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here is my 2003 chevy silverado. still a work in progress. soon to a small lift, and some goodies under the hood as well.

when i first got it jan. 07


first mod, new exhaust 2 weeks after i got it.




next in line was wheel w/ used 305/70-16 tires




and as it sits today, new grill insert, and new(er) 285/75-16

Almostryan3

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Best lookin silverados in my opinion. Don't like the older ones and don't like the new ones, those are the meanest looking. Nice truck

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i like this body style as well, but my favorite is the 73-87 or 67-72.
thanks!

Almostryan3

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Yeah I would like to pick one up just like yours, to go with the pewter camaro

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and i'd love to have a nice camaro to match the truck lol. but i plan on sellin the truck sometime, not sure when though. i want a 3/4 ton diesel bad. that is the only thing i don't like about my truck is that it is only a 1/2 ton.

djsanchez2

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Nice truck. 4.8L or 5.3L?

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5.3, all stock for now. but soon to get headers, pcm, CAI, and hopefully a cam.

djsanchez2

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My lil bro has a 05' Sierra I thought about modding it for him but he wants to trade it in for a Diesel as well. Geez you freaking truck guys and your diesels.

LT1_Hawk

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a cheap easy mod, get the chrome chevy bowtie for the grill

GTObsessor

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+1 - Also one of the best lookin years for the TrailBlazers


Nice truck dude

Almostryan3

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Diesel power > x

x=anything you can think of


Ok so maybe not anything

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diesel is where it is at. for what they are they can't be beat. one will be my next truck for sure.

kerryt1

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pull off those door mouldings, the Z71 stickers, and any emblems asap. My $0.02

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whats the best/easiest way to de-badge it? i would hate to screw up the paint, but think the truck would look much cleaner/better de-badged

kerryt1

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It's VERY easy. There are many ways, but find that the easiest is to park the truck in the sun for a few hours, and then just pull them off. There will be some residue left, but don't sweat that. The residue / foam tape left can be taken off with 3M adhesive remover, which is safe for the paint. The stickers just peel off. I chose to leave the "Chevrolet" on the tailgate because I thought it was tasteful, but I ditched the "Silverado" emblem. See here (after debadging, before pulling the mouldings):



There are similar methods you can find that work just as well (see websites below). Just be prepared to spend an hour or so, and expect some sore fingertips. It's well worth it!

After you're done, give it a good claybarring and a coat or two of wax.

Make sure you spend sometime over on PerformanceTrucks.net, and also GMFullSize.com. There is TONS of great info about these trucks.

My other suggestion to you is to get some colormatched door handles. GM sells them already painted, so you just install them. They might even have colormatched tailgate handles since you have pewter. I might be able dig up some part numbers if you want (they're on PT.net in a thread).

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thanks! i have pulled plenty of modling before, jsut never worried about the paint underneith lol. i strip derby cars every year and the molding is usually easy to get off, but sometimes the paint likes to chip along with it. it is supposed to be hot this weekend, i may have to take some time to do that. break out the hairdryer for the tough spots.

i spend alot of time on fullsizechevy.com, but rarely vitit PT.net or GMfullsize but am a member on both. as for the handles and such, i like them black, breaks it up a bit.

slowprocess

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Nice truck, man. Funny thing is I bought a camaro ss so I wouldn't have to dd my truck. Seems to be something out of whack there, eh?

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well my truck is my DD and only vehicle for now. and sadly it is not my #1 money pit either. wait till you see my quad lol. hte only reason i am gonna start to mod the truck is because i am running out of things to do on the quad lol. if i could afford it i would love to have an f-body. actually passed up a deal on a 93 z28 a while back, guy wanted to trade it for my ol 1992 GMC truck.