Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"

[iamdub]

Holy crap the ones in the DIC are tiny! I dunno...I used to solder stuff like this but we used expensive equipment. I at least need a magnifying light and maybe hire an Asian friend...

FYP.
Drop the parts and bulbs off at cell phone repair shop and focus on your headlights.

 

[iamdub]

Great idea, and it won’t cost a fortune. And I still have the headlights to do. I was actually in the middle of prepping them for paint and deciding on what I’m gonna do different this time when I decided to do the dash swap. I have them both opened and cleaned. But LED’s should be fairly easy to do on the NNBS. They’re already SMD LED’s. Just need to unsolder the old ones and solder in new ones.
Edit: at least SOME of them are. I think.

I know the bulbs in the headlights switch and plenty others are incandescent with blue gel caps over them. Damned things leave burn marks on the insides of the switches.

 

[Sam Harris]

It’s been a challenge. I had to drop the tank because it’s all full of crap. It looks like the RTV I used as well as other stuff got all in the tank and filter. I cleaned it up, bought what I thought was the right pump, and it was too tall. So I took it back and checked the other one they had for my truck but got the standard bed and it was taller. Then I called the PO and he said he shortened the stock pump to fit the tank. So now I had to take an Uber to Autozone and I’m on my way back. Gonna try the original rubber gasket or supplied o-ring. And maybe different RTV but just a little where needed.

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Crap

 

[Rocket Man]

I know the bulbs in the headlights switch and plenty others are incandescent with blue gel caps over them. Damned things leave burn marks on the insides of the switches.

I just spent a half hour reading through this guys thread on an led conversion on all the switches and controls. Looks pretty damn involved. Pump the brakes lol.
https://www.silveradosierra.com/int...d-backlighting-conversion-project-t16060.html

 

[iamdub]

I just spent a half hour reading through this guys thread on an led conversion on all the switches and controls. Looks pretty damn involved. Pump the brakes lol.
https://www.silveradosierra.com/int...d-backlighting-conversion-project-t16060.html

Word. It's one of those all-or-nothing projects that I can't find the initiative to begin.

 

[Rocket Man]

Word. It's one of those all-or-nothing projects that I can't find the initiative to begin.

Yep. I look for the one part of it that I’m afraid of failing at, you know, the hardest item. Because even if you convert all but one item over, you’ve failed and the whole project won’t look right. I saw those solder pads on the DIC switches and they’re the size of a pinhead. I know how easy those are to mess up. I think I’m good.

 

[iamdub]

Yep. I look for the one part of it that I’m afraid of failing at, you know, the hardest item. Because even if you convert all but one item over, you’ve failed and the whole project won’t look right. I saw those solder pads on the DIC switches and they’re the size of a pinhead. I know how easy those are to mess up. I think I’m good.

For me, that "one item" that I'd fail to convert would be the displays at the bottom. I'd guess the color of those is from a film sandwiched in between layers of glass if not the glass itself being tinted.

I changed the displays in my S10's gauge cluster from teal to cobalt blue by applying one or two layers of blue window tint over them. It looked great, but more green or more blue are the only options you have for those screens. @Tonyrodz, did you ever get that tint on your cluster?

 

[Sam Harris]

What's a steal?

It was re: your CV self-powered sub box. I just spent the better part of 2 days reading through this entire thread. All I can say is: WOW Mark, you take care of business. I like seeing all the work you’ve done to the Machine, and really appreciate you including all the details surrounding your thought process and troubleshooting. The truck was pretty badass when you bought it, but it obviously needed your attention to the details to make it right in every way. Props brother, that truck is just sick. Keep up the great work. This serves as motivation to many others!

 

[Tonyrodz]

For me, that "one item" that I'd fail to convert would be the displays at the bottom. I'd guess the color of those is from a film sandwiched in between layers of glass if not the glass itself being tinted.

I changed the displays in my S10's gauge cluster from teal to cobalt blue by applying one or two layers of blue window tint over them. It looked great, but more green or more blue are the only options you have for those screens. @Tonyrodz, did you ever get that tint on your cluster?

I did @iamdub. Came out great. Thx again.

 

[Rocket Man]

I did @iamdub. Came out great. Thx again.View attachment 237412 View attachment 237413 View attachment 237414 View attachment 237415

@Tonyrodz where did you get that film? I need to do that to the odometer in The Beast,