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  1. I have installed 3 Bedrugs on 3 different models, GM and Ford. Each Bedrug had embossed areas showing you where to cut openings for lights, tiedowns etc. The markings are on the back side of the rug, embossed in the padding material. The installation instructions noted where they are.
  2. Truck axle production moving back to the expensive US from cheaper Mexico. Been wondering since these posts if product quality was the reason for this change. http://www.autonews.com/article/20170116/OEM01/170119817/gm-to-invest-%241-billion-in-u.s.-manufacturing-move-axle-work-from http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2017/01/450_new_gm_jobs_coming_to_mich.html
  3. Funny how other vehicles in this price range have blind spot detection and warning but GMC doesn't. You're given a tiny blind spot mirror. Wonder how much that saved in production costs.
  4. I'll take on your claim about worst dealer. Mine just ignored my complaints about vehicle shaking. The techs kept writing that the vehicle was operating to manufacturer's specs. Then the dealer replaced my wheels under the corrosion warranty. Lo and behold, shake almost completely gone! Just a quiver now and then and only on specific areas of freeways. SMH, I can't stand when the dealer doesn't believe me.
  5. I decided to keep the cloth type well liners on my 14 sierra mainly because they don't look as bad when soiled as the plastic ones. Cleaning them is more laborious but I have discovered that spraying them with an orange oil detergent and using a power washer makes it go easier. I am still perplexed as to how GM got what looks like felt to become a somewhat rigid and durable wheel well liner. Polymers? I wish the rear cloth type liners extended to cover the frame tubes like the prior model year plastic liners.
  6. Had the rims replaced on my vehicle yesterday. Took one short drive on the freeway, vehicle vibrates when driving in the 73-76 mph range. But the vehicle tracking is stable. No more vehicle shaking to the point it feels scary to drive. I don't think its going to get better than what I have now. I've decided to wait and see as some posters here mention that as the tires settle on the rims ride characteristics can change.
  7. I'm adding Costco to my strategy then. Here's my current situation: My 2014 Sierra obviously has a badly balanced wheel because it will shake depending on where tires are rotated to. With 22k on the odo and 18 months into my bumper to bumper warranty, my chrome wheels are blistering and the chrome is flaking off. Gm is replacing them under warranty and when I get it back if it shakes again I'll try Costco. But first, I'm going right from the dealer to a freeway to see if it's happening again. If it does I'll take it right back.
  8. Welcome to the club, the ChevyShake club. My dealer still tells me my vehicle operates within manufacturer specs.
  9. Homelink in my 2014 sierra is a piece of junk. I've grow weary of how engineers at this auto company have cut costs to maximize profits.
  10. Drove a friend's 2016 F150 recently, reminded me of the ride in my 2012 Sierra. My 2014 Sierra can't compete for ride quality. When I traded in I had no idea that the Sierra redesign was going to leave me wanting my old truck back. I think GM screwed the pooch when they updated the Sierra.
  11. I'm driving a 2014 Sierra and it still is not repaired. I can't even get the company/ dealer to acknowledge there's a problem.
  12. After several emails with GM priority care, I have been referred to "GM customer experience managers" back at my dealer. I am supposed to be contacted by someone today abut my truck's shaking.
  13. I thought I was lucky when, last year, the dealer balance my tires and my 2014 Sierra SLT stopped shaking. Recently it began again but in the 75-80mph range (18k on the odo). The dealer's mechanic says he cannot reproduce my concern and the dealer says they won't operate the vehicle at that speed. Take any Turnpike or Parkway in New Jersey and 70-75mph is the speed traffic is moving (65 mph speed limit). So unless you want to be the obstruction, you match traffic's speed. Do you think a call to GM customer care would even help?
  14. I forgot about your advice when I installed mine and have "cheese grater thumbs" too. I bought these, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WUG1A8I/ref=cm_sw_su_dp The 9006 fits in a 9012 socket even though one tab is a little larger than it should be, so i clipped it just a bit. Agreed, they are much brighter than stock but they do not solve the problem of side of road lighting as much as I hoped. Forward lighting is acceptable. I already have Putco Nite Lux in my fog lamp housings. With all the LEDs together, my ability to see the road is restored. I put the ballasts in the housings.
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