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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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I bought my wife a 2009 HHR today and I get the Tahoe as a new toy! It's a 2000 with 170k needs ALOT of love but I'm looking forward to the challange. I cant post pics but you all know what a Tahoe looks like. would love to see some pics of a badass Tahoe or Suburban that anyone out there might have and get some ideas.
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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There is a difference between a Tahoe and a Tahoe that "needs some love", so we need pics..

What all does it need? A can of interior dye goes a LONG way! I re did the whole dash of my F250 with a can I found at work, looked factory. Carpet is pretty cheap also..

Always been a sucker for a black Tahoe on 22's.
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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LOL true^^^
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Old Nov 26, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Suspension work and a fuel pump, complete tuneup, and it leaks oil. The int is in great shape, it needs 2 fenders and a door. It's indigo blue not black. I'm not going to ghetto it out.
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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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Doesn't need a fuel pump just some suspension work and a battery. Messin with it today I have the vision in my head. be a great DD with some attitude.
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A can of interior dye, tell me you wrote that wrong.
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Cummins twin turbo diesel.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by texas94z
Other than those horrible wheels, and ugly vent shades thats the looks but its blue not black. going to leave the same wheels for now, but thanks for clowning on my thread.
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Originally Posted by JohnFrazee02SS
Other than those horrible wheels, and ugly vent shades thats the looks but its blue not black. going to leave the same wheels for now, but thanks for clowning on my thread.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 03:34 PM
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maybe this worked.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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Here are some more these are old from when it was alot nicer. I took the butterfly stickers off gotta put some zombie stickers somewhere on it.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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cummins swap
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jb7241986
A can of interior dye, tell me you wrote that wrong.
It's either a couple dollars for a can of dye or spend thousands for all new panels.. Pick one.

I guarantee you cant tell if you do it correctly.
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by retardedpenguin
It's either a couple dollars for a can of dye or spend thousands for all new panels.. Pick one.

I guarantee you cant tell if you do it correctly.
If you want to redo interior trim you take it and if its plastic sand it down a bit and rough it up then paint and clear it... not dye it.
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Originally Posted by 92maro
If you want to redo interior trim you take it and if its plastic sand it down a bit and rough it up then paint and clear it... not dye it.
The dye is paint but it has stuff in it that eats into the panel so it doesn't chip off if you nick it with something.

It really is paint, just called dye. I think clearing it would make it glossy and look kinda weird, idk though. Just have to make sure you clean the plastic very well.
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Looks like a good project
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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Lift it, lq4/9 swap with a cam, and some nice wheels and tires. Maybe some spray too.
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Originally Posted by 69gto96z
Looks like a good project
Thank you! I picked up a pretty nice set of polished wheels today for $75 was going to get them powder coated black, but they cleaned up really nice. pics later. Found a cowl hood online for $360 but thats for later, gotta get some fenders and remove the runnings boards and emblems and door ding stopper things. thats it for appearance right now. It needs to stay stock ride hieght so my kid can get in it. Perfomance wise exhaust and cai. Whats really great is my wife is cool with everything I want to do. It was her dd for 4 yrs. 1st it needs ball joints tie rods and some other susp parts. I can do alot of the appearance stuff in between though.
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