RENAMED!! The adventures of Chase and his 2006 Yukon XL Denali!! Follow along on my travels!

[adventurenali92]

Agreed, the little things matter. The rear view mirror is important to me considering how many times I use it. I bought a super cheap one once because the OEM ones are big bucks and it took me 3 replacements ( under warranty) to get one that wasn’t all distorted. That distortion drove me crazy, it was like one of those funhouse mirrors.

That would drive me crazy too..... I bought a cheap one thinking it was the right one, the minute I got it I could tell it didn’t have the auto dimming function because it didn’t have the correct wires on the backside for it. Thankfully it was an amazon purchase. Packed it back in the box and returned it. Got my money back. This one fortunately is the right OEM replacement. But you’re right, it costed me a pretty penny.... lol

 

[adventurenali92]

If i was you i wouldn't throw that mirror away. it can be used again, i noticed there is a glass on top of the mirror glass, if you careful enough you can break the top glass and remove it piece by piece and have a spare mirror. did the same to mine, there a liquid in between the mirror glass on top glass that reacts to the currant to dim the mirror.

I haven’t thrown it out. But probably not gonna reuse it. Lol. Knowing me if I tried what you’re describing I’d screw it up pretty bad and probably break it even worse...

 

[adventurenali92]

Over night storm with snow showers all morning turned to a fairly warm and sunshine filled afternoon... got the mud rinsed off and the Nali is back to all shiny

 

[adventurenali92]

Little details update:
so a couple weeks ago I had pulled my plastic door sill panels up, and dodo-head me broke the drivers door sill and the rear passenger side door sill:


So I had to run down to riverside this afternoon to go to the small chemical guys store and pickup a few things I needed. Decided to hit the junkyard on the way back up the mountain. Found a 2003 SLT Yukon XL with tan interior and the two door sills I needed fully intact. Wasn’t sure if they’d be the same color, but I grabbed them anyways, and paid 1.60 for EACH ONE!! I was like who cares if they’re not the same that was DIRT CHEAP! Lol. Turns out they’re a perfect match! No more cracked door sills! Scrubbed them down and they’re good to go!

 

[Sam Harris]

Little details update:
so a couple weeks ago I had pulled my plastic door sill panels up, and dodo-head me broke the drivers door sill and the rear passenger side door sill:

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So I had to run down to riverside this afternoon to go to the small chemical guys store and pickup a few things I needed. Decided to hit the junkyard on the way back up the mountain. Found a 2003 SLT Yukon XL with tan interior and the two door sills I needed fully intact. Wasn’t sure if they’d be the same color, but I grabbed them anyways, and paid 1.60 for EACH ONE!! I was like who cares if they’re not the same that was DIRT CHEAP! Lol. Turns out they’re a perfect match! No more cracked door sills! Scrubbed them down and they’re good to go! View attachment 244970 View attachment 244971

Looks great Chase! I need 2 parts from that SLT!! [emoji23][emoji16]

 

[05Single]

Use to live in riverside. Kinda miss it. Mainly the weather....and my pool....and the Cali girls, they were so nice to me
Alaska girls are mean

 

[Onebad1983]

Use to live in riverside. Kinda miss it. Mainly the weather....and my pool....and the Cali girls, they were so nice to me
Alaska girls are mean

All the girls in Cali are probably so nice because they're either higher than a kite or drunk off their ass

 

[adventurenali92]

All the girls in Cali are probably so nice because they're either higher than a kite or drunk off their ass

I have chick friends that are 100% born and raised Cali girls and they are RAD people! Nice and they’re not high or drunk.... lol.

 

[Onebad1983]

I have chick friends that are 100% born and raised Cali girls and they are RAD people! Nice and they’re not high or drunk.... lol.

I'm just talking in stereotype

 

[adventurenali92]

I'm just talking in stereotype

You don’t want to know what I think the stereotype is of the girls from you’re from lol

 

[Onebad1983]

You don’t want to know what I think the stereotype is of the girls from you’re from lol

I'm sure I've heard it. At least one person in every family is dating or married to a cousin

 

[adventurenali92]

So I spent the day doing a ceramic coating a clients 2015 Land Rover LR4, nice ride. Anyways had a great day followed by getting ready to head home time and my truck wouldn’t start. Ugh.... I think my starter is toast... again... this damn truck eats starters. This will be the third one I’ll have put in. Partially it isn’t the trucks fault. NAPA makes crappy starters that don’t last... which is why they have a life time warranty. This time around I'm doing the starter myself. Got it pulled out on my own after getting the truck towed home from my clients place. Not a terrible job replacing the starter. But it would have gone so much quicker if I had just listened to the YouTube video and jacked it up, taken the wheel off and pulled back the fender liner first.... the nuts that hold the power wires are in, are in the weirdest possible spot... what was GM thinking with that?! Anyways it was way easier to get them undone and get the starter out after pulling the wheel and fender out. Gonna head to NAPA in the morning to get the starter swapped out and put back in.
well to say at least, it’s an adventure with working on this beast I call the road tank.... lol

 

[Sam Harris]

So I spent the day doing a ceramic coating a clients 2015 Land Rover LR4, nice ride. Anyways had a great day followed by getting ready to head home time and my truck wouldn’t start. Ugh.... I think my starter is toast... again... this damn truck eats starters. This will be the third one I’ll have put in. Partially it isn’t the trucks fault. NAPA makes crappy starters that don’t last... which is why they have a life time warranty. This time around I'm doing the starter myself. Got it pulled out on my own after getting the truck towed home from my clients place. Not a terrible job replacing the starter. But it would have gone so much quicker if I had just listened to the YouTube video and jacked it up, taken the wheel off and pulled back the fender liner first.... the nuts that hold the power wires are in, are in the weirdest possible spot... what was GM thinking with that?! Anyways it was way easier to get them undone and get the starter out after pulling the wheel and fender out. Gonna head to NAPA in the morning to get the starter swapped out and put back in.
well to say at least, it’s an adventure with working on this beast I call the road tank.... lol

Sucks that you’ve had to do 3 starters. Wow. Glad you’re getting it taken care of though. and for a good price too!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Just for the hell of it--did you try banging on it first? Just to save yourself a tow. Works majority of the time.

 

[adventurenali92]

Just for the hell of it--did you try banging on it first? Just to save yourself a tow. Works majority of the time.

Yup tried that first to no avail. And for the record both times I’ve had to replace the starter before hat trick didn’t work either. Fortunately my mom and I split AAA premium membership every year so I have 150 miles of towing covered and I think 4 or 5 services calls a year. So the tow yesterday didn’t cost me anything or if pocket. It’s the first time I’ve had to have it towed since 2016 when I had it towed to the transmission shop off the mountain.

 

[adventurenali92]

Old starter out...


New starter in
Warranty swap no money out of my pocket was the best part this morning! And the road tank LIVES! Lol

 

[mikeyss]

Just out of curiosity, do you think NAPA originally sold you a starter for a 5.3 engine? If they sold you a 5.3 one and it's trying to start your 6.0, maybe that's why you keep having this problem. I know the 4.8/5.3 have a different starter than the 6.0/6.2. You can even hear a big difference between a 5.3 starting and a 6.0 starting.

 

[adventurenali92]

Just out of curiosity, do you think NAPA originally sold you a starter for a 5.3 engine? If they sold you a 5.3 one and it's trying to start your 6.0, maybe that's why you keep having this problem. I know the 4.8/5.3 have a different starter than the 6.0/6.2. You can even hear a big difference between a 5.3 starting and a 6.0 starting.

I don’t think so. I was physically there to tell him I needed one for a 6.0. But apparently I spoke too soon. Had to jump start because battery was dead. Now it cranks but doesn’t start..... dammit.... WTF IS WRONG WITH IT NOW.

 

[adventurenali92]

Apparently I’m good at breaking shit..... damn...
at some point in the starter install I smashed the starter against the crank position sensor and demolished the wiring harness and the connector going to it so that’s why my truck wouldn’t start. Needless to say that was not a fun adventure.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Apparently I’m good at breaking shit..... damn...
at some pint in the starter install I smashed the starter against the crank position sensor and demolished the wiring harness and the connector going to it so that’s why my truck wouldn’t start. Needless to say that was not a fun adventure.

How'd you figure it out? Your buddy the mechanic diagnose it? Had to get another sensor?