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    Front wheels won't spin, stuck brakes?

    My truck has been parked for about 2 years now and I think the brake pads are rusted stuck to the rotors. I jacked the front up (both wheels of the ground) and tried spining them and they won't move one bit. Also tried with trans in neutral if the 4x4 somehow affects it but nope. Anything else...
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    GM paint code to RAL code

    This might be a kinda weird question but does anyone know which RAL code WA303D (GM Bright Blue Metallic) is, or the closest match as possible? I’m looking at raptorlining the bed of my truck and want the color as close a match as possible.
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    Rear Sway Bar Questions

    I found 2 rear sway bars, both of Suburbans, one is a 96 and the other a 95. They're locatade at the same yard and with the same price so I need a little help picking which to get. The 95 is a 1/5 ton according to the VIN and marked as a 1500 by the junkyard, with 76.200 miles on it. This sway...
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    97 5.7L Vortec has tough time starting in cold temps

    Normally the engine starts and runs fine but when the temperatur goes below -10C / 14F it starts getting grumpy when I start it, the colder it gets the worse it gets, at -15C / 5F it's twice as had to start it, but when its running it runs like normal. Even the gauge LED's start flickering while...
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    Truck is going straight but steering wheel is of by 90 degrees, help!

    I have an issue with the steering in my truck, when I bought the truck the steering wheel was about 90 degrees of going straight forward. The PS pump was leaking and after I nearly drove straigh thru a circulation spot we fixed the pump by replacing the gaskets, no more leaks. After we fixed the...
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    MsChevy's 1963 Chevy Impala Convertible aka Maybellene

    I figured I'd make a little thread for my Impala, I never made one before for some reason and having one for my truck is kind of nice and it's easy to keep track of things. Comments are fun too! :) HOW IT STARTED In 2001 I saw a picture of a 1963 Impala Convertible in a music magazine and I...
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    Problem installing Anzo taillights

    I got my new taillights yesterday but ran into a problem. My truck has 5 wires (ground, reverse, turnsignal, rear and brake) but the taillights only have 4 wires and from what I've managed to figure out they are ground, reverse, turn and with rear/brake in the same wire. So this means I have...
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    Help! Stereo beeps but display is dark and it won't work

    Awhile back my stereo died, I thought it broke since I didn't find any blown fuses or any other reason for it to not work, so I bought a new one. After removing the PO's mess, replacing the headunit, checking the 3 fuses (again) and last checking the wires for damage (again), it's still not...
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    Need help! Truck will start in drive, where is the immobilizer?

    I need some help, does anyone know where the immobilizer is located? The thing that's supposed to stop you from starting it while in gear? Is it located in the steering column or gear box or...? Right now my 1997 with an automatic will start in any gear including drive, which apperently is...
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    Which bulbs for front turn and park/pos lights?

    I need some help, I'm a bit confused with my front park/position lights and turnsignal bulbs, I'm looking into switching to LED bulbs instead of the regular bulbs. The bulbs sitting now are both BAY15d/1157, doesn't that mean they are dual function? Like the rear/brake light, it's on and gets...
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    How to paint a chrome bumper?

    I hope someone can help me, I've searched a bit but for every hit I get I also get a different answer... I'd like to get a smooth front bumper and since buying a new paintable one here costs about $280 and it's not even OE. I went looking at the junkyards and found a OE one but it's chrome, I...
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    MsChevy's 1997 Chevy Silverado ECSB aka Big Blue

    Hi Everyone! I'm sort of new here, been sneaking around for a while tho. After an unusually long process I finally picked this truck up a few weeks ago as a new daily driver. It's a 1997 Silverado ECSB K1500HD, it's bright blue metallic with light neutral leather interior, it's not perfect but...

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