XLDenali06's Build Thread

[Tonyrodz]

Yeah, around here that was a pretty good deal. The 2005 Z71 Suburban I'd bought right before this one I paid $4900 for and it had 256k miles. When I totaled it a whopping 2 weeks later, insurance valued it at $6350. It didn't run anywhere near as good as this one. I looked around Georgia, Florida, Alabama, the Carolinas, and southern Kentucky. Nearly all of the Suburbans and Yukon XLs around here have close to or over 200k miles, and most of those are in the $4k-$6k price range. Private party sales being a bit lower than dealer prices, of course, and lower miles fetching higher prices. Around here it's not uncommon for ones with under 150k miles to have a price tag of $7k-$8k or more.

Somewhat similar prices here in Jersey, but I've seen ads from New York that are way cheaper with lower miles. Strange since they're right across the river. Probably much harder miles considering they're driven in the city. Denali is looking sweet BTW.

 

[XLDenali06]

Somewhat similar prices here in Jersey, but I've seen ads from New York that are way cheaper with lower miles. Strange since they're right across the river. Probably much harder miles considering they're driven in the city. Denali is looking sweet BTW.

I think a lot of the high miles ones around here are from family vacations, which may be part of why the prices are what they are. Used car prices now are crazy compared to when I bought my first car in 1999. My first car was only 9 years old. At the time, I said I'd never have a car older than 10 years old. And here I am, 18 years later, and I just bought an 11.5 year-old car. Of course, my first one was what I liked to call a coke can on wheels, while this thing is a land yacht, but still. I thought by now I'd be able to afford something a little newer. 5 kids on one income keeps money tight though.

But I digress...

 

[Tonyrodz]

Well, our rides are timeless!

 

[XLDenali06]

Well, our rides are timeless!

Timeless, and in cases like mine they're also hella functional. It regularly hauls 4 out of the 5 kids, plus soccer gear and fold up chairs and blankets and diaper bags and spare clothes and whatever else will fit. Lol.

Speaking of functional - not exactly a mod, but got my nonfunctional DVD player swapped out for a functional OEM one. So now the kids can enjoy movies again. Now I just gotta rig up some sort of mirror for the ones in rear facing car seats!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Timeless, and in cases like mine they're also hella functional. It regularly hauls 4 out of the 5 kids, plus soccer gear and fold up chairs and blankets and diaper bags and spare clothes and whatever else will fit. Lol.

Speaking of functional - not exactly a mod, but got my nonfunctional DVD player swapped out for a functional OEM one. So now the kids can enjoy movies again. Now I just gotta rig up some sort of mirror for the ones in rear facing car seats!

Sweet! Did you do the install yourself? I think if you go to any store that has a decent baby section, you'd be able to find a mirror that'll fit the bill. I've seen them before. Or, you could wire in another monitor for the kiddies, facing them.

 

[adventurenali92]

Wow that's way cheaper than out here in California. Lol. All of the gm full sized I looked at 2 years ago before i bought mine, in the low-mid 100k mile range were still going for 10-13 Gs in price. It was ridiculous. What I paid for mine was even more. But mine was of the really hard to find and few Yukons with under 100k miles. I spent $15k on mine but it only had 74k on the odometer, was a one owner car from right here in California, and aside from a few cosmetic issues and some maintenance stuff it needed, it was in pretty good overall condition. Even with 200k on yours you scored a pretty good deal! And like you said, you get a tone of vehicle for that price with a ton of functionality.

 

[XLDenali06]

Sweet! Did you do the install yourself? I think if you go to any store that has a decent baby section, you'd be able to find a mirror that'll fit the bill. I've seen them before. Or, you could wire in another monitor for the kiddies, facing them.

Yeah, the swap was VERY straightforward. Just 3 bolts under where the screen closes and the whole thing swings down, hanging by a bracket on the DVD side. Unplug 3 harnesses from the back of the DVD player, unscrew 4 mounting screws and 2 faceplate screws, then pull the DVD player out. Reverse everything to install the working unit.

As for the mirrors, I ordered three 12"x12" acrylic mirrors (3 rear facing kids in the 3rd row)...gonna figure out a way to mount them each on a hinge to the headliner so they can be up and out of the way when not in use. With that size, they should each be able to easily see the screen, and I should be able to see them when there isn't a movie going.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Sounds like a good plan.

 

[05Single]

$5800 with that many miles? I was thinking of selling/trading my '06 Denali XL, more like 135k and runs like a top. My sunroof doesn't open (likely needs a new motor if anyone cares) and a couple of the dash/wheel backlights are out. One speaker also, but other than that, still strong. Where did you shop and buy? Thanks and good luck

Every place has its own value. Value of a denali (or any vehicle) will be much different between somewhere like socal and say Washington depending on trends and supply and demand.

 

[Rocket Man]

SWEET! Another NBS Denali build thread!!!!

 

[XLDenali06]

My cameras are slated to arrive tomorrow, and my oem/backup camera interface is supposed to get here Wednesday. I'm already working on the hubby to convince him that I *need* the chrome Esky dash trim. And a Rockford Fosgate 8" sub to replace the stock one. And, and, and... Lol. I'm sure he's convinced I'll never be done. Which is likely the truth. Haha.

 

[adventurenali92]

My cameras are slated to arrive tomorrow, and my oem/backup camera interface is supposed to get here Wednesday. I'm already working on the hubby to convince him that I *need* the chrome Esky dash trim. And a Rockford Fosgate 8" sub to replace the stock one. And, and, and... Lol. I'm sure he's convinced I'll never be done. Which is likely the truth. Haha.

So you're gonna wire in backup and front bumper cams through specialty setup to your stock headunit? Also which chrome dash trim are you referring to?

 

[Tonyrodz]

So you're gonna wire in backup and front bumper cams through specialty setup to your stock headunit? Also which chrome dash trim are you referring to?

Maybe the chrome rings in the cluster?

 

[Super Kevin]

Yeah, around here that was a pretty good deal. The 2005 Z71 Suburban I'd bought right before this one I paid $4900 for and it had 256k miles. When I totaled it a whopping 2 weeks later, insurance valued it at $6350. It didn't run anywhere near as good as this one. I looked around Georgia, Florida, Alabama, the Carolinas, and southern Kentucky. Nearly all of the Suburbans and Yukon XLs around here have close to or over 200k miles, and most of those are in the $4k-$6k price range. Private party sales being a bit lower than dealer prices, of course, and lower miles fetching higher prices. Around here it's not uncommon for ones with under 150k miles to have a price tag of $7k-$8k or more.

Yea. I noticed the same thing. Everything has high 100s or more for mileage. Most have 200k or more. I was looking for a lower mileage 05-06 Denali (because I like that body style) but after I missed on several including a low mileage 02 Yukon w/ a optioned 6.0, I started looking at 07-up. I ended up driving to Nashville to get my Denali and paid $13,300 w/ 180k on it. When I bought my Tahoe in 2012, it had 84k miles on it and I paid $15k for it. I had to drive to Atlanta to get it. Seems that either: There are no vehicles in the Chattanooga area or....I am just too picky.

 

[XLDenali06]

So you're gonna wire in backup and front bumper cams through specialty setup to your stock headunit? Also which chrome dash trim are you referring to?

Yes, the plan is to hook up front and rear bumper cameras to the stock navigation screen through an interface from a company called Nav-Tool.

Maybe the chrome rings in the cluster?

Yep, the chrome rings in the cluster. I think they'd look nice over the Denali cluster.

Yea. I noticed the same thing. Everything has high 100s or more for mileage. Most have 200k or more. I was looking for a lower mileage 05-06 Denali (because I like that body style) but after I missed on several including a low mileage 02 Yukon w/ a optioned 6.0, I started looking at 07-up. I ended up driving to Nashville to get my Denali and paid $13,300 w/ 180k on it. When I bought my Tahoe in 2012, it had 84k miles on it and I paid $15k for it. I had to drive to Atlanta to get it. Seems that either: There are no vehicles in the Chattanooga area or....I am just too picky.

Yeah, we drove up to Knoxville when we bought the 2005 Suburban Z71 I had right before this one. That was after about a month of searching. Totaled it 2 weeks later and had to start all over. We got really lucky and found this one right here in Chattanooga. Before we went to look at it, I was figuring there'd be something mechanically wrong with it, but it's in surprisingly good shape for it's age and mileage. So we bought it and have been happy since. We already had tentative plans with other people in both Birmingham and Nashville to look at cars, and almost didn't even look at this one because it seemed to be almost to good to be true. Seems fate smiled down upon us that day. April Fool's day, of all days. Lol.

 

[XLDenali06]

Yea. I noticed the same thing. ... Seems that either: There are no vehicles in the Chattanooga area or....I am just too picky.

Hi from a fellow Chattanoogan, btw!!!

 

[XLDenali06]

I wasn't surr I wanted to do it either. And I took alot of work because I'm ocd and everything has to be done perfectly, haha. But once I did I'm glad I did. I hate non painted plastic and my 2006 had the exact same plastic trim piece above the rear glass like yours. I love the light and color matched base that holds it in there. Much cleaner look in my opinion. But to each there own! Either way your truck looks very classy the way it is with those racks!!

So, just how much work is it to get the esky 3rd brake light to work on ours? I probably won't pull the trigger too soon, but I'm liking the idea more and more as I think about it. I've read that you have to change out either the hatch or the hatch glass or something. Is that true for every nali or only certain ones?

 

[05Single]

So, just how much work is it to get the esky 3rd brake light to work on ours? I probably won't pull the trigger too soon, but I'm liking the idea more and more as I think about it. I've read that you have to change out either the hatch or the hatch glass or something. Is that true for every nali or only certain ones?

If it's not an esky you have to swap out the glass. Can still use your stock hatch.
There are a few who stuck it on thier stock glass with double sided tape.

 

[XLDenali06]

If it's not an esky you have to swap out the glass. Can still use your stock hatch.
There are a few who stuck it on thier stock glass with double sided tape.

Good to know. Thanks for the info.

 

[Tonyrodz]

You'd have to swap out your entire cluster if you wanted to add those chrome rings. I'm not sure if they came on certain Esky models like the Platinum. I have a cluster out of an 04-05 Esky and mine aren't chrome.

They're just painted and gray.