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someotherguy

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someotherguy last won the day on September 11 2023

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  • Silverado SS/VHO/TrailBlazerSS Color
    Black
  • SS/VHO/TrailBlazerSS Year
    2006
  • Drivetrain Config
    2WD
  • Build Date/TPW
    08-30-2005

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    Richard
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  • Location
    Houston, TX

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  1. It's discontinued by GM, so unless you find a dealer that hasn't cleared out their old stock, it's aftermarket for you. Or boneyard, if you don't mind used; although you may have to go through multiple trucks before you find one that still has the original parts on it. I'm pretty sure there's no difference between a regular Silverado bumper and the SS bumper, although the factory SS one may have been a primered part instead of chrome since it has the painted plastic cover on top. The rear bumper is about the only aftermarket body part I used putting my 2006 back together. It might bug you knowing there's an aftermarket part under there, but nobody's gonna see it. Richard
  2. I guess so? I mean obv that's the part anyone would want, just figured I'd throw the whole catback up for sale in case someone needed it. Only issue of course would be shipping, I'm assuming you're not coming to Houston to pick it up right? LOL Richard
  3. Located in Houston TX. It's sitting in my storage unit, in my way. Great condition, removed from an '06 SS. Someone in the past put a Magnaflow muffler in place of the original, welded in. To remove it I put one clean sawzall cut between the muffler and tailpipe. Could easily be re-installed with that one joint welded up, or do whatever you please with it. No idea what this is worth. I'll ask $250 and if I'm way off base just make me a reasonable offer. Pick-up only in NW Houston, TX Richard
  4. I'd post this over on performancetrucks dot net as well, lot more traffic, someone is gonna want the exhaust or at least the tip. Please don't scrap it. Richard
  5. That reply is from 2015 so I'm gonna bet no. I use a laptop PC to browse the forums and it shows me the date of the post really clearly; I know a lot of people use their phones these days (I hate viewing forums that way so I don't do it) - do the phone apps not show the dates? Sure see a lot of people responding to REALLY old posts. Richard
  6. Thought I'd add these brake flex hose part #'s for the drum brake SS trucks (2006/2007 classic, as well as the RWD-optioned 2005's) as I don't see them listed in here, and deciphering all the crap on Rock's website was a bit of a pain. I spent a lot of time staring at the list before I pulled the trigger and was still worried when they showed up if they'd be the correct hoses. Installed them yesterday and fit was perfect. Front left GM Genuine # 1761908 (19366695) - identical to original hose except the bend where it goes to the caliper looks different, but it fit with no issue. Front right GM Genuine # 1761909 (19366696) - identical to original hose except the bend where it goes to the caliper looks different, but it fit with no issue. Rear center GM Genuine # 1761411 (19366712) - identical to original hose including comes complete with the frame bracket. Looks like it's Chinesium though and this one actually came with an ACDelco label on it instead of GM Genuine.
  7. That sucks Hagerty won't cover you. I was going to suggest them as the old man had a really good claims experience with them not long ago. It may not necessarily be the age of the truck, but the claim rates on them. These trucks get stolen all the time. Richard
  8. Bro post is almost 10 years old. All that stuff is loooooooooong gone. Richard
  9. As much rain as we get here (it's Houston, so we're either in punishing drought, or freaking monsoons) I don't want to go wider on the tire, especially on my wife's truck. I find the Toyos are a pretty good tire as far as grip for regular driving, and don't wear out quickly. I do the usual rotate from rear to front as the fronts wear out, and the new tires go on the rear, a practice insisted upon by Discount if you let them do the installation. I take the wheels loose to them but still follow this practice. So it's same-size all the way around for the truck. Tire Rack is showing the 275/55/20 Proxes ST III back in stock by end of July, hopefully they're right. I think we can hold out that long. I almost pulled the trigger on a pair of General Grabber UHP's but noticed they have a really low UTQG rating of 360 vs the Proxes ST III at 500. I know the numbers are subjective but if General thinks it's that low, that tells me not to expect much lifespan out of it. Richard
  10. Man if it runs and drives well and isn't a rusted out up North truck, for $6K it's hard to beat. Lots of miles but if it's been taken care of over the years it shouldn't give you too much trouble. Good paint work is pricey but at this age anything but a purely garage-kept example is gonna show its age. I don't even wanna think about what I paid for a full paint job, but then again there was bodywork involved too since it was a salvage auction wreck. Richard
  11. What's your go-to tire for the factory 275/55/20 size? I've been running Toyo Proxes ST III for a few years now and happy with them but the fronts on my wife's truck are due for replacement and she's taking a road trip pretty soon so I need to replace them ASAP - but ST III's are on backorder and I can't find them anywhere. Well, there's *1* new tire on eBay but 1 tire doesn't help me.. need 2. I'm almost considering an OEM tire (Goodyear Eagle Sport A/S) since it's an XL rated tire and has reasonably good reviews for what it is. Not a fan of anything made in Korea, China, etc. so please no Kumho's or Linglong Chingchong Longmile Anytire etc. Application is a stock '06 SS RWD that is a daily driver in an area that is ridiculously hot half the year and gets below freezing a few times in the winter but no real snow, and PLENTY of rain, at least most of the time, anyway. Houston TX Richard
  12. You should probably text him at the # provided in his post, he's a brand new member (1 post from back in January) that probably won't be back here to see your response. Richard
  13. Welcome, I've got the Belltech Street Performance shocks on both our '06 SS's (and on my dropped '93 C3500.) They're pretty good, though I think one of the rears on my Intimidator has sprung a leak and needs replacement. It's been on there a couple years so I'm not pissed, it's definitely a premature failure but I do put a lot of miles on the truck (it's my daily for the past few years) and the roads around here are terrible. Richard
  14. There was a while you could still get them on ebay from a seller that had old stock of several SS parts, though I'm sure that supply has dwindled over the years. Yep, just checked and that is all gone. Maybe someone else can chime in, wasn't there a different GM truck model that used the same size/shape of cover? Avalanche or Escalade maybe? Richard
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