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

[mikez71]

Oops, I mis-remembered, it does come out the top.. nvm

 

[guy from norcal]

Plug your vin in gm website and see… i keep getting notices in the mail… annoyingly so

They called me 4 times, My mother in law once, And my father in law's friend of all people. they really wanted me to make an appt.

 

[89Suburban]

They called me 4 times, My mother in law once, And my father in law's friend of all people. they really wanted me to make an appt.

I get a post card every 2 months for the past 6 years about it. I'm too damn busy.

 

[SC-Tahoe]

wrapped my SWC in fake carbon fiber.

 

[PG01]

I get a post card every 2 months for the past 6 years about it. I'm too damn busy.

X2 paw paw…..

 

[89Suburban]

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X2 paw paw…..

Yup!

 

[Pandabird]

Better late than never I guess. Already got a Wix cabin filter last year but didn't come with a bracket.
Found this kit *with* the bracket on Ali for ~3,60€. I did end up using the Wix filter but they looked absolutely identical. Markings, foam lining, even to the way the foil packaging was wrapped and sealed.

If you ever consider getting this done yourself I suggest you forget about following the plastic outlining with a Dremel since there's just not enough space. Just dremel straight down the middle a few times, bring out your trusty carving knife (and some cut resistant cloves) and get to work carving until you reach the edges/walls. Oh and when it's time to push in the filter you want the grooved side facing the driver side and flat side facing out. You are allowed to bend the filter quite freely as you shove it in there. The cover plate will annoy you as it has some sort of third fastening point inside the mid console but just shove it to the side as much as you can while working. Pretty straightforward. Remember to clean out any gunk already on the evaporator, I used a toothbrush and some compressed air, seemed to tidy up just fine.

Spoiler: Gunky evaporator

 

[Scrappycrow]

Plug your vin in gm website and see… i keep getting notices in the mail… annoyingly so

Thanks! It shows mine was completed in December 2021, two years before I bought it.

 

[Scrappycrow]

If you ever consider getting this done yourself I suggest you forget about following the plastic outlining with a Dremel since there's just not enough space. Just dremel straight down the middle a few times, bring out your trusty carving knife (and some cut resistant cloves) and get to work carving until you reach the edges/walls.

IMO, the best tool for this is a "scoring blade" that you pull along and progressively cut out curlicues until you break through (maybe 6-8 pulls). I have a Stanley 11-942 blade in a utility knife handle, but that particular blade is unfortunately discontinued.

Pic from eBay auction:

 

[89Suburban]

Better late than never I guess. Already got a Wix cabin filter last year but didn't come with a bracket.
Found this kit *with* the bracket on Ali for ~3,60€. I did end up using the Wix filter but they looked absolutely identical. Markings, foam lining, even to the way the foil packaging was wrapped and sealed.
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If you ever consider getting this done yourself I suggest you forget about following the plastic outlining with a Dremel since there's just not enough space. Just dremel straight down the middle a few times, bring out your trusty carving knife (and some cut resistant cloves) and get to work carving until you reach the edges/walls. Oh and when it's time to push in the filter you want the grooved side facing the driver side and flat side facing out. You are allowed to bend the filter quite freely as you shove it in there. The cover plate will annoy you as it has some sort of third fastening point inside the mid console but just shove it to the side as much as you can while working. Pretty straightforward. Remember to clean out any gunk already on the evaporator, I used a toothbrush and some compressed air, seemed to tidy up just fine.

Spoiler: Gunky evaporator

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I need to get this done.

 

[Sparksalot]

IMO, the best tool for this is a "scoring blade" that you pull along and progressively cut out curlicues until you break through (maybe 6-8 pulls). I have a Stanley 11-942 blade in a utility knife handle, but that particular blade is unfortunately discontinued.

Pic from eBay auction:

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I’ve done this mod twice. The first time with lots of scoring and cursing.

The second time I used a hardback razor blade held by vice grips, and heated a few times with a mini torch. So much easier.

 

[kbuskill]

I’ve done this mod twice. The first time with lots of scoring and cursing.

The second time I used a hardback razor blade held by vice grips, and heated a few times with a mini torch. So much easier.

I used an oscillating tool when we installed mine. Makes pretty quick work of it.

 

[Pandabird]

IMO, the best tool for this is a "scoring blade" that you pull along and progressively cut out curlicues until you break through (maybe 6-8 pulls). I have a Stanley 11-942 blade in a utility knife handle, but that particular blade is unfortunately discontinued.

Pic from eBay auction:

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That's an interesting blade! There's also a hook type of blade that could work pretty well for this purpose. Or just get a separate roof felt knife; fixed hawkbill style knife that's good for tracing cuts, but those are also getting pretty rare for whatever reason.

 

[CMoore711]

I’ve had this cabin filter kit on my garage for over a year now…. Really need to get in installed. My interior gets dusty so much quicker than my wife’s K2XX Escalade.

 

[mikez71]

Discovered I have a "Sqeee-eee-ee" sound everytime I power unlock, coming from my new rear driver side door latch. .

 

[PG01]

Discovered I have a "Sqeee-eee-ee" sound everytime I power unlock, coming from my new rear driver side door latch. .

I got that option too… just kets u know the door unlocked…

 

[PG01]

I need to change cabin filters in all my vehicles…. Only 1 i did was my daughters accord…. Mmmmmmmm lazy……. Mmmmmmmm

 

[CMoore711]

Had one of my LED DRL bulbs start to flicker in my ‘13 Escalade ESV.

Used this method to get to the one on the drivers side and have done this before.

That bottom bolt of the washer tank is a bit$h. Just hard to reach and get a good angle to loosen/tighten.

Spent all of 1.5 hrs and I bet 1 hr 10 mins was fukking with that damn bottom bolt to the washer tank.

 

[the_tool_man]

I swapped out my cigarette lighters for switched USB-A and USB-C outlets. I had to enlarge the holes a little and do some cutting on the bezel to make room for the retaining nuts. But they fit and look factory if you ignore the color mismatch of the LEDs.

Closeup of surgery. This cutout allows the nut to align with the hole so everything ends up square.

Connections made. I'm liking this Deutsch connector kit I bought when I fixed the headlights. A couple of 2-conductor plugs did the trick. I bought this part at LKQ and kept the original just in case.

They're backlit blue when on. Now I can switch off devices that are plugged in rather than unplugging them.

 

[j91z28d1]

I swapped out my cigarette lighters for switched USB-A and USB-C outlets. I had to enlarge the holes a little and do some cutting on the bezel to make room for the retaining nuts. But they fit and look factory if you ignore the color mismatch of the LEDs.

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Closeup of surgery. This cutout allows the nut to align with the hole so everything ends up square.
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Connections made. I'm liking this Deutsch connector kit I bought when I fixed the headlights. A couple of 2-conductor plugs did the trick. I bought this part at LKQ and kept the original just in case.
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They're backlit blue when on. Now I can switch off devices that are plugged in rather than unplugging them.
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I like that a lot. especially the switch.