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

[SpareParts]

Did the wrecking yard have mirrors with puddle lights, too?

Yes. The mirrors shown are the ones with paddle lights from the wrecking yard.

 

[Geotrash]

Washed Cracker yesterday and gave it a good wax job. Shiny clean!. Then today had to drive down a dirt road to the wrecking yard. Just stopped by the car wash and rinsed all the dust off. Shiny clean again!
The reason i went to the wrecking yard is, Cracker does not have paddle lights on the mirrors and I want them as Cracker does not have them but it does have the RPO code DL3 and all the functions, just no lights. So i dunno what's up there.
The ones i got were $20 each. I'll swap a couple parts around and end up with Chrome lower parts with paddle lights and white top's. I just hope the wiring is the same.

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I’m pretty sure the code DL3 is not specific to mirrors with puddle lights. My 2012 has that code, and does not have puddle lights, and I’m sure they are the original mirrors.

 

[Fless]

Yes. The mirrors shown are the ones with paddle lights from the wrecking yard.

I was just jesting about "paddle" vs "puddle." LOL

 

[SpareParts]

Had to google it but yeah puddle light's. Now i know!

 

[Doubeleive]

I’m pretty sure the code DL3 is not specific to mirrors with puddle lights. My 2012 has that code, and does not have puddle lights, and I’m sure they are the original mirrors.

DL3 is for full function mirrors with puddle light, power fold, turn signal, heat, power adjust, driver side auto-dim if it has blind spot there is a extra alpha numeric code so it would be DL3+xx (on the mirror label only) and the escalades can have a DL3+xx (different code) but same meaning. If you poke around at gmt900 mirrors online you'll see what I mean, DL8 is basic mirrors with power adjust and maybe heated only

 

[Geotrash]

DL3 is for full function mirrors with puddle light, power fold, turn signal, heat, power adjust, driver side auto-dim if it has blind spot there is a extra alpha numeric code so it would be DL3+xx (on the mirror label only) and the escalades can have a DL3+xx (different code) but same meaning. If you poke around at gmt900 mirrors online you'll see what I mean, DL8 is basic mirrors with power adjust and maybe heated only

I hear ya. And yet my 2012 XL Denali has DL3 and no puddle lights. So what do you make of that?

 

[SpareParts]

Same, DL3. My mirrors do/has everything but no puddle lights.

 

[SpareParts]

Also, I do not have interior lights on the front doors. Just red reflectors. I did grab the actual lights and wiring for the interior door light's from the same escalade. I'm going to work on this over the weekend and will for sure post what I figure out.
I wonder if GM did things like not put the puddle lights on GMC Yukon Denali's to set it further apart from an Escalade?

 

[Doubeleive]

I hear ya. And yet my 2012 XL Denali has DL3 and no puddle lights. So what do you make of that?

someone changed them out or they are not oem, if you pull inside corner trim piece off the inside door panel then you will have access to the 3 bolts that hold the mirror on the door, then you can see if they are oem or not there should be a sticker on the mirror
it's possible there could be a DL3 without puddle lights (maybe)
the sticker may or may not say DL3 but there should be a part number like 25779849, etc
if you take that corner triangle plastic piece off be very careful the clips can snap off and then you will have to buy a new one.
it should look like this but may have plastic feet that stick down on the bottom edge so pry from the top edge.

 

[Doubeleive]

Also, I do not have interior lights on the front doors. Just red reflectors. I did grab the actual lights and wiring for the interior door light's from the same escalade. I'm going to work on this over the weekend and will for sure post what I figure out.
I wonder if GM did things like not put the puddle lights on GMC Yukon Denali's to set it further apart from an Escalade?

they took the lights away after like 2008 or something like that

 

[Charlie207]

I love them. Installed on 09/23. They got the nice cut off beam pattern. You can adjust lows and highs with a phillips.

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I wish the Yukon versions had better reviews, and didn't look so rice.

 

[mikez71]

they took the lights away after like 2008 or something like that

That's why my interior seems dim!

@SpareParts please let us know what you find out wiring up the interior door lights!

 

[Charlie207]

Here are a few pics so y’all know it happened:

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I should have asked this the other day, but if you still have the old LCAs around, can you measure the width of the bushings? I'm trying to see if my press is wide enough to squish the old bushings out, and press a new one in.

 

[Doubeleive]

That's why my interior seems dim!

@SpareParts please let us know what you find out wiring up the interior door lights!

Maybe, many of us have upgraded to led interior lights makes a big difference

 

[SpareParts]

Got the Escalade mirrors tore down today and managed to only break 1 tab!
Here is the PN off the Escalade mirrors also.
I think tomorrow ill be able to work on getting them on the Yukon.

 

[Geotrash]

I should have asked this the other day, but if you still have the old LCAs around, can you measure the width of the bushings? I'm trying to see if my press is wide enough to squish the old bushings out, and press a new one in.

Unfortunately, I don’t. They went out with the recycling this morning. Or at least I think they did because I am in San Antonio at the moment, and my father-in-law took the can to the curb.

I will be home Sunday, though, and will measure them if they are still there.

 

[Charlie207]

Unfortunately, I don’t. They went out with the recycling this morning. Or at least I think they did because I am in San Antonio at the moment, and my father-in-law took the can to the curb.

I will be home Sunday, though, and will measure them if they are still there.

Ah, well no worries. I should have mine from Rock Auto by then, and can go out with some calipers to measure mine as soon as the ground dries.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Its crazy what a set of fresh headlights will do, and all my cars have yellow fogs. I like the look of them. Running Phillips Night Vision bulbs.

 

[CMoore711]

Just a heads up @SpareParts those mirrors you have that are off a GMT900 Escalade will fit differently onto your GMT900 Yukon compared to your OEM Yukon mirrors.

This is because the GMT900 Escalades have different window reveal moldings than the Yukons.

They may fit differently against your door glass window trim in some areas; I know that specifically they will fit different on the lower portion that meets the window trim running along the bottom of the door glass:

 

[Doubeleive]

Its crazy what a set of fresh headlights will do, and all my cars have yellow fogs. I like the look of them. Running Phillips Night Vision bulbs.

walmart auto center does a headlight service for $26.00 just for future reference