What did you do to your GMT today?

[Capote]

Yes under the rear seat is the simplest way

 

[BlazingTrails]

I just said that

 

[Capote]

I was agreeing..

 

[Mounce]

6-hi mod is what I done to my GMT today.

 

[Capote]

6-hi mod is what I done to my GMT today.

Finally got a winner eh?

 

[Grimor]

Was hoping the ground was a little more frozen, got about half way up a 20 degree incline before the soft ground started giving way. I knew i wasn't going to make it when the rear sank and all I could see was sky lol. Decent first 4wd test, not sure how much the front wheels were pulling though. Not sure the best way to check if the front is doing it's job.

 

[Boricua SS]

Started the beaSSt for the first time in weeks. She fired right up thanks to the battery tender. I also ordered some more parts for her from Summit Racing.

 

[Capote]

Drove it to Brandon's, got a bad power steering leak somewhere, reservoir was practically empty when I stopped at O'Reilly's to get power steering fluid. It's all over my back windshield from driving 4hrs

 

[Blckshdw]

Drove it to Brandon's, got a bad power steering leak somewhere, reservoir was practically empty when I stopped at O'Reilly's to get power steering fluid. It's all over my back windshield from driving 4hrs

Those parking lot peel out sessions didn't involve any doughnuts did they?

 

[Capote]

No, never attempt or will ever attempt

 

[AManders6]

Drove it to Brandon's, got a bad power steering leak somewhere, reservoir was practically empty when I stopped at O'Reilly's to get power steering fluid. It's all over my back windshield from driving 4hrs

had the same type of thing happen to me last year around this time. Was heading to Charlotte NC to visit my brother and started to have the power steering whine. Stopped and bought a case of fluid and had to put a new bottle in about every 2 hours. I had ended up having a huge hole in my power steering cooler that was leaking badly

 

[CaptainKD]

Gave the truck a wash to get off the road salt. Eff'ing midwest.

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Pulled off the roof basket

 

[CaptainKD]

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Drove it to Harbor Freight.

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Took it hunting.

 

[MAY03LT]

Started working on the trim panels for the box. I wasn't sure if I was going to keep this setup so I put this project on the backburner. That was 3 years ago. After pricing out my next system, well, it's going to be a while before I change anything lol so might as well get it looking halfway respectable. Well as respectable as a box with a single baffle and kicker woofers can be. I am worried that the tuning will change due to the trim panels which might make the area between the back of the box and the liftgate become an extension of the port.

Unrelated, my oven is on preheat right now. I'm attempting to cook one of the eagle eye headlights tonight.

 

[Capote]

Ordered a replacement shift linkage bushing. Broke it yesterday at Brandon's, and his jerry-rigged one held up for an hour and a 1/2 before popping out unfortunately. Actually drove it to work.... Yes it must look very awkward to people putting my TB in park lying on my back reaching up under [emoji38]

 

[Blckshdw]

Ordered a replacement shift linkage bushing. Broke it yesterday at Brandon's, and his jerry-rigged one held up for an hour and a 1/2 before popping out unfortunately. Actually drove it to work.... Yes it must look very awkward to people putting my TB in park lying on my back reaching up under [emoji38]

When I ordered mine, they sent me 2 of them, but only 1 e-clip. Been meaning to find another e-clip, and keep it in my glove box.

 

[littleblazer]

Did the ball joints over the weekend.... much better.

 

[MAY03LT]

Well I cooked one of the eagle eyes but still had problems with the center section. So I took one of oems apart to see how they ate held together. Practiced heating the acrylic and it went ok. I'm thinking about aadding chrome to the turn signal bezel to give it more reflectiveness.

 

[Mounce]

Ordered a replacement shift linkage bushing. Broke it yesterday at Brandon's, and his jerry-rigged one held up for an hour and a 1/2 before popping out unfortunately. Actually drove it to work.... Yes it must look very awkward to people putting my TB in park lying on my back reaching up under [emoji38]

Too late to mention it now but.. Have you seen this? Supposed to be a pretty straight forward process, there's a little tool they have that you use to put it in.

http://www.bushingfix.com/chevrolet-trailblazer-shift-cable-bushing-repair-kit/

 

[Capote]

I've seen people use no tool Garth, should slip right in.

 

[Mounce]

I've seen people use no tool Garth, should slip right in.

I was unaware of that. I was under the impression that it's hard to get it straight in the hole. How much did the bushing cost you?

 

[Capote]

Not at all, very simple, just push it in is all. $8.49. Came with a few

 

[Mounce]

Good deal then.

 

[Blckshdw]

Well I cooked one of the eagle eyes but still had problems with the center section. So I took one of oems apart to see how they ate held together. Practiced heating the acrylic and it went ok. I'm thinking about adding chrome to the turn signal bezel to give it more reflectiveness.

You might try some aluminum tape, for something quick and easy.

What time and temps did you use on your aftermarket lights? Mine had some initial resistance when I started prying them open, but once the lip came up about an inch, it all gave way.

 

[BlazingTrails]

I finally got my truck washed to day, the mud was just disgraceful.....they already turned off the car-wash at my apartments for the winter so I had to go spend some green

but the shiny-ness is always worth it

 

[smitty5150]

I "recalibrated" the rear air bags. I can already see rear spring conversion in the near future. For those who don't know what I'm rockin now, see below.

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Well I cooked one of the eagle eyes but still had problems with the center section. So I took one of oems apart to see how they ate held together. Practiced heating the acrylic and it went ok. I'm thinking about aadding chrome to the turn signal bezel to give it more reflectiveness.

Those eagle eyes are a cake walk once you get it down. 250 degree for ten minutes. Pry by the corner lenses and get in there to pull. Those corners pop with some silver paint behind them. Need any help just ask. I've done a few sets in my day.

 

[MAY03LT]

Success! Well, kinda.



I dun goofed.

So I have to get the other OEM apart to get its housing. Without messing it up.

You might try some aluminum tape, for something quick and easy.

What time and temps did you use on your aftermarket lights? Mine had some initial resistance when I started prying them open, but once the lip came up about an inch, it all gave way.

I sprayed it with silver and I'm sold on it now.

Last night it was 250 for 10, 275 for 8, and 300 for 8. I think the problem was that I didn't know a good place to pop the middle out from. When I cut open the OEM one today and looked it over I saw a good spot to pry from. 10 minutes at 325 got one and the other was in there for 15 minutes and melted. After reading smittys recommended temp I think I was a little high.

I "recalibrated" the rear air bags. I can already see rear spring conversion in the near future. For those who don't know what I'm rockin now, see below.

Those eagle eyes are a cake walk once you get it down. 250 degree for ten minutes. Pry by the corner lenses and get in there to pull. Those corners pop with some silver paint behind them. Need any help just ask. I've done a few sets in my day.

Thanks for chiming in! I wish I read this sooner. I thought they weren't getting hot enough. Once I had a place to pry it was easy. I went from the side to under the hi beam on the very small lip.

 

[BlazingTrails]

I had no idea you had to bake those things to get them open. I have opened other lights before with a heat gun, but never in an oven.

 

[Capote]

You can do either, but baking seems to be easiest and the preferred method

 

[smt 59]

Drove it to work

 

[Blckshdw]

Those eagle eyes are a cake walk once you get it down. 250 degree for ten minutes. Pry by the corner lenses and get in there to pull. Those corners pop with some silver paint behind them. Need any help just ask. I've done a few sets in my day.

Success! Well, kinda.

I dun goofed.

So I have to get the other OEM apart to get its housing. Without messing it up.


I sprayed it with silver and I'm sold on it now.

Last night it was 250 for 10, 275 for 8, and 300 for 8. I think the problem was that I didn't know a good place to pop the middle out from. When I cut open the OEM one today and looked it over I saw a good spot to pry from. 10 minutes at 325 got one and the other was in there for 15 minutes and melted. After reading smittys recommended temp I think I was a little high.


Thanks for chiming in! I wish I read this sooner. I thought they weren't getting hot enough. Once I had a place to pry it was easy. I went from the side to under the hi beam on the very small lip.

When I did mine it was 200 for 20 minutes. I may try the 250 for 10 next time, cuz you know I'm impatient like that. But I was paranoid about melting something, or having it be too soft so it got deformed when prying the pieces apart. For the ones I've got now, I think I'll have to rebake the bezels, just to soften the butyl that's stuck to them so I can get it off before painting. Unless you guys know of an easier method?

 

[smitty5150]

Heat up the bezels so you can pull off the butyl. Then use mineral spirits to wipe the residue. That's what I've always hated. So easy to get the bezel out when the sealant is warm but it's a damn mess.

 

[Matt]

When I did mine it was 200 for 20 minutes. I may try the 250 for 10 next time, cuz you know I'm impatient like that. Unless you guys know of an easier method?

Microwave!

 

[Aarkon]

When I did mine it was 200 for 20 minutes. I may try the 250 for 10 next time, cuz you know I'm impatient like that. But I was paranoid about melting something, or having it be too soft so it got deformed when prying the pieces apart. For the ones I've got now, I think I'll have to rebake the bezels, just to soften the butyl that's stuck to them so I can get it off before painting. Unless you guys know of an easier method?

I just heated them a little and used the extra butyl to pull the stragglers off or you could sand them if you are smoothing it out anyways too paint

 

[Capote]

Had to add oil, oil change tomorrow. Finally going full synthetic

 

[BlazingTrails]

Removed one of my tail light LED bulbs when I got to work to replace the resistor for the second time. going to go to a 1/2 watt resistor this time.

 

[Blckshdw]

Removed one of my tail light LED bulbs when I got to work to replace the resistor for the second time. going to go to a 1/2 watt resistor this time.

You still hyperflashing or something?

 

[MAY03LT]

I tried to bake open an oem headlamp and...nope. After I considered it a lost cause but before I threw in the towel I got it hot enough that it was uncomfortable to hold with welding gloves and she still wouldn't give it up. I even worked the sweet spot that I used twice yesterday. So my goof up costed a cool $45.00. In other headlight news, after reading a super awesome thread about projectors I found out that someone makes clear lenses. So they're coming too.