My Summit White SS Clone Progress
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dmanns67 said:Looking good!Great use of the Cadillac side molding. I see what you mean now about the width being smaller. Side molding on the roof is the best option IMO, saves from spending all that money at the body shop.
Looking forward to some more pics
Yeah and using the Cadillac ones it almost blends in with the other ridges in the roof. Of course more pics are to come.
blazinlow89 said:
Yeah ok. Hey I just saw where your from. I was just up there this past weekend. DC/Maryland area.
Venomhatch said:
I'm about an hour south of DC. Nice area but it gets expensive. I will be down in your area next Sep, the Orlando area is one of my favorite places to go.
blazinlow89 said:
dmanns67 said:
Definitely worked great for me when cleaning up the paint after I removed the side molding and roof rack.
Yeah you bringing the TB or flying.
Hey where did you get the side moldings from? how much were they? Also have you found anywhere to get the ss front and grill from?
Diezelbonez said:
They are from a 2013 Cadillac STS 4DR, and they were 70$. I have found the ss grill complete just not for the front bumper yet.
Venomhatch said:
Unfortunately no. We will be driving the Jetta. The last 4 trips down we drove the TB, however this time it will be just me and the wife, so we do not need the extra room. I will be driving it to TN in May for our wedding. As nice and fast as flying is, its always been cheaper to just drive. 14 hours goes by pretty quick, and no need for a rental.
Venomhatch said:
where did you find the grill? and how much i am looking for one as well but they are hard to come by.
dmanns67 said:
There has been a lot going on with family health issues with Cancer so that has been my primary concern and the TB has kind of been put on a lil hold. I have however bought my SS Dash Complete with airbags and trim bezel. Then working on the Center console and door panels after that. I will be doing the interior trim pieces also, but instead of swapping the top to "Opel" I have thought about leaving that gray but using the "Ebony" for the lower half still. As for the cluster I am not sure about now. I have been reading a lot about people encountering "OVERSPEED" and Other Faults on the cluster swapping it into a non SS. IF anyone has ways to prevent the faults from showing up or how to links on preventing it. Then please post the links to about the fix.
Thx, for understanding the health issues. That is why I have been away.
Don
dmanns67 said:
Thanks. I will try to keep the thread alive. I just have been dealing with all of this.
I do need a Trailblazer DIY / How To Remove the Dash from the components so I can swap the Gray dash with the Black SS one. Also I need to know if I get a SS Gauge Cluster, is it true about the OverSpeed Warnings, or will it be fine in my 2002 LS?
Venomhatch said:
It looks like a lot of work. Found one that might help so far: [video=youtube;u5BUl9R42t0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5BUl9R42t0[/video]
Then I typed in trailblazer ss conversion and got some great videos: this guy might be a good one to talk to about changing out the cluster [video=youtube;zf2P8W6wKoQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf2P8W6wKoQ[/video]
Venomhatch said:
You might try talking to the OP of this thread, as he does some SS cluster programming.
http://gmtnation.com/f33/custom-driver-information-center-intro-displays-8702/
Blckshdw said:You might try talking to the OP of this thread, as he does some SS cluster programming.
http://gmtnation.com/f33/custom-driver-information-center-intro-displays-8702/
Thanks. I think the orange TBSS is god awful. I just prefer the nice stock slick of OEM look. It looks way too ricey!
jrSS said:
I agree about the 6.0ls2 but I am not for the shaved handles, bright orange paint, flames, hood scoops, etc. Just my opinion.
Venomhatch said:
I agree about the ricey mods like the flames and the shaved handles, but I did find the hood scoop on the TB to actually be tasteful. It's a throwback to the stinger hoods on the early Corvettes, a look that I have always liked. My personal preferences aside, it looks like a very well built SS clone, whoever built it should be proud, I know I sure would be.
JOHNER said:
Do I need to take the steering wheel out or seats? Someone told me I would but I have seen an envoy disassemble and it didn't need to do all that. Thanks.
Venomhatch said:
Here is the pics... I do want someone to tell me of a good interior restoration compound because the driver knee bolster panel has some age look to it from sitting. Also Replaced kickpanel/rocker sills, B pillars, and cargo panels with the Ebony Panels. More pics will be up of that soon.
Ok so I am about to buy a SS cluster and would like to know is there a way to add miles to a cluster? Not take away. I want to bring the SS cluster up to my current miles and have seen other clusters when people send 12volt to a pin it would make the mileage go up. Can I do this with the TBSS cluster? I also don't have the steering wheel with buttons yet either. I plan on getting it but haven't yet.
I currently have 151312 Miles
SS cluster has 111,000 Approx Miles
Let me know.
Donald
I currently have 151312 Miles
SS cluster has 111,000 Approx Miles
Let me know.
Donald
Venomhatch said:
I don't think our clusters are that simple. There's memory chips and programming involved. You might have to take it to a speedometer repair shop to get the mileage programmed. That's what I had to do when I converted to a DIC cluster. I initially tried to have it done at Carmax, where I bought my TB, and they said they couldn't do it.
Mine isn't an SS cluster, but yes, I went from a non DIC cluster, to a DIC cluster, and added control buttons where the 4WD place holder sits, so I could cycle through the DIC functions (cheaper route than adding the steering wheel, getting a clock spring, and all that). Had to get the mileage updated so it matched (more closely) what I had originally. More details on that adventure in this post. 
Blckshdw said:Mine isn't an SS cluster, but yes, I went from a non DIC cluster, to a DIC cluster, and added control buttons where the 4WD place holder sits, so I could cycle through the DIC functions (cheaper route than adding the steering wheel, getting a clock spring, and all that). Had to get the mileage updated so it matched (more closely) what I had originally. More details on that adventure in this post.
One last thing about your mod. Which switch is it I need? I thought I needed more than one?
Venomhatch said:
Switch? Everything I used for my mod is shown in the post I linked to. So you can either see them there, OR come to the meet next weekend and see it in person! 
