bc-chris' 2014 Silverado SLZ Z71

[Red Rally 2]

New to the site and just catching up on your build. Looks great! Love the bed dividers, fun idea, thanks for sharing.

[bc-chris]

had some time over the last few evenings to throw some vinyl over the silver trim pieces in the truck

 

i still have to do the steering wheel (uugghhh....  those two pieces are such a pain to get off!) but that's it. i think the vinyl ties in really nice with the dash gauges and the interior lights!

 

oh - if anyone is considering doing this, an absolute MUST is rapid tac - it works sooooo well allowing you to move the vinyl around: rapid tac

 

 

 

 

[Red Rally 2]

I did vinyl inserts in my H3 back in the day. Really jumped out at you and got a lot of looks everywhere I went. I had custom two tone leather seats as well. I loved it. I added a two tone wheel wrap as well. Smiling, just remember it was the 2006 time frame, so not so sure it is in style today.. 

 

I really like what you did with the lighting in general. Very cool modifications on your part.

[bc-chris]

i fired up my '89 today (first time in over a year).  she started right away!!  moved it out of the garage and gave it a much needed bath!

 

then picture time!

 

 

 

i think i'll put insurance on it for the month of september and enjoy driving it around again.  i just love that truck!

 

Edited September 3, 2018 by bc-chris

[Nasty]

On 8/13/2018 at 12:26 PM, bc-chris said:

had some time over the last few evenings to throw some vinyl over the silver trim pieces in the truck

 

i still have to do the steering wheel (uugghhh....  those two pieces are such a pain to get off!) but that's it. i think the vinyl ties in really nice with the dash gauges and the interior lights!

 

oh - if anyone is considering doing this, an absolute MUST is rapid tac - it works sooooo well allowing you to move the vinyl around: rapid tac

 

 

 

 

I can pull off the steering wheel and pull it apart in maybe 5 minutes. Ive done it numerous times already.   The hardest part it getting the air bag out.  Luckilyyou dont have to pull the steering wheel 

[bc-chris]

27 minutes ago, Nasty said:

I can pull off the steering wheel and pull it apart in maybe 5 minutes. Ive done it numerous times already.   The hardest part it getting the air bag out.  Luckilyyou dont have to pull the steering wheel 

 

i know!! 
 

i've taken the accent pieces off before.  getting them off isn't too bad, but putting them back on - wow - what a pain!!!!

 

i'm actually considering taking all the vinyl off, doing something like 6 layers of plastidip and then spraying a blue similar to the vinyl colour over the dip and then clearing it.  at least i'll be able to get it off later if i want to go back to stock??

Edited September 3, 2018 by bc-chris

[kevinfranklin]

On 7/15/2016 at 3:16 AM, bc-chris said:

 

 

 

i hadn't planned on leaving the plasti dip on the chrome around the front bowtie, but i kinda like it. i'll likely remove it at some point, but for now it stays on.

 

 

So what's been your experience with the Plasti Dip on the front tie?  Does it clean off ok, or have nicks/cuts in it from road debris that will require a re-apply?

Same question for the side trim, although I bet that lasts a lot better, due to it's location.........

[bc-chris]

1 hour ago, kevinfranklin said:

So what's been your experience with the Plasti Dip on the front tie?  Does it clean off ok, or have nicks/cuts in it from road debris that will require a re-apply?

Same question for the side trim, although I bet that lasts a lot better, due to it's location.........

 

the plasti dip has held up AWESOME!! 

 

it cleans up great and no nicks, chips, cuts yet (and i did this 2 summers ago)

 

i do want to redo the front bow tie, only becuz when i did it i 'dipped' both the gold bow tie and the chrome trim around it.  i'd like to have just the gold part 'dipped'

 

i removed the plasti dip off the chrome door bumper guards - i liked the look of the chrome better

 

all the other stuff that i plasti dipped has held up great (silverado on doors and tailgate, rear bow tie, the red 'z' on the z71 in the grill)

[kevinfranklin]

On 10/1/2018 at 1:12 PM, bc-chris said:

the plasti dip has held up AWESOME!! 

 

it cleans up great and no nicks, chips, cuts yet (and i did this 2 summers ago)

all the other stuff that i plasti dipped has held up great (silverado on doors and tailgate, rear bow tie, the red 'z' on the z71 in the grill)

So did you put anything (PD glossifier, clearcoat) over the Plasti Dip after you were done with the color? 

I finally got to working on my emblems and didn't add anything as a final coat.  Now it seems like if I rub the wrong cloth over them, they might get fuzz stuck in the dip, but they're still just a few days old, so maybe they'll continue to harden?

[bc-chris]

2 hours ago, kevinfranklin said:

So did you put anything (PD glossifier, clearcoat) over the Plasti Dip after you were done with the color? 

I finally got to working on my emblems and didn't add anything as a final coat.  Now it seems like if I rub the wrong cloth over them, they might get fuzz stuck in the dip, but they're still just a few days old, so maybe they'll continue to harden?

 

i used the glossifier on the bowties and left all the other 'badging' with just plasti dip

 

i find that if i'm using a really fuzzy towel that it will leave a little fuzz on the bowties - so instead of 'wiping' the bowties i usually just take the towel and push/pat the bowtie.  the wiping motion seems to leave waaaaay more 'fuzz'

[ColdIronAxe]

On 10/23/2016 at 3:44 AM, bc-chris said:

ok - a dash update....

 

i swapped out a bunch of the surface mount LEDs and it looks soooooooooooo much better in my opinion.

 

so here's the dash transformation....

 

stock:

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_1836_zpsbwhvwmpq.jpg

 

 

 

i ordered a dash inlay/needles from us speedo (http://www.usspeedo.com/ awesome company to deal with!! talk to tyler... [email protected])

 

the power/temp/gas/oil indicator from us speedo:

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_1751_zpsosqemfgm.jpg

 

and then i painted it black:

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_1831_zpsbsho00q6.jpg

 

 

the needles from us speedo:

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_1743_zpsfdyzjy88.jpg

 

and then i painted them black:

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_1747_zpsrqaaorku.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_1828_zpsmpsea0ut.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_1830_zpswu5xyenh.jpg

 

 

so when i originally put in the inlays, the tack inlay was made incorrectly (that's why it says KPH instead of the z71 logo. no problem at all, a correct part was immediately sent to me from us speedo - like i said, fantastic company to deal with)

 

i really liked the look but the red LEDs behind the needles we're cutting it - the needles didn't glow and you couldn't see them at night (and lots of my other interior stuff is now glowing blue, so "a change was coming")

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_2103_zpshovosplh.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_2106_zpsvdrjykad.jpg

 

i ordered a bunch of surface mount LEDs from oznium.com (another great company to deal with!! and a side note - i discovered both oznium and us speedo from this forum, so others have had good dealings with these companies too!)

 

pulled the dash apart last night....

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_5787_zpshkcv3p0m.jpg

 

removed the red LEDs and put in blue ones....

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_5789_zpsu5xkrgno.jpg

 

you can see the red LED on the right has been replaced with a blue one:

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_5791_zpsmcjs8niz.jpg

 

i swapped out all the red "behind the needles" LEDs with blues (14 total - 2 for each of the battery/temp/gas/oil needles and 3 for both the tack/speedo)

i also swapped out:

- the green LEDs for the headlights, fog lights, turn signals

- the white LED for the 'KPH'

 

 

these are a couple night shots...

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_5837_zpsehdcx5x6.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_5835_zps3d31lwwv.jpg

 

and a daytime shot...

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/dash/IMG_5816_zpsiykkhyhn.jpg

 

 

**if you plan on doing this make sure to order extra LEDs as you are most likely going to mess a few up .... unless you are a soldering ninja. i do not have the ninja skills, but i did get the hang of it after a few LEDs, so i'm glad i ordered extras. oh... and they are really inexpensive, so it's not like getting extras will break the bank. i think i only messed up 3 and they were the first few i did

 

 

overall i am absolutely thrilled with the dash - i just love it and think it looks fantastic

This is what I’ve been scrubbing the interwebs to find. Awesome write up and detail my man!

[ColdIronAxe]

On 9/18/2016 at 3:00 AM, bc-chris said:

ok - the center console/entertainment/hvac stuff

 

this one took the longest, but mostly becuz i didn't have a clue how to deal with the knobs... but we'll get to that.

 

first thing is to pop off the trim piece - it's only held in by retaining clips and with the pry-tool it pops out quite easily. once it's popped away from the dash, release the harnesses that go to the heated/air seat controls

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1864_zpsmbbrrmhd.jpg

 

using a small flat screw driver, slide it down the side of the hosing to pop out the heated seat control module and like with the other stuff previously, slide the screw driver down the side of the module to pop it open.

once it's open you can see the LEDs. i just blued the white LEDs and left the orange and red hot/cool indicators their stock colour as they are not illuminated unless the heated/cooled seat is turned on. instead of taping the gel to the circuit board, it was easier to just cut tiny pieces and put them inside the rubbery overlay piece.

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1859_zpszq4jtpk8.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1860_zpsuydocng9.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1861_zpslyckb0zs.jpg

 

then just reassemble the module and reinstall it back into the trim piece. the driver's and passenger's side modules are done the same way.

 

then i wanted to do the 3 auxiliary buttons under the hvac controls (leave the stuff with the knobs 'til the end!). to remove that from the dash first you have to remove the touch screen, radio and hvac controls - they come out as one unit. if i recall correctly they are held in with 4 7mm screws/bolts. there are also 2 retaining clips on either side of the radio controls that hold the unit to the dash

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1867_zpsj5ylvyec.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1866_zpshugszmdb.jpg

 

now that that is out of the way you can get to the auxiliary switches. there are a total of 3 bolts holding them in (i think all 7mm). one on each side of the unit and one at the center top (which was hidden behind the touch screen/hvac unit)

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1868_zpst3tj2vah.jpg

 

slide a flat screw driver down the back of the module to slowly pop it open

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1869_zpsl4eresan.jpg

 

once it's open you can see the LEDs

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1870_zpss8o3qbgc.jpg

 

there are 4.... LED1, 2, 3 & 7. LED7 is orange and the indicator that your cargo lamp is on - i left it orange

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1871_zps4bzjwwug.jpg

 

pop the module back together

 

 

 

now for the 'fun' stuff...

the first thing i did was pop out the hvac controls. a small flat screw driver between the module and the housing and it pops out

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1872_zps9lwhy3ql.jpg

 

i left the hvac stuff for later

 

 

then i removed the screws from the back plate that secures the touch screen and the entertainment controls (i think there were 13 screws). there is a circuit board on top that has 2 ribbons attached to it. you need to be able to move the board, so carefully disconnect the ribbons

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1873_zpsdfgfn4fo.jpg

 

once the ribbons are disconnected you can remove the entertainment controls

 

the entertainment module is pretty much held together by the knobs and they were a pain to get out. there is the part at the base of the knob that glows (it's a fairly clear plastic 'ring'). i pried it up and then rotated it a bit so i could see the tabs inside the knobs that were keeping everything in place. i very carefully started prying them up (you can feel the knob start to lift). i worked my way around the knob a couple of times and eventually the knob popped out. once the knob was out i popped out the center cap of the knob (the part with the power/menu text on it)

 

there are lots of LEDs to blue out...

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1874_zpsor4zbmhc.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1875_zps2trolyej.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1877_zpspvkkdmqt.jpg

 

the only LEDs i didn't cover were the ones that illuminate the power/menu caps. for that it was a lot easier to pop the cap open and use double sided clear tape and a piece of gel and put it inside the cap

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1878_zpsvszdlkyu.jpg

 

then just put everything back together

 

 

then the hvac controls. this thing gave me a headache! the biggest thing is TAKE YOUR TIME!!!

 

so this is what you start with....

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1872_zps9lwhy3ql.jpg

 

the first thing i did was remove the 'chrome' rings from around the auto/sync knobs. they pry up and do slide over the knobs. it's an extremely tight fit. these rings are just chrome covered plastic so be careful. i'm sure they'd break easy (i got mine out ok, but they didn't feel overly strong). the next thing i did was slide a flat screw driver down the sides to pop the module out of the housing. this is the point where i got stuck for quite a while. if you push on the auto/sync knobs you and feel that they want push thru, but the circuit board is stuck. at first i thought it was the trim around the a/c, cabin air, air flow buttons that was holding things up, but it's not. it's the center fan power button. with a small thin flat screw driver very carefully start prying around the black rubbery base of the knob. eventually it will pop up. once the rubbery part comes off, you can remove the face plate to reveal this...

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1883_zpszy7wr1la.jpg

 

using the same small flat screw driver carefully pop out the auto and sync buttons. i also popped out the 'smoked' screens that are above the auto/sync buttons, but i don't think you need to do that. then start covering up the LEDs. like with the other knobs, it was a lot easier to put a blue gel in the cap of the 'fan power' button. it was also a lot easier to put a blue gel on the inside of the auto/sync button rather than try and cover the LEDs

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/how%20to/entertainment-hvac/IMG_1886_zpsbffjkn2l.jpg

 

once everything is blued out put it back together. i did find it was better to install the 'chrome' rings back into the faceplate before putting the faceplate over the auto/sync knobs.

 

then put the entire center console back together and reinstall it into the truck. so i went from this....

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/IMG_1363_zpseos9faum.jpg

 

to this....

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/IMG_1928_zps4b9k08dc.jpg

 

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/IMG_1897_zpslhfrxqj0.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/IMG_1898_zpsw6gda78m.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/IMG_1899_zps6ap7s6du.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/IMG_1900_zps9azno1z0.jpg

 

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/bc-chris/2014%20silverado/IMG_1889_zpscu1uopws.jpg

Dude, legendary!