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  1. Jordan18
    Last time my truck threw a code I disconnected my battery for a minute then reconnected and all good. It was from taking out my air filter and unplugging the MAF
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    The low beams are equal to my LED bulb high beams for throw, and better than my girlfriends VW tiguan all around lol . What amazes me the most is the light projected into the ditches, it's almost like a separate beam out of the projector My XB fogs are probably the best fog light I have ever seen. Just a sharp addition of white light onto the road and into the ditches as well, compliments my HIDs perfectly. Then the 30" light bar in the grille just is the frosting on top, like a mini sun in front of the truck for the night time.
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    Here's some snaps frpm tonight. Pardon the jetski but there was no other place in my driveway to show the fxr cutoff. Again this is 5500k 50w. Lights were professionally worked on, baked and opened all the way up. Removed the permaseal and replaced with butyl for easier future work on the lights.
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    Just had my Sierra retrofitted with FXRS and morimoto 5500k D2S system. Also had the XB LED fogs put in. All I can say is wow what an upgrade. I will try to post pics later tonight. Just crisp and sharp. You could use fogs with low beams and still navigate the dark safely on the highway. What's amazing about the fxrs is even with my 30" light bar in the grille you can still see the high beams project over the flood light of the bar down road.
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    I think diamond cote is identical to armaguard. Under the body got sprayed as well and looks even better than the frame. Matte black spray paint is actually a good idea. I already have rustguard paint primer as well. Might have to try the matte paint as a good finishing touch in tougher to reach spots I don't want to spray the rubberized coating. Pm me some pics of before and after of your work! Interested to see how it looks.
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    Hey Morris I thought I seem somewhere that you might live around or close to Edmonton? I could be mistaken. There is a shop there that armaguarded my frame. It still chips in small pieces but for almost a year it still looks decent. Any visible chips and I coat it with a rubber guard spray and it blends with the armaguard. I would say to the rest here, don't wait for GM to just band aid your truck, you'll have to resort to a more solid coating or strip the frame and paint. Will post some pics. EDIT: Right after the armaguard was applied. Was applied OVER the frame wax. I was warned it might still easily fall off but I am still impressed at the durability. Limited lifetime warranty as well which I would only take it back if huge chunks started to fall off. Below pics are after a year of use. Lots of gravel miles as well. All the rust/beige spots in these are just the exhaust pipe or dirt sticking to the wax/armaguard. These pics are just after I touch up some spots with the rubber guard spray. This is after a year of use. Plenty of gravel miles as well.
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    Thanks! That would be cool to see.
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    Has the dealer decided if they would do it for you yet? I might ask my dealership now that people are doing it.
  9. Jordan18
    It would be nice to see just to compare. Here's a picture from another thread, 30K miles and no catch can. From this perspective they actually look comparable... but the lighting is everything
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    Does ELITE have a guarantee the same way K+N will cover your engine costs if the air filter is proven to be the cause? If they do, I'll swap my RX right now.
  11. Jordan18
    Compared to some others without a can, this is pretty good. Do you have any close ups of the valves themselves? The whole deal with a catch can voiding warranty is BS, it's the same deal with after market airfilters. Honestly if I had an engine issue which required it to be towed, I'll rip out the CC in just few minutes and return it to stock. I keep tools and a stock PCV hose in my truck for this very reason because I know the dealers would bring it up if something happened.
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    I had a rubberized coating/bedliner material sprayed in the fall. I'll share some pictures for what it looks like now after some harsh winter abuse. Honestly there's no other way to deal with the crappy factory wax unless you strip, rust proof/prime and then paint or do something like this. This was applied OVER the factory wax and so far only small pieces of the rubberized coating have chipped off from debris but wax held intact underneath. It was a cheap process ($250 CAD) for doing the frame and underside of the body and it came with a lifetime warranty. Unfortunately for people outside of Alberta, seems like this is a niche product for a shop in Edmonton and cannot locate a place in the states or other provinces. The metal parts such as the rear axle and front sway bars and A-arms were not touched, so I sprayed with fluid film and they have no hint of rust.
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    I found out there's a GM dealer about 2 hours away from me that does the BG service and they promote it with all of their vehicles with DI every 18k miles (not sure about turbo engines though), which has got me interested. I am sitting at 11000 miles so I got time plus with my catch can it probably prolongs it. The say it does not harm the power train warranty. They also say that it SHOULD start to be implemented as a service requirement in the manual because of the immediate benefits and for longevity of the vehicle, mind you this is their opinion. The cost of the service could easily be made up in the mileage gains if your vehicle has been hit hard enough with coking. I am still surprised by my mileage with my 6.2 even in sub zero temps and crappy winter fuel, I am still achieving 11-12L/100km (20 mpg roughly) on the highways and some mixed town driving.
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    I had a product called "Armaguard" done on my frame and I fluid filmed the rest. Basically a rubberized bed liner type coating but slightly softer. Attached pictures.
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    I fell victim and have a speedworks can. However just to give an update since I put it on in the summer, I haven't seen signs it is coming apart anywhere, I just have had some leakage from the drain fitting coming loose but tightened up. It's been 5 to 0 F (-15 to -20 C) here where I live, I drain it after every long trip and have been getting close to 1.5-2 oz of fluid every 200-300 miles in these temps. The more bombing around town I do, the more fluid it seems to catch compared to equivalent highway distances. I checked my intake for shits and giggles, compared to me checking prior to putting on the can, there is no noticeable sheen or shine like before. Just looks dry inside the intake which it seems to be doing the job. I still am more of a fan of Elites style of taking the bottom off to see the inside.
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    I bought a knockoff RX can as I stated in earlier posts from September. I am catching the same amounts as others here so I am not too worried, can is holding up well after 6 months. HOWEVER, since I am obsessed with piece-of-mindness and knowing what the inside is like, I am a fan of Elite's design of taking off the bottom portion and being able to see the interior of the can and empty it just like that so I might consider one in the near future. Is it possible to order JUST a CAN with AN fittings? Since I have the hoses in place it would mean just a simple swap out of the can.
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    I would bet they kept the projector style the same on the HID fitted trucks, to save money of course. But guys that have seen the SLTs and LTZ in person on this forum mentioned the LED have an oval shape to them. I am maybe willing to try the TRS Sierra spec kit, it seems basically plug and play and with some minor drilling. I would be most concerned with the wiring side of things, not too experienced there but if they have a wiring diagram it might be ok.
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    I think a big difference there is you needed whole new housings to change to the HID style. Prior to 2013 trucks with the HIDs, they were all a reflector style. I am placing a bet that GM took a cheap route and simply redesigned the internal layout and nothing more of the 16' Sierras headlights, kept the housing dimensions the same, and the same projector. Thus the possibility for a plug and play on the 14-15 headlights style for either the HIDs or LEDs (for LEDs though probaby a longer shot for reasons I stated above they are putting in the 16s). I am eager to see one in person to see how they look under the hood.
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    I want to pursue FXR projectors route, but if there is a simpler AND cheaper option that is a win all around. The silverado redesign looks like it completely changed the front headlight design, which it does make sense silverado owners may be up shit creek with any swaps. Knowing GM and we all seem to know them well, the Sierra's new headlight design looks like it has similar dimensions, and thy only things they changed on it were the bulbs themselves to HID (with ballasts etc) and MAYBE the projector design (GM usually goes a cheaper route so if I was a betting man I would say they are probably identical in design to the current halogen projectors). But from my perspective I am interested in what the backsides look like with the HIDs in place on the 16s, there isn't a lot of wiggle room to extend the housings (or bulk up in any way for that matter) back at least on the air filter side. I am leaning towards the dealer simply putting the HID equipment in place and wiring it the same way as the new trucks, thus you have a cheap OEM backed design, but again when new trucks show up on dealer lots I'll take a peak. The LED headlights on the SLT and Denali trims are more than likely to be more complicated compared to the HID systems on the lower trims, as I am sure it requires special wiring of some sort (MAYBE, not I am not too keen on vehicle electrical systems, maybe it's as simple as plug and play like these LED bulbs people are trialing around these forums). But the led headlights themselves look like they are similar to F150s LED headlights, which are actually not projector style but look like a cluster of LED diodes that are focused forward. So the trucks with LED style might have different internal measurements.
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    I am already waiting to hear on OEM HIDs for the 16s and potential compatibility for 14-15s. I asked for a quote from what I think is one of the only retrofitting places in all of Alberta, Canada that deals with with TRS/Morimoto/FXR brands. For a full install retrofit including FXR projectors, 3D printed brackets, open and reseal the housings after cutting (apparently is a lot of work), 55w philips bulbs (5000k) and canbus compatible ballasts comes to $1300 CAD which is roughly 900-1000 USD. I believe and FXR and HID kit come together to around 400-500 CAD maybe more so there is a lot of labour money in this quote. I guess this is the tradeoff for not doing anything yourself but I have no experience or desire to do a retrofit myself. Call it lazy but I know I won't do it properly and will do more harm than good. Thing is, I am waiting to hear if OEM swap is possible and how much is costs from a dealer, since the FXR retrofit shop is 9 hours away vs a dealer that is 5 min away. I PM'D DangerDick who seems to be the retrofit/HID master on these forums (he did a full comparison on HID GM spec kit from TRS, FXR retro fit and stock lighting) as I think he is only 4-5 hours from where I live, if he is up for it or a shop around where he lives.
  21. Jordan18
    I think part of the upcharge also was they were selling a complete kit because mine came with the clean air separator, where the real RX site sold it separately. I don't find the craftsmanship to be lacking on mine at all but overtime will be the true test.
  22. Jordan18
    My dealings have all been through "RXSpeedWorks" which looks to be the imposter website. It would explain some little differences my can has had compared to others posted here. I will say mine has been working about as well as others as I am catching about the same amount from what others are showing. But I am still concerned long term what to do now.
  23. Jordan18
    They are a local Canadian brand it seems. http://www.armaguard.com/automotive.php Had it done in a shop that applies it as an undercoat but primarily it's a linex type bed coating.
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    Here's some pictures of my undercoat. It actually comes with a lifetime (originally thought it was only 1 year) warranty for the life of the truck as long as I own it. Any part that chips, peels, globs off they touch it up and blend free of charge. Most parts of the frame and underbody were done all around (and inside from what i can see)that didn't require removal of something major. Under the engine bay was left alone due to dealers requiring most access for services underneath. They sprayed over the factory wax which if it ends up falling off they just touch up anyways. It looks like the factory wax when it's brand new but is hard as rock to the touch.
  25. Jordan18
    Probably use brakekleen or some sort of degreaser soak once a year or so I'd imagine. Something to maybe ask RX about.
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