OK, so I was strongly considering trading in my 02 Avalanche (dark green with light gray cladding) and getting something a bit newer (like 2015 or newer) truck. But after talking to many mechanics, they convinced me my Avalanche is probably good for another 10+ years (I only have 120k miles on it). So my truck needs some help to make it more enjoyable. I've upgraded the radio to a Carplay radio. My interior is getting old and starting to rip (factory leather). My factory mudflaps all have cracks in them from being off-road, going over curbs, etc. Replaced once and wondering if I should go to rubber flaps to keep them intact longer. My rear bumper cover has a crack in it from backing up to let a car get past me on a country road.
My questions:
1. Anyone have good experience with durable mudflaps? Where did you get them?
2. Good ideas for repairing/replacing rear bumper cover?
3. I need new rims. Looking for ideas to replace boring factory rims.
4. Installing new under bumper rear lights. Any ideas of best place to splice? Rear lights or maybe trailer harness?
5. Replacing leather--who have you used and how much was it and were you satisfied?
6. I'm also upgrading the bed lights to 8 LED spot lights. Anyone else do something like this?
7. Other "must do" upgrades? I'm hoping to keep this to $3k or so and hopefully the beast will run another 100k!
Thanks as always for suggestions, opinions, pictures.---JB
My questions:
1. Anyone have good experience with durable mudflaps? Where did you get them?
2. Good ideas for repairing/replacing rear bumper cover?
3. I need new rims. Looking for ideas to replace boring factory rims.
4. Installing new under bumper rear lights. Any ideas of best place to splice? Rear lights or maybe trailer harness?
5. Replacing leather--who have you used and how much was it and were you satisfied?
6. I'm also upgrading the bed lights to 8 LED spot lights. Anyone else do something like this?
7. Other "must do" upgrades? I'm hoping to keep this to $3k or so and hopefully the beast will run another 100k!
Thanks as always for suggestions, opinions, pictures.---JB