Easy HID retrofit

[yukonese]

There is a tutorial originally from other site, and it is for Yukon only, not apply to Tahoe, sorry Chevy!

Everybody knows HID performs the best with HID housing, but taking too much work to retrofit is not worth to me. That's why I have been wandering for years to find an easier solution. Finally, the solution is here, the unloved OE headlights must go.

The solution is nothing more than bolt on, plus some silicon. No baking, no Dremel. Denali headlights and Morimoto Mini H1 are employed, check here for details in ********.com/f63/how-morimoto-mini-h1-denali-retrofit-2606.html *

The adapters that make this easy solution happen are here:
********.com/f21/denali-morimoto-h1-hid-projector-retrofit-adapters-2434.html *

Here are my part list, costs including shipping/tax:
Denali headlights -- $252 from 1AAUTO (Eagle Eyes, 3 year warranty)
Morimoto Mini H1 -- $133 from The Retrofit Source
Adapters -- $42 from Nick ([email protected]), money order
4500 H1 HID kit -- $62 from DDM Tuning (not received yet)

Although the tutorial is for Mini H1 v4.1, the adapters seem no problem to fit v5.0 (Actually, I can't tell which version I got, TRS says they are v5.0)

All the parts came in within one week, except DDM HID, even they charged the most for shipping and are closest to me.

Since the Mini H1 is bi-xenon, 4 hi is a must have by-product. It will be a true 4 hi, not a 2 hi + 2 lo. There is an easy way to do it for 01 Yukon by grounding the yellow lines of low beams,
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8742

* I know you want to ask what is ********.com, it was blocked by TYF automatically. You have to do this copy and paste work. It's "custom+gm.com" without +.

 

[CEN2MENTAL95]

interested in seeing how u did this "easy"

 

[Ben]

Im glad to see you stuck with a low kelvin hid kit, why didnt you just get the hids from rfs?

 

[OHSIXX]

Pretty much my setup cept' for a few minor things..... love them

 

[yukonese]

TRS HID kits are pricy

Im glad to see you stuck with a low kelvin hid kit, why didnt you just get the hids from rfs?

Since 4 hi mod is in my mind, a lower Kelvin HID should match 9005 better. I'm not a fan of high Kelvin anyway.

I think DDM kit are cheaper, with life time warranty. TRS kits are kind of pricy to me.

 

[krt]

do the denali head light buckets work in the non-denali yukon?

 

[Pachanga02]

Might have to try this.

 

[ezdaar]

do the denali head light buckets work in the non-denali yukon?

yes

 

[krt]

yes

thanks!

 

[yukonese]

3 or 4 Stars for Eagle Eyes

do the denali head light buckets work in the non-denali yukon?

The Denali headlights have the same mounts, were put in within 5 minutes. Could be sooner if you can unplug/plug wire connectors faster.

The retrofit work has not started yet, the first thing is to test fitness of this Eagle Eyes set,

( I know, the bumper lights appear to be dated, new $25 clear ones are coming)

The light mounts are slightly off from vertical, that's why you can see from the pictures, the gaps between lights and grille bezel are not even. This cannot be adjusted by the bright metal sticks. For retrofitting, I have to re-assemble the mounts anyway. I think this can be taken care during the re-assembling ( Correction, I really need to bake them to disassemble the projectors from the lenses).

The Eagle Eyes material seems satisfied, so far no wiggling observed like some reports against Depo. The light output with regular 9005 is definitely better than my OE reflectors with PIAA 9006. The cut-off plates inside projectors make the focus reach 10 or so feet further without blinding upcoming traffic, a perfect low beam distance to me. However, the light output pattern seems not very even, comparing to my wife's Mazda HID, has room to improve. That's why the retrofit is on the road map. I will give them 3 or 4 stars if I review them in Amazon, because of these uneven gaps. If you just want Denali projectors without retrofit, look for something else.

Here is the direct link for the retrofit tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Mg7QVW4JI&feature=player_embedded

 

[jmax313]

I'm watching this

 

[yukonese]

I'm watching this

Thanks for the encouragement. I am thinking about writing something that you can't find some where else, like the Eagle Eyes projector review. For the retrofit, if I find something new or different from others, I definitely will update my thread. Otherwise, it will depend on if I have time to kill.

 

[kses123]

If it makes you feel any better, the OEM Denali lights don't fit much better. lol

 

[yukonese]

new bumper lights are here

The clear bumper lights off eBay were here.

The new housing lacks of socket stoppers, hope not to cause any trouble.

It took me some time to decide which bulbs to go with these clear lamps.
Chrome 3157 amber was the first thing in my mind for signal/parking, but people complain they are too dim. LEDs cause hyper-flash. Finally settled with Sylvania SilverStar 3157A. They are not too chrome from the side view, brightness should be fine.

Chrome 194 amber was the first choice for side marker, was dropped for the same reason. I found no hyper-flash if the 194 LEDs are used, so two V-LEDS 194 amber with diffusing lenses were ordered.

Here is the new look,

You still see the amber from right in front of it.

The LED 194 doesn't diffuse like what I expected, but not too bad. The speed to lite up is faster than bulbs do.

I think I'll just use the regular 3157A and 194A bulbs once they need to be replaced.

The retrofitting is about to start, finally.

 

[NathanJax]

looks good. I like it. I have the same 3157's

 

[CEN2MENTAL95]

u mentioned morimoto projectors (which you also pictured)..but I don't see them installed in the denali headlights..unless I am mistaken?

 

[yukonese]

u mentioned morimoto projectors (which you also pictured)..but I don't see them installed in the denali headlights..unless I am mistaken?

You can see the "slots" in the halogen projectors, there is no such "slots" in Morimoto projectors. So, you are right, I have not started to retrofit yet. I just can't stand the old bumper lamps anymore, I have to get rid of them first. I'll share some experience on retrofitting, stay tune.

 

[CEN2MENTAL95]

You can see the "slots" in the halogen projectors, there is no such "slots" in Morimoto projectors. So, you are right, I have not started to retrofit yet. I just can't stand the old bumper lamps anymore, I have to get rid of them first. I'll share some experience on retrofitting, stay tune.

your thread seems misleading...not trying to break balls but for others who want to do this.....you seem to elude that you were going to change the projectors but you are showing the stock projectors installed...


so maybe re-create the thread AFTER you did the final install or change the wording as a build in progress

and do you have the link to the other install?

just my $.02

 

[1Agerry]

awesome!

 

[OHSIXX]

the pics will essentially be the same minus the 'slots' on the projector. These headlight assemblies have no wow factor after a HID projector install other than the actual light output