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

[Rocket Man]

The time has come to raise the rear bumper. I installed 1" body lift a while ago, but was slow with the bumper relocation. Today a re-welded the brackets and also cut off spare wheel carrier to raise it up higher, as there's now plenty of room up there. Thinking may be install the secondary fuel tank as well.

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Where’s the installed pics? I’m waiting….

 

[iddqd]

Where’s the installed pics? I’m waiting….

I will take tonite and post here. My next project will be North Cal mod done correctly

 

[Tonyrodz]

Yeah, definitely been quite a while, I missed you guys!

Wondered what happened to you! Welcome back.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Very long time, no post. The motor went out in my driver’s seat a while back so I’m trying to swap in some inexpensive seats from an ‘03+ To my ‘02 but having difficulty figuring out the wiring. So I’ll be nice and close to my steering wheel until I get it figured out!

Re-pinned the connector (I had the hot wire in the wrong spot) and now it works like a charm! Apparently all these basic motorized seats need is a power and ground.

 

[MassHoe04]

Rear brakes just before the snowstorm...
I was going to hop on Rockauto for rear brake pads and rotor, but I started getting that squeal. Two out of the four pads were scraping metal on metal. So I could wait no longer.

NAPA had 20% off, which saved me almost $50! In stock for immediate pick-up and with the extra discount, was pretty close to the Rockauto cost. It was 36 degrees, so I wasted no time.

First rotor was a bear! Not fuse to the hub, but the inside had a lip of rust the prevented it from clearing the emergency brake shoe. BFH and swearing were not as effective as I had hoped. It came down to a foot on the control arm, yanking on the rotor with everything I had. More swears, of course. Took well over 1.5 hours, just to get the first rotor off!

Got everything done on both sides and test drive. Did the break-in process of a few hard stops on the brakes to work the pads. Stopped straight and no pulling.

I drove to the next town to pick up dinner and half-way back, the driver's rear was red hot! Caliper must have been hanging (?). This morning, I gave a few taps with the hammer before trying to drive again. Still pretty hot, but no smoking and was not red hot. With the snow on the ground I decided to try to force a skid to activate ABS. I did that a few times, drove a little further and checked. Ran cooler. Drove the rest of my 20 mile trip. By the time I got to work, that side seemed to gotten better. I may be in for new calipers at some point.

 

[iamdub]

I may be in for new calipers at some point.

Or hoses. I'd replace both.

 

[mikeyss]

Hi guys, I'm still around from time to time. My job has me exhausted most of the time that I sleep most evenings and just veg out on the weekends. Since this is the GMT800 forum, my 06 sierra denali is slowly telling me that she needs some attention. The NP149 is making unsettling noises, like whining at speeds over 40mph, it makes rubbing noises while turning at slow speeds. It's also time to replace the oil pan gasket and valve cover gaskets. I'd love to put a better cam in it, headers, build the 4L65, get nicer wheels... But do I need 2 performance vehicles?!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Hi guys, I'm still around from time to time. My job has me exhausted most of the time that I sleep most evenings and just veg out on the weekends. Since this is the GMT800 forum, my 06 sierra denali is slowly telling me that she needs some attention. The NP149 is making unsettling noises, like whining at speeds over 40mph, it makes rubbing noises while turning at slow speeds. It's also time to replace the oil pan gasket and valve cover gaskets. I'd love to put a better cam in it, headers, build the 4L65, get nicer wheels... But do I need 2 performance vehicles?!

Of course you do!

 

[Rocket Man]

Hi guys, I'm still around from time to time. My job has me exhausted most of the time that I sleep most evenings and just veg out on the weekends. Since this is the GMT800 forum, my 06 sierra denali is slowly telling me that she needs some attention. The NP149 is making unsettling noises, like whining at speeds over 40mph, it makes rubbing noises while turning at slow speeds. It's also time to replace the oil pan gasket and valve cover gaskets. I'd love to put a better cam in it, headers, build the 4L65, get nicer wheels... But do I need 2 performance vehicles?!

You do realize who you’re asking, right?

 

[ratled]

Check off another item on the list. The day was nice, the garage was open and the new bump stops came in. Next up is the transmission filter and the water pump (after a nice flush). BTW, does anyone have the OEM part number for a water pump for an 02 5.3 gas.

 

[wjburken]

Check off another item on the list. The day was nice, the garage was open and the new bump stops came in. Next up is the transmission filter and the water pump (after a nice flush). BTW, does anyone have the OEM part number for a water pump for an 02 5.3 gas.

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[Merc1973]

A couple months ago installed some $40 LED headlight bulbs from Amazon. They sucked donkey balls, they were bright but it was like 2 little spot lights shining in front of me. Then I tried some Hella halogen 2.0 bulbs replace the LEDs, those were like using actual f****** candles, worse than my old bulbs. Then I remembered back in my Jeep days about HIR bulbs. I installed some Sylnvania Xtra-Vision 9012 or HIR2 bulbs and holy smokes it is amazingly bright and a nice wide beam. To use you just need to trim the center tab on the new bulb just match up with the regular 9006 bulb.

 

[Rocket Man]

I installed some $40 LED headlight bulbs from Amazon. They sucked donkey balls they were bright what it was like to little spot lights shining in front of me. Then I tried some hella 2.0 bulbs replace those those were like using actual f****** candles. Then I remembered back in my Jeep days about hir bulbs. I installed some 9012 or hir2 bulbs and holy smokes it is amazing. To use is called you just need to trim the center tab on the new bulb just match up with the regular 9006 bulb.

I used those on high beams for awhile. Pretty bright but a weird color.

 

[ratled]

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Thanks wj. On the Summit Racing site its shows about a dozen or so AC Delco water pumps that all say they fit my specific vehicle and range in price from $99 to $200 and look the same to me. Just tryiong to see what others have used or recommend

ratled

 

[Rocket Man]

Thanks wj. On the Summit Racing site its shows about a dozen or so AC Delco water pumps that all say they fit my specific vehicle and range in price from $99 to $200 and look the same to me. Just tryiong to see what others have used or recommend

ratled

I hate trying to negotiate Summits site. Try one of the online dealerships like gmpartsgiant or else rockauto.

 

[wjburken]

Thanks wj. On the Summit Racing site its shows about a dozen or so AC Delco water pumps that all say they fit my specific vehicle and range in price from $99 to $200 and look the same to me. Just tryiong to see what others have used or recommend

ratled

ACDelco has three levels of quality.

ACDelco OEM which is top of the line OEM stuff

ACDelco Gold/Professional which is pretty good aftermarket stuff

ACDelco Silver/Advantage which is low cost parts.

If at all possible, use ACDelco OEM, which is what I shared.

ACDelco Gold/Professional is a decent 2nd choice.

Stay away fromACDelco Silver/Advantage, if you can.

 

[mountie]

I didn't know that...... I'm always learning something here...

 

[Rocket Man]

ACDelco has three levels of quality.

ACDelco OEM which is top of the line OEM stuff

ACDelco Gold/Professional which is pretty good aftermarket stuff

ACDelco Silver/Advantage which is low cost parts.

If at all possible, use ACDelco OEM, which is what I shared.

ACDelco Gold/Professional is a decent 2nd choice.

Stay away fromACDelco Silver/Advantage, if you can.

Good advice right here. I keep forgetting that not everyone knows this.

 

[Merc1973]

Very long time, no post. The motor went out in my driver’s seat a while back so I’m trying to swap in some inexpensive seats from an ‘03+ To my ‘02 but having difficulty figuring out the wiring. So I’ll be nice and close to my steering wheel until I get it figured out!

You will probably need a whole new seat module from in 03 as well to make them work correctly.

 

[MADPINTO08]

I got tired of having to pull out a drop light I figured I would just ditch The original one and reroute wiring to These LEDs… Then the interior cargo area wasn’t bright enough either so tapped into the back cargo light so they come on when doors open.