ProSho Z71

[Sampuppy1]

What the heck is a 'hoe guard. Why is so different and hard to find? Was it like a factory add on? Westin has grille guards. Why not order one of those or a different aftermarket one for A 'Hoe.

 

[98chevyz71]

factory grill guard

 

[bluex]

Whats so special about the Tahoe Grille Guard?

The fact that I have one

 

[bluex]

The fact that you can't really find them. I've never seen one at a junkyard.

Probably because they are aluminum, they aren't going to stand up to as much as a good metal one will...

 

[Darkrider]

Post a pic of yours P2.

 

[Darkrider]

For those of you who do not understand...and to give tyler a glimpse as to what his truck Could look like...

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[95C1500]

Is it so desired because it allows you to keep your tow hooks? Most aftermarket I see make you remove the tow hooks

 

[Sampuppy1]

Gotcha. And the headlight grates are designed to follow the grille. Grille guard still shows Chevy symbol. Tow hooks retained and useable. I want one now. Ltd package include? If this is a factory brush guard couldn't you just get one from your friendly local wholesale parts priced Chevy dealership? Hahaha wholesale. Good luck.

 

[97PROSHOZ71]

Well, haven't really gotten around to updating my build thread, so why not do it now!? Here's what I have been up to, the regulars in the chat thread already know!

Obviously here is my truck...but this was the very last photo in this stage.

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De-Molding my truck by officertyler, on Flickr

I finally took the plunge and started removing the factory molding (trim). It was after I noticed that both sides were already starting to peel off by themselves, and I had already 3M taped one side back on...and it fell off again. Here is part of the passenger side removed. I used a heat gun on low setting and it really didn't take a lot to peel this stuff off. This demold was done a little over a month ago.

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De-Molding my truck by officertyler, on Flickr


Cleaned up nicely on this panel.

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Here is most of the passenger side removed and cleaned up

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De-Molding my truck by officertyler, on Flickr

Driver side was done later that night.

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1500 Emblems were saved and will later be reused

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De-Molding my truck by officertyler, on Flickr

Now, let's take a look at the newly refreshed BAD Z71!

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Looks good to me. Smoothie diesel front bumper, and smooth rear bumper will be coming for it later. Here are some videos after the process was complete, and then a final update video that I made yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rhKBNc8O8I

^ This one was done a while back...

And then this one I made yesterday...thought I did one in between, but I guess not. lol. This one has no editing since my computer is screwed up...so that sucks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGSY7ECcH00

Anyhow. There ya go, build thread update a month too late. LOL.

 

[95C1500]

I'll miss the molding but the truck looks good!