Tonyrodz's Tahoe Build Thread

[Tonyrodz]

At least mine was running for more than a couple weeks.

BOOYAH! Lol

 

[Tonyrodz]

And so......it begins......
Paint is starting to peel.

 

[randeez]

thats what happens when you drive it, my paint stays fresh

 

[Rocket Man]

thats what happens when you drive it, my paint stays fresh

Your paint is gonna outlast your lifetime.

 

[Sam Harris]

And so......it begins......View attachment 277749 View attachment 277750
Paint is starting to peel.

Boo..!

My paint is pretty bad. Every panel has multiple chips, and they all go through to metal. Meh. I’m lucky I live in Co. The air is so dry here it’s pretty difficult for things to rust.

 

[Tonyrodz]

thats what happens when you drive it, my paint stays fresh

Lol, you did have those freckles tho.

 

[Tonyrodz]

So, I was on the highway yesterday and the frontend just didn't feel steady. Got the alignment done maybe a month or so ago, but I had different tires and I thought it was just the tires. Took it back to Mavis who did the alignment. Now they're telling me I need the idler and pitman arm done, along with ANOTHER wheel alignment. That'll make 3 alignments in less then 2 months. My whole point is I know they must've been bad already as I haven't really driven it, so why wouldn't they check the complete frontend before doing an alignment that wasn't gonna be right anyway? More then happy to have me waste my money. So new idler, pitman, alignment with labor will be $700 out the door using Moog parts. This is with an additional $130 taken off. Shit never ends....

 

[Scottydoggs]

damn it, shops by you are all trash. most shops wont even do an alignment after they inspect it and find bad parts.

 

[bigdog9191999]

and this expensive crap is why i am very glad i do my own work, from a monetary outlook its the only way to go. price of parts and then the 60-80 for an alignment is all i pay. i know i got out cheap when i did the brakes on my suburban 4 rotors, 4 calipers, all pads, and all fluid was about 500 and that was at mechanic cost not full retail. not sure i want to know what the labor would have put that job.

 

[Tonyrodz]

damn it, shops by you are all trash. most shops wont even do an alignment after they inspect it and find bad parts.

Only a reputable shop would say they can't do it because of bad parts. Those are few and far between. Honest shops are so hard to find.