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Center Caps Yes Or No?

flyin6

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As the owner of a new Escalade EXT (Avalanche) I can say two things so far:

 

1. I love this truck, it's ride, performance, mileage

 

2. I don't like all the chrome!

 

I ordered it with the body color grill (Black) but it is loaded with chrome everywhere else. I was staring at it thinking about which mods were going to come and when, I was looking at the factory 22" seven spoke wheels. Nice enough and definately keepers, but those gaudy center caps with the huge caddy badging...not working for me. So I pryed them off and VOILA' a whole new look. I liked it right away. Gave the truck more of a performance look. You can see the studs and lug nuts and the wheels took on a deep dish look, well somewhat.

 

So, the next day the family walks out to get in on our way to church. My wife says "What happened to the Ecsalade, it looks "hillbilly!"

Following the service a friend comes up and says someone stole my center caps! Another says the caddy looks awful, like it lost all it's class!

Then at lunch after the service while dining with some friends, the subject comes up. Everyone is asking why I took off the center caps. I make the statement that I am going to dechrome it to some extent... I start seeing looks of disapproval. My wife openly states she married a red neck and my friends say I will ruin the truck!

I plan to pull off the running boards and tastefully remove the chrome from the mirrors.

So am I that wrong, or are they just not custom and high performance oriented?

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MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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I don't have any issue with you removing the running boards or chrome from the mirrors,Hell I'd do the same thing myself if I had one,as I don't like steps or the chrome mirror caps.

BUT PLEZZ....Put the center caps back on :D Its a $70k SUV,It needs to look like one!

502ci Enthusiast

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So I pryed them off and VOILA' a whole new look. I liked it right away. Gave the truck more of a performance look. You can see the studs and lug nuts and the wheels took on a deep dish look, well somewhat.

It does not look right without them, flat out look likes something is missing...the only performance look they give is if they had actually flew off from driving exceptionally fast... :D

flyin6 Enthusiast

flyin6

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If you like it blacked out, thats good :D Post some photo's of the process.

 

Not totally blacked out, just a little more understated

Go to the engine performance section, I posted the K&N install

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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Missing the center caps makes it look like you bought wheels for it but they didn't come with caps.... or like somebody stole yours.

scZ71 Enthusiast

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Its an Escalade, the King of Bling, most people love it that way, but it's your truck. 12 years ago I got my Sierra and I was going to do the same, I like the mono color look, well I did the performance end and never got to the chrome, and glad I didn't because a few years later and chrome was back.

 

and yes, it needs the center caps back.

 

Consider headers and Loud exhaust???

flyin6 Enthusiast

flyin6

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I bow to the peer pressure :D

 

I put the center caps back on!

 

Something has to go, this thing just looks too cushy! Maybe the running boards...No need for those things!

scZ71 Enthusiast

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Now that sounds better, although your wife may not like it. Just as a test, you could black out the chrome on the running boards with some black tape.

flyin6 Enthusiast

flyin6

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Now that sounds better, although your wife may not like it. Just as a test, you could black out the chrome on the running boards with some black tape.

 

Well, about that...

She had a Yukon Denali which she recently traded on a euro luxo car, so the Esky is all mine. I'm not even asking her for opinions. THis thing is going to be the way I want it to be!

Yea, feelin' some testerone here!

 

I want the look of this truck to be muscular and running boards look more soccer mom-ish. After they are gone I'll reevaluate.

MarkD Senior Enthusiast

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Try the Amp Research stepbars. Down when needed, invisible when not needed. Kinda expensive, but we are talking Cadillac here.

 

Thank you for putting the center caps back on. Kinda looked like shoes with the laces removed.

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