A Sticky for New PPV/SSV Owners To Re-Civilianize Our Tahoes

[jmm121783]

Did anyone ever upgrade to a nicer rear view mirror, I am looking for one that has an "auto dim" feature, I really like that. Anything else that would work is just an extra. (One that does hook up to the front dome light bezel 'stuff' ?) I have a 2013 Tahoe SSV

I got one from a 2007 Sierra and the pinout is different so it doesnt even get power, gotta talk to the guy I bought it but that guy did a frame off resto on a 2011 SSV and its beauitful...Hes done a ton of the hard stuff like the power mirrors, satillete, fog lights, DRLs, Tahoe 2000 second row seats that fold flat, a bunch of really nice stuff. Should try to get him on here.

I gave up on trying to get my front speakers to work, and just spliced in new wires around the dash harness hidden connection I couldn't find short of taking the whole dash apart.

Hidden harness?

 

[Ron C]

woohooo!!! thanks guys I love the support the forum has!

yea I understand some stuff take a lot work, but even to have the information all accessible will stop the numbers of threads like I'm starting ( LOL ) looking for answers.

I can do write ups for sure especially if someone has the basic instructions I can snaz it up and summarize it.

It amazes me the rear speakers arent simply disconnected behind the speaker I mean where the hell could it be disconnected? Id love a luggage rack but that will require drilling for sure.

Mine came originally equipped with a luggage rack, the holes are there, they are just capped off with some sort of rubber/silicone cap.

I wonder if your audio wasn't disconnected somewhere near the radio. I noticed my radio doesn't seem to have a balance that would goes between front/rear instead of left-right (My Jeep GC has that) and if it does, maybe it was just turned 'off', all the way forward?

 

[Ron C]

I got one from a 2007 Sierra and the pinout is different so it doesnt even get power, gotta talk to the guy I bought it but that guy did a frame off resto on a 2011 SSV and its beauitful...Hes done a ton of the hard stuff like the power mirrors, satillete, fog lights, DRLs, Tahoe 2000 second row seats that fold flat, a bunch of really nice stuff. Should try to get him on here.



Hidden harness?

RE: mirror; I don't mind buying an OEM one, on Ebay I saw they are not too expensive, but is there a short harness or so, that plugs into the mirror as well as into the dome area? (and hope the computer doesn't need to be told)

 

[MidwestMike]

On that token, not a functional issue, but did anyone ever put a luggage rack back on? just to get rid of the plugs?

On the luggage rack, I have read others state the holes or the marks for the holes are there, but I don't see anything on mine.

Would like a luggage rack, although if I drill holes in the roof I do picture having to chase down leaks.

 

[Ron C]

On the luggage rack, I have read others state the holes or the marks for the holes are there, but I don't see anything on mine.

Would like a luggage rack, although if I drill holes in the roof I do picture having to chase down leaks.

I think some SSVs/PPVs probably came with one, some didn't .. mine factory had one, but was removed, and the holes were plugged. I also had that idea of "what if it starts leaking when I put it back?"

But it probably looks better with the rack and without the plugs.

I wonder if someone has done that before, re-installed the luggage rack (are there already nuts, or whatever in there? does the liner on the inside need to come off? etc etc etc)

 

[MidwestMike]

Plenty of information here on installing the roof rack, but it's all over the place. Still some people saying theirs came without a rack but it is setup to install one.

https://www.google.com/search?num=1......0...1.1.64.psy-ab..13.0.0....0.m5UztejZOpU
https://www.google.com/search?num=1......0...1.1.64.psy-ab..13.0.0....0.m5UztejZOpU
And one of the threads really caught my eye, 3M tape. ( I know, I know..0

But if you have ever used it. Check Home Depot, they make three versions. I used the middle version to hold a bunch of chrome a vibrating bike without any issues.

Yes, rails are larger, wind resistance, load, etc. But you have a lot of surface area for the tape. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016HM7S...t=&hvlocphy=9021617&hvtargid=pla-312239925783

 

[Ron C]

Plenty of information here on installing the roof rack, but it's all over the place. Still some people saying theirs came without a rack but it is setup to install one.

https://www.google.com/search?num=100&safe=off&ei=X9YNWsbeBoTQ0gTNi7LoCA&q=site:tahoeyukonforum.com+install+roof+rack&oq=site:tahoeyukonforum.com+install+roof+rack&gs_l=psy-ab.3...2063.13981.0.14240.25.19.3.0.0.0.423.2090.1j5j0j3j1.10.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..13.0.0....0.m5UztejZOpU
And one of the threads really caught my eye, 3M tape. ( I know, I know..0

But if you have ever used it. Check Home Depot, they make three versions. I used the middle version to hold a bunch of chrome a vibrating bike without any issues.

Yes, rails are larger, wind resistance, load, etc. But you have a lot of surface area for the tape. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016HM7S...t=&hvlocphy=9021617&hvtargid=pla-312239925783

I don't really know about the first line, I saw links about people installing these "cross bars" on already existing rails of a roof rack?


I used that red tape to stick a traffic sign to a wall one time, at work, used the stuff because we couldn't ********* the walls. Apparently it came off one time, causing enough noise and vibrations to make sensors go off and have guys with guns run down the hallway. (took a while before they found out what it was, I forgot about the sign because I was on a vacation.)

Any who... I think I rather bolt it down

 

[2011SSVHOE]

here are a couple of wiring diagrams.









I hope this helps, these are for 2011 models

 

[2011SSVHOE]

Here will explain some options





Specs





Now we have sticky stuff !!!!

 

[2011SSVHOE]

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