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I had them wrapped. A lot of shops wouldn't touch them, said they were too complicated (the Grill).  When I walked in to the last shop and saw the guy wrapping a new McLaren I figured he knew what he was doing.  Eventually I'll probably swap the out for painted bumpers from a wreaked truck.  New bumpers from GM are too expensive right now.   
Nice, buddy of mine is looking to have it done on his, you have any close-ups you'd be willing to post?

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On 6/10/2019 at 2:30 PM, Axxess said:

-Access tonneau cover

-Dealer sprayed bed liner

-Westin side steps

-Chrome delete front/rear bumpers and side mirrors 

-Added chrome piece below the bumper

-blacked out Z71 badges 

-Tinted tail lights. 

-Stubby antennae 

-AVS vent visors

-Carbon fiber vinyl over the wood grain on the doors (shoutout Obxman7)

-Illuminated Bow tie (shoutout BeardBros)

-Window tint

-Xpel’d the hood

-Swapped all incandescent bulbs for LED’s

-Wheels 20’s from my ‘16 on till I figure out what I want to do for 22’s

-fogs coming soon

 

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Did you do the carbon fiber on doors or have it done. either way do you know did door panels have to be removed or was it done in place and what with 

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1 minute ago, Thunderstruck said:

Did you do the carbon fiber on doors or have it done. either way do you know did door panels have to be removed or was it done in place and what with 

also how were Z71 badges blacked out 

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11 hours ago, tallspawn said:

Nice, buddy of mine is looking to have it done on his, you have any close-ups you'd be willing to post?

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I’ll try and get some good pics soon. 

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17 minutes ago, Thunderstruck said:

also how were Z71 badges blacked out 

Did them myself, Obxman had a write up on it. It’s really easy. Pry ONLY where the red arrow is. There is a tab indicated by the yellow so DO NOT PRY there.  Amazon has every vinyl pattern imaginable. Just read the reviews for a good one. Think I spent $15. 

 The Z71 badges take a lot more work. Wax dental floss them off. Remove all the 3M adhesive. Then you can CAREFULLY remove the red from the chrome. Paint, then reassemble and apply new 3M tape. 

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I finally decided on new wheels and tires.
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I finally decided on new wheels and tires.
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Someone asked for a close-up. Also my OE 18” wheels and druatrac tires measured in at 31.5” diameter. These measure in at 32”. I’ll check the speedo with a GPS tomorrow. These ride way firmer, smoother and quieter. They did have trouble getting them balanced, it took them two times.4a8dc10787faf24a522f5925221cec3f.jpg


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1 hour ago, LeadUtensil said:

Are those from GM accessories?

Yes 

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