Tahoe SSV / LS-LT Noticeable Differences

[iLikeEggs]

I would love to have an aluminum tailgate! And yes, it stops on a dime.

 

[iLikeEggs]

This is a wholesaler / dealer. I am trying to figure out where I can run across a large lot of these tahoes at auction. They sell a lot of the police type of govdeals.com, but they go pretty high on there.

I just saw one go for $17k. Not all of them go that high though. Just depends where it's located at.
I almost got mine for 8 grand, then some jerk started bidding me up. Of course, I was the other jerk in that bidding war. Lol.

 

[mr tahoe]

i would take it 16 is good and no holes in the dash

 

[mr tahoe]

Man the brakes on mine are soo awesome

 

[n2tech]

Thanks folks.... This has helped me make my decision. I may until after tax time as the car prices artificially go up for about 4 months. Then I will start my hunt.

 

[kronus]

If they removed the antennas you can get the rubber rain plugs on ebay. If they left the NMO antenna mounts you can get the rain caps too. I've had a blast with my SSV. It was in need of a lot of basic maintenance when I got it but it runs like a top now. The trucks are a minor challenge sometimes but for what you pay(or don't pay) they are really great. I paid 12k for mine and I have zero regrets. It even gets better MPG than the 08 Envoy it replaced.

What seller did you get those rain caps from? The agency I bought mine from threw some type of plug with a crap ton of silicone on the holes (pretty ugly.) Also, what gas mileage are you getting with your SSV?

 

[iLikeEggs]

You can get the rain caps from ebay or ham radio outlet. Just search NMO Rain Caps. They're pretty cheap. I got the Tram brand. Are all of the holes plugged with silicone or just the hole for the power cable from the light bar? You could always put the NMO mounts back in so you can screws the rain caps on and have a nice clean look. To get to the holes from inside you can usually just go through where the dome lights are.

As far as mileage, solid 20mpg Hwy. 99% of my driving is city though and it varies between 11-14mpg. When I got it it was getting 10mpg. Doing basic plugs, wires, filters, etc made a huge difference. Superchips Flashpaq econo tune helped too.

 

[kronus]

You can get the rain caps from ebay or ham radio outlet. Just search NMO Rain Caps. They're pretty cheap. I got the Tram brand. Are all of the holes plugged with silicone or just the hole for the power cable from the light bar? You could always put the NMO mounts back in so you can screws the rain caps on and have a nice clean look. To get to the holes from inside you can usually just go through where the dome lights are.

All of the holes are siliconed (3 I think.) I didn't even think about access from the dome lights - I was thinking I'd have to pull the headliner. Thanks for the tip!

Another random question - because the SSV/PPV models don't come with the black short stalk antenna on the roof, do you think there is a way to add one using those existing holes? I'd like better reception while listening to the radio (who doesn't?) Actually, is that black short stalk even for AM/FM or is that the XM antenna?

 

[CrashTestDummy]

Our '10 has vacuum-assist power brake booster, as has all the other PPVs I've looked at. Not sure if they replaced the hydroboost with vacuum, or if that's a later add, but I have yet to see hydroboost on a Tahoe PPV.

I don't think aluminum body parts are an option on NNBS Tahoes.

$16K is NOT a tax-time boost in price. That's not a bad price for a nice PPV with less than 100K miles.

A guy on the New Caprice list found this plug kit on evilbay to take care of some of the antenna and light holes on his Caprice:

http://www.amazon.com/Piece-Flush-M...psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

The radio antenna, I believe, is in one of the rear quarter windows. We have a wire loop in one of ours, and that has to be for the radio. Reception is fine, although my wife usually plugs her iphone into the audio jack under the radio and plays her itunes through the Tahoe's sound system.

Good luck with your search. We're still loving our PPV!

 

[iLikeEggs]

You could.

All of the holes are siliconed (3 I think.) I didn't even think about access from the dome lights - I was thinking I'd have to pull the headliner. Thanks for the tip!

Another random question - because the SSV/PPV models don't come with the black short stalk antenna on the roof, do you think there is a way to add one using those existing holes? I'd like better reception while listening to the radio (who doesn't?) Actually, is that black short stalk even for AM/FM or is that the XM antenna?

You could. You would just have to snake the coax through the headliner and down the pillar. Ive got big hammy hands and didn't have to drop the headliner when I ran a second coax. I kept the NMO mounts for my GMRS and ham radios. The one hole that was siliconed over I covered with a fake shark fin antenna from ebay ($4 bucks shipped). It makes a difference in the look. (note- black Tahoe's are pollen magnets).