BP RETIRED
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Its been a very long time since I have had my own car to work on again....Wife ...Kids...Family.. kind of took over for a bit. Since the wife got her car, 08 Town & County van. Time had come for me to pick out mine, but on a budget. My goal was to find a 07 to 08 Tahoe 4x4 for less then $17k. I wanted low miles, but kept finding Tahoe’s in my price range with over 100k in miles. After an exhaustive search I finally found out how to get what I wanted at the price I could afford. I made contact with a dealer that specializes in auctioned police Tahoe’s. Specifically Tahoe’s from TX, AZ, NM....essentially the South West region. 4 days ago I picked up my Summit White 08 Tahoe w/ 67k. Did at least 8+ months of research/searching on Tahoe’s and what to look for and how much they go for. Bought a 3rd row, center jump seat and a Kenwood DNX 7120 for the truck even before I had it.
So here are some pictures of a Retired Border Patrol Tahoe. I think, and was told by the dealer that had the Tahoe that it was a diamond in the rough. A good amount of the Border Tahoe’s see some serious work. It is believed that my 08 was possibly an admin type Tahoe due to not a single hole drilled any where on the dash, and the low miles. It did at one point have a cage and a light bar. This will be my second previous police vehicle.
Here are a few pictures of the work so far.
Seats and Rubber floor removed. Factory carpet will be installed in a few days.
Cut outs ready for the 3rd row brackets and seats.
A seperate picture on what you look for when you are ready to install a 3rd row. Under those white tabs you pull out are the nuts for the 3rd row bolts.
Plasti dipped the rear tahoe emblem. My first dipping experiance. I have to admit it was very easy to do and if you dont like you just peel it off.
Now on with the Modding...Many more posts to come...
So here are some pictures of a Retired Border Patrol Tahoe. I think, and was told by the dealer that had the Tahoe that it was a diamond in the rough. A good amount of the Border Tahoe’s see some serious work. It is believed that my 08 was possibly an admin type Tahoe due to not a single hole drilled any where on the dash, and the low miles. It did at one point have a cage and a light bar. This will be my second previous police vehicle.
Here are a few pictures of the work so far.
Seats and Rubber floor removed. Factory carpet will be installed in a few days.
Cut outs ready for the 3rd row brackets and seats.
A seperate picture on what you look for when you are ready to install a 3rd row. Under those white tabs you pull out are the nuts for the 3rd row bolts.
Plasti dipped the rear tahoe emblem. My first dipping experiance. I have to admit it was very easy to do and if you dont like you just peel it off.
Now on with the Modding...Many more posts to come...
