New to the Tahoe Club

[Austinite]

Been browsing this fine site for a while and thought I'd say finally post something.

I bought this old girl back in Aug. She was pretty rough on the outside, but for having 240K miles she runs decent and the interior ain't too bad besides the typical torn driver's seat bottom. It was a 1 owner and the lady was a soccer mom, so I think she took pretty good care of it.

Mods/Fixes So Far:


Mechanical:

-Replaced Spark Plugs & Wires
-New A/C Compressor, Accumulator, and Orifice Tube Installed
-Replaced Cabin Filter (Highly Recommended)
-New Battery
-Fixed ABS Pump
-New Rear Door Hinges

Suspension:

-New Z71 Rear Coils
-Supreme Suspensions 2" Rear Billet Spacers
-JK Sway Bar Extensions
-Rear Bilstein 5100 Shocks (24-185783)
-Front Bilstein 5100 Shocks (24-186643)
-Front Torsion Bar Lift Keys (cranked about halfway)

Tires/Wheels:

-Wheels - Pro Comp Xtreme Alloys 1059 17x9 Wheels
-Tires - Yokohama Geolander A/T-S LT315/70R17


Audio:

-2004 Center Console swap
-Metra DP300-2B Double Din Dash
-Joying 7" RK3188 Android Head Unit
-Rockford Fosgate R600X5 5 Channel Amp
-Front Speakers - Polk Audio DB6501
-Rear Speakers - Polk Audio DB651S
-Subwoofers - 2 Pioneer TS-W3003D4 12"


Future Plans:

-HD Hood/Grille
-3" Lift Spindles
-Plasti-Dip Body - Aluminum, Gunmetal, or White
-Plasti-Dip Wheels - Black or Gunmetal
-Replace Driver Seat Bottom foam/Leather or redo all seats in a brown leather.
-Fender Flares (coming 1/30/16)
-Black Headlights
-All Red LED Taillights
-Full LED Replacement Interior lights
-etc...

When I Bought Her
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2004 Console Swap
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[iLikeEggs]

Welcome! Wow you put a lot of work into that! Nice job. Nice looking truck.

 

[Austinite]

Welcome! Wow you put a lot of work into that! Nice job. Nice looking truck.

Thanks, bud! She's not the prettiest, but she's coming around.

 

[Fosscore]

Welcome. Nice work.

 

[Austinite]

Welcome. Nice work.

Thanks

 

[#1taho]

Great choices so far. Future plans look sweat too.

 

[Austinite]

Updated the post a bit since I've done quite a few things and knocked a bunch of stuff off the to-do list... Updates are Underlined and in Bold


Mods/Fixes So Far:


Mechanical:
-Replaced Spark Plugs & Wires
-New A/C Compressor, Accumulator, and Orifice Tube Installed
-Replaced Cabin Filter (Highly Recommended)
-New Battery
-Fixed ABS Pump
-New Rear Door Hinges
-Spectre Intake W/Black Fiberglass Insulation Wrap
-Replaced Knock Sensors & Harness
-Replaced Intake Gaskets
-Replaced Fuel Pump

Suspension:
-New Z71 Rear Coils
-Supreme Suspensions 2" Rear Billet Spacers
-JK Sway Bar Extensions
-Cognito Heavy Duty Sway Bar End Link Kit
-Rear Bilstein 5100 Shocks (24-185783)
-Front Bilstein 5100 Shocks (24-186643)
-Front Torsion Bar Lift Keys (cranked about halfway)

Tires/Wheels:
-Wheels - Pro Comp Xtreme Alloys 1059 17x9 Wheels
-Tires - Yokohama Geolander A/T-S LT315/70R17

Appearance/Exterior:
-HD Hood
-HD Grille & Bumper Cap
-Black HD Billet Grille Inserts
-Black HD Bowtie
-New Windshield
-New Paint Job - 2016 BMW Azurite Black
-New Front Bumper
-Z-71 Front Valance
-Square LED Fog Lights
-Z-71 Roof Rack
-Black Plasti-Dipped Wheels
-OEM Style Fender Flares
-OEM Running Boards
-Black Texas Edition Badges
-Power Side Towing Mirrors W/Smoked Lights
-Spyder Smoked LED Taillights
-Depo Black Projector Headlights
-Black LED Parking Lights
-LED In-Bumper Reveres Lights
-Smoked 3rd Brake Light
-Bully BBS-1212CK Black Billet Aluminum Fuel Door with Lock

Audio/Video/Interior:
-Escalade Gauge Cluster Swap
-2004 Center Console swap
-Replaced Driver Seat Bottom foam/Leather
-Metra DP300-2B Double Din Dash
-Joying 7" RK3188 Android Head Unit
-Esky 170° License Plate Frame Mount Rear View Camera
-Full LED Replacement Interior lights
-Rockford Fosgate R600X5 5 Channel Amp
-Front Speakers - Polk Audio DB6501
-Rear Speakers - Polk Audio DB651S
-Subwoofers - 2 Pioneer TS-W3003D4 12"


Future Plans:
-3" Lift Spindles
-MOVE Replacement Front Bumper
-NNBS Brake Upgrade
-Replace Front Suspension Components
-Paint Front & Rear Bumpers and Grill
-New Carpet
-Mitt Brown Leather Seats
-etc...

 

[Austinite]

Here's some pics of the progress so far:

 

[MrBalll]

Thought you bought another vehicle until I saw the paint job info, plus I'm a big fan of black paint so I'm really liking it now. Looks a lot better.
You've done so much to it. Are those mirrors easily hooked up or did you have to work at it?

 

[Austinite]

Thought you bought another vehicle until I saw the paint job info, plus I'm a big fan of black paint so I'm really liking it now. Looks a lot better.
You've done so much to it. Are those mirrors easily hooked up or did you have to work at it?

Haha, yeah it feels like a new truck now and I honestly can't believe how different it looks myself. Super happy with the outcome. And the mirrors were really easy to install. Hardest part was just routing the wires though the door molex, but I had a fishing tape that came in handy. I just have them hooked up to work normally now, but eventually I'm going to wire in the diodes to make them dual action running lights/turn signal lights. They have a cool backup light that only people behind you can see too. A little more pricey than some, but better looking IMO.