A Chrome Delete, A Lift, and A Little Trust: How we upfitted the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate for our Indiana customer, Jason
Jason had never heard of Dave Sinclair Customs before. In fact, he’d only been to St. Louis, Missouri, one time in his life.
But a few videos on social media caught his eye.
‘Man,’ the Northern Indiana native thought. ‘I really like the way they upfit their trucks.’
A few videos later, Jason had another thought
“I thought, ‘Huh, maybe I’d like them to do that to my truck when I get it,’” he said.
Jason already ordered his 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate truck from a local dealer. But when it arrived, he reached out to us and connected with our Customs Director Dan Sinclair Jr.
“(It) has been a very painless process,” Jason said. “And it worked out very well.”
Throughout the entire process, Jason never saw the truck in-person at our dealership.
“I had a vision in my mind of what I thought it would look like,” he said. “To be honest, I think it turned out exactly like I thought, and if not a little bit better.”
Jason went with The Works Package, which is the top Dave Sinclair Customs customization package for the GMC Sierra 1500 truck.
This package included:
● A full chrome delete
● Dual-colored emblems
● A 3.5-inch lift
● New wheels
● Custom lugnuts & center caps
● New tires
● Painted red brake calipers
● Tinted windows
● Vinyl-wrapped running boards
● Vinyl-wrapped window trimming
● Hard tri-fold bed cover
● GMC All-Weather floor liners
Since Jason was a few states away, his updates came through calls, texts, and emails. He never saw the truck in-person until it was delivered to him.
“It takes a good amount of trust,” he said. “And I felt that throughout the whole process.”
Our team stayed in constant contact with him throughout the process.
“(Dan Sinclair Jr.) was very good about calling me and bringing me up to date,” Jason said.
“The communication was so vital and (Dave Sinclair Customs) was very, very good at that…That’s probably the single largest biggest thing that I appreciate — just the constant communication.”
THE CHROME DELETE
Jason said he wasn’t a chrome fan so the choice to go with the full chrome delete was, “a no-brainer.”
The color of Jason’s 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate truck was Titanium Rush Metallic. It’s a dark blue shade that almost looks black. Instead of an all-Titanium Rush Metallic look, this custom job called for another color.
Gun Metal Gray.
This color acted as a complementary scheme to really make the truck pop.
The Gun Metal Gray scheme was applied to the model and trim decals and the front and back emblems. Meanwhile, the rest of the chrome pieces – such as the door handles, the mirror caps and tow hooks – were given a coat of Titanium Rush Metallic.
This is one of the few times we did not paint the grill for our full chrome delete. Instead, we chose to leave the Vader Chrome grill alone as it already contrasted well with the truck’s body color.
We use primarily use paint for our chrome deletes. The only items we do not paint are the running boards and window trimming on the side. For those pieces, we wrap them in vinyl.
“I really like the changes that were made to it,” Jason said. “They're subtle, yet, striking. So, I think it really sets it apart without looking too over-the-top…It was exactly what I was hoping for.”
WHEELS, TIRES & LIFT
The aftermarket wheels Jason initially wanted for his truck weren’t in production anymore. However, Customs Director Dan Sinclair Jr. suggested using a set of 22-inch Black Rhino Kunene wheels.
Since they weren’t the right color, Dan had them powder-coated black.
“'I’m so glad that we were able to find those,” Jason said. “I love those wheels.”
The truck’s brake calipers were painted red, and the truck was given a 3.5-inch Fabtech Lift Kit.
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