2012 Tahoe PPV new owner here!

[jatPPV2012]

Welcome from Iowa.

until you can get your hands on the FSM, Here is a link to the wiring diagrams from www.gmupfitter.com for your year of vehicle.

https://www.gmupfitter.com/files/media/photo/484/2012_LD_ElectricalPickupsChassisCabs_100813.pdf

https://www.gmupfitter.com/files/media/photo/460/2012 Police Specifications Manual 9-29-11.pdf

Great! Thank you. Appreciate the link info.

 

[jatPPV2012]

you can trace wires with a test set also, you just clip the alligator clips to one end and then turn on the toner and the inductive amp will trace the toner at the other end
it's made for coaxial/Ethernet but will work on any wires the same way, when I bought my last house there was like 12 coax cables feeding in from outside all unlabeled so a tool like this makes it a breeze to identify each wire, even if the wire is broken you can generally pick up the signal from outside the sleeve so finding the break can be done as well
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Progressiv...252348?hash=item23d14baa7c:g:lZUAAOSwWWdeSbUC
i saw a video of one of these working and ordered one hasn't arrived from china yet but it basically will trace a live wire from outside the sleeve
https://www.ebay.com/itm/FS8909-household-sensor-pen-multi-function-intelligent-test-pen/392469449081?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Thanks! Yeah I remember using that exact toner device kit. Brings back an old memory from 20+ years ago when I used it to do telecommunications and computer networking at my old old IT job of a small telemarketing company. Ran a lot of phone and network wring and those things came in very handy when hooking up phones and PCs. Wish I could've taken one of them with me when they laid me off.
Definitely will get one of those. Thank you for the links.

 

[AndrewPPV83]

The horn on my 2014 PPV didnt work. I traced it to two light brown wires under the dash, under the HVAC controls. They are usually run to the control box so the siren will work off of the horn. When the box is removed no one hooks them back together. Just need to put them back together. I did so with solder and heat shrink.

 

[jatPPV2012]

The horn on my 2014 PPV didnt work. I traced it to two light brown wires under the dash, under the HVAC controls. They are usually run to the control box so the siren will work off of the horn. When the box is removed no one hooks them back together. Just need to put them back together. I did so with solder and heat shrink.

Cool!! Thanks for the tip!! Will check that out! Prolly the same!

 

[PPV12HOE]

Horn wiring was probably cut under the dash under the radio... take off the lower dash cover on the passenger side... look for this bundle of wires... the pink butt connector pictured is the horn wire... the wire color is light brown...

 

[JonnyTahoe]

Good to know.....When I sneak up on one of our finest at the local D n' D....

Be careful make sure its not a K-9

 

[jatPPV2012]

Horn wiring was probably cut under the dash under the radio... take off the lower dash cover on the passenger side... look for this bundle of wires... the pink butt connector pictured is the horn wire... the wire color is light brown...

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Excellent. Gotcha! Will definitely check that.
Thank you so much!

 

[jatPPV2012]

So the 3rd row seats I bought via Ebay arrived today. Now I'm just waiting for the bolts/brackets order to arrive so I can install them and seats.


This may be a dumb question, but how can I unfold the seat backs to upright position?
I want to wipe them down with leather cleaner/protectant before I install them, but I cannot figure out to unfold them as how they are displayed upright by the seller in the sale pictures (sample pic). I tried all the levers and it remains lock folded.



I've never operated these types of seats before and wondering if I am missing something.
The last 3rd row seat I knew how to use was in my family's former 1989 and 1998 GMC suburbans which was one whole seat.

 

[wjburken]

So the 3rd row seats I bought via Ebay arrived today. Now I'm just waiting for the bolts/brackets order to arrive so I can install them and seats.


This may be a dumb question, but how can I unfold the seat backs to upright position?
I want to wipe them down with leather cleaner/protectant before I install them, but I cannot figure out to unfold them as how they are displayed upright by the seller in the sale pictures (sample pic). I tried all the levers and it remains lock folded.



I've never operated these types of seats before and wondering if I am missing something.
The last 3rd row seat I knew how to use was in my family's former 1989 and 1998 GMC suburbans which was one whole seat.

You may need to find a way to simulate the seat being latched into the vehicle before you can unfold it.

Here is a video showing some basics of the seats.

 

[balln2k11]

So the 3rd row seats I bought via Ebay arrived today. Now I'm just waiting for the bolts/brackets order to arrive so I can install them and seats.


This may be a dumb question, but how can I unfold the seat backs to upright position?
I want to wipe them down with leather cleaner/protectant before I install them, but I cannot figure out to unfold them as how they are displayed upright by the seller in the sale pictures (sample pic). I tried all the levers and it remains lock folded.



I've never operated these types of seats before and wondering if I am missing something.
The last 3rd row seat I knew how to use was in my family's former 1989 and 1998 GMC suburbans which was one whole seat.

After installing those third row seats, you will now have 3 different types of seats. Cloth, Vinyl, and Leather.

I would go to a wrecking yard and buy the following:

Front “leather” seats, center console, A-pillars, dome light/home link cover, floor carpet (with padding), and anything else you can find thats broken on your PPV.

Not saying this is for everyone, but my PPV looks like a normal civilian version, but with the cool performance of a PPV.