05Single's virgin build thread. 03 tahoe

[05Single]

Messing around with a couple different bowties

Stuck with the smaller one for now

Not feeling the gold on the bowtie so I wrapped it in gloss black

 

[05Single]

Here’s with the blacked out bowtie

Much betterer


And if you couldn’t tell by now I found an Escalade rear glass with light. off with the old

ready for the new new

Guy had two Escalades he was parting out. I grabbed the one glass that he had already pulled without looking at the other Escalade . Before I left he asked if I wanted the other one and said it’s more “rare”. Confused not realizing there was a rare rear glass (or never paid attention if it was mentioned on here), I said ok and I went and looked at it. Right away I knew what he meant when I seen there was no frame for this design. I said yep I’ll take this one instead. He added another $40 to the original $100 price tag of what I was gonna pay for the original common glass. So after I tested the light I happily gave him $200 and had him include a set of rear appliqués for a friend while I was there . So $140 Escalade glass and light , $69 for appliqués.

Here it is mounted with no light, I was really diggin the smooth continuous look the glass gave without the light there. Put on a couple patches of wrap for the mounting holes and rolled like that till I was ready for paint

 

[05Single]

The only bad part (which I didn’t even think to check) was the original handle was destroyed from use and weather. So I found some temporary bolts for a flush look. I still gotta find a better set up for that.

 

[05Single]

Sent some parts off to powdercoat so I can apparently wait 6 weeks to get them back . Once I got them they were a flat black
So I had to wait another 2 weeks to have them done correctly in gloss black . Threw in some billet handles and dude still tried to charge me extra. The look on my face told him I wasn’t gonna give him anymore money lol . This is Alaska where there’s no competition or much of anybody with dedication to professionalism.
Also here’s the template I made for the hatch.

 

[05Single]

Found a box for the thunder 9500 12”. Nicely built and sounds amazing . Puts that L7 12” to shame. Rattles everything now , telling @Thatsquishykid717 how proud I am that even the wipers are bouncing off the windshield

Retired the infamous Home Depot box lol

 

[ivin74]

The only bad part (which I didn’t even think to check) was the original handle was destroyed from use and weather. So I found some temporary bolts for a flush look. I still gotta find a better set up for that.View attachment 256955View attachment 256956View attachment 256957View attachment 256958View attachment 256959

The hatch looks alot better without the handle.

 

[wjburken]

Sent some parts off to powdercoat so I can apparently wait 6 weeks to get them back . Once I got them they were a flat black
So I had to wait another 2 weeks to have them done correctly in gloss black . Threw in some billet handles and dude still tried to charge me extra. The look on my face told him I wasn’t gonna give him anymore money lol . This is Alaska where there’s no competition or much of anybody with dedication to professionalism.
Also here’s the template I made for the hatch. View attachment 256961View attachment 256962View attachment 256963View attachment 256964

I think your liftgate looks sharp as hell.

It took me a while, but I figured out why your black plastic trim piece looked so familiar.

 

[05Single]

I think your liftgate looks sharp as hell.

It took me a while, but I figured out why your black plastic trim piece looked so familiar.

Lol yeah I really didn’t base it off anything but I just remember seeing a similar look on a couple vehicles (trucks, vans, suvs), unconsciously this was probably one of them lol

 

[05Single]

The hatch looks alot better without the handle.

I agree , I need better bolts tho. I’m fine with grabbing under it to lift it up. I don’t need no stinking handle

 

[adventurenali92]

Lovin the esky third! Paint looks pretty rad! I really like the shave with the tahoe lettering and the black bow tie! That looks real slick!