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

[digitalfiend]

didnt do anything, but got to drive a ZL1 Camaro that had 3k miles.

I hope you drove it like you stole it.

 

[YukonXL04]

Got pics of yer work?

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Yea, Here is some. Keep in mind this is pretty much just a mockup stage.

Basically what I did was cutout the back of the fog housing to fit the projector as close to the lens as I could get. Then I heated up the plastic housing only on the backside careful not to deform the front lens side. once the plastic is heated you can stretch it open some more to fit the projector into it. I have eyeballed the both assemblies and they are close to where I think I want them aiming wise. Then I will mount the both onto the truck and get my aiming where I want it. Epoxy the projector to the housing, then start to build out the housing to meet the backside of the projector to seal it up. Once that is done the whole inside and out will get painted high heat black except the chrome ring on the face of the lens holder.

The first pic is the trimming on the housing. The next is the curved cutoff shield. There is 1 of the heated expanded plastic. the last 2 are of the whole assembly just pressure held together.

 

[coolchuck]

You suck.... Lol...

I want the new Z/28 and an exact replica of the Nurburgring so I can drive it all day long!!

Mike

Hell Yes!

 

[Tahoewhat]

You suck.... Lol...

I want the new Z/28 and an exact replica of the Nurburgring so I can drive it all day long!!

Mike

I hope you drove it like you stole it.

Very nice. Wouldn't mind having one, a Z/28 either. Get to drive it again today a lot further. Lol

 

[YukonXL04]

Hell Yea, sounds like your gonna have a good Friday haha

 

[SmilingBob]

It definitely looks good from the pictures but I am sure you can see a lot of the little things when you look closer. Hopefully the mechanically everything checks out and you have a good base to start from.

Got it into the shop today, nothing to serious. The truck sat up for many years it seems, and that had me worried. It has 33k miles on it, but 30k of that was driven from 04-07. Then the truck looks like it sat for a number of years until the stealership acquired it, and they put 1700 on it in must a few weeks. So, the truck got driven only just over 1000 miles between 2007 - 2014. No idea the story there, but sure would love to know.

Brake job (rear) with new rotors, rear differential fluid/service, head gasket replaced (had a slow drip), new AC belt, misc. minor stuff.

Finally got most of the stains out of the carpet with spot cleaner and it's looking pretty good. Got an annoying click (sounds like one of the front blend door actuators is on the blink) and for some reason I've got no illumination of the dash lights around the head lamp controls and blinker/cruise stem, and half the radio lights are burned out. WTF cheap shit did GM use for bulbs??

 

[Yukongk]

Yea, Here is some. Keep in mind this is pretty much just a mockup stage.

Basically what I did was cutout the back of the fog housing to fit the projector as close to the lens as I could get. Then I heated up the plastic housing only on the backside careful not to deform the front lens side. once the plastic is heated you can stretch it open some more to fit the projector into it. I have eyeballed the both assemblies and they are close to where I think I want them aiming wise. Then I will mount the both onto the truck and get my aiming where I want it. Epoxy the projector to the housing, then start to build out the housing to meet the backside of the projector to seal it up. Once that is done the whole inside and out will get painted high heat black except the chrome ring on the face of the lens holder.

The first pic is the trimming on the housing. The next is the curved cutoff shield. There is 1 of the heated expanded plastic. the last 2 are of the whole assembly just pressure held together.

Really cool man!


Today I ended my "anti-LED" phase and put a piece of lamin-x tint film on the reverse portion of my LED tails. I then cut a design so my reverse lights are still clear, but the side is tinted to clean up my side profile.
Popped em in and damn they look good! Why didn't you guys talk me out of running the tinted stockers???

 

[YukonXL04]

That looks really good. I need the details please lol. I want to do that to mine !

 

[Yukongk]

That looks really good. I need the details please lol. I want to do that to mine !

Sure. Measure the area you want to cover with tint and order a sheet (add a couple inches to the length and width). It's a pain to apply but totally worth it. I applied it wet and with a heat gun. The edges where you wrap the film around may kink a tiny bit if you don't stretch the film enough around the bends but is not visible once installed. Air/water bubbles dissipate by themselves after a couple weeks. I did the red section a while back and just installed a piece over the bottom clear section today and then "scored" the film with a razor to remove the piece covering the reverse bulb section.

The red section has "gunsmoke" tint on it, but I'd get their darkest if I ever redo it bc the LEDs are so bright that they show through like there isn't any tint on them and darker tint would match better w my black paint.

 

[YukonXL04]

Oh awesome. Next on my list! See a light tint would be perfect for my white truck. Awesome!

Projector fogs anyone? Just temp installation for rotational alignment. Best of all this was free lol. Sure you could do better with a real hid projector, but it definitely beats the stock fog lights lol.

Lows step cutoff only, fogs straight cutoff only, lows and fogs, lows and fogs looking at the front, and color flicker anyone? Lol no one will ever see the color flicker but it's there haha.

Also 5k lows 6k fogs temp, unsure if I want to match the fogs 5k or go yellow 3k

 

[Tahoewhat]

Hell Yea, sounds like your gonna have a good Friday haha

Man the ZL1 is nice. Im really loving the interior w/ the suede or alcantra it has. Very nice. Got me some ideas for my TA. But yeah good friday. lol.

Projectors looks good, but man those are huge in there. The fusion fogs i have can go in from the front. But thats making me want to dig them out and make them fit.

Today - put my SS front rims back on.

 

[YukonXL04]

Haha there ya go, upgrade the TA too haha.

Yeah they are big lol. But this was free so ya. Should be easier for you with the z71 lights, and smaller projectors. Looking forward to finishing these

 

[jomulk56]

Oh awesome. Next on my list! See a light tint would be perfect for my white truck. Awesome!

Projector fogs anyone? Just temp installation for rotational alignment. Best of all this was free lol. Sure you could do better with a real hid projector, but it definitely beats the stock fog lights lol.

Lows step cutoff only, fogs straight cutoff only, lows and fogs, lows and fogs looking at the front, and color flicker anyone? Lol no one will ever see the color flicker but it's there haha.

Also 5k lows 6k fogs temp, unsure if I want to match the fogs 5k or go yellow 3k

Nice. I've always liked the matched fogs but the yellow might work with a white truck.

 

[livingez_123]

Thinking about trading it.

 

[Bomba02]

Yea, Here is some. Keep in mind this is pretty much just a mockup stage.

Basically what I did was cutout the back of the fog housing to fit the projector as close to the lens as I could get. Then I heated up the plastic housing only on the backside careful not to deform the front lens side. once the plastic is heated you can stretch it open some more to fit the projector into it. I have eyeballed the both assemblies and they are close to where I think I want them aiming wise. Then I will mount the both onto the truck and get my aiming where I want it. Epoxy the projector to the housing, then start to build out the housing to meet the backside of the projector to seal it up. Once that is done the whole inside and out will get painted high heat black except the chrome ring on the face of the lens holder.

The first pic is the trimming on the housing. The next is the curved cutoff shield. There is 1 of the heated expanded plastic. the last 2 are of the whole assembly just pressure held together.

Oh awesome. Next on my list! See a light tint would be perfect for my white truck. Awesome!

Projector fogs anyone? Just temp installation for rotational alignment. Best of all this was free lol. Sure you could do better with a real hid projector, but it definitely beats the stock fog lights lol.

Lows step cutoff only, fogs straight cutoff only, lows and fogs, lows and fogs looking at the front, and color flicker anyone? Lol no one will ever see the color flicker but it's there haha.

Also 5k lows 6k fogs temp, unsure if I want to match the fogs 5k or go yellow 3k

Nice man looks great, still need to get to doing my retrofit sometime! Lol. Good job using the projector out of your headlight, you say modifying the cut off shield helped? Ill prob do the same thing install new ones in head lights and install old ones in my fogs! Good work. Hey any of those pics just fogs on shooting at garage?
Billy

 

[YukonXL04]

Nice man looks great, still need to get to doing my retrofit sometime! Lol. Good job using the projector out of your headlight, you say modifying the cut off shield helped? Ill prob do the same thing install new ones in head lights and install old ones in my fogs! Good work. Hey any of those pics just fogs on shooting at garage?
Billy

Thanks man, yeah I figured it was a way to reuse those projectors. I cut new cutoff shields from aluminum flashing with a straight cutoff instead of a stepped on that's on headlights. Then I curved the edges of it to produce a sharper across the beam pattern. It sharpens up further away, the garage pic is only about 10-15ft away. At 30+ it's nice and sharp. The first picture is fogs only. This one. Also it's flatter in person. The camera is picking up the center hotspot and distorting it.

 

[Rivieraracing]

Thinking about trading it.

Seriously!?!??!? Don't, run away from those thoughts!! ahhaha

 

[criffaaa1]

Thanks man, yeah I figured it was a way to reuse those projectors. I cut new cutoff shields from aluminum flashing with a straight cutoff instead of a stepped on that's on headlights. Then I curved the edges of it to produce a sharper across the beam pattern. It sharpens up further away, the garage pic is only about 10-15ft away. At 30+ it's nice and sharp. The first picture is fogs only. This one. Also it's flatter in person. The camera is picking up the center hotspot and distorting it.

Looks good, great idea.

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[Big Buttons]

I dropped a second at the track with my new Circle D 3000-3200 stall and gained about 3mph. Very happy with the results!

 

[CHOO CHOO]

Nice andrew!