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Picked Up My New Sierra Hd This Week!

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Bear68 Enthusiast

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I ordered this truck in mid September and it arrived this week- 2011 Sierra 2500 HD arrived Midnight Blue Metallic with Ebony interior. V-8 gas, SLE preferred package, 4x4, 40/20/40 split front bench seat, heavy duty towing package, heated camper mirrors. 4.10 rear, 6" step assist, 160 amp alternator, 5th wheel wiring, underseat storage, , GMC splash guards, 18" AT tires on polished aluminum rims. Going to get the bed Line-X'd and I am debating on whether to line-x the rear wheel wells or just buy the plastic protectors?

Truck looks very sharp and have gotten alot of compliments already!! This former Tundra owner is back with GM!

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Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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Awesome looking truck. Big congrats!

 

I just got mine yesterday. :cheers: (sig photo not updated)

mato27 Enthusiast

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Wow! That is one badass truck! Do you have anymore pics?

 

My next one will be something similar.

 

Since you are having the bed line-x'd, I would have them spray the wheel wells

kurt1993 Enthusiast

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nice truck i think its time for me to get one even though im kinda in love with my 8.1L and dont really wanna go diesel.... i like the idea of fords new 6.2 in their super dutys just cause GMs 6.0s a little boring and i just wouldnt buy a dodge for whatever reason.... anyway sorry for the ramble lol.... you do have a very nice truck there and i hope you take good care of it especially if your in the NE and have those heavily salted roads in the winter.... GOOD LUCK

 

-Kurt

revrnd Senior Enthusiast

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Bear, the blue looks good. When I looked @ my truck it was cloudy & the blue looked more like black.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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Going to get the bed Line-X'd and I am debating on whether to line-x the rear wheel wells or just buy the plastic protectors?

 

I'd get them line-x'd,the plastic fender liners collect to much crap under them,and stuff tends to "lay" and get trapped at the bottom.

Bear68 Enthusiast

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Living in the Midwest...winter is just around the corner and I don't want to think about all the salt getting on this truck! I am strongly considering doing the line-x wheel wells...I think it will look nicer and with the hard winters help protect the truck more.

Heineken022 Enthusiast

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You bought the truck I was looking for when they had the $5000 rebates on 2010s. I looked within 400 miles of Western PA and couldn't find a 2010 like that and would lose the rebate by ordering. I ended up with the same truck but in black. I had a 96 K1500 stepside in midnight blue with a silver bottom prior to the 2500 HD. Loved the truck but the body started rusting and I needed something that I didn't have to worry about taking a 2,000 mile trip in. Ended up keeping it since they were only going to give me $3500 on trade. I've since been offered $6500 for the truck which is pretty good for a 14 year old truck with 140,000 miles.

 

That is one really sweet truck. Get a good coat of wax on her before winter.

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Yep get them done the same time as you get the bed sprayed. I just got my wheel wells done last week. I never thought about doing them until I read about it on here. I got my truck in Sept. Getting the bed sprayed was the first thing that I had done to it. It cost me $200 to have the wells sprayed. The guy said it would of been cheaper if I would of had it done when they sprayed the bed, as they basically have to re-tape everything.

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Yesterday I also ordered almost the same truck in stealth gray. I also will be getting rid of my 07 Tundra. I am a little concerned at the lack of power with the GMC 6.0

How do you feel about going from the Tundra to 3/4 ton? Only reason I am switching is to add a plow to the truck and I knew the Tundra would not handle a big plow too well.

Gm really improved the brakes on these trucks, I was pleasantly surprised with this . I ordered the 3.73 gears, that may be the reason for the seemingly lack of performance as well as the extra weight of the truck compared to a 1/2 ton.

Bear68 Enthusiast

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Not concerned at all about the "loss" of power...I don't think 21hp (381 hp vs 360 hp)will make a difference one bit. The advantage I get from a 3/4 ton as far as frame, suspension, payload etc. surpasses the 21hp difference. There is more to pulling than just horsepower. I pull a 8,000 lb (dry weight) travel trailer and there are six of us in the family so when we are all loaded down I will feel a whole lot safer going down the highway in the Sierra. Pulling this camper by myself in the Tundra, I really felt it back there...I wouldn't take it out on the highway with the whole gang.

The 6.0 is a good motor and the changes GM made to the frame...you will have no problem with putting a snow plow on the front of it. Now that fall is upon us and I just winterized our camper, I can't wait until spring to pull the camper.

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Bear68 or anyone...

Does the 2011 2500HD include Bluetooth for hands free phone? I looked at the "spec.'s page" and it is very confusing.. and somewhat incomplete related to information about the radio/stereo systems..

 

thanks,

Carl B.

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