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Pknitty86 Enthusiast

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When I first got my truck I was disappointed that it didn't come with the DIC. Yesterday I finally installed one in my truck and couldn't be happier. I bought it from Number 1 GM Parts on ebay for $73.99 with free shipping. The install was pretty darn easy the hardest part was getting the headlight switch out of the old panel. I used this page http://gmt900.wrath.org/dic.htm for instructions. Now What the hell am I supposed to do with the old panel?

 

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karlde Enthusiast

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Wow, that looks original. You did a good job. Sell the old panel on eBay.

 

Karl

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Black GMC

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Best Mod out there for sure! Love mine. A little off topic but I am pretty surprised at your 14.7MPG. I thought those 6's did a little better?

latreille89 Enthusiast

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My 2010 RCLB v6 drank the gas.... it loved it... keep them completely stock and drive very easy... they do really well, but I was always giving it that extra gas to get it going a little quicker and that's where you lose.

Pknitty86 Enthusiast

Pknitty86

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Best Mod out there for sure! Love mine. A little off topic but I am pretty surprised at your 14.7MPG. I thought those 6's did a little better?

 

 

I hardly do any highway driving so that's what kills my mpg's luckily I have a very short commute I usually only have to fill up every 2.5 to 3 weeks.

Stevet86 Enthusiast

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Wow, that looks original. You did a good job. Sell the old panel on eBay.

 

Karl

 

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My old panel sat on eBay for about a month, not a single look. That upgrade is a nice feature to add.

Pknitty86 Enthusiast

Pknitty86

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This might be a stupid question, but does anyone know how often the average MPG updates? mine hasn't changed at all since I installed the DIC.

00Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

00Silverado4x4

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It's an average as you drive so it's updated constantly. I reset my avg econ at every fill up personally just to keep tabs on a per tank basis.

NEFisher11 Enthusiast

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I am looking into adding this to my truck but i am a little gun shy. The last 2 times i did anything electrical in my old colorado where a complete horror show. Is this merrly plug and play? Do i need to worry about anything getting screwed up? These may seem like silly questions but my last experiences where just god awful.

latreille89 Enthusiast

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Pop the panel to the left of the steerrng wheel off. The one with the light selector. There should be a wire behind it not connected to anything. All you need to do is order the kit, it comes with the panel and the buttons for the DIC. You just unclick the light selector buttons from the old panel and unplug them, then click them into the new panel, plug them in. Do the same with the DIC buttons an put the panel back on. No splicing of wires, no tools are really required, maybe a flat head. That's it.

Doug_Scott Senior Enthusiast

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Hardest part is removing the headlight switch from the panel. Not that it is hard to do, just is the hardest part of the job. Very simple job, even girls can do it.

Pknitty86 Enthusiast

Pknitty86

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Its very easy to install I didn't use any tools follow the link in my first post. I reset the average MPG seems to work now.

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