Cat eyes, and front end swaps

[Pilot]

The design looks 95+% the same, but the new one looks good, and the NBS looks off. Still not sure if its the bug shield doing it.



These ones look a little better.

For what you are doing on all this, unless you somehow come into most of these parts for cheap/free I just don't see it. The 2001-2002 HD hood is still the best looking one I've seen, and you can do a similar 1 piece headlights with a different grill if that's what you like.

Jesus those are fugly

 

[eohat]

Here’s one with the SS bumper, but no fender flares or HD hood.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2981302/2000-chevrolet-tahoe/photo-gallery/

 

[07Burb]

Jesus those are fugly

Glad someone else finally chimes in agreeing. Ugh

 

[jarydM]

Glad someone else finally chimes in agreeing. Ugh

Lol, sorry to leave you solo, I was trying to have an imagination about it without those open grills.

*if* the goal is to ultimately make it look more like the new Tahoe, those one piece headlights might work. But I lack photoshop skills to render it.

The more I look at it though, the more it’s all kinda growing on me. I’m exclusively looking at the HD grill and bumper, and hood, because the only way I like those lights is with the larger hood on top.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Lol, sorry to leave you solo, I was trying to have an imagination about it without those open grills.

*if* the goal is to ultimately make it look more like the new Tahoe, those one piece headlights might work. But I lack photoshop skills to render it.

The more I look at it though, the more it’s all kinda growing on me. I’m exclusively looking at the HD grill and bumper, and hood, because the only way I like those lights is with the larger hood on top.

I'm not a fan of those aftermarket lights so much, but the HD hood is the key to the look imo.

 

[05Single]

The design looks 95+% the same, but the new one looks good, and the NBS looks off. Still not sure if its the bug shield doing it.



These ones look a little better.

For what you are doing on all this, unless you somehow come into most of these parts for cheap/free I just don't see it. The 2001-2002 HD hood is still the best looking one I've seen, and you can do a similar 1 piece headlights with a different grill if that's what you like.

I had these on my 05 silverado for a bit. Didnt look bad. Caught tons of shit on GMfs forum but it was expected lol. Took them off to go back to stock only cause I didnt like how the lens bulges out so far. Imo the housing design is clean looking. But big headlights belong on big SUVs. If I got in a wreck and needed to replace the whole front clip i would opt for a 03+ hd front with these heads again.

Miss that truck. Was fun to drive, 5.3 in a single cab.

 

[05Single]

Seen this locally over summer. Almost nicer than mine....almost. Some people saw it around town and thought it was mine lol. Blue with 5 spokes and a little low

 

[jarydM]

I had these on my 05 silverado for a bit. Didnt look bad. Caught tons of shit on GMfs forum but it was expected lol. Took them off to go back to stock only cause I didnt like how the lens bulges out so far. Imo the housing design is clean looking. But big headlights belong on big SUVs. If I got in a wreck and needed to replace the whole front clip i would opt for a 03+ hd front with these heads again.View attachment 211324 View attachment 211325 View attachment 211326 View attachment 211327
Miss that truck. Was fun to drive, 5.3 in a single cab.

Gah, I don’t know why, but I just dig the way that looks. Color matched grill in white always looks good. Those one piece headlights would be exactly what I wanted if the leds ran horizontal even with the center of the grill.

And yeah 01-02hd does look good, but I’m having a lot more trouble finding those parts, and there are a ton of 05-06 hd Silverados out there in white.

 

[07Burb]

Seen this locally over summer. Almost nicer than mine....almost. Some people saw it around town and thought it was mine lol. Blue with 5 spokes and a little lowView attachment 211328

I like that one a lot!

 

[05Single]

I like that one a lot!

Yea it looked good. Just needs a cm grille

 

[07Burb]

Yea it looked good. Just needs a cm grille

Well yeah...CM grill, bumper and demold

 

[05Single]

Well yeah...CM grill, bumper and demold

Lol textbook nbs mods, all covered in chapter 1

 

[07Burb]

Lol textbook nbs mods, all covered in chapter 1

exactly but the front clip does look good. I'm not a huge NBS fan but that is one of my favorite NBS front ends of all of them during that era

 

[Tonyrodz]

I had these on my 05 silverado for a bit. Didnt look bad. Caught tons of shit on GMfs forum but it was expected lol. Took them off to go back to stock only cause I didnt like how the lens bulges out so far. Imo the housing design is clean looking. But big headlights belong on big SUVs. If I got in a wreck and needed to replace the whole front clip i would opt for a 03+ hd front with these heads again.View attachment 211324 View attachment 211325 View attachment 211326 View attachment 211327
Miss that truck. Was fun to drive, 5.3 in a single cab.

Kind of look like Esky heads.

 

[jarydM]

Kind of look like Esky heads.

Should be the same. Only difference was the Silverado had the bumper lights and headlights separated by a body panel, and esky had them as one large piece.

Yeah, I think I’m gonna just do it. Worst case scenario, I don’t like the way it looks, I’ll just replace it again, eventually.

 

[05Single]

Should be the same. Only difference was the Silverado had the bumper lights and headlights separated by a body panel, and esky had them as one large piece.

Yeah, I think I’m gonna just do it. Worst case scenario, I don’t like the way it looks, I’ll just replace it again, eventually.

I ended up selling my lights on craigslist and they sold quick. Paid like 180 for the lights new, sold them for like 150. In case you dont like them.

 

[adriver]

I had these on my 05 silverado for a bit. Didnt look bad. Caught tons of shit on GMfs forum but it was expected lol. Took them off to go back to stock only cause I didnt like how the lens bulges out so far. Imo the housing design is clean looking. But big headlights belong on big SUVs. If I got in a wreck and needed to replace the whole front clip i would opt for a 03+ hd front with these heads again.View attachment 211324 View attachment 211325 View attachment 211326 View attachment 211327
Miss that truck. Was fun to drive, 5.3 in a single cab.

Yeah, I'm really diggin' that too. Those look better than I expected.. I think it would look better (all nbs would look better) of that bumper was tucked a little to make it more flush.

 

[adriver]

Yea it looked good. Just needs a cm grille

And to get rid of that fake chrome door strip.

 

[73impala]

Some swaps are clean and look ok, but can't get behind the sharp angles of the 03-07 silverado on a tahoe. I prefer the 01-02 hd front

 

[Tonyrodz]

And to get rid of that fake chrome door strip.

They do look terrible. I blacked mine out.