of the pics I saw that it looked like there were no holes for the headrests.

Did these covers come with holes for the headrest posts already in them or do you have to cut them yourself?

 

[Rocket Man]

Truck is looking great!

When I first saw your new leather on the seats I thought perhaps you were going to leave the headrests off but I see you decided to keep them.

I thought in one of the pics I saw that it looked like there were no holes for the headrests.

Did these covers come with holes for the headrest posts already in them or do you have to cut them yourself?

I had to cut the holes for the headrests as well as a few others. Every time I cringed, since like the dude in the video said, “you can’t put it back”. I almost messed up the one for the lumbar knob since I ended up re-stretching the cover there but it was ok.

 

[kbuskill]

I had to cut the holes for the headrests as well as a few others. Every time I cringed, since like the dude in the video said, “you can’t put it back”. I almost messed up the one for the lumbar knob since I ended up re-stretching the cover there but it was ok.

It might have been cool to leave the headrests off for a low profile look.... but maybe to old school for the look your going for... it used to be kinda popular/cool back in the day to loose the headrests.