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    Is it possible to keep truck too long?

    Yeah - exactly. I've lusted over doing a "Duraburb" type conversion on my Yukon XL 2500, but in my state that would be a problem because of the emission regs. I've toyed with the idea of putting an 8.1L into a GMT900 for more towing power, but there's issues around that. Then - last week -...
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    Is it possible to keep truck too long?

    How much money do you feel like spending? I have a 2010 Yukon XL 2500 - outside of the Suburban 3500 they manufactured during the next generation, which are extremely rare - there's no exact replacement for this truck for me. Plus the prices on new stuff is just totally out of my ability to...
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    Can you build blind spot detection mirror?

    The other thing I would add to this thread is: there's a lot of aftermarket blind spot systems - that just give you an indicator light that can be mounted on the inside of the door on the mirror mount or the windshield column or something like that , here's a cheap one on Amazon...
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    Can you build blind spot detection mirror?

    My question would be: so how "doable" is it to add blind spot detection - if the truck didn't come with it from the factory. My 2010 Yukon XL 2500 - didn't come with blind spot detection. I've had the entire rear of my truck apart, and just checked again the other night , and I don't see any...
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    2025 8 Lug Suburban

    I seem to remember reading somewhere that GM added more interior space to the latest gen of Burb/Yukon XL - because they didn't need to use up as much space to fit in the independent suspension rear end. That seems like a solveable problem though - by just adding a little more height to the...
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    2025 8 Lug Suburban

    Interesting. As I remember GM stopped building the Yukon XL/Suburban 2500's for "consumers" - when the GMT900 line ended in 2013. Pretty sure the were using the old "weren't selling enough of them" excuse. Duraburb has a video up on Youtube where they pulled apart one of the 2015-2020...
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    Can you build blind spot detection mirror?

    Sorry for necro-thread revival , but I just ran across this while investigating adding blind spot detection on my 2010 Yukon XL Check out Boost Auto - they make replacement glass for some of the GM mirrors - that has the blind spot indicator built in
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    My hefty lighting investment - worth it - Alpharex and Diode Dynamics

    I have a 2010 Yukon XL 2500 - and I installed the Morimoto XB LED headlights into it a couple of years ago -and I think they were definitely worth the money. WAY more output than the factory lights, really good beam pattern, and they look good too. I had installed the Morimoto projector LED...
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    Winter Wiper Replacement

    I used to have a 2003 Suburban 2500 - and that thing seemed to constantly have problems with wipers. I put the best Bosch wipers on it - and they'd still skip and chatter across the glass. I Rain-X'ed the windshield - still had the same problem. I think I went thru three or four different...
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    Big brake retrofit for 2500 trucks?

    I did a bunch of research to see if there was any path to using OEM to put bigger brakes on my 2010 2500 series Yukon XL - and could not find anything that was "easy". I think it's the 2011 and newer trucks that use the new metric bolt pattern and I recall seeing a lot of people saying they...
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    What year would you avoid in a Tahoe or Yukon?

    My father watches one of those mechanic Youtube channels ( I think it's South Main Auto), and keeps bringing up the same episode with me (he's like 85 now) - where the mechanic gets in this Chevy pickup - of relatively recent vintage - that the customer had into the dealer multiple times for all...
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    2009 Yukon Needs New Headlights. What to Get?

    I don't think all aftermarket is the same. The Morimoto headlights I put in my 2010 Yukon seemed to be high quality - as good or better than OEM. I've had them in there now for at least 2 years and they're still working just fine. I did put clear bra type material over them just to protect...
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    2009 Yukon Needs New Headlights. What to Get?

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    2009 Yukon Needs New Headlights. What to Get?

    They look pretty good on my 2010 Yukon XL in silver - I think there's some pics online of what they look like on a white Yukon
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    2009 Yukon Needs New Headlights. What to Get?

    These are probably going to be out of your price range - but I HIGHLY recommend the Morimoto XB LED replacement headlights for the 2007-2014 Yukons: https://www.morimotohid.com/gmc-yukon-xb-hybrid-headlights-07-14?quantity=1 I replaced the stock yellowed and cracked OEM housings with these...
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    Exhaust question for 2500 owners

    I spent a lot of time looking at replacement exhaust candidates for my 2010 Yukon 2500 - and ended up just going to a local custom exhaust shop and having them do a replacement exhaust from the cat-back. I couldn't verify for 100% sure that any of the aftermarket stuff was going to fit (it...
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    Transmission Service? keep old fluid or put new..

    Great response!!. I think I said this in a previous post - but at this point I've gone just under two years and 10-15000 miles - and I'm sensing there are any issues with the transmission. Now that I've got a method to relatively painlessly flush all of the trans fluid - I will let it go...
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    Transmission Service? keep old fluid or put new..

    Go to Youtube and check out the "DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse". He does a bunch of in-depth evaluations about lithium batteries for solar systems. I think in a lot of cases - they're the same batteries used for EV vehicles. You might find there's a cheaper alternative that could be used...
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    Transmission Service? keep old fluid or put new..

    The claims that I've seen in regards to putting in new fluid - is that putting in new fluid - with fresh detergents and so forth - might break up deposits in the transmission and cause crap to circulate and cause problems. I suppose if a transmission is REALLY old - that might have some...
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    Transmission Service? keep old fluid or put new..

    Put in new. And flush ALL of it. Back in late August 2019 I put in a new deep pan on my 2010 Yukon XL 2500 (6L90 transmission). When I did that - I also changed the filter and flushed all of the fluid. Use quality Dexron fluid of whatever the correct type is. I don't recall reading anywhere...
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    Rebuiding my front end - upgrades?

    I did the front wheel hub & bearing assemblies on my 2003 2500 Suburban myself - but it was obvious that it needed them as there was noise coming out of the front end that sounded like noisy bearings. When I rebuilt the front end on my 2010 Yukon XL 2500, the hubs & bearings didn't seem like...
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    Rebuiding my front end - upgrades?

    I had a Goodyear tire shop try that crap on me way back when I was like 17 years old - and it basically turned me into a lifetime DIY'er on doing my own car repairs (I'm 57 now). So they burned their whole industry out of whole lotta money flowing out of my pocket into theirs by being so...
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    Rebuiding my front end - upgrades?

    I had some banging under mine after I did the suspension rebuild. It turned out to be the swaybar links I used - which I just couldn't seem to get aligned in such a way as they wouldn't bind up. After screwing with them like 5 times I eventually just gave up and put a set of "standard" type...
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    Rebuiding my front end - upgrades?

    I honestly don't know if there is ANY interchange between the 1500 and 2500 series trucks of that vintage. There might be some - but you could probably replicate any increase in reliability you'd get from doing that - by just going with aftermarket parts that are made for lifted trucks. That's...
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    Strange wet spot in carpet

    I had a problem with water building up in the footwell of my 2003 Suburban when I had it (it ended up being one of the reasons I got rid of it) At first I thought it was from snow being tracked into the truck during winter - because that seemed to be the connection. But then it started...

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