2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT - Accessorized

Ruben inserted the pieces in place and used screws to fasten them to the vent. He just snapped the vents back into the fender and we had great-looking vents.

Here is a good look at how the front end looks once completed. Notice the new grille, chrome tow hooks, and mesh side vents.

We then moved to the gas door. The new Escalade gas door has a push and release design to clean up the body lines.

A new chrome gas door, part number 12499565, which retails for $150, replaced the painted piece.

Ruben simply unscrewed the allen-head bolts, then drilled out the rivets to remove the factory door. The new chrome fuel door was installed by tightening the supplied hardware.

It was just that easy, and we added some good looks to the Escalade.

Out back, we focused on a new power tonneau cover, but first we had to remove the three hard panels that came factory on the EXT. An air ratchet was used to remove the bolts holding the rail fastening system.

With the new power tonneau cover, part number 19165024, which retails for $1,399, set on the ground, the Tustin Cadillac team began assembling the all-weather vinyl top to the side rails. The unit uses a cable system to retract the top and several aluminum bows to provide rigidity when the tonneau is in its closed position.

Here's something cool that we didn't know had existed: the EXT has an all-weather grommet around a hole in the bed floor for running wires through it. This made running the power and ground wires a breeze.

After the rails were in place, the new power tonneau was lifted into place.

Ruben crawled inside to secure the tonneau to the rail system.

It was now a matter of time to wire the tonneau cover. The original wiring diagram was wrong, but after some quick troubleshooting, the proper relay was chosen for the cover.