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    GMT800 Radio Reception Issues with Aftermarket Radios - Solution

    Yeah I imagine a $49 radio likely does not have much shielding or awesome performance in many areas. I’ve never cheaped out on my radios when I go to the effort to do an aftermarket one. The only reason I upgraded the factory unit though was to get a backup camera and Bluetooth for hands free...
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    GMT800 Radio Reception Issues with Aftermarket Radios - Solution

    Good luck! Let us know what happens.
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    GMT800 Radio Reception Issues with Aftermarket Radios - Solution

    Sorry to hear you are having issues. I would confirm that there is 12V on the wire to the Metra adapter when the radio is on, just to be sure. If your truck didn't have a power antenna originally, I am wondering if that wire in the harness has power to begin with. As I noted, I went with a...
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    Keep driving your GMT800s?

    You may want to dig into your Wisconsin restrictions on antique/vintage tags. My GMT400 is a 1996 and at antique status in Alabama this year as well, but here there are a lot of restrictions on vehicles with antique tags. Basically can't use it for general purpose transportation or hauling, and...
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    Engine hours meter reset question

    It certainly was when I owned a boat. And for airplane owners.
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    Engine hours meter reset question

    This thread caught my eye, as I have had the engine hours mysteriously reset itself on my 2006 Silverado 1500 WT. The hours were up around 800 when I first got the truck, in 2014 with 90k miles on it, and at some point it reset to 0, after being somewhere between 1000 and 2000. I cannot say if...
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    Good brake and rotor kits

    I bought POWER STOP brake pads, shoes and rotors from RockAuto.com for my 2006 Silverado a few years ago, after seeing folks recommend them over on another Chevrolet forum I am on, and have been VERY pleased with the performance. Unless I just need something in a hurry for an unexpected repair...
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    Climate Control Backlights and fan speed control are broken

    Yep. I got the driver and passenger sliders, but they are not illuminated any more, so you gotta grab for them and do it by feel when it is dark. Or are you saying the sliders were never illuminated? I have just been assuming they were, but the lights have been out since I got the truck in 2014...
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    Climate Control Backlights and fan speed control are broken

    This is interesting, as my 2006 Silverado WT has THE EXACT same lights out and #4 speed on the fan has not worked since I bought the truck in 2014. The speed issue is likely the blower speed control module (what used to be the resistor pack), as once or twice over the years I have seen speed 4...
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    My girl says, "A/C on and heard a rumble vibrate and stuff blowing out of vents"!

    Are you sure it's a rodent, and not just that crap off the trees getting sucked into the blower from the fresh air vent there at the back of the hood? That said - that is an insane amount for just one week! Does she park under a tree that drops that kind of stuff, or is it for sure getting put...
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    GMT800 Radio Reception Issues with Aftermarket Radios - Solution

    Actually - that solution won't work as well, as the problem is that there is already an antenna amplifier built into the base of the GM antenna on these trucks, and if it is unpowered, you get barely any signal from the antenna itself, so your dedicated booster would not be getting any signal to...
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    New driver's seat cover

    Looks good! Unfortunately, no one seems to carry covers for the BENCH seat on my 2006 Silverado, and certainly not in the grey fabric I have from Chevrolet. I've got the 40/20/40 split bench, with a central section that does not move, and has no folding console. NO ONE seems to sell the covers...
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    GMT800 Radio Reception Issues with Aftermarket Radios - Solution

    I could pull in 3 or 4 strong AM stations without doing this, but not my normal talk radio station about 30 miles away, and most of the band between the 3-4 that did come in was just loud buzzing. Adding the power to the antenna made a HUGE difference on AM, and pulled in FM stations I was...
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    Features deleted by GM (gmt800 life cycle)

    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...
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    GMT800 Radio Reception Issues with Aftermarket Radios - Solution

    I shared this information on another forum, but thought I would put it here, as this is something that I had to figure out on my own recently. To make a long story short - I recently decided to put a backup camera on my 2006 Silverado 1500 WT (work truck). Not that I need it, but its the truck...
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