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

mikez71 said:

The bulb gaskets still seem fine, so I am guessing the old ones leaked around the seam..
(old seam looks dry and crusty)

Good idea on the housings, but I'm still installing them dry..
I'm lazy, but it's also a principle thing... I shouldn't have to seal new headlights!
If they leak within 15 years, I'll be disappointed..

I'm more worried about the electrical contacts and wiring in the socket since they were immersed..
Looking a little corroded, but not completely...

The best part is how easy the housings are to remove.
So if there's any problem, it's no big deal to remove them and fix it.

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Just trying to help a brotha out.
I've learned that aftermarket light's gaskets suck.

I always gotta learn the hard way!
I'll find out after I go through a carwash in a week or two..

The bulb gaskets seem loose, probably thinner plastic.. Even the headlight bulbs that came with the housings have little tension...

Otherwise the lights look/fit fine..


Spent more time replacing the cracked wiring loom..

Also, the factory headlight wiring seems thin..

Finally installed my junkyard z71 roof rack.. Side rails were faded, touched up with SEM trim black spray paint.
I did not drill the roof for the rear bracket 3rd bolt. I think it'll be fine..

Locktite blue on the threads, hopefully that will work as thread sealant...

mikez71 said:

I always gotta learn the hard way!
I'll find out after I go through a carwash in a week or two..

The bulb gaskets seem loose, probably thinner plastic.. Even the headlight bulbs that came with the housings have little tension...

Otherwise the lights look/fit fine..

Spent more time replacing the cracked wiring loom..

Also, the factory headlight wiring seems thin..

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I'm amazed at how easy it is to change our headlight assemblies and light bulbs. Where o where are these engineers and designers now?

I recently helped a good friend replace a busted headlight in a 2023 Mazda CX-5. The front bumper and several pieces under hood had to be removed to access the headlight. Unbelievable.

My climate control wasn’t working when I set the AC to 72 or any number. AC just ran wide open cold. Replaced the cabin air temperature sensor aspirator GM 22834330 that is in the headliner directly above the driver seat. Couldn’t believe how easy it was to do and the aspirator no longer makes a very loud annoying hum. I unsnapped the top of b pillar next to the driver seat, gently pulled the headliner down, fished out the sensor, plugged the new one in, snapped back into place. Took 10 minutes. Highly recommend replacing if yours makes an annoying hum. Bought the sensor on Amazon for $55.

Picked up a HD hood.

Dalt10 said:

Picked up a HD hood. View attachment 488791

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What did you pay? Prices are all over the place with them. I've read about some guys getting a really nice hood for $50, and others buying one that needs work for $300.

Paid to much. $425 If I could find them under $300 I would buy 10 of them. They are getting hard to find around here (Atlanta area). I've been trying to get one for a decent price. None under $400 near here. I've been watching Facebook market place and all of the yards within 100-150 miles. One yard was asking $900. Got this one off Market place in North Atlanta.

People are just being greedy.
I have 1 on my 03 and I love the look. I also installed a HD grill. Fits with a little trimming.

Dalt10 said:

Paid to much. $425 If I could find them under $300 I would buy 10 of them. They are getting hard to find around here (Atlanta area). I've been trying to get one for a decent price. None under $400 near here. I've been watching Facebook market place and all of the yards within 100-150 miles. One yard was asking $900. Got this one off Market place in North Atlanta.

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Nice! (on the hood, not much on the price SMH)

Are you going to take it to a shop to get it repainted? Looks like some minor paint chipping but otherwise clean.

I like the look too. Yours looks good.
Just needs minor body work. I will paint it myself. I keep changing my mind on my keeping my Yukon or selling it to get a truck. Been looking at 2000-2002 Chevy single cab short beds. Something to play around with. One of my sons has a mildly built 6.0 i can have. I already have a '15 Ram I've owned for 5 years. The Yukon is a 3rd vehicle right now.

Dalt10 said:

Picked up a HD hood. View attachment 488791

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Nice! I’ve wanted to get one for awhile now. What year did that hood come on the HD trucks, just 2001 and 2002 right?

Kman said:

Nice! I’ve wanted to get one for awhile now. What year did that hood come on the HD trucks, just 2001 and 2002 right?

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Should be late 2000-2002. Mid 2000 was the change over year.

Yep should be 2000-2002 2500 and 3500's. 2003 went to Cateye I think.

Dalt10 said:

Yep should be 2000-2002 2500 and 3500's. 2003 went to Cateye I think.

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That is correct. We had a member here convert his Tahoe to the cat eye front end, along with the correct HD hood. I don't remember his name unfortunately.

installed my amazon Yitamotor $11.91 fog lights.




I didn't plan on smoked lenses, but they were only $11.91 and I'm fine with it..
They're only $11.05 now, I should have waited!

Old ones were missing lenses, though the bulbs still worked..

Dalt10 said:

Yep should be 2000-2002 2500 and 3500's. 2003 went to Cateye I think.

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@Kman is correct: HD bubble eyes were only 2001-2002.

HDs (2500HD, 3500) came out in 2001, so only 2001-2002 with those hoods. 2 year production run. That's why the HDs are hard to find.

1999-2000 8 lug GMT800 trucks are non-HDs with regular hoods. 2500 GMT800 Suburbans all also kept the regular hoods, so no HD hoods on those.

And in 2003+ they went with the cateye altogether on the pickups, as @Tonyrodz pointed out.

strutaeng said:

@Kman is correct: HD bubble eyes were only 2001-2002.

HDs (2500HD, 3500) came out in 2001, so only 2001-2002 with those hoods. 2 year production run. That's why the HDs are hard to find.

1999-2000 8 lug GMT800 trucks are non-HDs with regular hoods. 2500 GMT800 Suburbans all also kept the regular hoods, so no HD hoods on those.

And in 2003+ they went with the cateye altogether on the pickups, as @Tonyrodz pointed out.

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So not later 2000? That was the obs to nbs body change.

Tonyrodz said:

So not later 2000? That was the obs to nbs body change.

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What do you mean "not later 2000"? Like, when the HDs was introduced? Probably Fall of 2000 (?), but model year 2001. Not following you? Sorry

Yes, 1999-2000 were transition years:

GMT800 Silverado 1500 was introduced in 1999 (as well as the 2500 Non- Heavy Duty models). They also kept producing the CK/1500 "OBS" in 1999, called Classic.

GMT400 8 lug CK/2500/3500 were produced until 2000. These are technically called, just that, "C/K" series. Not Silverado. That's were a lot of guy get confused: They have an OBS 99-00 and they go to the parts counter and say they have a XYZ "Silverado" and the guy will get him GMT800 parts, LOL.

GMT800 "HD" models were introduced in 2001. Except for the 1500HD Silverado (that's basically a crew cab 2500 8 lug with "1500" badges, etc.), only the HD trucks had the HD hoods.

I think in the future, they'll just call the GMT800 the "Gen 1 Silverado", GMT900 the "Gen 2 Silverado", etc. Anything prior is a "CK-series." I've started to see that trend lately. Silverado prior to those years was just a trim, just like the square bodys, not a model name.

SUVs years were a bit different, of course...

Clear as mud?