07 denali /Escalade taillight !!!! Help

[1lowhoe04]

Just bought factory 07-14 Escalade taillights and the pillars they are getting wrapped now but have Hurd these do not plug in to my denali?
Some help would be nice

No help needing on this but also picked up my ESV rear door! Swapping all the doors. But good score today

 

[Doubeleive]

the plug is different and the esky's have a extra wire, I think there is a way to make them work if you make a harness, if you do a search I am sure it will come up if you look hard enough the search function on the forum is not designed properly so it makes it kind of a pain. @kbuskill might know a little more about it or @NathanJax

 

[1lowhoe04]

Here’s the door

 

[Doubeleive]

Here’s the door

View attachment 242019

why the doors? the door shell is the same as your Denali will have the same chrome handle, the esky may have a exterior molding but that's about it

 

[1lowhoe04]

why the doors? the door shell is the same as your Denali will have the same chrome handle, the esky may have a exterior molding but that's about it

Find a Escalade and look above the molding! There’s a little indention that is the length of the door. Just something I’ve wanted to do! Idk if I find a black platinum front clip may swap it all o we haha

 

[Doubeleive]

Find a Escalade and look above the molding! There’s a little indention that is the length of the door. Just something I’ve wanted to do! Idk if I find a black platinum front clip may swap it all o we haha

hmm never noticed guess I haven't looked close enough

 

[kbuskill]

Just bought factory 07-14 Escalade taillights and the pillars they are getting wrapped now but have Hurd these do not plug in to my denali?
Some help would be nice

No help needing on this but also picked up my ESV rear door! Swapping all the doors. But good score today

View attachment 242017

the plug is different and the esky's have a extra wire, I think there is a way to make them work if you make a harness, if you do a search I am sure it will come up if you look hard enough the search function on the forum is not designed properly so it makes it kind of a pain. @kbuskill might know a little more about it or @NathanJax

I believe there is a stickied post on here somewhere showing how others have converted over to the Esky lights.

If it were me I would buy 2 of these...
Hopkins 48845 12" Tail Light Converter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002RNSPK/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_bgzzEb5E0AMJC

And use one on each side. Of course you wont need all the wires on each one because your only wiring one side.

Alternatively you could purchase just one and mount it centrally underneath the truck and run new wiring all the way back to the taillights.

Easier/less wiring though to just run one on each side and make a harness for each taillight.

What you are doing is converting a 4 wire truck (Ground -, Parking +, Brake +, Turn +)
into a 3 wire tail light
(Ground -, Parking +, Brake/Turn+)

 

[1lowhoe04]

I believe there is a stickied post on here somewhere showing how others have converted over to the Esky lights.

If it were me I would buy 2 of these...
Hopkins 48845 12" Tail Light Converter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002RNSPK/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_bgzzEb5E0AMJC

View attachment 242021

And use one on each side. Of course you wont need all the wires on each one because your only wiring one side.

Alternatively you could purchase just one and mount it centrally underneath the truck and run new wiring all the back to the taillights.

Easier/less wiring though to just run one on each side and make a harness for each taillight.

What you are doing is converting a 4 wire truck (Ground -, Parking +, Brake +, Turn +)
into a 3 wire tail light
(Ground -, Parking +, Brake/Turn+)

Ok makes sense

 

[adventurenali92]

why the doors? the door shell is the same as your Denali will have the same chrome handle, the esky may have a exterior molding but that's about it

I’ve heard somewhere the the NNBS platform esky doors are actually slightly different than the tahoe/Yukon doors, 1. because of the body molding, 2. because of the chrome window sill and the B/C pillars being a separate piece from the door itself. Just what I’ve heard so I could be wrong.... lol

 

[kbuskill]

I’ve heard somewhere the the NNBS platform esky doors are actually slightly different than the tahoe/Yukon doors, 1. because of the body molding, 2. because of the chrome window sill and the B/C pillars being a separate piece from the door itself. Just what I’ve heard so I could be wrong.... lol

I know the Esky doors have holes behind the side molding that the rest of the trucks don't have so you can't remove the molding without filling holes.

 

[petethepug]

If you're swap'g all the doors, see if you can get an inexpensive decibel meter off Amazon to do a before / after comparison. The Eski has BS1 / Insulation acoustical package in the build sheet. The Esky does not have the wind noise our 08 Yukon generates near the windshield. The glass may be different too.

 

[gooffeyguy]

If you're swap'g all the doors, see if you can get an inexpensive decibel meter off Amazon to do a before / after comparison. The Eski has BS1 / Insulation acoustical package in the build sheet. The Esky does not have the wind noise our 08 Yukon generates near the windshield. The glass may be different too.

I have that rpo code on my Denali.

I think it's just a thick grey underpadding that lines the firewall and extends into the door hinge area of the front doors

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[kbuskill]

Find a Escalade and look above the molding! There’s a little indention that is the length of the door. Just something I’ve wanted to do! Idk if I find a black platinum front clip may swap it all o we haha

I saw an Esky today and noticed the body line in the door just above the side molding... never noticed it before... learn something new every day... lol

 

[1lowhoe04]

I saw an Esky today and noticed the body line in the door just above the side molding... never noticed it before... learn something new every day... lol

Lol yea man little stuff to be different !

 

[Da90]

About 10 seconds into a google search this is what I found. The same instructions I used a few years ago.

https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/how-to-convert-to-escalade-led-tail-lights.26865/


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[1lowhoe04]

About 10 seconds into a google search this is what I found. The same instructions I used a few years ago.

https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/how-to-convert-to-escalade-led-tail-lights.26865/


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Dude I swear I am not computer savvy lol thanks for finding that

 

[petethepug]

Got swap pictures yet?


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[91RS]

why the doors? the door shell is the same as your Denali will have the same chrome handle, the esky may have a exterior molding but that's about it

The doors are not the same. The Escalade doors have the black window moldings/appliques so that whole part of the door is different and the glass is better and shaped different. The glass isn't acoustical, unfortunately, but it is quieter and rejects more heat than the glass in a Tahoe/Yukon even though the windshield, 1/4 glass, and rear glass are the same. The Escalade doors also fit better, most of them don't "bounce" or make noise when you close them like the Tahoe and Yukon (even the Denali), just a nice solid thud. The Escalade also has auto-up windows in the front doors if 09-14 (the window motors, wiring harnesses, and modules are different) but one thing you need to keep in mind is that the Escalade has no place on the door panels for the heated/ventilated seat buttons on any year.

 

[91RS]

About 10 seconds into a google search this is what I found. The same instructions I used a few years ago.

https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/how-to-convert-to-escalade-led-tail-lights.26865/


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Yes, this is the thread. Follow the schematic EXACTLY or it will not work. I tried to "outsmart" it and it didn't work.