PapaBear229's 02 LTZ build

[PapaBear229]

Suspension Modifications:
3" MarkMC suspension lift
1.5" wheel spacers
265/70/17 Wild country mtx's

Exterior Modifications:
Running boards and roof rack delete
Rims painted black
24" LED light bar
Cree Parking&Reverse Lights
Halo headlights w/ HID's
Resonator delete w/ Flowmaster 40
Plasti dipped pillars and door handles
Red LED corner, fogs, and mirror blinkers
Smoked mirror blinker


Engine Modifications:
K&N Filter

Interior Modifications:
Pioneer touch screen double din
Red interior lights
Custom Black (some red) interior

Electrical Modifications:
Memphis m-class and Hifnoics door speakers
Hifonics 1700 brutus
Kicker l7 12


Soon to come:
Custom fab Bumpers w/rad skid & winch
87's
Zone 2in body lift. (maybe)
Window tint
WeatherTec's
Open mouth grille
42" light bar on top
Cree Fogs
Possibly 33's on 18's and a 4.10 swap




This is the most recent picture I have. More updated ones to come

A little time line of my baby.

The day I brought her home

Got my wheels painted was kinda leaning towards lowering the rig and throwing some rims on it

Plastidipped the grille and put halos in it

Then I decided to go the lifted route and I love it.

The mod bug never ends, I hope not atleast

 

[barron03]

 

[Blckshdw]

Got a shot of the grille with the halos in it? Would like to get a peek at that!

 

[PapaBear229]

Got a shot of the grille with the halos in it? Would like to get a peek at that!

Actually have the halo's out right now, i ran HID's in them and didnt know about having to kill the DRL's so i have a burnt up ballast. Also i somehow lost the headlight mounting brackets for both lights while putting my HID's in so i had to superglue the bulbs in and theyre all messed up.

 

[TexazReece]

Looking sweeeet bro,

 

[PapaBear229]

Thank ya thank ya, I'm in the process of a full interior black out. Got the door and kick panels close to done (put them in while still tacky and messed them up a bit gotta hit em with another coat when fully dry). Probably gonna leave the dash alone for the most part. Just gotta do the center console and the back once I figure out how to get all the back plastics off haha.

 

[Inert_Static]

Lookin awesome. Anymore and you will have to mozy on over to ortb.

 

[PapaBear229]

Oh I'm already on there. That's where I got the idea of lifting it. I'm either on here or there just lurking, looking for ideas and help on some things I get snagged on.

 

[Blckshdw]

Actually have the halo's out right now, i ran HID's in them and didnt know about having to kill the DRL's so i have a burnt up ballast. Also i somehow lost the headlight mounting brackets for both lights while putting my HID's in so i had to superglue the bulbs in and theyre all messed up.

Ohhh, you put the halos in the headlights... I thought you put the halos behind the grille itself, from the way you worded it.

 

[PapaBear229]

Ahh, I see. My apologies on that. That is a pretty sweet idea

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Very nicely done!

 

[PapaBear229]

Picture of my sub setup

This is what the doors are looking like so far.

And of course a few pictures of my baby

 

[PapaBear229]

Cree parking and reverse lights and tag lights came in today

Tag and reverse lights in action

Got some more of the interior done.

Also got all of the back plastics done the other day.

The dreaded dash is next

 

[PapaBear229]

Halos back in, light bar, removed the cross bar of the grill

Updated pic

 

[dmanns67]

Looks good

Do you have any night shots of the light output for your LED light bar?

 

[PapaBear229]

Indeed I do

Low beams (non HID)

Light bar

 

[dmanns67]

Nice. That light bar produces a lot of lumens.

 

[PapaBear229]

Around 7.6 thousand. The 42 im getting for the top is double that. Very ready for that to be installed

 

[Playsinsnow]

Looking forward to the

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Me too

 

[PapaBear229]

Interior black/red out is finally done. Got the dash finished today

Kinda dark but the fins are red in this vent

 

[Aarkon]

thats a good looking truck what did you use to paint the interior?

 

[PapaBear229]

Rustoleum for the red in the vents and door bezels and then black for the body of the door panels, center console, back plastics, kick panels, and glove box

Dupli-color red vinyl paint for the shift boot and console lid and black for the dash and upper parts of the door panels

Plastidip on a few things which will probably be replaced with rustoleum cause it's starting to peel in some places

 

[PapaBear229]

Love this pic for some reason

Led strips under the dash

 

[dmanns67]

I agree, nice pic.

What are you running in your fog lights, 880 red LEDs? Do you use your fogs as DRLs/running lights?

 

[Blckshdw]

Usually in most states, red (or blue) forward facing lights is a big unless you're a LEO.

 

[PapaBear229]

I hardly ever turn my fogs on since one of my ballast, when I had HIDs in them, fell out and they're LEDs soon to be replaced with some HIDs again.

 

[Envoy_04]

Was that a remote controlled fully adjustable "Go Light" that I spotted atop your rig several pics back? Those are mounted on all the heavy service trucks where Dad works, they're really nice.

 

[PapaBear229]

Indeed it was, I liked it but it just looked weird to me. If it was the led one I would've for sure kept it

 

[PapaBear229]

Hopefully me and kev can get my switchback situation sorted out soon. Im ready to have them babies in.
The 6-beam headlight mod is next whenever my bulbs come in, got some of them fake HID bulbs to run in my highs to kinda match the color better.
Also ordered a new headlight switch cause mine is shot, nothing light up and only the fog light button works, i also wanted to be able to cut my headlights off so i got a later model one where i can just turn it to the left and cut them off.

 

[Midnyteryder196]

6-hi is Deff easy mod to do.. well I have 5-hi right now but yeah lol.. for the switchbacks are you just going with the bottom light? Or are you going to do the 194 also?

 

[Blckshdw]

...The 6-beam headlight mod is next whenever my bulbs come in...

If you're just doing the diode mod in the front fuse block, you don't have to wait for the fancy bulbs, it works with boring stock ones all the same.

 

[PapaBear229]

6-hi is Deff easy mod to do.. well I have 5-hi right now but yeah lol.. for the switchbacks are you just going with the bottom light? Or are you going to do the 194 also?

Just the bottom, I like my red 194's

If you're just doing the diode mod in the front fuse block, you don't have to wait for the fancy bulbs, it works with boring stock ones all the same.

I know it works but I just hate the halogen/Hid combo looks weird to me, I may just go ahead and do it since i have the diodes today since its nice outside though

 

[Blckshdw]

They make red-amber switchbacks, I mean if you're gonna go, go all out I thought they used to have red-amber 194 switchbacks, but couldn't find them anymore.

For the 6 beam, you might as well do it now, and get it out of the way. Just cuz you have it, doesn't mean you have to use it before you get your nicer bulbs installed. (although you will be highly tempted to play with your new mod)

 

[PapaBear229]

They make red-amber switchbacks, I mean if you're gonna go, go all out I thought they used to have red-amber 194 switchbacks, but couldn't find them anymore.

For the 6 beam, you might as well do it now, and get it out of the way. Just cuz you have it, doesn't mean you have to use it before you get your nicer bulbs installed. (although you will be highly tempted to play with your new mod)

Haha, you guys are killing my pockets what all goes into the 194 switchbacks?

 

[Blckshdw]

The 194s are only white-amber that I know of. And you would have to build a polarity changer to make them work properly with the way our trucks are wired. I posted a schematic and parts list in the LED mod thread. It's relatively cheap if you're willing to hack up your wiring to the corner bulbs, but if you want to use OEM connectors to make it plug and play like I did, your pockets will require a bit of rest afterwards since AC Delco/Delphi connectors ain't cheap .

Edit: Here's the diagram I made for the polarity changer.

 

[Midnyteryder196]

Carlton, after I saw your 194 SB setup I did a little research before I saw your diagram I came across this.. same thing as yours, but was lil easier to understand as a noob wen I was researching lol. Maybe BC the actual wires showing or I was just dumb n not seeing it lol

 

[Blckshdw]

All good man, as long as the knowledge gets across, and other people's mod bugs get fed

 

[PapaBear229]

Eh, I'm just not into I guess. Maybe when I get clear corners I'll look into it

I did the 6 beam mod though

And got her all cleaned up

It's all about STANCE

 

[Aarkon]

Did you actually get you rims painted? Or is it just plastidip