Austinite's 07 Escalade Blacked Out on 35s Build

[Austinite]

Back in December 2019, I went to Lake Tahoe with a bunch of friends and family for my 40th and somehow came out of it with a little extra coin in my pocket. So I decided it was time for an upgrade to the old Tahoe. Don't get me wrong, I still love her...but after searching for a couple of weeks I finally settled on a 2007 Cadillac Escalade that wasn't too far from where we live.



Mods/Fixes So Far:

Engine/Mechanical:
-Replaced Heated/Cooled Seats Burned/Faulty Wiring Harness Connector
-Replaced the Liftgate Latch
-Replaced Heater Inlet T-Connectors
-Replaced Heater Hoses
-Replaced Factory Alternator
-Replaced Intake Manifold Gaskets
-Replaced Oil Pressure Sensor
-Replaced Valley Pan Gasket
-Stop Tech Stainless Brake Lines
-Replaced Rotors w/ ACDelco Gold Enhanced Performance Rotors (Police Package)
-Replaced Brake Pads w/ ACDelco Gold Ceramic Disc Brake Pad Set
-ACDelco Iridium Spark Plugs # 41-162
-ACDelco 9748RR Professional Spark Plug Wire Set
-Titanium Spark Plug Boot Protector Sleeve Spark Plug Wire Boots
-Replaced Power Steering Pump & Hoses
-Replaced Alternator - ACDelco 25877026 GM Original Equipment
-Factory Dual Auxiliary Parallel Batteries Setup
-Auxiliary Fuse Block in The Engine Compartment for Accessories

Performance:
-Airaid 201-796 Intake Tube Kit
-DNA Motoring HDS-GY99 Stainless Steel Exhaust Shorty Headers
-Vacuum Actuated Cutout After Cats
-MagnaFlow 12909 Exhaust Muffler
-Stainless Steel 2.5" Dual Tip Exhaust / Resonator Delete Kit
-Stainless Extended Brake Lines

Suspension:
-Spindle Source - 3" Lift Spindles
-Traxda 406010 2.5" Front Leveling Kit
-Moog 81069 (Z71) Rear Coil Springs
-Supreme Suspensions - 3" Rear Coil Spacers
-Spohn GMSUV-104B Adjustable Rear Panhard Track Bar
-Bilstein 24-187237 Rear Shocks
-Belltech 6654 Shock Extension Kit
-TeraFlex 1754500 Sway Bar Link Kit

Tires/Wheels:
-Wheel Replicas V1165 Gloss Black Wheel (22x9"/6x5.5")
-Venom Power Terrain Hunter X/T All Season R Tire - 35X12.50R22 117R
-Rear Hub centric Wheel Spacers 1.5"
-New ACDELCO TPMS
-MGP Cadillac Red Caliper Covers (Don't Judge Me)

Appearance/Exterior:
-Removed Painted Lime Green/Yellow Pinstriping
-Changed out Chrome Door Handles to GM Gloss Black Handles
-2013 Escalade Black Sport Grille
-Gloss Black Vinyl over Chrome Hood Trim
-Puddle Light Tow Mirrors Power Heated Signal Clearance light for 07-13 Chevy GMC
-ASWF Excel IRP Ceramic Window Tint - 15% Front Windows / 5% Everywhere Else
-N-FAB C063LB Gloss Black Light Bar W/ 4 Black 7" 51W LED Off-road Pod Lights
-ECCPP Black Tow Mirrors
-Fog Light/Parking Light Switchback Mod
-2015 Escalade Style Full Length Smoked LED Tail lights

Audio/Video:
-10.4" Vertical Screen Tesla 1024*768 Android Radio 2GB Ram 64GB HD 4 Core
-PAC SWI-RC Steering Wheel Control Interface
-Mids/Highs Amp - Pioneer GM-DX874 4 Channel Amplifier (100W RMS x 4 @ 4 Ohms)
-Sub Amp - Pioneer GM-DX971 Class-D Mono Amplifier (800W RMS x 1 @ 2 Ohms)
-DSP - Pioneer DEQ-S1000A 48-bit dual-core DSP-based signal processor
-Noico 80 mil Butyl Automotive Sound Deadener on all Doors
-Road Kill RKFR6 3 Piece Foam Speaker Enhancer System Kit on Door Speakers
-CT Sounds Car Audio Passive 3 Way Crossover
-Front Speakers - PRV Audio 6MR500-NDY-4 Neodymium 6.5" Mid Range 4 ohm Speakers
-CustomSpeakerPods.com A-Pillar Speaker Pods
-A-Pillar Speakers - PRV Audio 4MR60-4 4" Mid Range Speakers
-A-Pillar Tweeters - Massive Audio CT2II - Silk Dome 120 Watt 28mm Car Audio Tweeters
-Rear Speakers - PRV Audio 6MR500-NDY-4 Neodymium 6.5" Mid Range 4 ohm Speakers
-Rear Tweeters - Massive Audio CT2II - Silk Dome 120 Watt 28mm Car Audio Tweeters
-Down Firing Sealed Third Row Subwoofer Enclosure/Box
-Subwoofers - 2 Pioneer TS-W3003D4 12"
-NikoMaku 12" Replacement Rear View Mirror W/ Front & Rear Dash Cam & GPS Logger

Interior:
-Type S Plug and Glow 48" Bluetooth Smart LED Lighting Deluxe Kit
-New Upper Dashboard Replacement For 07-13 ESCALADE
-Handkraftd Black Leather w/Gray Stitching Steering Wheel
-2013 Escalade Console Lid
-2014 Escalade Key Fob Remote
-Westin Wade Sure-Fit Floor Mats in Front
-WeatherTech Floor Mats in Rear
-Full LED Replacement Interior lights
-AC Delco Cabin Air Filter Retrofit Kit
-2013 Platinum Escalade Instrument Cluster Swap

Future Plans:
-Chrome Deletion (in progress)
-Platinum Front/Rear Bumpers
-Tune

Window Sticker:

 

[Austinite]

First thing I did when I got it home was remove the grey vinyl pinstripe that drove me crazy. I figured it would be pretty easy, which that part was, but little did I know it was there for a reason. Apparently it was put on to cover up a previous pinstripe that was painted on. It was a sweet lime green and yellow masterpiece. I had to bust out a little lacquer thinner for that one. Worked great, just took a little time. Now I have to do some buffing and polishing. I wish I would have remembered to take better pics, but here's what I got...

Before:



After:

 

[Austinite]

After that, I went to work on some stereo upgrades...

Massive Audio A-Pillar Tweeter Install/A-Pillar Black Vinyl Upgrade:

 

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Front Door Speaker Replacement/Sound Deadening Install:

 

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Rockville 5 Channel Amp Installed in Place of Factory Subwoofer:

 

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Rockville Bass Knob Installed In Cupholder Area:

 

[Austinite]

The Install of the 10.4" Vertical Screen Tesla 1024*768 Android Car DVD GPS Navigation Radio RAM 2GB 4 Core was a little more difficult than I was hoping. I don't think the brackets for the one that I bought were designed to fit an Escalade like the description indicated. I found another listing that popped up shortly after mine arrived that had brackets that looked like they were the right ones. So I had to come up with some jankity brackets that would work. You also have to cannibalize your stock stereo since it works in conjunction with the Android unit. I eventually got it to fit properly and look good, but it was a PIA. And most of the instructions were written in broken english. It is a pretty cool unit though and looks awesome. If anyone is looking into getting one, send me a PM and I'll try to steer you in the right direction.

 

[73impala]

Nice build I need to try that pin stripe removal on mine, has white vinyl pin strip covering a grey painted one lol

 

[Austinite]

I've tried like 3 different phone mounts for this thing and best one that I have found so far is the Kuda Mount. I added a WizGear 10 magnet mount to it too. Looks great and works awesome.

 

[Austinite]

Nice build I need to try that pin stripe removal on mine, has white vinyl pin strip covering a grey painted one lol

Haha, yeah I was nervous AF to use the laquer thinner, but I watched some YouTube vids and read up a bunch on it first. It wasn't that bad really. And thanks, I can already tell this thing is gonna cost me a crapload with all the mods I have planned.