What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

A few days ago, we played "musical batteries." My daughter's 2003 Sierra has both a parasitic drain AND what appears to be a bad cable between the alternator and the battery. Yay. Had to give her the battery from my 2004 Silverado; that's how we figured out the bad cable. It wouldn't start with a known good battery. When I went to remove it, I jiggled something and she suddenly had power.

Next, I stole one of the batteries from my 2007 and placed it in my 2004, so I could move it out of my daughter's way...

Spent 30-45 minutes trying to find my trickle charger, but finally found it. Through her battery on the trickle charger. After a day of that, reinstalled in my truck, except the battery that was in the truck was low, so I threw it on the trickle charger. Got it charged a day later, got it reinstalled, and threw the trickle charger on the second battery in the 2007. Realized I had 2, AGM batteries...

I had placed some items in our Amazon cart, and then my wife ordered them. So now the gaping holes are filled: there was a reflector missing from my Wife's 2500 Suburban, as well as one from my 2007 Silverado. Yay.

I tried the 3M headlight restoration kit on my 06 Suburban. It worked pretty well. It was supposed to have some sort of "synthetic wax" but both kits I ordered the envelopes were empty! WTF

I think for my 99 Silverado and other vehicles I'm just going to try to find some different grits of sandpaper for my die grinder and polish them and use the regular rubbing compound for auto body.

...but they do look a lot better!

strutaeng said:

I tried the 3M headlight restoration kit on my 06 Suburban. It worked pretty well. It was supposed to have some sort of "synthetic wax" but both kits I ordered the envelopes were empty! WTF

I think for my 99 Silverado and other vehicles I'm just going to try to find some different grits of sandpaper for my die grinder and polish them and use the regular rubbing compound for auto body.

...but they do look a lot better!

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Any chance you can come do mine?

S33k3r said:

Any chance you can come do mine?

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LoL. It's kinda of a tedious process actually. Holding the headlamp awkward shape and holding the drill with the other hand. It kinda wore out your arm.

So I think for the next job, I'm gonna gently hold them in my vice and use the die grinder. Probably spray them with a 2k clear also to keep them looking clear.

Project Farm recently did a video on these kits. The Sylvania kit is the one that actually came out on top...

strutaeng said:

LoL. It's kinda of a tedious process actually. Holding the headlamp awkward shape and holding the drill with the other hand. It kinda wore out your arm.

So I think for the next job, I'm gonna gently hold them in my vice and use the die grinder. Probably spray them with a 2k clear also to keep them looking clear.

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Why not pull the grill off if it's in the way, and do them on the truck?

Fless said:

Why not pull the grill off if it's in the way, and do them on the truck?

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I think you have to remove the headlights to pull the grill, no? I was just thinking it would be easier to do this without me leaning down.

The removing of the headlights is an increasingly easy task on these trucks. If anyone knows the fella at GM that designed this system, give him a handshake on my behalf

strutaeng said:

LoL. It's kinda of a tedious process actually. Holding the headlamp awkward shape and holding the drill with the other hand. It kinda wore out your arm.

So I think for the next job, I'm gonna gently hold them in my vice and use the die grinder. Probably spray them with a 2k clear also to keep them looking clear.

Project Farm recently did a video on these kits. The Sylvania kit is the one that actually came out on top...

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I used the Sylvania kit on my DD. Easy to use. It lasted 2 years. I would have used it again but the lens had cracks in it so I replaced them. This is a good option.

Drove it to the orifice today and, on the way home, since it was just over half full topped it off with E-85 (technically E-70):

on the way to work this morning.

I hope to never have to do this again.
Ended up with one small wrinkle in the rear cargo area…