My upfitting

[mkeddie]

Retrax powertrax

Modified power and led placement

 

Also ran power for compressor driver's side and heater passenger side

 The 2 red wires that go into cab are for that

 

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[mkeddie]

Camera mount removed from ltz grille and added to work truck grille

Red center piece will be in tomorrow

 

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[mkeddie]

Finished up center console

Added lights to all 4 steps

Played with the lightbar alittle wicked bright

 

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[Stand By]

What brand of lights for the grill and steps? Would be interested in some amber for the grill after reading ho easy gm decided to make it to install the roof marker lights for towing.

[FirstAscent]

Great work! I’m wrapping up my compressor install and this gave me some ideas for my air hose. Loving the photos

[mkeddie]

by popular demand

this is a walkthru for rear seat removal 

if there is anything that may be missing or questions please pm me and I will modify my post

I haven't done it this way yet but it should work  and only take 10-15 mins to do

to start u need to pull all the head rest completely out (buttons on side of support) also there is a tilt button on the headrest itself 

next u will have to pull the headrest supports out 

to do this u will put a screwdriver in the slot as pictured below pull toward the front a bit and lift up on the support 

should slide out fairly easy

next fold the bench seat up and remove the 4 10 mm bolts against the back wall  (((blue stars)))

u will also have to remove the center seatbelt that is a T50 above the jack tools 

fold the bench back down

then with a pick or wire u have to get behind the seat and pull up on the hood latch things (3 near child restraint brackets) (yellow lines in picture above)

u will then pull forward on the seat and it should fall off 

from this point I believe u can access anything u need 

I removed the bench first when I pulled mine but it should be easier to get to the 18 mm bolts that hold the bench in after removing the back

if u have heated rear seats be sure to unplug them on the driver side 

 

 

Edited May 11, 2020 by mkeddie

[mkeddie]

This is most of the lighting stuff

I have bought everything thru strobesnmore for the last 3 trucks and been very happy with there products

 

[mkeddie]

Didn't do much today other then pick up grille trim from dealer

 

 

Also worked alittle on front wiring

Other radio came in today

Time to drop the headliner to install antennas

 

 

Floor mat

Splash guard

And goose hitch

will be in this week...I think

 

Compressor and horn should be in Friday

 

Upfitter switches won't be in for a week or 2

 

Still to order

Exhaust

Tailgate light

 

 

 

 

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[Ryan Wineinger]

Nice Build!  We just wrapped up our build last night.  Received the truck in January and has been a work in progress since.

We ran into several road blocks due to parts availability / compatibility with the new body style, but overall we're pretty happy with how it turned out.

The size and ride height of the new body style makes it a perfect fit for a brush rig!

[Kevin Monaghan]

I'm still waiting for a nice looking stainless Brush guard, Like both of yours! Be careful of the engine shutdown timeout if you have the push button start. (maybe the key too)

 

[Stand By]

Curious if when any of you guys were accessing the roof by dropping the headliner, if you took the opportunity to see what was in or under the plastic spoiler over the back window? I'm curious as to how durable the thing is for possibly adding some LED's for back illumination, or some Amber's if I were to mount a plow later. Thinking of some smaller flush mount types. May also add marker lights to the front of the roof down the road as well, so would need to drop the liner anyway.

[mkeddie]

Antennas installed

I only pulled the b and c pillar trim to drop the back half

I didn't pay much attention to the spoiler as I didn't have any plans to mess with it

 

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[mkeddie]

There was no way to fit anything behind the rear seat so I used the pocket for everything
I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out and will still have alittle space on the driver's side for a couple straps and gloves









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[mkeddie]

Finished running the grille wiring

 

Got the grille lights wired together

 

 

 

And installed the horn upgrade[emoji1787] (fire truck air horn)

 

 

 

Nearly complete

Waiting on

exhaust

Upfitter switches

Dual battery

Tailgate light

Plow mount so I can finish the howler

 

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[Stand By]

Good shot of the spoiler mounts. That helps, thanks. There's another thread of guys in hot climates complaining of a popping noise there from heat expansion. One listed a fix of adding a piece of electrical tape as a gasket at each screw. Hasn't warmed enough here to see if mine will have that issue, but can definitely have a game plan ready now when the time comes. Should have some switches on the way now, myself.