2005 Tahoe Daily [Update 06/25/20 - leveled?]

[Tonyrodz]

picked up an HD hood today for $20

looks like crap, but we'll see what happens

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Doesn't look too bad from the pics. A good body shop can knock that out. Looks like your color too. Found it in a yard?

 

[05Single]

Up here they still want $200 for it . No dents looking at $400

 

[Tonyrodz]

Up here they still want $200 for it . No dents looking at $400

 

[Galandorian]

Doesn't look too bad from the pics. A good body shoo can knock that out. Looks like your color too. Found it in a yard?

I thought it looked rough lol, almost didn't buy it.

was from FB marketplace, and it's Pewter while my car is Metallic Birch. very close tho

I'm too cheap to take it to a body shop though. Last HD Hood I wanted painted was like $400 quoted. For that price I'll get a cowl hood.

Up here they still want $200 for it . No dents looking at $400

dang, in West Michigan I can find them all day sub $50 in the condition I posted, and sub $200 in mint condition

 

[Galandorian]

last night I got my cheap Chinesium eBay headlights and tail lights put in

drove to work without my grille today and my boss thought it was hilarious.

I was just too tired to put it back on

the lowbeam high beam lights are just temporary. once I pay off my credit card bills from this far, I'll be making retrofits for the vehicle

 

[Galandorian]

then today I got home from work and spent probably 4 hours and 12 cans of plasti-dip giving this car the 15' touch up

started with the scraped up HD hood.

doesn't look half bad now!

I'll throw it on my car probably tomorrow and see how I feel. if I don't like it, I can probably sell it for 3x-4x what I paid

 

[Galandorian]

hit the underbody of the car with dip, then went for the rusty rocker panels

 

[Galandorian]

and all together after bumpers, grille, underbody, rocker panels, new lights, etc

still searching for new rims, I already have the 275/70/r16 BFG's, but I was really set on the steel rim look

unfortunately, everything I've read tells me most steel rims are cheap chinese garbage, and not suitable for highway driving. they're evidently riddled with QC errors, and pretty much a lottery to see if you can get 4 matching rims that will balance

might go back to Moto Metal M970s, but I think they're a little too nice for a standard Tahoe

 

[Tonyrodz]

and all together after bumpers, grille, underbody, rocker panels, new lights, etc

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still searching for new rims, I already have the 275/70/r16 BFG's, but I was really set on the steel rim look

unfortunately, everything I've read tells me most steel rims are cheap chinese garbage, and not suitable for highway driving. they're evidently riddled with QC errors, and pretty much a lottery to see if you can get 4 matching rims that will balance

might go back to Moto Metal M970s, but I think they're a little too nice for a standard Tahoe

I don't know why America would let something so unsafe into the country.

 

[05Single]

I vote black out the chrome strip on the door molding. Truck looks tuff. Would like to see some lighter than steel oem 17s on it tho.