What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Mickey_7106]

bit the bullet and ordered the morimoto headlights, best price I could find "summit", not in stock anywhere of course won't have them until January (maybe), experience tells me these things can get pushed back even longer
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Can't wait for your comparison. I like how they look. Couldn't find any info on what bulbs they're using

 

[swathdiver]

ya searching by 07 2007, 08 2008, 09, 2009, 10, 2010 etc, etc, part number, new part number, old part number, yukon, denali, there is a lot of ways to search

I often use the old numbers as well, just didn't use all the different year combinations. Costly when you don't make the extra effort! Good to know though Wes, thanks!

 

[Doubeleive]

Can't wait for your comparison. I like how they look. Couldn't find any info on what bulbs they're using

supposedly these are the driver led in the housing
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/bi-led-morimoto-m-led-2-headlight-projectors-P-M-LED2?quantity=1

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

Hoping I can make sure somebody's at the house to sign for the dam 14 bolt when it finally shows up today.

 

[Monz11]

You haven't been shopping for factory headlamps lately! They're about double that now, each!

I paid almost $600 for a pair earlier this year when the OEM ones were quite scarce.

I hv a pair of factory headlamps for sale, with no wiring harnesses. And garage kept, so no cancer spots. If anyone is looking, PLS DM

 

[08z71bgm]

supposedly these are the driver led in the housing
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/bi-led-morimoto-m-led-2-headlight-projectors-P-M-LED2?quantity=1

So those brackets he speaks of in the video for the 5.0 d2s are for outer shields? Really the only thing holding it in place is the bulb opening that’s been widened for the threaded tail?

Considering doing it myself….

 

[08z71bgm]

I hv a pair of factory headlamps for sale, with no wiring harnesses. And garage kept, so no cancer spots. If anyone is looking, PLS DM

What would you want? Pm me

 

[Mickey_7106]

supposedly these are the driver led in the housing
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/bi-led-morimoto-m-led-2-headlight-projectors-P-M-LED2?quantity=1

You got me really considering these lights. Not 100% sold on led tech for headlights, but i really like the design of these housings. They dont look cheap like every other aftermarket housings out there. Here's a short video on them

 

[08z71bgm]

You got me really considering these lights. Not 100% sold on led tech for headlights, but i really like the design of these housings. They dont look cheap like every other aftermarket housings out there. Here's a short video on them

Wish these were available for the tahoe!!!

 

[Doubeleive]

You got me really considering these lights. Not 100% sold on led tech for headlights, but i really like the design of these housings. They dont look cheap like every other aftermarket housings out there. Here's a short video on them

ya i'm not sold on led headlights either yet but I guess I will have to try it and see, if the quality is as good as the tail lights I bought for the silverado then these should be fine, I am curious to see how the led projectors compare to the hid projectors I have on the silverado as well
the led in these is 30w, my HID's in the stock housing are 35w driven by a 55 ballast, on the silverado the original hid projector bulb (D5a) was 25w I upgraded to a 35w bulb and to a 50w ballast, they do not mention the color but morimoto likes to use 5k a lot, I prefer 8k but 6k is usually fair enough I think that is the color of the hid's i put in the silverado since there are few options out there with the D5a bulb.

 

[Doubeleive]

Wish these were available for the tahoe!!!

Alpharex makes some killer lights for the tahoe's/suburbans wish they would make some for the yukons

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

14 bolt got delivered. Now I need to pop the cover and make sure everything is good before bothering to pull the 10 bolt out and swap parts over.

 

[Dantheman1540]

14 bolt got delivered. Now I need to pop the cover and make sure everything is good before bothering to pull the 10 bolt out and swap parts over.

G80 unit?

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

G80 unit?

From what I've read, this version of the 14 bolt only came with the g80 gov bomb. But on the listing for this, I don't remember seeing it mentioned. So we will find out...I'm hoping not, but also not having much hope.

 

[Dantheman1540]

From what I've read, this version of the 14 bolt only came with the g80 gov bomb. But on the listing for this, I don't remember seeing it mentioned. So we will find out...I'm hoping not, but also not having much hope.

Mine has been tough as nails and certainly beats an open diff. Post inside pics when you get her opened up!

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

Mine has been tough as nails and certainly beats an open diff. Post inside pics when you get her opened up!

Yeah, it would probably last forever for me on the street, but I don't think it would work very well once I started drifting it around in the dirt and off-roading.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Yeah, it would probably last forever for me on the street, but I don't think it would work very well once I started drifting it around in the dirt and off-roading.

I think you might be surprised, I do a lot of sideways stuff on dirt and pavement granted mine is on smaller tires but it also gets a lot of clutch kicks and no lift shifts as well as towing. Heck I just pulled a big Amazon van out of a sandy road Sunday night, it took a good 6 or 7 snatches with a bubba rope but the locker did it’s job.

If you replace it what are you putting in it?

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

I think you might be surprised, I do a lot of sideways stuff on dirt and pavement granted mine is on smaller tires but it also gets a lot of clutch kicks and no lift shifts as well as towing. Heck I just pulled a big Amazon van out of a sandy road Sunday night, it took a good 6 or 7 snatches with a bubba rope but the locker did it’s job.

If you replace it what are you putting in it?

Well, before I broke the 8.6, I was planning to put an Auburn gear limited slip locker in it. But they don't offer that for the 14 bolt. So probably just a regular locker of some sort. As much as limited slip would be nice on the street, it's much more practical to have something that will completely lock up for all the shenanigans and just stay open the rest of the time.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Well, before I broke the 8.6, I was planning to put an Auburn gear limited slip locker in it. But they don't offer that for the 14 bolt. So probably just a regular locker of some sort. As much as limited slip would be nice on the street, it's much more practical to have something that will completely lock up for all the shenanigans and just stay open the rest of the time.

I wish there were more options out there, everything seems kinda crazy expensive for the 9.5s. An Eaton trutrac (Not a locker but a good posi) is over $800! That's why I still have my cheapo G80 lol.

 

[lowh07]

I wish there were more options out there, everything seems kinda crazy expensive for the 9.5s. An Eaton trutrac (Not a locker but a good posi) is over $800! That's why I still have my cheapo G80 lol.

The trutrac is what I’m going with when the time comes. Might actually be next on the list