2011 Chevrolet Silverado Accessories

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado - Curt

Pollak Twist-In Trailer Connector Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

All right. Today, on this 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to install Part Number PK11916. Now, our truck has a cap for the wiring harness, but doesn't have a plug in it all ready. So first step, we're going to go ahead and remove the cap. Looking at the cap in the bumper, we'll push down on a small tab on the left hand side. We'll use a screw driver to help push it out then we'll twist the cap.

K-Source Custom Towing Mirrors Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today, on our 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, well be testing K-Source Custom Towing Mirrors, part number KS80900. Now, these custom towing mirrors snap into place, fitting over the factory mirrors, offering you an expanded field of vision. The built-in mounting clips grab the inside edges of your factory mirrors for a simple, tool-free installation, with a clean look. Now, here on the drivers side, take our mirror and starting here on the top of our factory mirror, well clip it in, slide it down, allowing it to snap into place here on the bottom side of our factory mirror. With that, our mirror is on. Now, this mirror is manually adjustable.

Firestone Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, well be installing the Firestone Ride Right Air Helper Springs, part number F2430. First before we can install the new air springs, we need to remove the manufacturers down stop. To do this, there s a stud that goes up through the center that well need to remove. Now with the bolt removed, we can go ahead and pop the down stop out of its cup. Now were ready to go ahead and install the upper bracket. Well use the new 10-millimeter flathead Allen bolt, it will go through the upper bracket, through the spacer, and then secure into the same threaded hole that we just removed the down stop bolt from.

Husky Front Floor Liners Review - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado we'll be installing the Husky Classic floor liners, part number HL31411, black in color. With the manufacture or old floor mats already removed we're ready to install the Husky floor liners. As we install the Husky liner you can see the stay put nibs that help it stay in place. It's raised outer edge along with the extended edge up underneath the gas and brake pedal will really help dirt and debris contained in the liner and off of the carpeting. One more great feature about the Husky floor liner is it's easy to install. It could also easily be removed and cleaned and washed with soap and water.

Fifth Wheel Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today, on this 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, were going to install part number rp30868. To make things a little bit easier to see and to install were going to go ahead and remove the spare tire, two tires on the back axle and were going to lower the exhaust out of the way too. Also, were going to remove the spare tire guard, as well. After that, we need to remove a major section of the heat shield. Well go ahead and do that first. Well use a marker to indicate the sections were going to remove.

Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, we'll be test fitting the Stromberg Carlson 100 Series 5th Wheel Tailgate with open design part # VGM-07-100. Before we can install our tailgate, we'll need to assemble the latches. To do this, we'll first remove the cotter pins and install the split rings under the latch. This will be your handle of sorts for the latch locks. Next we'll go ahead and take the machine screws and lock nuts and attach the latch assembly to the tailgate. You set right in the middle of adjustment points on the tailgate.

Pilot Tube Step Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, we'll be installing the Bully Bar Tube Steps part # NB-105. Before we begin installation, we'll go ahead and lay our parts out. We'll need to identify the front and rear or short and long brackets and then our center bracket. Because we're working with the 2006 and newer application, we'll be reusing the manufacturer's hardware. First we'll go ahead and remove the front cab corner body mount bolt and bushing. Now we're ready to install the front bracket.

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, well be installing the Tekonsha brake controller 90195. So, our first step will be to locate the manufacturers wiring that will be connecting our brake controller wiring. Here above the brake pedal is the manufacturers wiring outside of any wiring loom. Youll notice therell be five wires as in orange, which we will not be using, the dark blue which will be our brake signal that will go to our seven poll, a light blue wire which will be the brake pedal signal, a red wire with a black tracer which will our power wire and then a white wire which will be our ground. Ill go ahead and cut some of the excess length off, as we will not need at all. Now well go ahead and strip back each one and a butt connector.

BedRug Custom Truck Bed Mat Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today in our 2011 Chevy Silverado we are going to be test fitting the bed rug custom truck bed mat part number BMC07SBS. To install the bed mat well first need to roll it out to get it nice and flat. Next, well go ahead and flip it over on the backside and install the hook and nock fastening strips. Now well go ahead and fit it to the truck bed. After getting our mat in place, well go ahead and roll back the carpeting on the drivers side to look through the location of where our strips will meet the bed. Go ahead and clean this thoroughly.

Husky Front Center Hump Floor Liner Review - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today we have a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado and well test fitting the Husky Liners Weather Beater custom fit floor liner for the center hump, part number HL82281. Its also available in tan part number HL82283 as well as gray part number HL82282. First well going to go ahead and remove the factory floor liners. With those out of the way, we can go ahead and place our center hump liner down. Well fit it across and position it inside our vehicle where it needs to go. The stay put nibs on the underside will help keep the floor liner from shifting around.

WeatherTech Rear Floor Liner Review - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, were going to be test fitting the WeatherTech rear floor liner part number WT450660. This liner is also available in black part number WT440660 and gray part number WT460660. The first thing we need to do is remove any preinstalled or factory floor mats or liners. On our truck today, we dont have any liners or mats in the rear of the vehicle so now were ready to place the WeatherTech Floor liner down to the floor. Depending on the configuration of your center console, you may have to trim the floor liner for it to fit such as the case here with our center console. If we were to trim along this line, the mat would fit into place snugly around our console.

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado - Curt

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500, well be installing the Curt Hitch, part number 13301. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost edge of the bumper is 3-1/2 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 16-3/4 inches. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as the drawbar, a bike rack, or a cargo carrier. Now, lets go ahead with the installation.

Pop and Lock Tailgate Lock Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to be installing the Pop & Lock Tailgate Lock part number PAL1300. Before we begin, we'll actually show you the components of this item. We have the lock mechanism itself and a set of keys. We have a 6 mm hex bolt and flat washer, 6/30 seconds screw and a horseshoe shaped mounting insert. And with that, we'll go ahead and begin installing it on the vehicle. We'll begin by opening the tailgate.

Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be installing the Stromberg Carlson Louvered 5th-Wheel Tailgate, part number VGM-07-4000. And with that, we'll go ahead and start our installation. We'll go ahead and review the contents of the product. We have two cables, a set of keys for the tailgate, a plastic insert that will go with the rubber tailgate insert, two bolts, four wood screws, four machine screws, and four clips for the machine screws. There are also two side covers. And with that, we'll go ahead and start our installation.

Longview Custom Towing Mirrors Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado we're going to install the Longview Towing mirrors part no. CTM1600. First thing you set you get two mirrors, one for the driver and one for the passenger side. Here towards the end tab of the mirror, you will identify which side you have. This is for the left hand. Now we need to go ahead and set up our attachment for securing the mirror.

Timbren Rear Suspension System Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today we are working on 2011 Chevrolet Silverado. We are going to install the Timbren suspension system, part number TGMRCK15S. Our first step is to raise the suspension above the vehicle. Now that we have already done that, we are ready to go ahead and remove the manufacturer's bump stop. To do this, you'll need to remove the fastener that's located at the center of the bump stop. With the fastener removed, we can go ahead pop the bump stop out of the cup holder.

CIPA Custom Towing Mirrors Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, we are going to install the Cipa Custom Towing Mirror. We are going to install the custom towing mirror on the left hand side part number 10901. We're also going to repeat this same process on the right hand side, part number 10902. We first need to place the foam pads in two peices. Our first is the wedge, and the second is inside the body of the mirror. With that done, we can slip it on over the manufacturer's mirror.Once we have slipped the mirror in place, go and take our wedge and slip it in the back.

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado were going to install a curt hitch part #: 14301. Here is what our hitch would look like once its installed. Now well go ahead and give you a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost point of the bumper is 3 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 18 and inches. Now lets go ahead with the installation.

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, we're going to install Hidden Hitch, part number 87186. Here's what our hitch will look like once it's installed. Now, we'll go ahead and give you a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost point of the bumper is 3 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 18-3/4 inches. Now, let's go ahead with the installation.

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, we're going to install the Draw-Tite Hitch, part number 75362. Here is what our hitch will look like once it's installed. Now, we'll go ahead and give you a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost point of the bumper, its 3 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground, it's 18-3/4 inches. Now, let's go ahead with the installation.

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado well install our Hidden Hitch part 87430. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for you new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost part of the bumper 2 inches, from the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 20 inches. Now lets go ahead with the installation. Now, weve gone ahead and raised the vehicle and removed the spare tire. This will make it easier to get our hitch in place.

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, were gonna install a Draw-Tite Hitch part number 75521. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost part of the bumper is 2 inches. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 20 inches. Now lets go ahead with the installation. Now, weve gone ahead and raised the vehicle and removed the spare tire.

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado, were gonna install the Curt Hitch part number 15522. This is what the hitch looks like once it is installed. Now we can go ahead and get a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost point of the bumper is 2 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 20 inches. Now lets go ahead with the installation.

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on our 2011 Chevy Silverado were gonna install the Curt Hitch part number 13322. Here are couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outer most edge of the bumper is 2 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 20 inches. This will assist you in selecting accessories. Now lets go ahead with the installation.

Fifth Wheel Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 Short Bed, well be installing the Pro Series 5th Wheel Hitch, part number PS30094, along with the mounting rail kit part number RP50064-58. We've already gone ahead and remove the rear wheels and lower the spare tire. This will make installing our side brackets much easier as we get to that point. Our first step for the install is going to be measuring from the rear edge of the bed to the rear edge of our front rail. We'll want a total 47-1/2 inches. Let's go ahead and do that now.

Thule AeroBlade Traverse Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today in our 2011 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab were going to be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade roof rack. Part numbers THARV53TH4EDR and THKIT1532 with our roof rack are already preassembled to specifications found in the instructions. Were ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle because instructor the naked roof well actually need to open the doors as the roof rack system will use the door openings to clamp to. With the two front doors open we can go ahead fit the front bar and into place, will set it up on top of the roof, will measure from the top of the windshield back on the roof to the leading edge of the front bar foot that measurement will be 11 inches. With our front bar and its correct location we can now tighten it down using the provided Allen key with each foot. But our front bar secure we can now move to the back bar, again we need to open the two rear doors.

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2011 Chevy Silverado, were gonna install the Tekonsha PRIMUS IQ Brake Controller part number 90160.Our first step is to identify the manufacturers wires that we need to make our connection as seen here under the dash that theyve taped up. Im gonna go ahead and cut that connection and pull them free.The manufacturer has five wires here. Were actually only going to use four of them. The orange one will not be used. The red wire with the black stripe, were gonna match it up with our black wire that goes to the pigtail that well connect with our brake controller. Ill go ahead and make that connection now.The red wire with the black stripe is gonna be our power.

Fifth Wheel and Gooseneck Wiring Harness Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2011 Chevy Silverado were going to install the tow ready 5th wheel Gooseneck 7 way tow harness extension part number 20110. Before we can begin making any installations, we need to locate where we are going to mount our 7 pole connection in the bed. This will fit to the sheet metal of the bed and then make a connection with our wire. Were going to mount our 7 pole connector on this area here, so first what were going to use is a small drill bit, go ahead and make my hole and then check the area to make sure that I'm not going to run into any obstruction. Im just going to leave my drill bit sitting there so I can then look from underneath and verify that there are no obstructions and then well drill it out to our two inch hole. All right thats for double checking I know were good, so now we go ahead and drill out to our two inch hole.

Firestone Sport-Rite Air Helper Springs - 2011 Chevy Silverado

Alright, today on this 2011 Chevy Silverado we are going to install part number F2320 from Firestone. This is their Sport-Right air helper spring kit. There are a few things we need to do to go ahead and prep the vehicle. What we have done is gone ahead and took off the tires and wheels and supported the axle in the air. Next we are going to work on the jounce stop. This is a jounce stop right here. And there is a bolt on the inside that we have to loosen up and remove. We are going to remove the hardware that is inside here. We are going to remove this bolt on the inside. We put the original factory nut on top and we are just going to tap it right out. Alright, what we are going to do is use this spacer right here. We are just going to put it on top of it. Drop in the metric bolt with the lock washer. Run that all of the way through. And to help keep the bolt pushed in, we are going to use a little extension to help hold everything together. Then we will put this back into the frame. We will use a flat washer and a nut. Once we get it started, we can go ahead and just tighten it down. 1:25

TruXedo TonneauMate Toolbox Installation - 2011 Chevy Silverado

Today on this 2011 Chevy Silverado we are going to install part number TX1117416-458 from TruXedo. This is TruXedos TonneauMate truck bed toolbox. And this part number also contains a special clamp kit for GM trucks that come with the cargo management systems. First off, this is what the toolbox looks like when installed on the vehicle. And next we will show you the rail system that gets clamped on. You can see how the rail system attaches to the truck bed itself and how it does not interfere with the factory cargo system. As shown here, we have the driver side installed. And we will go ahead and show you how to install the passenger side. The first thing we need to do is loosen up the factory cargo system. In the corner towards the cab there is a plastic cover that has to be removed so we can loosen up the rail. Let us go ahead and do that first. And there are three bolts: one, two and there is our third bolt. So what we will do is go ahead and loosen all of these bolts. We will not remove them because we do not want to lose the assembly that is behind the sheet metal of the bed. Back all of these about an inch on all three of them. Then you can pull the rail back and you can see how much bolt you have left over on the inside. So here you can see the bolt where it goes into the assembly that holds everything together. Just keep loosening it up until you barely have one or two threads showing. That will give us plenty of room to work around it. And these are all three identical on the rail. 1:23

Fifth Wheel Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Today on this 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 series long bed, we will be installing Reese custom base, rails, and brackets part number RP50066-58. Before we get started we want to lower the spare tire, and bring it down out of our way so we have more working room. With that removed we want to go into the bed and measure out and mark the rear rail. The measurements are provided in the installation instructions are going to be from the end of the bed, to the rear edge of the rear rail. We also want to take and make sure the rear rail is centered in between the wheel wells. :36

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Silverado

Today on this 2011 Chevy Silverado pickup, we are going to be installing the Prodigy P2 brake controller part number 90885. Our 2011 Silverado actually comes with a factory installed brake control wiring package on it already. So, there is no need for use to run the wires manually. The wires that we are looking to wire our brake controller into are located underneath the dash area, just directly above the brake pedal. These wires are open ended and are taped to the main wiring lead. If you locate the wires and pull them out a little bit, you can see that there is actually a label tied to it that indicates which wire is which. And that way you will know that you have the correct wires for the brake controller. So with the wires located, we can go ahead and cut the tape that is holding it to the main wiring harness lead here. And that will allow us to pull it down so we have some more working room. And with those pulled down, we will quickly go over the wires that we have here. We are actually only going to be using four of these wires to hook to our brake controller. And we are going to go ahead and wire those together now. 1:00