I think the txi we used for our polar bear ski yesterday was a 2023 and it had the regular scrapped soft grip flooring FWIW. 

@UWSkierdid a great write up onan inexpensive option. I followed suit an it has really worked great!!

My history with GM SUV’s

* Started with an ‘08 Suburban 

* Upgraded to a ‘10 Yukon Denali XL

* Traded for a ‘15 Yukon Denali (same reason: wife wanted a smaller daily driver)

We both deeply regretted going small. After two years we swung hard the other way… we’ve had three SuperDuty trucks since and I don’t see myself ever owning a GM SUV again (although I do like the new redesign). 

You will miss the cargo room, but perhaps more importantly, you WILL feel the difference when towing. 

33 minutes ago, IXFE said:

ahem… don’t you mean 26.5 LSV??

Anyway, you might be waiting a while… word on the street is they ain’t building very many of them. 

They would have sold more if it was a real 27lsv 😂

7 minutes ago, IXFE said:

You got pics you can share? I was able to fit 2 group 31’s in my 2022 25 LSV battery compartment, but I’d like to see how you managed three in there.

Oh, and the fact that you had to pay somebody to do this for you kinda makes my point… sure it can be done, but maybe not that easy. Besides, shouldn’t this be something Malibu provides?  And not because you want to run a big stereo, but because the newer boats are seriously voltage sensitive. 

No boxes, that probably makes the difference.  Was somewhat concerned about that, but no issues after 100+ hours.