I thought i would be able to find a thread on this but a few searches didn't turn up anything. Is this a direct replacement? I saw one the other day that someone had taken apart and painted the inside black and i'm obsessed with doing that on my yukon now. That is if it's an easy swap to denali headlights. Has anyone done this?
Denali headlights in regular yukon
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mharders
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Im pretty sure its a direct swap. The fitment is the same Im just not sure on the bulb sizes.
kses123
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Direct fit. The bulbs in the low beam are different. The Denali uses 9005 low beams. However, the headlights have a conversion harness built into them so they will plug right up.
Awesome! Thanks.
01Konvict
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I swapped my stock lights to denali headlights with a custom retrofit morimoto projector and HIDs. They look much better and the light output is significantly more over the stock projector. I did notice how the headlights sit a little bit out over the grill pieces. I think the denali grill is slightly different then the yukon. I can live with the 1/4" protrusion for the quality of the lights. I will post some pics soon.
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What years can you make this change with? I have a 2000 Yukon and would love to "upgrade" her look.
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00-06 yukons I believe. If I recall in 2000 is when they changed the body styles
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Yep, I have the late model. So from 00-06 if I find a Denali headlight set it should be a direct swap? That would be awesome. A quick look on eBay tells me that they are about 100 each side, was hoping for a little less. I'll keep searching.
Thanks!
mharders
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Check out the depo headlights. They're a bit cheaper and light output is said to be comparable to OEM
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and they are easier to open to do the retrofit
What do you mean retro fit? Sorry, not used to changing up the Yukon too much. Most of my shop time has been the Jeep or the bike.
mharders
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Retrofit meaning installing aftermarket projectors for use with HIDs for the best light output. Not necessary but a great mod for sure. These lights are pretty easy to retrofit to since it doesnt require pulling the headlights apart.
The stock projectors are halogen projectors and aren't the best. With another $400 or so, you can get an HID projector in there and have awesome headlights...
http://tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43614&highlight=retrofit&page=3
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Found a set of Denali headlights on ebay for cheap, next up bumper lights and tail lights. Hopefully this will be a great upgraded look for my Yukon.
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So when I grab these headlights would it be wise to buy a 9005 HID kit, or just buy the 9006(?) regular Yukon headlight HID kit?
Thanks.
01Konvict
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You will need the 9005 kit n maybe have swap plug connections but thats easy. Here are my lights with Morimoto Mini H1 retro fit n wow the light output is amazing.
davidsSLT
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^^hot damn!
HID's in good projectors and you'll never want to go back to normal headlights. With the right HID projector, the difference is amazing. Mine throw usable light about 1/8 mile. 50w ballasts with CBI bulbs FTW.
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