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hi guys, names uchi. found this place through google and it seems like it has more information than i could read in a life time, lol. i just bought an 06 slt sierra z71 in burgandy. i take delivery on monday so ill get some pics of her up here when i pick her up. not my first gm truck, i had a 1990 z71 regular cab short box several years back that i lost in a car accident. had 311 000 km on the original motor and original 700r4 tranny and would still bark second gear when i hammered the gas. loved that truck always wanted another. this one is a crew cab and is loaded with all the fancy buttons and leather this and that and is just missing a sunroof, other than that i think it could launch a space shuttle with all the buttons it has, haha. i was on here last night and spent a couple hours reading through the forums and plaing the search game and saw some interesting stuff. one thing i saw was someone had a factory backup camera mounted where the handle for the tailgate is. i thought that was the coolest thing ever, so i looked for it but couldnt find any information regarding it. perhaps somoene could point me in the right direction and maybe send me a link to where someone has installed one onto another truck and also what the gm screen looks like where the video is displayed, and another thing im interested in is a tailer brake controller. i did find some information regarding this and for the most part it seems like it has to be wired in with wires that are under the dash and a couple wires need to be hooked up under the hood. i just want to make sure i have this information right. and if someone can provide me with the location of the wires and what each does so when i do buy a brake controller its not gonna be a guessing game.

 

other than that im really looking forward to learning about this truck through here and hopefully contributing back any knowledge i have. but in the back of mind all i keep thinking is great, another toy, i already have a bike, a track bike, and now a truclk i wanna fiddle with, lol.

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Welcome

 

I believe the backup camera in the tailgate handle is only for the GMT-900 trucks (07-current)

uchi Enthusiast

uchi

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thanks guys. i mainly want a back up camera of some kind so that when the wife drives the truck she doesnt back the damn thing into something. you know most women, back up till you touch the solid object behind you, lol

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thanks guys. i mainly want a back up camera of some kind so that when the wife drives the truck she doesnt back the damn thing into something. you know most women, back up till you touch the solid object behind you, lol

 

They sell aftermarket ones pretty cheap ($100-$200) that you attach to your license plate. Seem pretty good. There is a topic in this section about it.

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thanks guys. i mainly want a back up camera of some kind so that when the wife drives the truck she doesnt back the damn thing into something. you know most women, back up till you touch the solid object behind you, lol

 

 

Driving by braille :lol:

 

Welcome, and congrats on the new truck.

uchi Enthusiast

uchi

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thanks guys, i have a cheapy from canadian tire but id rather get something a little higher res :lol:

 

haha yes driving by brail, shes hit our porch twice and backed into the metal barrier at work once, yet i can back a 6 foot wide trailer down the driveway thats 7 feet wide and not hit anything. lol.

 

maybe my first upgrade should be a bumper car type armour package for this thing :lol:

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thanks guys. so tomorrow is the big day i finally take possession of the truck. been a really long weekend i tell ya. cant wait :cool:

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