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    Aftermarket Latch for ext cab side windows?

    Thanks! that's exactly what I was looking for! However, I noticed there was some play in the stock one so I just ordered a new latch along with some other parts I had to get anyway, maybe it will help... I pretty much never open the window and I've heard coating the seal in clean oil, latching...
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    Aftermarket Latch for ext cab side windows?

    I have a 96 c1500 with bad wind noise from one side with all new hardware, except seal, but if you pull slightly it stops. I remember seeing some aftermark latches that had very slightly longer arms to create a stronger lock for this particular issue, but I can't find them anywhere now that I...
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    My first foray into front suspension.

    It's definitely 2wd. Currently there is about 5"s of play in my steering wheel before the wheels are even nudged. It looks like 99% of that is because of the rag joint. So ANY kind of improvement in steering is going to feel massive right now I think haha. I have been considering doing the...
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    My first foray into front suspension.

    My front tires are having cupping problems(I suspect wheel bearings), but I know the ball joints etc are also pretty aged/worn. I decided to go balls deep in this and make it a learning experience. Most of it seems pretty straight forward and ordered quite a few parts to get started. Parts I...
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    Need Ac help

    Drop the blower and see if it spins outside of the dash. There may be some leaves/sticks/rat nest in the housing keeping it from turning, it doesn't take that much resistance to stop it from turning.
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    Finding driver door panel on 96?

    I've tried my local junkyards, interiors are all stripped, the bigger junkyards strip them themselves and sell them on Ebay and they are sold by the time I see them. That's great to know, I almost bought one of these that was repairably damaged, glad I missed it now. That would have been OCD...
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    Finding driver door panel on 96?

    I've had a hard time finding a decently priced Tan driver door panel for my truck. Could someone tell me what all models and vehicles I could search to find a match? Would 99+ panels fit and also look ok where the dash mates up? I'm even willing to try the '94 style panels, since those are...
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    Rear Wheels out of alignment?

    "cupping" is definitely what happened. The shocks are fairly stout still and it's a solid axle, I could see shocks causing it on the front, but the back seems odd to me in this scenario. I only suspect the housing because I don't know what all might cause this, and there is no telling what was...
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    Rear Wheels out of alignment?

    I took my truck in to have all 4 tires swapped, but I noticed the old back ones had odd wear on the inside of the tires. It was like every other nub was worn vs the one beside it? So it felt bumpy when i ran my hand over it, because some of them were noticeably taller than the others. What would...
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    Need to know Bed Sizes

    I own an extended cab and I THINK it has the same bed size as the shortbed single cabs, is this correct? Are there only Shortbed and Longbed? or does Extended cab have it's own bed size? If it is shortbed, would I be able to throw on a stepside from any GMT400 easily?
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    Cruise control acting oddly.

    Maybe, it feels like it fully depresses though. I may start with the stick since the wear on it bothers me anyway haha, get a nice new shiny one in the process of hunting this down. It's 30 miles of highway driving to any civilization for me, so cruise is extremely convenient.
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    Cruise control acting oddly.

    Still haven't fixed this issue. I've found now that on long uphill pulls it shuts itself off as well. I've adjusted the cable tension to take slack out of the cable and that didn't seem to make any difference. My only suspect would be either a faulty multifunction maybe, or the cruise control...
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    Cruise control acting oddly.

    It works for the most part, but it will randomly lose speed. For instance, I will have it set at 75mph on the highway and it will suddenly drop itself down to 63-65 and stays there. The only way to fix it seems to be to turn it off wait about 5 seconds and set it again. What could be causing...
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    Cleaning House Misc. Parts #1

    Hopefully you are still keeping up with this thread, I was wondering how much for a Tan overhead console. I think the one marked H is the right color.
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    95-98 LH Door Panels, can't find them.

    Hmm, I really want to avoid sets as the Passenger side is fine. I may have to go that route though. I guess I could always resell the passenger one...
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    95-98 LH Door Panels, can't find them.

    Anyone know a good place to find these? I need a tan driver side(power windows) and couldn't find them on Ebay, LMC doesn't have them, JCWhit doesn't have them, none of my local junkyards have them. There are passenger door panels for days, and loads of 99+ ones, but no driver sides for my...
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    Bed out of line, mounts or bent frame?

    Yours is different than mine, the way mine does it it looks like the cab is level, but the top of the bed is at at an acute angle with the back of the cab. Like the ass is higher than the front, then the cab levels. So it's an inch wider gap at the bottom than at the top. I will have to take a...
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    Bed out of line, mounts or bent frame?

    Thankfully rust isn't a huge problem down here. It's dry most of the year and roads are rarely salted or anything. I checked it out before I bought it and the frame looks pretty rust free. How hard would it be changing cab mounts? Do you do it underneath the truck, or will I be pulling up carpet.
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    Bed out of line, mounts or bent frame?

    My new truck's bed('96 Ext Cab) is way out of line with the cab. I am hoping it is mounts or it is somehow fixable, but I fear it may be frame problems from excess loads being placed in it. At the top of the bed, it's about 5/8" away from the cab, at the bottom of the bed, the gap is about 1...
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    Want to find a stockish head unit

    I don't have a CD player in my current one. It's just the tape deck. I mainly want USB, and Bluetooth for hands free would be a bonus. I would rather have it all built in than have adapters that hook to aux port. I may eventally get the retro. I like the stock look and this seems like the...
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    Want to find a stockish head unit

    This was exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for, but $400....damn. I am not sure I want it that bad. Might settle for a cheap unit and upgrade to that down the line after this project is in its finishing stages.
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    Want to find a stockish head unit

    I want to replace my head unit with an aftermarket unit, but I don't want the modern look of them. Is there any decent head units out that kind of blend in like the OEM ones? I want it to look like it's made for the truck, rather than stick out like a sore thumb.
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    New member with '96 C1500 Extended Cab Silverado

    I probably will for awhile, but it's got higher than normal oil pressure. Cold idle is like 60-70psi(so is driving?) warm idle is roughly 30PSI, but accelerator cranks it back up to around 60-70psi. I may put a mechanical gauge on it to make sure it's not the sensor, but I'm guessing with it's...
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    New member with '96 C1500 Extended Cab Silverado

    I think it's the highest mileage vehicle I've owned. People give me a funny look when I say the mileage, like why the hell would you want to keep that. But I'm kind of proud of it. There is a big motor place pretty close to me that will pull the motor, rebuild that motor specifically 100% and...
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    New Kid on the block!

    Reading that gave me an idea...there is probably an easier way of doing it, but what if you were to take a red reflector and shave it down into a bowtie, use a router to get the edges right, etc. Then tape off the edges however wide you want the outline and paint it black, then have the entire...

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