My 98 Tahoe had 'em. Just be careful, because the element in my 98's driver's seat was shot when I got it. Never did fix it. Passenger seat got hot as hell, driver's seat got lukewarm after a half hour drive.
From what I understand, Preferred pricing is the same as dealer pricing, you just can't resell it (or, aren't supposed to). I'm currently under Ashton as my "dealer", not sure if he's still a vendor here?
Looks good!!! There was a video I saw on how to use a torque wrench with a crow's foot, basically you offset the crow's foot so that it's 90* to the head of the ratchet.
I was going to say, first thing I'd do is get it home, give it the once-over with new fluids and filters, wash and blow out the radiator stack and take it out for a drive and get on it a little bit, and get a feel for it.
Timken or SKF unit bearings for sure. I always shop around between Rock Auto, Amazon and others for the best price including shipping. The parts stores' markup on name-brand bearings are ridiculous.
I replaced 5 unit bearings on my old Bonneville. 1 of them was POS NAPA bottom shelf BS that I...
Best thing with carpet is to remove it, power-wash it, then get a stiff bristle brush and some laundry detergent and go to town scrubbing it, then power wash again and let dry. Seats, you'll need a carpet cleaner/vacuum that just works on the surface, then let them dry really well. Power washing...
I get my Allison and Racor fuel filters from Greg (Lubrication Specialist) and get Amsoil TorqueDrive (TES295 spec) with my preferred account ($20/yr, pays for itself on one order over $50).
That's like when I got a tune on my G8. Went from being quick and having pickup, to being an absolute blast. It's amazing how these vehicles are neutered from the factory...
Never had issues in our 05 LLY, although if we tow heavy, it usually isn't far, and if we tow far, it isn't usually heavy. So, idk...
GL with the purchase! Sure does look pretty rough for 154k miles, but I guess that's 10 years in the oil-fields...