My All Terrain

[chefchoy]

10 minutes ago, L86 All Terrain said:

Nice rig man, I have a black 2015 AT too, DCSB though. I see you managed to get a lightbar behind the grille too. I made custom mounts and put a 30" back there and did the Morimoto HID conversion and LED fogs to address the poor lighting that the 14-15 GMC's had. 

Yes, I did that install on one of the snow days that we had. It was pretty straight forward, I will post some pics when I can take a few. I really like where I ended up mounting the switch. I will be going with LED's in the near future.....as like you said, the lighting is awful. I am likely going to be one of those old farts too that cant drive in the dark, cause i have a really hard time seeing as it is in the dark. That is the reason that I typically have light bars on my rigs, and living in the country, its nice to light up  these unlit back country roads we have in Kansas.......especially with all the deer. I had HID's on my Yukon. but had SO MANY issues with reliability and functionality I ended up switching them over to LED's and haven't had a single issue since. 

[GN2018]

Instead of the spray in liner, take a look at the BedRug.  I really like mine, especially with a tonneau cover.  Makes the bed like one big trunk.

[chefchoy]

7 minutes ago, GN2018 said:

Instead of the spray in liner, take a look at the BedRug.  I really like mine, especially with a tonneau cover.  Makes the bed like one big trunk.

Mine has something similar, but its a rubber material. I do like it, but what I really dont like is the sides. That plastic liner looks cheap and the top cap of the bed by the cab, that liner goes over top and doesnt fit well and really looks like crap.

 

[GN2018]

Because it’s a carpet type of look, the BedRug doesn’t look cheap like the plastic liners.  It molds to the sides better.  Don’t get me wrong, I had a spray in liner on a previous truck and it was great.  If I was hauling a lot or didn’t have the tonneau cover, I’d have the spray in done.  I just really like the big trunk look.  Almost as big as an old Crown Vic

[4weight]

Sorry man love your truck but that new look is just no bueno.  If it’s what you want and like congrats but that look is not for me.  Enjoy the new ride!

[99Mastercraft]

Got any pics before and after of the upholstery you had replaced?? I’d love to see if they were able to match material well

[chefchoy]

18 hours ago, 99Mastercraft said:

Got any pics before and after of the upholstery you had replaced?? I’d love to see if they were able to match material well

Just saw this, I will get some in the daylight.....its already dark here. They did replace the whole bolster rather than repair the spot. It has that "carbon fiber" look to it.

 

[chefchoy]

On 3/6/2019 at 8:58 PM, 4weight said:

Sorry man love your truck but that new look is just no bueno.  If it’s what you want and like congrats but that look is not for me.  Enjoy the new ride!

No worries man. It was the exact look I was going for. I kind of expected at least one hater. I noticed that most guys on here are into the more subtle mods and more of a factory look.......to each their own

 

[chefchoy]

On 3/8/2019 at 12:28 AM, 99Mastercraft said:

Got any pics before and after of the upholstery you had replaced?? I’d love to see if they were able to match material well

Here is the pic of after the replacement. Unfortunately I didnt have a before. Kind of hard to tell because the lighting is funny, but they look the same.

[chefchoy]

On 3/6/2019 at 9:33 AM, L86 All Terrain said:

Nice rig man, I have a black 2015 AT too, DCSB though. I see you managed to get a lightbar behind the grille too. I made custom mounts and put a 30" back there and did the Morimoto HID conversion and LED fogs to address the poor lighting that the 14-15 GMC's had. 

Here is where I mounted the switch. On my 2000 Yukon, the switch was over by the on-star switch which is really a stretch from the drivers seat. Something I didnt even really think about back then till I used it more. This one is pretty well where my hand rests when I have my elbow on the center console......I initially was going to mount it on the outside, but when I pulled the trim off I noticed there was already a factory split in the plastic so I didnt have to cut the piece. I just cut the wires on the switch, fed them through, then re-soldered and heat shrinked them back. Im super happy with how it worked out.

[L86 All Terrain]

Nice, looks good I didn't get that fancy. I cringed at the thought of drilling a hole in the dash of my truck so I just electrical taped the switch to the telescopic steering wheel lever lol.. I am weird like that, even the mounts I made for the lights clamp on the front clip brace behind the grille rather than drilling through it like the dealer does. Maybe I should look at doing the switch properly like that.

[chefchoy]

Well, As you all know, I did the lift a couple weeks ago. The kit I thought came with shocks, and I just thought that it came with all 4.......but only came with the rears. I did upgrade the kit to the Bilstien's. When I pulled the shocks off I was floored to see what kind of condition they were in. The truck originally came from New York, and I know the factory Ranchero's don't have a good reputation for aging well.....but for 40k miles, I expected them to look better. I had issues even getting the spring seats off of them. They almost looked completely corroded through the body. During the lift seeing what kind of shape they were in I went ahead and ordered the front's.....as nobody in town had them in stock.....and I finally had a chance to get them in.

[chefchoy]

Some progress pics of the lift......finally had a chance to upload.

[chefchoy]

[chefchoy]

I will say that I had a butt ton of rubbing. I ended up doing the Nor Cal mod, and still had issues. Once I got the Bilstien Shocks in and saw that they were adjustable, I went up about another inch in the front (kinda wanted to anyway to get more of a level look) and everything went away.........full steer lock to lock and no rub.