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    Rear Glass Defroster Cord

    I just used this on mine. A quick test this morning, with just a little frost on the window, seemed to be working. Didn't see much action coming off the side window though. :/ -bZj
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    New Member Ordered Tahoe

    Congrats. Very nice truck. -bZj
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    Shock and spring replacement

    I'm looking at doing the same, as a quick & dirty catch-up for my 2007 w/high miles. I am probably going to grab these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V3F2873/ - Detroit Axle full kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00498ZR7A/ - Moog Z71 replacements Not the top quality (excepting the Moog springs)...
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    I just noticed there is a sub-forum specifically for build threads. My bad on missing that. If a mod wants to move this thread over there, that'd be fine. -bZj
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    Thanks. I didn't get the other BSM-area cleaned up today. I did get a hair cut, so there's that. I did actually toss a bit of a repair (temporary) on my slit CV boot. Just used some of that self-sealing plumbing tape, with a zip tie to ensure (hopefully) that it doesn't randomly unravel on the...
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    This may make you cringe.......

    Well, that's... that's somethin'.... -bZj
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    Made some progress on cleaning up the sides after my run. Here's the look before, where I had taken off the old wide BSM and cleaned up the adhesive just using Goo Gone (or Goof Off, I don't recall) & a plastic "razor blade." I had just started using one of those eraser wheels: That eraser...
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    Yeah, that was common with my Vette. This Jetta had vinyl window stickers, so some kind of enthusiast. No need to be up on me. Agreed on the need for BSMs. -bZj
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    Seat cover: www.amazon.com/dp/B094XNBLK9 Matches better than the armrest does. Foam: https://www.ebay.com/itm/314689976276 It did not have the velcro that the cover should attach to near the back of the seat. My cover is just wedged in there, between the foam and the seat frame. I'm keeping an...
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    I got 'em off eBay, and they were colder than the surrounding plastic when I got in the truck this morning...? I honestly can't recall, but I think they are aluminum. I don't rest my hands there, so I don't know how they get so worn down. Random side note: why, with a 1/2 empty parking lot, do...
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    Good to know about the different style arms - for later. Link to BSM: www.amazon.com/dp/B08BWYXZB4?th=1 Perfect color match: -bZj
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    I put the second battery kit in: Repainted my front wiper arms (plus new blades): And put on the 2" lower strut spacer: And once it stops raining, I'll get my new BSM put on: So far, other than the tires, each item has been not too expensive, nor too difficult. Well, the headlamps were...
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    I think my keyboard is dying. Not good; also infuriating.... Anyway, new tires (Pirelli Scorpion ATR, 275/60R20): (The only thing I haven't done myself.) Still greazy. And you can see how beaten up the BSM are. New rear wiper arm+blade: I put some work into the exterior black plastics...
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    Let's do some exterior. Here's the new air dam: Front end is so low for a 4WD - like scraping curbs low. This told me I must at lease level the front, as a moral imperative. Here are the new headlamps. Man, these are a massive pain to install. Well, just more difficult than other trucks. Open...
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    Missing radio knobs: Bam! Knobs: I have a 12V surround/cover, but haven't gotten around to fighting with the thing to remove the old one. Broken hatch pull: Fixed! Like magic: New steering wheel trim, in brushed aluminum, vs. previous worn black plastic: There's 5 for this one.... -bZj
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    The arm rest was pretty beat up, so I ordered a full replacement, and decided to add wireless charging to it. Original: Mid-work (not many pictures, b/c I kept using my phone yo confirm the charging was working: Keeping in the interior, I recovered the front lower on the driver's side...
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    Build Log: Down8's Tahoe Has a Nickname

    Yeah, I don't have a nickname for my truck, yet. It'll come. I'm going with Grayskull. It'll make more sense once I get my Jake logo on it somewhere. Before my next IMSA attendance. Anyway, it was suggested that I might make a build log for what I've done/will do to my Tahoe. At this point...
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    This may make you cringe.......

    Ed Zachary. -bZj
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    Diff drop

    Slight bump for this thread, just to confirm my research. No big preference on type or brand of diff drop? No significant negatives for a 1" drop in puck or wedge form? Rough plans: 3"+ total lift, to wedge in some ~34s UCAs for 2-4" lifts Diff drop, 1" -bZj
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    2013 Suburban lift kit suggestions

    I feel like you wouldn't even need 3.5" to fit that, but I'm sure others will know better. I know my 33s fit fine before I even did the 2" leveling spacer. :shrug: -bZj
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    What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

    I looked at this, but I don't have XM. Have you run across alternatives for non-XM-equipped trucks? -bZj
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    What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

    Agree - nice wheels. Before I read all of the post, I thought: "Those are great wheels." 22s are a bit large for my offroad-preferred look, but they fit your truck perfectly. -bZj
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    New/Old Tahoe from Cali

    Appreciate the welcomes, fellas (...and ladies?, you never know...). Here is a picture from just now, after the 2" front leveling lower strut spacer: It's coming along. EDIT: 38" fender-to-ground, all 4 corners. I'm putting together a complete suspension rebuild "wish list" right now, and...
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    Replica OEM wheels

    A lot of factories pump out "replicas" when they aren't shipping to GM's factories (or any OEM). Tooling is not making money if it's not running. Also it's expensive, so not just every Joe-Schmoe-Co. is gonna spin up something that won't sell. Of course this changes over time, OEM tooling gets...
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    Steering Wheel Side Panel Trim

    I replaced mine with these: www.amazon.com/dp/B07NSR349M Probably the one's you're talking about, but I only paid $43.66 (exactly 1 mo. ago) - b/c there was a used/good-cond. set available. Maybe wait for the same? The hardest part was getting the damn little allen key in there to hit the...

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