Chevy Silverado - Continued XVIII

eric2001

Well, I don't think its worth the extra, but then again many would disagree. Any pictures of the bowtie version in the accessories catalog? Just a thought.
-Eric

ryanbab

only thing i could find was pics of the 3 and gmc



Prices are as follows

The bowtie is same price as gmc logo

- Snapless, Black, GMC Logo, Fleetside, Shortbox 12495947 $279.00

- Snapless, Black, GMC Logo, Fleetside, Longbox 12495949 $269.00

- Snapless, Black, GMC Logo, Sportside 12495953 $289.00

- Snapless, Black, No. 3 Racing Logo, Fleetside, Shortbox 12496977 $322.00

- Snapless, Black, No. 3 Racing Logo, Fleetside, Longbox 12496978 $339.00

- Snapless, Black, No. 3 Racing Logo, Sportside 12496979 $350.00





* Prices shown are suggested retail price, not including installation. Dealer prices may vary.

tjackson2

How would you compare the gm cover to the truxedo or acccess covers which have velcro on the sides instead of snaps?

mgdvhman

Ok....But I'd still rather pay the gas and have the power in reserve.....instead of saying "why did I go with a couple MPG more to only have a terrible towing experience..?"

Good Luck on this one now!

- Tim

whatsachevy

on a 2500HD. I posted some pics of my '01 Chevy 2500HD 4X4 EC SB with the 285's (www.picturetrail.com/whatsachevy). I did crank the torsion bars up 4 turns (about 3/4") and had to trim some of the front air dam and inner front fender wells. The left front rubs slightly when turning hard left on the rear of the fender well, but it is not bad enough to worry about fixing. I even went to 16X8" rims which are 1 1/2" wider than the stock rims. I like the bigger tires much better and they have basically the same load weight rating as the stock 245's.

BTW, I was also at TMS this last weekend. It was a 4X4 driver's dream. Mud everywhere. There were 6 of us in our '77 26' Coachmen (Chevy 454, 4-barrel, duals with glasspacks). Our buddy pulled us out of the muck Sunday morning with his Chevy 1500 with the stock tires. He won $20 from the guy parked next to us that said his "Little Chevy" didn't have the guts to pull our RV out. I have been to TMS every year so far, and I am still waiting for dry conditions and nice weather. Maybe someday!

txyank1

the Truck races and one Busch race. I think we've been rained on every time but one.

gator36

If you are considering the Chevy Soft Tonneau,

Look at the following:

http://www.traders2000.com/gallery.htm

Look under Saddleman, Tonneau Covers.

I have this one on my truck and it works great.

Sorry it does not have a bowtie on it.

I think you can get it for less than the GM price and it looks to be the same one as what they are selling.

Walter

markbuck

I just put a set of TR55IX (the newest NGK design for our trucks) on my 6.0L.

The hardest part was getting the plug boots off, but I was able to do it with my hands.

Make sure you torque your plugs back in, as the torque setting is really low (?11-13?ft-lbs). I also installed some dielectric grease on the boots when I put them back on.

The new plugs are heat range 5.5 which is a half step cooler than the OEM NGK plugs. My OEM plugs were bleach white, so a slighly cooler plug is probably just right.

BTW, I got little hands but super grip strength due to decades of racing dirtbikes, so..... you might end up having to use a tool.

sonjaab

2 yrs already on that 'rado ! Mine will
be 1 yo in May ! Hey if yer lookin
for a soft tonneau check out k-mart !
My girl got mine there 150 bucks !
Oddesy (spl) made by Le-bra co. Its held
up well here in the NY snow and ice. No
snaps and the frame comes with c clamps
to hold it on ! So if i gotta haul anything
the whole thing comes off in a couple of
minutes or ya can roll it up. It has built
in straps in front to hold it in place if
you do.....Hey hows your stepsheilds held
up over the winter ? Mine stayed put no
probs. and held tight all winter too.
Worth the 20 bucks not to have scratched
up door sills!..............geo

obyone

painted mirrors are holding up.

ms124436

I want to install aftermarket fog lights on my 01 silverado. The factory air dam opening that I measure is 3 x 7 inches. Most retangle fog lights that I have seen are 3.5 x 7 inches. I prefer PIAA lights, but none seem to fit. Please advise.

txyank1

I bought some Carbon Fiber vinyl sheets from Sportruck.com. I'm going to put that over the chrome on my mirrors. Or at least try to!

tomh12

figured out. You find lots of them in college towns. Just returned from 3788 mile, two week, 3 wild turkey trip. East Coast to NW Arkansas, back through Alabama,(didn't see our favorite resident), Georgia, SC, NC, and VA. Did not see ONE toyota towing anything on the highways. Did see one taco hooked up to about a 16' flat bottom boat....It was broke down beside HWY 58 in Southern VA. LOTS of GM and Ford products towing. Not as many, but several Dodge trucks towing. Heaviest thing I saw loaded on a Toyota was a 17' Old Towne canoe near the Buffalo River in the Ozarks of NW Arkansas.
Good luck on this one now!
Tom

tomh12

On what was left of rear bumper on a '78 rusted out, beat-up Chevy 1/2 ton with tailgate missing doing 80 MPH on I-20 in AL......
"Honk if parts fall off"
Fellow driving it had a really sun burned neck.
I wonder.....No, couldn't have been...Well, it was AlaBAMA...

LOL
Tom

erikf2

1500XT, 2100X, P-3000, 930 H.I.D., or 980 should fit.

hillhound

...to add to your list of websites to visit:

http://www.gmtruckforums.com/

It's brand new and was just opened in the past few days. Check it out when you get a chance.

xyz71

I plan to buy new tires soon - just wondering if anyone knows what the numbers before the speed rating mean.

I know what LT 265/75-16 C stands for - I also know what a Q or S at the end means - speed rating Q= 99 MPH, S=112mph.

But what does the number in front of the speed rating stand for.

Examples:

LT 265/75-16/C 112Q
LT 265/75-16/C 123Q
LT 265/75-16/C 119S

I thought it was the actual speed rating in MPH - but if this is true how could a Q rated tire (123Q) be higher than an S rated tire (119S)??

Maybe I have too much time on my hands -

My guess is most of the guys selling tires don't know the answer -

obyone

Check out the link. All will be clear after that.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/general/speed.htm

the number you're looking at is the load index and not the speed rating.

danog

Yea, that's the stereo typical thing, must be Alabama.
I lived in Bama all my life, and every place I've been there is always someone with a sun burned "neck".
Oh well whatever. It could be worse I guess.
If your not doing at least 80mph on any Alabama highway, your going to get run over! With only a few hundred troopers, many in upper ranks, it leaves only a few to patrol the roads. There are times when there is only one trooper for 5 counties. Keep that in mind if/when your traveling south for your vacations. Small cities are unable to patrol the highways unless their population is more than 50,000. The 97mph cut off on my 1500 is probably a good thing sometimes.

Dano

ryanbab

Rolled over 25K. Still an AWESOME TRUCK

The mirrors are holding up GREAT obyone. They have seen below zero temps and 80 degree + temps. Only 1 chip from a large rock. Its not bad barely noticable.

Also the zaino spray on stuff works awesome. I applied for the 1st time yesterday. It rained today (drizzled) and left no spots whatsoever. Couldnt even tell it rained. On spots on the truck were from hauling mulch and dirt yesterday/today

xyz71

Thanks-

Just like so many things - one you know it - it is simple.

minikin

Zaino spray-on stuff? No rain spots? I missed this. Not much on putting in the time for show quality finish on a truck, but I hate washing it and then having it look dirty from light rain. It be blue with black flares; like yours, Ryan.
-- Don

tomh12

Was only painting a picture of ONE guy. I am a hillbilly from Arkansas. I'll trade that moniker for "sun burned" anyday.
LOL
Tom

mgdvhman

going to roll over 50K in a few hours...

N-Joy

- Tim

ryanbab

I told my gf last night (when i hit 25K) that when i hit 50 im gonna start looking at a new one. I got the evil eye look.

Hey have you changed that cabin filter yet?

obyone

How do you change something that you can't find?

ryanbab

hey obyone looks like with the savings from the soft cover over the hard cover im gonna replace my rear speakers (gf said they are sounding bad so i know i am not hearing things)

jaguar0027

Whats with the spray on Zaino stuff?
Sounds like something I need for my Rado... and I dont even have a blue one!

scootter31

For folks who are interested, there is now a borescope photo of cylinder bore damage caused by piston slap on a 2001 8.1 Liter GM engine with only 14K miles in addition to the .wav file of the sound at http://www.gmpistonslap.cjb.net

This is the only knocking cylinder which is approximately down 10 PSI on compression when compared with the average of the other cylinders. The engine knocks at all temperatures (although louder at cold start) and is now using approximately 1.2 qts per 2K miles of oil. Borescope inspections of the other non-knocking cylinders showed only the original factory machining

danog

I agree with you. I wasn't offended at all. I know all to well what too much sunburn can do. LOL.

Finally finished a project that I am glad I didn't use the truck for. I was thinning out a tree this weekend and used a ladder to reach some higher limbs. Word to the wise, don't miss your cut cause when the limb falls end first and kicks back toward the tree it could hit the ladder. Only wish someone had told me so I wouldn't have drop 8 feet on my back. Wished I'd had the cam setup, it might have won something. BTW, I didn't say hey ya'll watch this.

LOL

Dano

mgdvhman

oh yeah......gotta do that don't I?.......had it what?...a year now?

I promise I'll get right on it today.....

- Tim

obyone

Wasn't it two years ago that you were planning on changing them?

mgdvhman

....wasn't it like longer than a year into it when I bought them?

Hell.....just the value I get fomr watching Ryan pull his hair out cuz they aren't changed is worth waiting!

LOL

.....next few weeks...if I get around to it?>......I'll even post pics of the entire event....LOL

- Tim

jaguar0027

You got that right on time flyin by.. Sheesh the weekends almost gone again!

ryanbab

weekend?

whats that?

I worked like 22 hrs

mgdvhman

of all the accessories you can buy now!

haha

- Tim

ryanbab

yea but i cant enjoy them

ryanbab

you always knock spray in liners

Pic of 2500HD with over 4000lbs of rock loaded by a loader

http://www.gm-trucks.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi?s=3cbaef124ed9ffff;act=ST;f=1;t=8546

After pic of rhino liner

http://www.gm-trucks.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi?s=3cbaef124ed9ffff;act=ST;f=12;t=8589

danog

I didn't quite go to that extreme but we did load up the Oak I cut down this weekend. No pics but it looks like it hadn't been used. I did use the old bed liner in a wire mesh trailer for the little stuff.

Dano

mgdvhman

Big deal!

I talk about large rocks....like 30lbs and up...

- Tim

tomh12

Had to look twice, thought that was your truck at first.
I would not expect this load of stones to damage any liner. I would expect more damage from the shovel to get them out if not done carefully. Throw some busted pieces of concrete blocks, or large (5-10 pound)rough stones in there and see if it doesn't have gouges.
I am impressed the way the truck handles the load!
Tom

ryanbab

Nope wasnt mine

The guy did shovel the rock out and no problems at all

I should have got a pic from last thursday. I had the bed overflowing (literally) with mulch (in bags).

txyank1

if you have a 1/2 ton truck, licensed as a 1/2 ton truck, and you put a ton of rocks in it, aren't you technically overloaded? And subject to ticket and fine?

everhart

NO

mledtje

My 1/2 ton Silverado has about a 2000lb payload before I reach the GVWR of 6400lbs. Above 6400lbs, it may be ticketable. But, I only seen pickup weights checked in Canada.

It looks like 1/3 of the cars around here have mechanical violations (headlight aiming, exhaust, clear taillights, wheel/tires, cracked windshield, etc) that could be ticketed, but never are.

By the way, my 2500 (3/4 ton) has a payload of over 3000#.

Mike L

txyank1

Mike. Obviously they're much less strict with that here than they were in upstate NY in years past.

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ryanbab

the guy had a 2500HD it wasnt a half ton

ryanbab

About a month ago i tired to order a fuel filter from parts america. They sent the air filter but canceled the fuel filter. Talked to my salesman buddy and he found out from the parts dept they changed the filter. The new number is

GF481

Used to be G something 626 I believe

Well i got mine in the mail today

anyone know why they changed it?

Also i ordered the gm soft cover today should have it in 7-10 days

mpalombo

It was so nice out today I decided to wash my truck and put the first coat of Zaino on for this year.

I am going to try to post a pic here if it does not work then you can see the pic at my picturetrail page.

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=760826&uid=456685

-Mark