AuroraGirl
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2003 - PICKUP TRUCK LOWER ROCKER PANEL SEALS (SUV STILL HAVE)
Features deleted by GM (gmt800 life cycle)
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2003 - PICKUP TRUCK LOWER ROCKER PANEL SEALS (SUV STILL HAVE)
AuroraGirl
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SECONDARY SUNSHADE ELIMINATED 2004 (SUV, Avalanche but.. not truck?)
Marky Dissod
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The main sunshade comes with a slide out bit.
Older GMT800s also have a smaller flip-down sunshade that only flips down; move the main sunshade out to the side, if you have the other one you'll know.
AuroraGirl
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The slide out bit is part of the main one. The secondary as mentioned was a flat piece of plastic that goes forward
jfmorris
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Having owned a 2003 Yukon, and currently owning a 2006 Silverado, I can directly relate with that one about the missing cabin air filter. They even MOLDED the housing to where it still kinda looked like there was an air filter in the spot the 2002 and earlier would have had it, but you should couldn't pull anything out.
Skimping on the air filter means clogged evaporator coil fins over time, unless you keep the unit on recirc all the time. I've cleaned them myself by removing the blower, pulling out and vacuuming out all sorts of leaves and debris, then spraying foaming coil cleaner in there to get what I could reach of the coils, then literally hosing it out - all sorts of brown water ran out the drain tube on the firewall for a while. But - made a huge difference in airflow getting decades of dirt out of those evaporator coils. If they had just kept the air filter, none of that would have reached the coils.
Skimping on the air filter means clogged evaporator coil fins over time, unless you keep the unit on recirc all the time. I've cleaned them myself by removing the blower, pulling out and vacuuming out all sorts of leaves and debris, then spraying foaming coil cleaner in there to get what I could reach of the coils, then literally hosing it out - all sorts of brown water ran out the drain tube on the firewall for a while. But - made a huge difference in airflow getting decades of dirt out of those evaporator coils. If they had just kept the air filter, none of that would have reached the coils.
You can buy kits that instruct how to cut the area you talk about and insert a cabin air filter and shows how to reinstall the cutaway portion and secure.
AuroraGirl
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Same kit does the gmt900
AuroraGirl
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AuroraGirl
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Condiering they made it go BACK to programming again, im calling this a deleted feature!
AuroraGirl
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2000+ map strap deleted from visors?
AuroraGirl
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not a deleted feature but
this is for SUV folks only. Found this while rummaging the service data.
this is for SUV folks only. Found this while rummaging the service data.
AuroraGirl
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Another source confirming the year the steering lock was deleted 
bucket
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I never realized how many little things had been decontented. The puddle lamps, kick lamps, glove box light and secondary visors are all things that make me appreciate my '00 Suburban.
Thankfully, most of that can easily be retrofitted including the Cabin Air Filter, should one ended up with a model that didn't come with those.
AuroraGirl
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Right! I’m about to put a glovebox lamp from a 2005 Grand Prix (same one) into my 2005. Just requires a constant hot and a ground to be wired to the lamp, and the mostly square opening to be cut in the trim where the glovebox catches to latch shut. Thinking I’ll use a vibrating multi tool or a solder iron lol
The kick lamps require tapping into the circuit for the dome but once done the brackets for the lamps are there. Can use any kind desired really
AuroraGirl
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Sadly the gmt800 trucks being popular sellers for gm and the 2000s when they were trying to trim the fat to become profitable again they choose the à la cart options to save money
AuroraGirl
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Another feature of unknown status that I cant find info on
99-01 trucks came with, more often than not i think, with seals that exist under the hood at the fender but they are not primary water seals
they appear to be for appearances of the hood when closed, and possibly exist to buffet noise from the engine bay to be quieter , but i cant find if they were water seals. they also appear to exist for diesels in a slightly more expanded way for purpose of sealing engine noise and keeping the air induction through the intercooler and radiator more forceful
99-01 trucks came with, more often than not i think, with seals that exist under the hood at the fender but they are not primary water seals
they appear to be for appearances of the hood when closed, and possibly exist to buffet noise from the engine bay to be quieter , but i cant find if they were water seals. they also appear to exist for diesels in a slightly more expanded way for purpose of sealing engine noise and keeping the air induction through the intercooler and radiator more forceful
Are you talking about the flat seals running the length of the fender? Usually separated from the fender at the bolt that goes to the bar over the battery.
AuroraGirl
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yes, stick on
They are wider than the flange on the fender and it has a cutout for the spot where the hood bumper and the bar span to
