HARDTRAILZ
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What did you do to your GMT today?
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Blckshdw
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Did some LED tinkering today. A couple of the LEDs on the right side of my HVAC appeared to be out, and one of the temp slider LEDs was flickering. Minor adjustment was needed on one of the jumper wires and the blue LEDs were fine. Replaced the white ones on the temp sliders. One was dying out, I had put a 1/8w resistor on it, instead of a 1/2W like all the others 
The one next to it appeared way too dim, and although it was the right color coded resistor, it was too high, so replaced that one too.
Had an SMD out in the rear view mirror, so yanked that out, and cannibalized another one of my 194 LED bulbs that had the proper sized SMD on it. So now that's working right. Now working on a little write up for somethin I bought last week for the EXT.
The one next to it appeared way too dim, and although it was the right color coded resistor, it was too high, so replaced that one too.Had an SMD out in the rear view mirror, so yanked that out, and cannibalized another one of my 194 LED bulbs that had the proper sized SMD on it. So now that's working right. Now working on a little write up for somethin I bought last week for the EXT.
HARDTRAILZ
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Cleaned it out n backed it in so its ready for the white death the ole weather dude says is coming
Midnyteryder196
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Blckshdw said:
So my questions about the rear view mirror made you decide to replace an smd huh??
well i got mine finished...
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Also any info on what you bought for the ext??
blazinlow89
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HARDTRAILZ said:
Thats the plan for tomorrow, we are supposed to get hammered (for this area). Half inch of ice and 8-12" of snow as of 2 hours ago. She would not start today so I am going to drive it to get the battery back up to a good charge. Driving it every other week and the low temps have been murder on the battery.
Found out today the correct process for changing head light bulbs on the Avalanche. 60-75 minutes required, and I will be just a few bolts short of removing the bumper entirely.
blazinlow89
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IllogicTC said:Don't you love how CAD has evolved car design?
LOL, while that is most likely the true reason, the rumors on the Avalanche forum are the ease of theft of the older style headlights. Stories of several trucks at the dealer missing brand new headlights. Cannot confirm them, but the old design is similar to ours. I know it has been said before, but I think the designer should have to attempt to perform maintenance on a vehicle before finalizing their work.
Blckshdw
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Midnyteryder02 said:So my questions about the rear view mirror made you decide to replace an smd huh??
One of the LEDs right in the middle of my passenger ejector seat indicator had started having trouble when the polar vortex made things relatively cold down here. It came back to life a couple of times when it warmed up a little bit, but stopped coming on all together. All of the SMDs I had transplanted in there, came from the 194 LED bulbs I had bought before I built the dome panels. I swear it's amazing to see how much my soldering technique has improved from doing mods. When I popped the glass out of there and flipped that board over...
Had to do some touch up soldering to make the joints pretty. 
Midnyteryder02 said:
It fits for any of us really...
http://gmtnation.com/f33/product-review-retractable-sun-shade-dash-designs-9923/
Playsinsnow
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Blckshdw said:
Well I am sure glad I never had to tinker with this mod.
What happens in the extreme cold? (It's -14F at the moment).
Blckshdw
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Playsinsnow said:
I left Chicago in 2000 so I wouldn't have to find out!!
From that being my first SMD soldering experience, I probably heated the LED for a little too long and shortened it's lifespan as a result
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Blckshdw
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kjkim93 said:
ConeKilrAutoX said:
http://gmtnation.com/f5/tapatalk-temporarily-disabled-9935/#post223226
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IllogicTC
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Put some Exxon gas in it today. Will try continuing to hit the Exxon station as many consecutive times as possible. It's not in my town but it is on my way to work.
Hopefully switching from ???-tier GoMart to Top-Tier will help out in the long run and prevent potential issues.
Hopefully switching from ???-tier GoMart to Top-Tier will help out in the long run and prevent potential issues.
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Envoy_04 said:
It took 0.9 gallons to get from the Exxon to Saint Mary's. And I'm not talking just checking as soon as I hit the city limits at the bottom of the hill, there was some in-town driving too before I checked it, on Route 2. Usually it's been taking 1.1-1.2 with winter gas.
Not sure if it was the gas starting to get through (17 gallons to fill up, so my tank is about 80% Exxon stuff now) or the fact that I did most of the Route 16 bit of the drive going about 45. After all, aerodynamic drag doesn't scale linearly. But so far it's looking promising. Looking to minimize or reduce the carbon buildup I had seen on my piston crown during spark plug service too. It doesn't look caked on, there were still some spots with metal showing, but buildup IS occurring. Also did a bottle of Techron a while back.
blazinlow89
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Broke down and changed the battery, old one would not hold a charge for more than a day or so. Guy at the store looked and said do you want me to change it or do you want to. You have the tools buddy get to it. Computer said 30 minutes, with a bit of assistance it took 5 min. Also cleaned up the inside of the truck, as my post in the cargo area thread shows it was needed.
Just went out to check the conditions, varying amounts from 6-10 inches and a lovely coating of ice. Truck never even thought about slipping.
Just went out to check the conditions, varying amounts from 6-10 inches and a lovely coating of ice. Truck never even thought about slipping.
Doing my usual walk around of the TB before work tonight and see one of my license plate LED bulbs is burnt out. Looks like a moisture issue. Going to have to replace the worn out weather stripping before replacing the bulb.
I am sure I am going to hear something from Plays about burnt out LEDs
I am sure I am going to hear something from Plays about burnt out LEDs
Playsinsnow
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Playsinsnow said:
Its the thin foam type with one side sticky made by 3M. It runs around the edge of the clear plastic cover that goes over the license plate bulb. Some reason I am getting water inside of the housing which caused the LED to burn out. The lens is not cracked and the mounting scrws are tight. I figured I would replace the thin worn out seal/weather stripping with new.
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Midnyteryder196
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Venomhatch said:
I know
:thumbdown: I'm looking for replacement buttons for HVAC n the radio, BC my radio is way worse..
Venomhatch
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Midnyteryder02 said:I know
I see part of that in the photo. Just replace the radio with one of those that has color selections and fix two problems with that.
Envoy_04
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dmanns67 said:
If that doesn't work then the only other way for water to get there is the stripping around the top and sides of the whole license plate area. I'm thinking mine's bad cause I keep getting moisture - I have the new piece too but I haven't put it on yet cause I'll have to dismantle the hatch and pull the whole license plate area out of it to replace the seal.
blazinlow89
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MAY03LT said:Sounds like the 07+ gen Tahoes. Service writer says "it's just a bulb, should take 10 minutes". Uh, no.
Same platform. When I go to add LED's every single bulb is getting replaced, as that is not a job I want to do twice.
Blckshdw
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Envoy_04 said:
The LP pocket removal process really isn't as bad as it seems.
blazinlow89 said:
Music to my ears. But yeah, definitely don't want to have to do the job again if you can help it.
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willbill92
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Envoy_04
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willbill92 said:Installed the new wiper arm today
Looks good! Didn't even realize you were a fellow West Virginian until now. I only see one thing, the fluid hose should wrap around the post of the arm right where it comes out of the hatch then plug into the little socket in the hatch. After that all you need now is a wiper.
willbill92
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Envoy_04 said:Looks good! Didn't even realize you were a fellow West Virginian until now. I only see one thing, the fluid hose should wrap around the post of the arm right where it comes out of the hatch then plug into the little socket in the hatch. After that all you need now is a wiper.
Will do. I just wanted to get it on there.
I realized when Im signaling i cant use my flash to pass when im signaling right. When I'm turning left i can use it. What the Hell?
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amweaver47
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cody_s said:
Pulled off the rear swaybar today.
I'll be doing that in the very near future. Endlinks are loose and rattle around. Annoying as hell.
This was my big accomplishment.
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It's not the prettiest thing in the world but it will work, plus it's form-fitted to the interior panels. Can't wait to carpet it and get it installed. I'm waiting on my wire to arrive so I can go ahead and finish this thing.
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