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RKeeper1
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Hauled this precious cargo home for the first time from the NICU after 40 days!   Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

Mileguru
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I installed this thingy on the top of my 2017 6.2L. Not really sure what it does, but my truck goes really fast now.  

pgamboa
pgamboa

Found an hour of free time yesterday and installed GM - Illuminated Door Sills. Love the way they look! Of course, made a how to video. The box didn't come with instructions and tried searching he

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16LT4 Enthusiast

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19 hours ago, jscottl said:

Yep that is a little bambi catcher for sure. Too bad once it catches a deer your front end is going to be toast.

So? Not any different than without it. 
 

 

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16LT4 Enthusiast

16LT4

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11 hours ago, slj2008 said:

should have a brush guard / led light bar ??

I don’t like brush guards and can’t stand LED light bars. 

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Truckboattruck Enthusiast

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Had a lot done a lot in the last month or so. Totally new brake system save a few lines, BT Dieselworks autosync, short antenna, APS sidesteps, Morimoto headlights, then had wheels and tires done last week or so. Tried to get Eibach pro truck shocks done today but my lower spring perches are pretty shot so doing Eibach stage 2 kit now. Waiting on good weather to do plugs, wires, tow spec full aluminum radiator, sure-cool valve, black rear bumper, black front bumper, Morimoto fogs, and updated rearview cam. Waiting on parts for DOD delete kit and Circle D converter, also Kryptonite hubs and tie rods to do an offroad spec knuckle conversion with cognito and TTX control arms. When everything mechanical is sorted going to do rust repair/prevention and paint correction with debadge.

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16 hours ago, Truckboattruck said:

Had a lot done a lot in the last month or so. Totally new brake system save a few lines, BT Dieselworks autosync, short antenna, APS sidesteps, Morimoto headlights, then had wheels and tires done last week or so. Tried to get Eibach pro truck shocks done today but my lower spring perches are pretty shot so doing Eibach stage 2 kit now. Waiting on good weather to do plugs, wires, tow spec full aluminum radiator, sure-cool valve, black rear bumper, black front bumper, Morimoto fogs, and updated rearview cam. Waiting on parts for DOD delete kit and Circle D converter, also Kryptonite hubs and tie rods to do an offroad spec knuckle conversion with cognito and TTX control arms. When everything mechanical is sorted going to do rust repair/prevention and paint correction with debadge.

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Some great upgrades, looking nice! Are you planning on wrapping or painting the bumpers? I wrapped mine and they look awesome, plus no worries with rock chips like the painted bumpers. 3M 2080 gloss black vinyl matches onyx black pretty dang good. 

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2 hours ago, boettcher40 said:

Some great upgrades, looking nice! Are you planning on wrapping or painting the bumpers? I wrapped mine and they look awesome, plus no worries with rock chips like the painted bumpers. 3M 2080 gloss black vinyl matches onyx black pretty dang good. 


Thanks. Not gonna wrap anything, but that is good to know about the matching. I have a black steel bumper awaiting install, I hit a deer in my last 1500 so it's a big priority this time.

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dieselfan1 Senior Enthusiast

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Today I got to do something unheard of around here on January 12th. I gave the big girl a hand wash in the street. It was 36°F here today.

 

The fist pic is the foam cannon action , not salt.

 

 

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Ravenkeeper Senior Enthusiast

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7 hours ago, dieselfan1 said:

Today I got to do something unheard of around here on January 12th. I gave the big girl a hand wash in the street. It was 36°F here today.

 

The fist pic is the foam cannon action , not salt.

 

 

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I was about to say, that she was in need of a serious wash.  For me to wash my baby during the winter months, it has to be at least 45º for wash-o-matic, and at least 65º for handwashing. 

 

Looks good.

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KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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I don’t drive dirty vehicles. I have monthly car wash passes. Up to 3 times a week I go through. Even on trips where I stop each night I’ve located the same type of car washes. Contrary to popular belief no scratches.  A little spray wax about twice a year. 

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I typically only  hand-wash the vehicles (with a hand wash-mit and cold fingers) and no foam cannon, regardless of temperature.  It's fun in single digits when the soap foam has frozen to the vehicle by the time it gets washed off.  I'll pull the vehicle onto the lawn so as not to create an ice rink in the driveway; the exception was last year when we had a standing 12"+ inches of snow for over 2 months and I couldn't utilize the lawn, so I did have to purchase a monthly car-wash pass to avoid the driveway icing.  The Bimmer's Monacoblau paint did NOT appreciate that, the carwash beat it up good, but swirl marks > corrosion.  During winter, I wash the vehicles in use at least once a week, which is why I'll also limit usage to 2 instead of 6.  Paying for a carwash pass is painful, as is paying anyone to do anything.  I hate wasting money frivolously. 😉

Ravenkeeper Senior Enthusiast

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Now, the bow tie on my steering wheel matches the ones on the grill and the tailgate.  Tried using some touch up paint that I had, didn’t like it, so I reworked it with some Plasti-Dip I had laying around.

 

Prepped for my initial attempt to paint it black.

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You can see how “ugly” it turned out, initially.

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First of three layers of Plasti-Dip.

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Used my recently purchased heat gun to force cure each layer/application.

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“Finished product.”

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I’m on a streak, did something else to my truck, today.  TAILGATE LIGHT BAR

 

A few weeks ago, I connected a 5-Pin Flat Trailer Connector to my Lightbar.  Last weekend, my son and I put all of the wires in a tube, just like the rest of the harnesses under the bed.  Today, before installing it, my son and I tested it, it all worked.  
 

Tailgate Light Bar - Tried catching the unlock flash. 

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Unlite Lightbar 

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Connector above hitch

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There’s a “box in front of the bumper, where I stuffed the rest of the harness. 

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M1ck3y Senior Enthusiast

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95mm+ Soler Performance TB came in! Looks good, but it came with some scratches I wasn't expecting... 

 

Found out they also change the gearing in their tb's so the blade opens 100%. Instead of the blade opening 90 degrees to the housing, it now opens parallel with the s shaped bore. More wot area!

 

 

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