moretimethanmoney
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The fading black plastic on the sails and bed covers. I keep thinking to paint them. It looks sooo sharp when it's black.
try the Cerakote brand trim restore. they are individually sealed wet wipes essentially. but they bring the trim back to factory color, and protect them with a layer of ceramic. i used their kit on all my cladding, and used their headlight restore kit. they make great products!The fading black plastic on the sails and bed covers. I keep thinking to paint them. It looks sooo sharp when it's black.
Nailed it, this stuff works amazing. Unfortunately I have an early one so the panels were grey and not black, but Cerakote really brought the color back and has for over a year now. You will need two boxes minimum, maybe three.try the Cerakote brand trim restore. they are individually sealed wet wipes essentially. but they bring the trim back to factory color, and protect them with a layer of ceramic. i used their kit on all my cladding, and used their headlight restore kit. they make great products!
i actually had typed out "...bring the trim back to black" but then was reminded that the 02 was light grey, and even my 03 is technically dark grey, not black. so i retyped the sentence to be "...bring the trim back to factory color" HAHA. but as we can see from @EXT4ME 's photos, the "dark grey" looks almost black after the Cerakote treatment.Nailed it, this stuff works amazing. Unfortunately I have an early one so the panels were grey and not black, but Cerakote really brought the color back and has for over a year now. You will need two boxes minimum, maybe three.
talk about the electronics being sensitive to grounds , i wonder if my truck shudders and the rpm needle likes to jump up and down ever so slightly from a bad ground along with my lights are being pulsating......I'm not especially fond of how dang sensitive the computer & electronics are. Not only are grounding points susceptible to corrosion but the ecu relies too heavily on the grounding sensor.
Making adding electronic modifications to battery more difficult.
Second battery tray has me thinking of adding any lights or wench to bumper wire up to separate battery.
I do like others idea for rear electric window. Would be nice feature but weight would make removing rear wall heavier add difficulty.
The oil pan also I wish was more easily removed, so much needs removing on my 07 4x4 I quit on trying to seal small leak.
Front axle, cross bar, swey bar, and I found that the hydraulic lines for steering also block removing oil pan.
I'm wishing I knew a programmer was needed to do many DIY fixes.
Even adding reverse camera to factory nav/stereo needs reprogramming to get it working.
That could be, the trucks do crazy things especially if alternator or battery not working exactly 100%.talk about the electronics being sensitive to grounds , i wonder if my truck shudders and the rpm needle likes to jump up and down ever so slightly from a bad ground along with my lights are being pulsating......
yeah im watching a ton of vids on youtube about ground points on chevy trucks........you are right, they all have different answers, resolves but come to the same solution........some i can relate to with my truck and some dont even come close to what my truck has for grounds........but they are making me understand what is going on and how trucks are wired.......im not completely adept to the wiring of trucks but enough to figure out stuff hopefully.......i like the vids that tell you how to check grounds with a multi meter...i never knew how or understood that stuff....takes the fright of me poking around and getting zapped or doing damage to the trucks electical system......i like the vids who make new ground points and bypass the tough to get to original points, that might be a route i take.......have a great dayThat could be, the trucks do crazy things especially if alternator or battery not working exactly 100%.
Grounding points I've especially had to locate and clean on mine. Still debating if I need to cut factory crimp loops off , strip coating & if clean uncorroded copper.
Solder new loops, hear about crimp only & welding tack to attach.
But I don't know if slight resistance soldier connection will make any difference.
Most electronics & circuit boards use soldier so that seems more myth than true to me.
I've read a few posts similar to your lights flicker issue, but not all had same cause.
Good luck, I'd try a auto store free battery check & hopefully they can check alternator same time.
Avalanche pcm senses battery charge through ground sensor & can lower disengage alternator clutch.
Gas economy features free up horsepower lol but headaches when any troubles.
What mod can lock and unlock saddle bags?I love the truck but here are a few complaints:
1) Discontinued the 2500 model. (I wanted one... couldn't find a decent used one)
2) Bed and mid-gate not water tight/proof. (Drain holes inside cab and the water I find after it rains in the drain area, emphasize this point.)
3) Wish the rear window powered down into the mid-gate. (I've read why but they have engineers who should've figured out how to defy physics )
4) Chevy's underpowered brakes. (No excuses)
5) All locks, saddle bags and tailgate, should have been connected to the power lock system. (Have a 2006)
Other than that.... Its an awesome truck. I realize 4&5 can be knocked off the list with aftermarket brakes and a mod, but they should have been standard, along with the first 3!
I have 07 everything locks at the same time when the button is pressed nowI love the truck but here are a few complaints:
1) Discontinued the 2500 model. (I wanted one... couldn't find a decent used one)
2) Bed and mid-gate not water tight/proof. (Drain holes inside cab and the water I find after it rains in the drain area, emphasize this point.)
3) Wish the rear window powered down into the mid-gate. (I've read why but they have engineers who should've figured out how to defy physics )
4) Chevy's underpowered brakes. (No excuses)
5) All locks, saddle bags and tailgate, should have been connected to the power lock system. (Have a 2006)
Other than that.... Its an awesome truck. I realize 4&5 can be knocked off the list with aftermarket brakes and a mod, but they should have been standard, along with the first 3!
Omg, after driving 400+ miles, I can now say that my biggest pain is the dang fuel tank line, it took me almost 20 minutes to get 20 gallons in and I rotated the pump 90 degrees, and even did the suggested back bumper burp..what a pain..