Fosscore's 2006 Tahoe Build Thread

[jerryjoe28]

saw the update..... was hoping for more mods

 

[Fosscore]

Thanks. Appreciate it.

 

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That Nano seal, does it dry clear?

 

[Fosscore]

saw the update..... was hoping for more mods

@jerryjoe28

Been working on the house lately. Put in some sweet LED recessed lights and a couple pendants that the wife wanted over our island. The Tahoe got detailed, but no mods until after summer.

 

[Fosscore]

That Nano seal, does it dry clear?

Yes. It is stated to be hand applied only. I had a challenge because it was so hot, my working area needed to stay small so it wouldn't dry too quickly.

I still love finishing everything off with 1-2 coats of Collinte's 845 Insulator Wax. It is butter smooth and the water just beads off. Super easy to apply and wipe right off. The clay and 3M Machine Polish made a huge first and second step difference. Anything after that was a bonus IMO.

 

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Might have to try that. Been searching for a sealer that dries clear simce my paint ha a ton of tiny "rock chips" for lack of a better term. Always get the thing nice and shiny and then these white dots start appearing all over lol. Looking for something that helps fill them in.

 

[Fosscore]

I lost the front A/C blower fan speed #2 a couple months ago and lived with it. Fan speeds 1, 3 and 4 died at the same time earlier this week. #5 blows super cold, but it was only a matter of time before it stopped working. Too hot in Florida at the moment to have no front A/C.

Hit up Amazon Prime for a new A/C Delco GM part number 22807123 blower motor resistor and changed it out today. $47 shipped. Made in Slovenia. Got all 5 fan speeds back today.

Here are a couple of pictures of the old and new resistor as well as my climate controls for comparison, as there are many different part numbers and a few different climate control configurations when looking for the actual replacement resistor.

 

[crazycrew]

Did you ever install the speaker box?

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[Fosscore]

No mods to mention this post. Pulled the cover off her after 2 months away and she was still looking shiny. That truck cover was worth every penny to keep the UV, rain, dust and anything else off the paint when she can't get the TLC each week.

I did take care of a couple maintenance items.

Back in June, I was having issues with my driver's side caliper. The truck had been aligned and the tires were Road Force balanced and inflated to 40psi. During average to hard braking, the truck pulled hard to the right. On two separate occasions the caliper locked up and heated that side up super hot, making the truck hard to accelerate obviously. Took it into my buddy's shop, where he found that the brake line coming down to the caliper seemed to be getting pinched thus reducing the brake fluid flow to only the driver's side, thus causing the pull to the passenger side and the caliper locking up on the driver's side. He replaced the front brake lines and back in business braking like it is supposed to be.




A few days after I got the brake lines sorted, the Service Air Bag light came on the DIC. No time to deal with it before the summer, so I ordered the Dorman replacement via Amazon Prime and had it waiting for me. New sensor on the left and old OEM sensor on the right.

The replacement was pretty straight forward. I took extra steps and disconnected the battery and pulled the Airbag fuse just to be sure. I did not have the code pulled first to see which side was bad, so I had a 50/50 shot and started with the driver's side. Nope. Swapped out the passenger side and the light went off. Plugged the OEM sensor on the driver's side back in and replaced the passenger side sensor. The hardest part of the swap was getting your hands up behind the bumper to get the 10mm wrench on the bolt as a socket driver will get stuck on the frame once you back the screw out. I did watch a couple YouTube videos to give me a heads up first as to the location and what was involved. The front impact sensors were $70 shipped via Amazon Prime. I bought two just in case both sides were bad, but will be returning the spare for credit.




My rear lift gate handle pins popped out, basically rendering the lift gate handle useless, as it had come apart from the insert that is bolted to the lift gate. I had the OEM one, but it is the black textured plastic. I tried to get the pins back in place, but the space is so tight and I feel that the crimped end of the pin may have wallowed out the plastic of the handle, so I decided to heavy duty zip tie the pieces together. All was working good. I ensured the cable was tight and routed properly before replacing the interior trim pieces and closed the door.

I tried the door again a few days later and neither the glass nor lift gate would open. Hmmm..no time to deal with it. So I researched on YouTube and found this video on how to open the door from the inside of the truck with the trim pieces in place, in case your motor stops working or as in my case, the handle and push button both were not working.

At about 1:36 he shows you the exact point where to lift the top plastic piece and slide your fingers in to slide the door latch and open the lift gate. Pretty much dead center between the top and bottom trim pieces in the middle of the door. Popped open the lift gate and I pulled the trim pieces off and everything was intact. I'm thinking I may have pushed the trim pieces in too far in the center which may have pushed against the lock mechanism which would not allow the handle or push button to pull the cable far enough against the bound plastic to unlock it completely. Tested it numerous times and all is working as it should be.

 

[05Single]

So im guessing this isn't your DD? Was that mentioned before ? Lol

So the brake line was pinched from the drop ? Stock brake line?

Glad it was just a $35 sensor for the air bag.

And just finally shave that hatch already!!!