Introducing my 2016 XL Denali

[alexYukon16]

got my car 2 weeks ago and been lurking around here ever since.
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Installed the K&N Blackhawk a week after at 350 miles. View media item 25618
And yesterday I installed my LED fog light bulbs (psx26w xenonDepot)View media item 25619Before and after.
View media item 25620Just after.

 

[Fosscore]

Welcome. Nice choice in wheels.

 

[alexYukon16]

Welcome. Nice choice in wheels.

Thanks. I lucked out. I was able to get the exact one I wanted minus the automatic running board.

 

[rattmobbins]

How's the sound on that intake?

Considering an AFE for my Escalade but kinda prefer just hearing the KPE exhaust on the beastly 6.2 for now.

 

[Blueinterceptor]

Are the led's a direct replacement

 

[alexYukon16]

How's the sound on that intake?

Considering an AFE for my Escalade but kinda prefer just hearing the KPE exhaust on the beastly 6.2 for now.

I love the difference in sound. And you feel the sound... If you can understand that. It's like I went from a pinhole straight to a 3" opening. You feel the engine sucking in air.

Are the led's a direct replacement

Yea http://www.xenondepot.com/PSX26W-LED-bulb-cree-p/xd-psx26w-led.htm

Opted for LED's cuz (1) I kept reading that HID's melt the housing and (2) they apparently don't make psx26w HID's.

 

[alexYukon16]

Btw can anyone tell me if this is accurate. Melting fog light housings due to HID heat?

 

[adventurenali92]

Kinda dumb question but humor me haha. Would those LED bulbs fit my figs on my 2006 Denali XL? Been wanting to do LED for my fogs but can't find any. Does that website give Me an option to shop LEDs based on plugging in my year make and model?

 

[ktpinnacle]

She's a beauty. Any consistent idea yet on your mileage with the K&N? And I may as well be the first to ask you about the infamous vibration and thrumming. Sense anything?

 

[Fifty]

Btw can anyone tell me if this is accurate. Melting fog light housings due to HID heat?

It is definitly possible.
As to LEDs...The only bad thing about LED's is some of the smaller LED's don't have diodes on the sides and fronts to utilize the reflectors to actually project light. If you live in the snow, also the LED's won't generate enough heat to melt snow covering the lense.

I prefer the led vs hid conversion for fogs not designed for hid, but the good bulbs will be expensive.

 

[alexYukon16]

Kinda dumb question but humor me haha. Would those LED bulbs fit my figs on my 2006 Denali XL? Been wanting to do LED for my fogs but can't find any. Does that website give Me an option to shop LEDs based on plugging in my year make and model?

Yea. I've also been looking at vLEDs.com

 

[alexYukon16]

Kinda dumb question but humor me haha. Would those LED bulbs fit my figs on my 2006 Denali XL? Been wanting to do LED for my fogs but can't find any. Does that website give Me an option to shop LEDs based on plugging in my year make and model?

Btw the yea was to the options question. The fitting on your 06, if you do a "search by car" it'll give you all the led/hid compatible light bulb they carry

 

[alexYukon16]

She's a beauty. Any consistent idea yet on your mileage with the K&N? And I may as well be the first to ask you about the infamous vibration and thrumming. Sense anything?

Thanks! I'll have to admit... I rushed myself to getting something because I had just gotten the car and had been an overly long time since I had modified any vehicle. So I went with what looked good. Didn't really research much and coming from an import background (mainly Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Honda) I had an infinite amount of parts available to me. Now getting to the subject at hand. The K&N Blackhawk. It sounds nice... WOT! As to power and mpg, I haven't had much drive time with the bolt on to get an accurate feel. Mind you I had the car for a week and made the switch. Now for the bad! I have an ecotec motor so it switches from v8 to "v4" when I come of a stand still or cruise. Back to v8 if I give it more gas. That 2nd switch from 4 to 8 the car sounds like it struggles and goes.

I wish Id done my research and looked into something more along the lines of and air raid maybe. But all in all I like how simple it looks installed and the WOT is nice too. Let's see if I switch it out before or after my exhaust swap.

 

[06_2WD_Z71]

Wow that thing is big and bad without a doubt. Nice ride.

 

[alexYukon16]

Wow that thing is big and bad without a doubt. Nice ride.

Thanks a lot!

 

[davemcd]

I'm curious about that K&N intake. I would like to put one in my Tahoe, but the wife is concerned that it will be loud under normal throttle, and she would prefer a vehicle with good road manners. Is the intake sound noticeable different under normal throttle, or just under heavy throttle?

 

[DannyLT]

I'm curious about that K&N intake. I would like to put one in my Tahoe, but the wife is concerned that it will be loud under normal throttle, and she would prefer a vehicle with good road manners. Is the intake sound noticeable different under normal throttle, or just under heavy throttle?

You won't have any issues with the sound under normal throttle. You'll notice it more when you really get the gas, but it's very well mannered under normal throttle

 

[jtseltmann]

vLEDs.com is where I got my Fog Light LEDs. They are amazing. 5K is a close match to headlights. Great, easy upgrade. Also replaced reverse lights so you get a great light output for reverse and 'unlock' lighting.

 

[cardude2000]

I got mine from xenon depot. Great customer service and a virtually identical match to headlights.


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[Top Dawg]

I love the difference in sound. And you feel the sound... If you can understand that. It's like I went from a pinhole straight to a 3" opening. You feel the engine sucking in air.



Yea http://www.xenondepot.com/PSX26W-LED-bulb-cree-p/xd-psx26w-led.htm

Opted for LED's cuz (1) I kept reading that HID's melt the housing and (2) they apparently don't make psx26w HID's.

Nice work! Love the look of the replacement fog lights! Did you go with the 5k or 6k?