New member looking to Modify '04 Suburban...

[SuburbanLife]

Hey all,



I come from being a Veteran member of Audi and Subaru forums. Truck modifications are a completely different scene and excited to be a part of the forum. Some good DIY write-ups I've seen already. Here is probably the worst photo I've ever taken of one of my vehicles as I've never thought to take photos of my truck like I do with the modified cars.

2004 Chevy Suburban, base package, 73,000 miles, non-Bose. Will be using it as just my toy hauler. Mainly for my mountain bike trips and occasional track day with the track bike. Plan on doing a few things too it and would love to have you guys point me in the right direction as I've been trying to search the forums and not finding the answers.

Already done:
Volant Cold Air Intake
OEM Bug-guard
OEM Denali Rear Splashguards
BlendMount for ****** Redline Radar Detector
20% Llumar Tint to match OEM Rear

Wheels:
-will 2014 GMC Sierra 20" wheels bolt up or will I need adapters or hubcentric rings to make work with the 2004 bolt pattern?
http://tbssowners.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=259

Double Din:
I've seen a lot of write-ups on people hacking double din headunit dash kits together. Does anyone know a Double Din unit that is plug 'n play without requiring modification? Does any company make a kit that actually fits correctly on the vehicle?

Exterior:
How to remove rear window wiper?

Suspension:
Already been in touch with Tony about a 2/3 Kit.

Interior:
Plan on slowly building it into a wannabe sprinter to sleep in overnight for bike trips. Already have a custom bike rack setup in the back for the bikes to be stored safely.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Hey all,



I come from being a Veteran member of Audi and Subaru forums. Truck modifications are a completely different scene and excited to be a part of the forum. Some good DIY write-ups I've seen already. Here is probably the worst photo I've ever taken of one of my vehicles as I've never thought to take photos of my truck like I do with the modified cars.

2004 Chevy Suburban, base package, 73,000 miles, non-Bose. Will be using it as just my toy hauler. Mainly for my mountain bike trips and occasional track day with the track bike. Plan on doing a few things too it and would love to have you guys point me in the right direction as I've been trying to search the forums and not finding the answers.

Wheels:
-will 2014 GMC Sierra 20" wheels bolt up or will I need adapters or hubcentric rings to make work with the 2004 bolt pattern?
http://tbssowners.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=259

Double Din:
I've seen a lot of write-ups on people hacking double din headunit dash kits together. Does anyone know a Double Din unit that is plug 'n play without requiring modification? Does any company make a kit that actually fits correctly on the vehicle?

Suspension:
Already been in touch with Tony about a 2/3 Kit.

Interior:
Plan on slowly building it into a wannabe sprinter to sleep in overnight for bike trips. Already have a custom bike rack setup in the back for the bikes to be stored safely.

Welcome! Not a ton of help from me, but the wheels will fit just fine.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Miami Beach Evan!! You found the perfect vehicle to do exactly what you want to do..Your 2004 Suburban looks to be in excellent shape.

 

[SuburbanLife]

Thanks @Miami-Dade , it is. Father is original owner and its been a garage queen. Zero dents, scratches. Funny to say its going to be used as a bike hauler but I'm one of the most OCD people who like to do mud sports. It will be staying extremely clean.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Looks really good, plus those are super low miles.

 

[NathanJax]

-will 2014 GMC Sierra 20" wheels bolt up or will I need adapters or hubcentric rings to make work with the 2004 bolt pattern?

Bolt right up

Double Din:
I've seen a lot of write-ups on people hacking double din headunit dash kits together. Does anyone know a Double Din unit that is plug 'n play without requiring modification? Does any company make a kit that actually fits correctly on the vehicle?

your 2004 will have a double din bolt right in with no modifications needed. only the 00-02 needed it

Exterior:
How to remove rear window wiper?

just a bolt holding the wiper on if you remove the cap. however, the remove the entire assembly, you have to remove the interior panel as well... and then you have to deal with the hole that's left in the panel.

 

[SuburbanLife]

Thank you, Nathan!

 

[Fosscore]

Welcome. Good answers already posted. With regards to the wiper hole (s), you have 2 choices. The cheap, quick and easy choice is to use some plastic plugs from Lowes, color match them and seal them in place.

Here's mine plugged and color matched.
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/fosscores-2006-tahoe-build-thread.65729/page-30




Or you can go the fully shaved route like below.

Red Rocket's put plugs in first then did a full shave starting on the link below.

I would suggest you sit down for an hour or two to read this build thread from the first page to see some unreal mod work on his badass Denali.
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/red-rockets-02-denali-build-thread.83457/page-13

 

[SuburbanLife]

@Fosscore thanks so much for the links to the write-ups and photos! Great stuff.

 

[Fosscore]

@SuburbanLife

Check out this recent thread with some measurements for you. That is one thing I did not put in my build thread.

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/wiper-delete-plugs.94772/page-2