What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Sam Harris]

@Scottydoggs is right. Experienced thieves can do it, regardless of what’s there to stop them, if they’re 100% after your vehicle. However, @Rocket Man is also correctly pointing out that the more you do to stop these thieves from taking your truck, the more likely they are to move on to a different one. Same thing as situational awareness.. criminals always look for the easy targets. Don’t be one.

And: can’t we all just get along..?

 

[Scottydoggs]

@Scottydoggs is right. Experienced thieves can do it, regardless of what’s there to stop them, if they’re 100% after your vehicle. However, @Rocket Man is also correctly pointing out that the more you do to stop these thieves from taking your truck, the more likely they are to move on to a different one. Same thing as situational awareness.. criminals always look for the easy targets. Don’t be one.

And: can’t we all just get along..?

it would be really easy to get along if people were not trying to f over the next guy.

What exactly is your point? That we’re all screwed, they’re going to steal our trucks anyway so why try stopping them? I don’t get it. Thats 3 posts stating there’s nothing a guy can do. If you have some wisdom, please share.

being proactive is always a good thing. but in the end if some dirt bag wants something bad enough, they will take it one way or another. its a sad world, but its what we got right now.

my grand parents told me how back in the day no one locked their house doors. left keys in the cars ignition over night windows open. no one had the balls to rob you. i dare you to take that challenge today.

did see a vid a while back. how to not get your car stolen in a bad neighborhood or something like that. guy pulls up backs in to a spot, hes got a hellcat. pops the hood, pops the trunk, both doors wide open, leaves the key fob in the cup holder and walks off. now any thief will think twice cause "this is way to easy" bait car!!!! it was pretty funny.

 

[ScottyBoy]

cables can be cut in 10 seconds. lets just say, if they really want it they are going to take it.

The only way the cables for that E-stopp controller can be cut in 10 seconds is if the thief already knows two things: First off they need to KNOW that it's in the vehicle and they need to disable it. Second, they need to know EXACTLY where the control box for it is located so they can disable it.
So no, they can't exactly cut it in 10 seconds, but a determined thief can and WILL eventually find it and disable it. Like mentioned, NOTHING is 100% theftproof, and a determined professional WILL get your vehicle if he wants it bad enough. Most Crooks will move on to a much easier target.
Back when I lived in New Orleans, car theft was rampant (and STILL is there), and I had a Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme which is VERY easy to steal if you have no added anti-theft measures. Literally all you need is a flat head screwdriver. And it wasn't just the Cutlass, pretty much ANY 1990's or older GM or Jeep/Chrysler with the round steering column with tilt steering is SUPER easy to steal. So on my Cutlass I had a "Column Lock" anti-theft collar on my steering column, I had a removable steering wheel, I had a Viper alarm system, I had a kill switch in addition to the starter kill on the alarm system. And as if all that wasn't enough, I had shaved door and trunk lock cylinders not only be a use it looked sleeker with no lock cylinders on the doors, but from an anti-theft standpoint as well. If there's no locks to punch out, that makes it that much harder to break in. Also, on the GM G-body cars, there was a "flaw" in the way the frameless windows were designed. You could usually pull the glass back far enough to reach in and unlock the door, especially on cars with work out window tracks. So I removed my inner door lock rods and shortened them. I cut off about an inch and re-threaded the rod to screw the lock handle/pull back on. When I was all done, the door lock pulls were just barely recessed below the surface of the door panel. So when they were locked, the lock pull went completely down into the hole. By doing that, you couldn't reach in and unlock the door, even if the window was rolled down. The ONLY drawback about that (which I didn't mind) was that passengers couldn't unlock the doors either. You HAD to press the pwr unlock button to unlock the doors. Needless to say, by doing all that, my car was never stolen. Twice though, in all the years I owned that car, I came out to it to find my glass had been pulled back past the gasket though. So apparently someone tried but quickly gave up when they realized they had no easy way to unlock the door.
In a nutshell, the more difficult you make it to steal your ride, the more likely it will NOT get stolen. But NOTHING can stop a tow truck, and trust me there's plenty of hardcore professionals who actually have tow trucks they use to steal vehicles.

 

[iamdub]

Big 3 upgrade and new battery posts todayView attachment 394902

That ground on the accessory bracket should be going to the frame. A circuit is as strong as its weakest link. All that nice big cable, but the engine/alternator's ground is limited to the factory 4 gauge (I assume it's still in place) at best, making it all moot. I agree with upgrading the body-to-frame (or engine) ground, so I repurposed the original 4 gauge to connect the firewall (body) to the engine block. This made it a Big 4. You have the makings of something great there, but you've shorted yourself. Unless there's an upgraded ground that's not visible.

 

[ncalvo]

That ground on the accessory bracket should be going to the frame. A circuit is as strong as its weakest link. All that nice big cable, but the engine/alternator's ground is limited to the factory 4 gauge (I assume it's still in place) at best, making it all moot. I agree with upgrading the body-to-frame (or engine) ground, so I repurposed the original 4 gauge to connect the firewall (body) to the engine block. This made it a Big 4. You have the makings of something great there, but you've shorted yourself. Unless there's an upgraded ground that's not visible.

Looks like I'll be doing a big 4 that makes perfect sense

 

[jaeross57]

Replace it. If you don’t, it’ll fail as soon as you get it all back together. Getting it back in is a little bit harder, but very manageable.

I agree because I have rebuilt a lot of starters. If you are going to take it apart , just to clean it. I would trade it for a reman or a new one. A starter is a part that can leave you stranded at exactly the worst time possible .I know from experience.

 

[89Suburban]

Christ on a donkey

 

[03catburban]

Can't drive it. But my upholstery guy had me a surprise ready today so here's a sneak peek

 

[drewtx154]

So I never ended up repairing mine that broke, although I was prepared to. I had bought "3m fast cure auto glass urethane" as I read most other stuff like jb weld fails. Prep the surface really well and c-clamp it with the urethane.
I was fortunate enough to have a friend that gave me his hatch glass, he had repaired his hinges. When I put that glass in, I took out the struts and stopped using the hatch glass. Even after it is repaired I believe it will fail again.
The reason my friend gave me his hatch glass is because a few years back we hit the junkyard together and he was fortunate enough to grab new glass off an escalade. The other day I was lucky enough to grab new glass off a 2006 tahoe, 2005+2006 models have improved hinges which to my knowledge don't have a history of failing. It cost me $50.

I'll have to check out some 2005+ rear glass then... Thank you for the tip

 

[dda140]

What did I do today on my GMT800? PASSED MY OUT OF PROVINCE INSPECTION AND GOT REGISTERED! WOO!

 

[03catburban]

I'll have to check out some 2005+ rear glass then... Thank you for the tip

Definitely recommend the upgrade did mine the night before the g80 went pop

 

[iamdub]

Looks like I'll be doing a big 4 that makes perfect sense

You can haz all teh amperz.

 

[07Burb]

Fellas….either forum like adults or go to bed. No need for the childish back and forth and stirring up drama like a 13 year old on Snapchat. If I have to treat you like kids again you’re going away. And if you’re going to use the ignore feature, for the love of Pete actually use it and be happy. You ain’t using it right if you turn it off to see what the other is posting about.

/the end

 

[treehan77]

Joined the 200k club while on a camping trip

 

[MassHoe04]

Joined the 200k club while on a camping trip

Nice gauges!

 

[drewtx154]

Definitely recommend the upgrade did mine the night before the g80 went pop

That's some nice glass ... Well I just opened up my liftgate to mess with my rear A/C and I noticed this bullspit. FML I can't win with this Tahoe... I try and treat it right but seems like every time I fix something I turn around to get 2 more things that have failed or are beginning to fail....

 

[Mudsport96]

Joined the 200k club while on a camping trip

Just getting broken in at 200k. Keep the oil changed and you have at least 200k left.

 

[03catburban]

That's some nice glass ... Well I just opened up my liftgate to mess with my rear A/C and I noticed this bullspit. FML I can't win with this Tahoe... I try and treat it right but seems like every time I fix something I turn around to get 2 more things that have failed or are beginning to fail....

Believe me I understand your pain

 

[ncalvo]

That's some nice glass ... Well I just opened up my liftgate to mess with my rear A/C and I noticed this bullspit. FML I can't win with this Tahoe... I try and treat it right but seems like every time I fix something I turn around to get 2 more things that have failed or are beginning to fail....

Sorry to hear it.
That is why once I started fixing stuff I got extremely aggressive with preventative maintenance, just about over the hump (hopefully) on major repairs that I can relax for a while.
Subscribe to u-pull-it notifications for 05+06 near you maybe you'll get lucky, don't use your liftgate glass with old hinges

Fixed my big 3, notice a difference on my voltage it doesn't dip at all

 

[Mudsport96]

Not the Tahoe but the 06 Silverado, did the main brake line that runs from the ABS unit to the rear axle yesterday.
Daughter called me and says " my brake pedal doesn't work and i can't slow down right.."
So i walk her through down shifting and using a combination of brake pedal and parking brake to get stopped. Luckily she was in the open and had plenty of road and only going 45.
Dorman stainless steel kit and it was back on the road 3.5 hours later.

Father in law had the fronts to the rubber lines done and the rears from the drums in done... dont know why he didnt have it all done when he still owned it..

But now it is all done and i have leftover stainless lines that should fit the front of the Tahoe