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

[Galandorian]

I’m confused; a ways back you said you installed the projectors upside down, then you said the high beams activate downward, then the pic I thought was low beam was actually high beam...never mind,carry on...I have no idea what you have going on lol.

sorry, I thought I made the transition clear in that post lol

INITIALLY, the high beams were pointed down, solenoids on the top of the setup

we had to cut the brackets and make it so they were in the correct position

Looks good You're getting there! I went back to my shop today to work on adjusting my lights. When you go back at it to rotate your drivers side make sure you adjust your bulbs hot spot first then do the rotation. Last night mine looked to be out of rotation kinda bad. Today I loosened my bulb holders and moved the bulb around to get that bright circle or hot spot right at the cutoff and 1/3 below. After I got the hot spot close my rotation didnt seem as bad. Needless to say I'vd had enough of headlights for now I'm not blinding anyone so I'm taking a break lol.
Pm me if you have questions about alignment or adjusting the hot spot and shimming your bulbs.

amen to the "enough of headlights for now". pretty much where I'm at lol.

Appreciate the help

I was thinking the same thing. The shield for the high beam should drop down...

However the solenoid wiring should be on the bottom. I'm so confused by his set up.

Also initial pics looked like they were high beams and upside down. But the latest picture looked correct.

I am not sure what's going on

my bad, I thought I had explained that the first few pictures with the solenoid up top and high beams pointed down, were how it was setup initially, and we had to flip it all to make it work

need to work on my storytelling skills

Finally gave her a good bath. Tried shine armor for the first time I was impressed. But I think she is looking good

2004 Z71 Suburban Green I have a few upgrades done.

beautiful truck

I've always wanted a Z71, but around me they seem to cost more than the Denali's and Escalades do!

 

[Rocket Man]

sorry, I thought I made the transition clear in that post lol

INITIALLY, the high beams were pointed down, solenoids on the top of the setup

we had to cut the brackets and make it so they were in the correct position

Ok now I understand. I took it that they were still upside down which obviously wouldn’t work well. Glad you figured it out.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Ok now I understand. I took it that they were still upside down which obviously wouldn’t work well. Glad you figured it out.

Same

 

[brian.roberts.1293]

Spindles came in. Need to free up a lift to install this weekend. Also got these. Pnp led license plate lights off eBay for 13 bucks. X20 brighter than the 194 led bulb.

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Man I like those lights.

sorry, I thought I made the transition clear in that post lol

INITIALLY, the high beams were pointed down, solenoids on the top of the setup

we had to cut the brackets and make it so they were in the correct position



amen to the "enough of headlights for now". pretty much where I'm at lol.

Appreciate the help



my bad, I thought I had explained that the first few pictures with the solenoid up top and high beams pointed down, were how it was setup initially, and we had to flip it all to make it work

need to work on my storytelling skills



beautiful truck

I've always wanted a Z71, but around me they seem to cost more than the Denali's and Escalades do!

Thanks man I payed 7500 for it 3 close to 4 years ago and it had 156000 on it then. I like it minus a couple repairs I need to have done. Rear main seal, and the parking brake broke, now the rear passenger brakes are squealing.

Funny thing in this picture I thought I was using Meguirs tire gel and thought man these tires are looking pretty good. I get around to the last tire and was using Meguirs back to black trim restorer. Hilarious I was using another brand trim restorer on mine and switching to the Meguirs for the tires. I guess I had two trim restorers in my truck and no tire gel.

2004 Z71 Suburban Green I have a few upgrades done.

 

[08grey]

Worked on drivers side floor pan leak.

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[Bombsquad85]

Got a paint marker thanks to @05Single and gave it a shot. I may have to remove the vortec paint and try again the engine might have been too warm. But I like how it pops like new

 

[Tonyrodz]

Did my shifter install.

It's a T30 torx. I recommend using your old rubber boot. The nnbs has stiff plastic under the rubber and it doesn't conform to the cut out in your cover.

 

[dszx13]

No before measurements as I forgot naturally. But here’s the measurements after driving it for a day.

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[Bombsquad85]

Stripped the chrome off my spare headlight.
Used Yellow Easy Off. What a mess. Ended up wet sanding with 600 grit using the easy off as a lubricant. Worked well but messy.

Good thing it's a spare cus I ****** the taping up for the high beam reflector lol

 

[Rocket Man]

Stripped the chrome off my spare headlight.
Used Yellow Easy Off. What a mess. Ended up wet sanding with 600 grit using the easy off as a lubricant. Worked well but messy.

Good thing it's a spare cus I ****** the taping up for the high beam reflector lol

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Why are you stripping it, in order to paint it? I’ve just seen guys doing a light scuff at the most, then using adhesion promoter.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Why are you stripping it, in order to paint it? I’ve just seen guys doing a light scuff at the most, then using adhesion promoter.

Yea I see a lot of guys doing this method on retro forums and wanted to try it. I'm not doing anything with this light. Except trying things out. I'm thinking about buying a D2s projector and seeing what I need to do to make it fit in the headlights. Then building a set and selling my current set.

 

[brian.roberts.1293]

Well had to put new brakes and rotors on the back of my Suburban. Easy install and I think I need new what are these called?

2004 Z71 Suburban Green I have a few upgrades done.

 

[Fless]

Cleaned the ground connections on the body under the driver's side seat. One of the two bolt holes was stripped so I put a bolt and nut through it. Painted it all with rattle can black.

Also did some troubleshooting on my 4x4. The front wheels don't have power in 4hi, but do in Auto. Checked the front diff actuator with the Tech2 and it works fine. I think my transfer case control module is bad, since I have only 5v at the switch and everything I can find says it should be 8v. Pulled the TCCM to do a little simple bench testing for voltages. I hope this is a module and not a wiring problem!

EDIT: no codes, stored or active.

 

[Sam Harris]

Finally had a chance to do a quick wash on the Yuk, after the salty nasty snow and slush. I'm pretty happy with this 15-year-old paint. She's purty! But I need to fix quite a few paint chips.. So I'm getting ready to order this dupli-color scratch fix touch up paint.. Never had good luck with these kind of repairs.. I know I'll need to fill the color, and somehow apply clear coat on top, and I will need to sand and buff, polish, wax, etc.. but I really have no idea what I'm doing. I'd rather improve it, than make it worse, so any pointers, or step by step would be very much appreciated!

 

[XL04]

Yea I see a lot of guys doing this method on retro forums and wanted to try it. I'm not doing anything with this light. Except trying things out. I'm thinking about buying a D2s projector and seeing what I need to do to make it fit in the headlights. Then building a set and selling my current set.

Let us know how the painted projector bowl turns out if its different in terms of light reflection or output compared to your current lights. I thought about painting the projector bowl but didnt. I used 600 grit as well and bulldog adhesion promoter.

 

[Sam Harris]

Also did a really difficult install of the all-on module from Fleece.

 

[Rocket Man]

Let us know how the painted projector bowl turns out if its different in terms of light reflection or output compared to your current lights. I thought about painting the projector bowl but didnt. I used 600 grit as well and bulldog adhesion promoter.

You mean reflector?

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Well had to put new brakes and rotors on the back of my Suburban. Easy install and I think I need new what are these called?

2004 Z71 Suburban Green I have a few upgrades done.

Bump or Jounce stops.

 

[XL04]

You mean reflector?

Ya the part that sits in front on the projector lense.

 

[brian.roberts.1293]

So it's this what I'm looking at to replace it with? Pic one or two?

2004 Z71 Suburban Green I have a few upgrades done.