RofC Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) Managed to put my hands on a very well maintained truck, 250K Kms (155k burgers) undercoated yearly but never driven in winter & always slept in a garage... pretty much a needle in a haystack in Canuckland. New shocks, balljoints, brakes, exhaust, alternator, hoses & belt. Runs & drives great except for some play in the pitman & idler arms so that'll be my first job on it. There's a cd changer, amp & sub I want to take out, something is wrong with the wiring and the radio won't switch to Aux with the cd changer turned on nor does the sub work. Hopefully doing that will solve the electrical issue. When I turn the engine off & open the door, the dashlights and radio stay on. The battery light in the dash lights up for a few seconds as well. Also, it intermittently turns on when I start the engine, if i turn the engine off & on again it goes away. The fun of buying a used truck! Edited November 28, 2021 by RofC (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston05tx Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Congrats on you SS. Welcome to the site! Nice truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcairns Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Nice wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someotherguy Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Good looking '06 - my favorite year, got two of 'em 😃 Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RofC Posted December 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Thanks for the welcome guys! Realized the stepper motors in the instrument panel are all off big time, I'll be sending that in for repair. Found a guy not too far that will do it with an LED backlighting upgrade & a new lense for 300$. One year warranty on parts & labor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someotherguy Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) I did my own, it's not difficult, but decent soldering skills and equipment definitely recommended. My gauges were fine except fuel gauge stepper went nuts after I replaced a dead battery. Had a few bulbs out, too, so they all got done. Tanin Electronix has a kit with all the steppers and bulbs for a good price. I went kinda nuts after that and tore everything apart to replace bad bulbs including the A/C controls and the steering wheel switches. Richard Edited December 8, 2021 by someotherguy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RofC Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Well I might just go nuts like yourself, it's winter so I don't intend to drive it too often, I can have it in pieces for a while. Also my cluster issues might just be a symptom of something else, the electrical issues i mentioned in OP have upgraded to total battery drain in less than 8 hours. I hope it all has to do with failing alternator diodes, I'll get the multimeter out later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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