911medic's Minnesota Winter "Ice" Journal
This will be much more of a "journal" than a "build" thread.
I purchased my used 2012 Silver Ice Metallic 2LT in March of 2013. It had about 26,000 miles on it, and was a former rental from the San Francisco/Sacramento California area. It came with only a few options: a sunroof (which I really didn't want, but wasn't a deal-breaker), a spare tire (which I did want), and 19" bright aluminum wheels (instead of painted). I specifically was looking for a 2012 non-RS 2LT with automatic transmission, for the following reasons. I chose the auto for daily-driver comfort in traffic situations, and because my wife would be able to drive it (helped increase WAF). V6 because I wanted:
Non-RS 2LTs are hard to come by around here, so it took a bit to find one, but I got a decent price. I have been extremely happy so far! Here she is, on her first day home: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e...322_161257.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1...322_161304.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-j...322_161330.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J...322_161413.jpg Mods so far (more details on many of these to come):
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I have also started a project (thread here) where I'm logging data with the Torque OBD app to try to determine if my intake valve carbon build up had any measurable effects. I have gathered quite a bit of data, and have presented some initial results, but have to find time to go through the rest of my data sets. I think this may also prove useful for logging the effects of adding a CAI, ported TB, etc. We'll see. More to come... |
I like that you put so much thought into which trim you wanted and thought about the reasons why. Getting exactly what you want ftw! Looking forward to seeing what you have in store.
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Looks good. Definitely did your research on what you wanted, good job.
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Updated the OP with some additional info.
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Plenty of thought! I hope those pics were taken in March and not this month!
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Nice 2LT love that Sim !
Will be watching. . . this , i just got a VR 1LT with 18's :chevy: |
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Yw ~!
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dumb 365 night a year job thanks for the heads up though ~:gossip: |
OK, one of the first mods I did was to install the JacFab radio face cover (available here, and discussed here).
Here is a link to the actual GM TSB regarding scratches in the radio face. They actually recommend using Plast-X as well! I bought a couple of buffing pads and some Meguiar's Plast-X scratch removing polish to treat the existing scratches in the radio face plastic. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5...514_164320.jpg Then I taped off the radio face, buffed it with the Plast-X, and applied the cover. You can see the scratch marks in my radio face: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p...514_164237.jpg Worked great, and was inexpensive. |
Plasti-Dip! I did the rear spoiler last spring, and the wheels about a month ago. Love the way the silver and black looks! Going to try some stripes next.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J...409_131045.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w...409_131105.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6...409_133731.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n...409_133744.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K...409_142930.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-u...409_142941.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-v...409_145658.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a...255B1%255D.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8...623_150248.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H...623_150234.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-E...723_182349.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-D...723_182419.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-V...723_182520.jpg |
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