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Yea, cold weather with the wife and two young kids in the back. I'm sure I could have gotten more mpg, but stopped, idled for a while (roughly an hour), and then back on the highway. This was back in December in Chicago.

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Well this is my first mod post...it's not much but I dipped the front and rear emblems (no pics of rear yet) also not sure why this pic is upside down but you get the idea

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While I was waiting between coats to dry I took off the front valance/air deflector at the bottom

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After that between drying coats I decided that my Avalanche's emblem needed a little sprucing up

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Here's the finished result on the silverado

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I still have a ways to go, I want to put a 2" RC leveling kit on the front as well as dipping the wheels and rest of the emblems

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2" leveling kit, alignment, 275/60/20 KO2's, DDM 55W 4500, driver side grab handle, deezee bed mat, and waiting on my tonneau to be delivered. Busy couple of days.

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Where and how did you mount those footwell lights? Could you list some picks of them with the lights off maybe for a visual?

 

 

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the last picture is with the lights off.

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Also took the 4x4 stickers off the side of the bed too

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Ps: sorry for the crappy lighting in both posts

What you use to get them off. Im planing on do mine once it gets warmer outside... nice job
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What you use to get them off. Im planing on do mine once it gets warmer outside... nice job

I just used a blow dryer on high heat and picked at it and slowly peeled it away while applying heat. I was gonna use a heat gun but the blow dryer worked just fine

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I can't wait for it to get warmer so I can finally get out there and do everything else I want to do. Here in michigan spring is just another fancy word for extended winter

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I use similar methods and then use gas to get the sticky parts off of the paint. Just have to wax that area when you are done. I didn't like the Z71 stickers, so they are gone. Noticed others got Z71 that has 4x4 also, but mine didn't for some reason. Must people think my truck is 2 wheel until I tell them.

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I use similar methods and then use gas to get the sticky parts off of the paint. Just have to wax that area when you are done. I didn't like the Z71 stickers, so they are gone. Noticed others got Z71 that has 4x4 also, but mine didn't for some reason. Must people think my truck is 2 wheel until I tell them.

I have yet to wax it I thought that maybe the residue will come off with the next wash....there's nothing sticky on there now I'm just worried about a "4x4" outline being on there. Should I use the gas or wd-40 just in case? I don't see an outline right now but the light isn't hitting it the right way

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I use wd40 cause I feel like gas wouldn't ruin the paint but I've never used it so no for sure answer. Wd40 has always worked for me

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