TogaPC
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I had convinced myself that I wasn't going to do any mods to my new Hoe till I got it paid off. Problem was I had a Corsa Sport CBE kit and a partial Spectre CAI sitting in my garage. I had decided I was going to sell my Corsa because it would not bolt on to my new truck since it was made for a 2000 tahoe.
While I was making room for the new truck in the garage, I got curious and called Corsa to see if there was much difference between the 2000's and the 2001-2006's. After a day they called back and said the only difference was a front pipe which they would be glad to send me for $75 bucks. Damnit! Now I had no excuse to sell it. So I ordered the part.
Then I called Spectre to see if they could send me a replacement heat shield for my CAI. They wanted $186 for the stupid thing. I told her I only paid $116 for the whole kit. Her reply shocked me. "Sounds like you would be better off buying the whole kit again." Wow. I was so pissed off that I drove to Advanced Auto Parts and bought the whole kit again. Take that Spectre.
So tonight I put on the CAI, and sat down to write this post. As I was typing, I thought to myself, I wonder if Justin with Blackbear will be coming down this way anytime soon. Turns out he will be in Dallas/Fort Worth in a month. Damnit damnit DAMnit!
So here it is two weeks since I bought the new Tahoe, I haven't even made my first payment yet, and I've already started. HID's, clear headlights and corners, and LED Tails are in the mail and I'm signed up for a tune next month. I'm so doomed.
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Here are the pics I promised.
My New Truck
Gold 2003 Chevy Tahoe LS 2WD
5.3L Vortec V8 Flex Fuel (Vin code Z)
98,488 miles on the OD when I bought it.
Fully De-badged.
New headlights and clear corners complete with Low and High Beam HID's and the 4-High mod. LED's in the Parking/Turn signal and side marker are coming soon. You may also notice the vents in the center of the bumper have been opened up to let more air through.
LED Tail lights in the rear
Under the hood is a Spectre Cold Air Intake the custom painted engine cover. Soon the ECU will be flashed with a BlackBear Performance tune.
Radio antenna has been laid down in the engine bay and the plastic bezel with the antenna hole has been replaced for one without the hole.
Coming out the rear passenger side are the dual 4" chrome plated tips for the Corsa Sport Cat Back exhaust kit.
On top, the roof rack has be removed. I am in the process of getting the molding cut, pocketed and painted to cover the eyelets but the stock bolts have been removed and replaced with set screws wrapped with Teflon tape and topped off with a dab of silicone.
The interior is immaculate. Doesn't look like its had much use at all. Whoever had this vehicle before me took extremely good care of it.
While I was making room for the new truck in the garage, I got curious and called Corsa to see if there was much difference between the 2000's and the 2001-2006's. After a day they called back and said the only difference was a front pipe which they would be glad to send me for $75 bucks. Damnit! Now I had no excuse to sell it. So I ordered the part.
Then I called Spectre to see if they could send me a replacement heat shield for my CAI. They wanted $186 for the stupid thing. I told her I only paid $116 for the whole kit. Her reply shocked me. "Sounds like you would be better off buying the whole kit again." Wow. I was so pissed off that I drove to Advanced Auto Parts and bought the whole kit again. Take that Spectre.
So tonight I put on the CAI, and sat down to write this post. As I was typing, I thought to myself, I wonder if Justin with Blackbear will be coming down this way anytime soon. Turns out he will be in Dallas/Fort Worth in a month. Damnit damnit DAMnit!
So here it is two weeks since I bought the new Tahoe, I haven't even made my first payment yet, and I've already started. HID's, clear headlights and corners, and LED Tails are in the mail and I'm signed up for a tune next month. I'm so doomed.
-----------------------------Edited-------------------------------
Here are the pics I promised.
My New Truck
Gold 2003 Chevy Tahoe LS 2WD
5.3L Vortec V8 Flex Fuel (Vin code Z)
98,488 miles on the OD when I bought it.
Fully De-badged.
New headlights and clear corners complete with Low and High Beam HID's and the 4-High mod. LED's in the Parking/Turn signal and side marker are coming soon. You may also notice the vents in the center of the bumper have been opened up to let more air through.
LED Tail lights in the rear
Under the hood is a Spectre Cold Air Intake the custom painted engine cover. Soon the ECU will be flashed with a BlackBear Performance tune.
Radio antenna has been laid down in the engine bay and the plastic bezel with the antenna hole has been replaced for one without the hole.
Coming out the rear passenger side are the dual 4" chrome plated tips for the Corsa Sport Cat Back exhaust kit.
On top, the roof rack has be removed. I am in the process of getting the molding cut, pocketed and painted to cover the eyelets but the stock bolts have been removed and replaced with set screws wrapped with Teflon tape and topped off with a dab of silicone.
The interior is immaculate. Doesn't look like its had much use at all. Whoever had this vehicle before me took extremely good care of it.
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