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Got this 2013 Tahoe ppv last October, probably paid too much for it from a dealer in Austin that got it from an auction. Searchlight was not on there. Just a tube that was sticking through. Got a bad replacement from Amazon ended up not working. Read in reviews that it was common for that but still can't figure out the fix. Apparently just a quick wire fix inside the switch area but I'm just learning wiring.
Replaced the front struts with the Belltechs that people have said work well. Before when going over bumps and railroad tracks you could feel everything and the front end would bounce around and slam really hard shaking the engine a lot. Now that's all gone. When I first got it back from the mechanic I drove that evening. Everything was fine. Woke up the next morning and drove and there was a scraping sound on tire rotation, took it back to my mechanic who is good. Just probably one of his shop guys, they said it was the dust covers on the brakes had gotten compressed during the installation of the struts. They pried them out and awat. No more scraping sound and everything almost completely gone every now and then when going over bumps I can hear a squeak. Is this due to the struts and tire size? I stuck with 265/70/R17 but got off-road cheap Rockys.
I already had to get motor mounts replaced on this because f ty bad struts. Is that a common issue with this? The engine seems to sometimes rattle when I'm accelerating lightly while cruising at 20 to 30. Sometimes 40. Anotget nechanic had told me before engine is a little loose because of being shaken around which causes it not to gain traction well with the transmission. Does that sound right?
The cabin light controls was not there when I purchased, dealer had removed the top light and siren controls and I got that on eBay and popped that in. Still want to remove that round light they place in but then there's gonna be the holes left etc so not sure what direction to go with it. All the wiring is still underneath the interior and panels etc.
I'm looking now at starting cheaply with a cold air intake then exhaust system. Here's some pics of the engine. I can't tell what kind of intake manifold is on this. It's black, then there's some sort of silver thing attached with a cross beam that matches on the other side. I'm learning. I'm all very new to this but I am obsessed with this SUV and want to tune it over time.
Due to the Texas heat the dashboard which was already cracked when I got it continued to crack even worse. The pieces have just come right off which is super frustrating cuz that's $500 part plus all the time to put it in.
On the floor beneath the accelerator there is a worn spot where the rubber interior flooring has been completely rubbed through, so trying to figure out how I want to handle that beyond just throwing some mats on top of it, tried some mats before but everything wants to slide around on the rubber interior.
Oh yeah when I first got it the back seat cage was removed by the car dealership, they had just cut the metal beams that hold it in. Had to remove those. Anyone have any suggestions on cheap ways to start tuning? Also anybody know any links on YouTube on getting the lock switches reinstalled in the back where they've been removed? I assume for prisoner transports. This unit I think is from Montgomery county from a seal that's inside the door frame. You can see on the side there are some places where they were peeling off the stickers that it lifted some of the clear coat. So that's frustrating. I also want to add tow capability on the back once I get a transmission cooler in it, going to have to do a bolt on. Would love some suggestions.
Replaced the front struts with the Belltechs that people have said work well. Before when going over bumps and railroad tracks you could feel everything and the front end would bounce around and slam really hard shaking the engine a lot. Now that's all gone. When I first got it back from the mechanic I drove that evening. Everything was fine. Woke up the next morning and drove and there was a scraping sound on tire rotation, took it back to my mechanic who is good. Just probably one of his shop guys, they said it was the dust covers on the brakes had gotten compressed during the installation of the struts. They pried them out and awat. No more scraping sound and everything almost completely gone every now and then when going over bumps I can hear a squeak. Is this due to the struts and tire size? I stuck with 265/70/R17 but got off-road cheap Rockys.
I already had to get motor mounts replaced on this because f ty bad struts. Is that a common issue with this? The engine seems to sometimes rattle when I'm accelerating lightly while cruising at 20 to 30. Sometimes 40. Anotget nechanic had told me before engine is a little loose because of being shaken around which causes it not to gain traction well with the transmission. Does that sound right?
The cabin light controls was not there when I purchased, dealer had removed the top light and siren controls and I got that on eBay and popped that in. Still want to remove that round light they place in but then there's gonna be the holes left etc so not sure what direction to go with it. All the wiring is still underneath the interior and panels etc.
I'm looking now at starting cheaply with a cold air intake then exhaust system. Here's some pics of the engine. I can't tell what kind of intake manifold is on this. It's black, then there's some sort of silver thing attached with a cross beam that matches on the other side. I'm learning. I'm all very new to this but I am obsessed with this SUV and want to tune it over time.
Due to the Texas heat the dashboard which was already cracked when I got it continued to crack even worse. The pieces have just come right off which is super frustrating cuz that's $500 part plus all the time to put it in.
On the floor beneath the accelerator there is a worn spot where the rubber interior flooring has been completely rubbed through, so trying to figure out how I want to handle that beyond just throwing some mats on top of it, tried some mats before but everything wants to slide around on the rubber interior.
Oh yeah when I first got it the back seat cage was removed by the car dealership, they had just cut the metal beams that hold it in. Had to remove those. Anyone have any suggestions on cheap ways to start tuning? Also anybody know any links on YouTube on getting the lock switches reinstalled in the back where they've been removed? I assume for prisoner transports. This unit I think is from Montgomery county from a seal that's inside the door frame. You can see on the side there are some places where they were peeling off the stickers that it lifted some of the clear coat. So that's frustrating. I also want to add tow capability on the back once I get a transmission cooler in it, going to have to do a bolt on. Would love some suggestions.
