What did you do to your 2015-2020 K2XX Tahoe/Yukon Today?

RThomasII said:

Deleted some of the chrome for a more monotone profile. Still undecided on the tinted Taillights though...

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Looks good, nice work. What'd you do to black out the roof rails, side steps, and rear bumper pad? Can you share what's painted and/or vinyl wrapped?

RThomasII said:

Deleted some of the chrome for a more monotone profile. Still undecided on the tinted Taillights though...

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The tinting of taillights would be scary in South Florida because when I am going 70 MPH and come to a dead stop on I-95 [which happens daily] I would want the vehicle behind me to see my taillights ASAP in between their quick texting breaks. If anything I would make them brighter.

But that is just me. To each their own.

With that said your Yukon Denali looks awesome.

CMoore711 said:

Looks good, nice work. What'd you do to black out the roof rails, side steps, and rear bumper pad? Can you share what's painted and/or vinyl wrapped?

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I pretty much vinyl wrapped or removed all chrome body parts.

Gloss black wrap: window trim, grill bezel, rear bumper pad, side steps, door mouldings.
Matte black wrap: roof rails.
Painted: Grill, GMC logos front and back, fog light bezels.
Tinted film: 3rd brake light, tail lights, front marker lights.

I also debadged all the way around.

Next on the list will probably be the GMC/Brembo front brake kit with the rear calipers color match paint/powdercoated. I'd also like to do something with the exhaust note. Debating between a full Magnaflow catback or just doing the muffler swap to the Magnaflow 12909. I know Corsa is brand of choice on these boards but I'm not a fan of the step down in pipe diameter.

I would love to also do a 2/3 or 2/4 drop but I've got a ton of money tied up in an extended warranty. I plan to talk to my dealership service manager and feel them out for exactly how much they are willing to let me get away with.

The final mod will probably be a step up to 24" wheels. I really like the look of the Nitto Terra Grappler on 24's that I've seen others do online. That will probably be my tire of choice along with an open spoke wheel design if my dealership says "No!" to the lowering kit.

Miami-Dade said:

The tinting of taillights would be scary in South Florida because when I am going 70 MPH and come to a dead stop on I-95 [which happens daily] I would want the vehicle behind me to see my taillights ASAP in between their quick texting breaks. If anything I would make them brighter.

But that is just me. To each their own.

With that said your Yukon Denali looks awesome.

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I actually agree with you. 99% certain the tint is probably coming off this weekend. I didn't realize it was going to be as dark as it turned out.

Chrome delete looks great! Good choice. That remains on my "to do" list and remains in work.

Good job.

Ceramic Coated ARH Header and suspension install in work today while I worked on getting my yard cleaned up and back in order.

I did a Magnetic Ride delete on my 2016 Yukon Denali XL 4 wheel drive with a 6 inch Fabtech lift. I ended up going with dirt logic strut in the front to accommodate my 6in Fabtech lift

Header install, Spohn Performance panhard bar, and lower control arm installation complete.

Lessons learned?

The exhaust manifold connection that interfaces with the braided portion of the exhaust is preloaded resulting in the clamp not sitting correctly. There was evidence of a small leak as witnessed by black soot around most of the flange interface. Bulletin reviews confirmed that there is a larger clamp that is used at this connection.

This explained why we had a slight exhaust leak at this location when we were going over the install and work performed. I checked around and found a dealer that had the updated / replacement clamp. This was after I called ARH for technical support, got transferred left a message and no callback (still waiting). In the interim I drove ~ 25 miles to the dealer that had the clamp and dropped it off to get the install effort complete.

Spohn upper control arms could not be installed due to no location for leveling sensors. Need to come up with an alternate source to secure, relocate it, bypass it or leave the uppers uninstalled (not the preferred option).

Good progress overall in spite of a few obstacles.

^ that is why i havent done ordered the kit b/c of the uppers & autoride.
you;d think they would have something proper for our platform by now :-/

^^^ Yes sir I agree.

Unfortunate about that. I called to check if there was something missing or a different part number that I should have ordered. I confirmed that there is none available at this time. The upper control arm install is on hold for now as I am running short on time while the mod and repair list continues to cycle back and forth between level of mod completion vs all other items needing attention. It never ends. LOL..