02 Yukon Headlight Dilemma

[400K_or_bust]

Update to thread. Went back to shop on Friday. 10 minute adjustment and all is good. Turns out when they were installed they had them pointed down too far. Went out that night on a long drive in the dark and I am much happier. I'm going to go get that 4 high mod taken care of next.

 

[YukonXL04]

The 4 high mod is faster than changing over to led bulbs lol....

They make a little plate that pops right in if you don't want to try the diode method...

And I warned you about that when you went to hid... should have done it when you did the hids.

Ah well glad they got it sorted out.

 

[08HoeCD]

Moral of the story: If you're dissatisfied with a solution that you paid a provider to deliver & install, pick up the phone, or visit that provider in person, to discuss it before jumping to any conclusions.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Update to thread. Went back to shop on Friday. 10 minute adjustment and all is good. Turns out when they were installed they had them pointed down too far. Went out that night on a long drive in the dark and I am much happier. I'm going to go get that 4 high mod taken care of next.

On a 2002, it's SUPER easy and you need ZERO parts to buy. Well, a ring terminal is the only part that you will need. All you need to do is cut the yellow wire for the low beans and permanently ground it. THAT'S IT!!
You can accomplish this like I did on my 2001, I went under the fuse box and cut the yellow wire right at the fuse box and grounded it to the fender. I have also seen people cut it at each headlight and ground it to the core support.
But now when I turn my high beams on, the lows NEVER turn off. The lows and high all stay on when the high beams are on.

 

[Shovel]

On a 2002, it's SUPER easy and you need ZERO parts to buy. Well, a ring terminal is the only part that you will need. All you need to do is cut the yellow wire for the low beans and permanently ground it. THAT'S IT!!
You can accomplish this like I did on my 2001, I went under the fuse box and cut the yellow wire right at the fuse box and grounded it to the fender. I have also seen people cut it at each headlight and ground it to the core support.
But now when I turn my high beams on, the lows NEVER turn off. The lows and high all stay on when the high beams are on.

What years does this method work on?

 

[ScottyBoy]

What years does this method work on?

I know for a fact that it works on all 99-02 Silverado/Sierra, and 00-02 SUV's
01-02 Avalanche.

 

[Shovel]

I know for a fact that it works on all 99-02 Silverado/Sierra, and 00-02 SUV's
01-02 Avalanche.

Dang, I have a 2003 Yukon Denali and this seems like a very clean/easy solution.

 

[Rocket Man]

Dang, I have a 2003 Yukon Denali and this seems like a very clean/easy solution.

It's almost as easy for the 03-06, you just need a diode. Here's how:http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thre...mod-on-an-03-06-full-size-truck-for-3-00.571/

 

[Rivieraracing]

I did the 4 high mod on my '02 years ago cause I couldn't deal with the same issue and it was one of the best mods you could do for the price (free).

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[inmypassatlife]

Got these from Amazon.View attachment 190875 View attachment 190876
See great at night.

You see great with all that horrible light dispersion? I believe what you're considering "great lighting" is the hot-spot led's create but in real life comparison, have no width or depth

 

[inmypassatlife]

Happy Wednesday everyone...

Looking for some quick advice here. Appreciate any input you folks have. Here is where I am at currently.

I have Depo Denali projector headlight assemblies and I took my truck to a local shop and had them put in HID's. I'm told they are 55w and I paid $265 for them. Unsure on brand etc. Well I have two problems...First they don't display downrange far enough (and I cannot adjust them any higher) and I've also discovered the warm up problem while driving on a dark road in the rain the other night when I switched from my high's back to my HID lows. I was basically driving in the dark for 3-7 seconds while HID's warmed up. That's not ever going to work in my world so for now I'm done with HID's.

At this point I just want to pull the HID's and drop in some LED's and not have to deal with it for awhile. Maybe in the future I'll go the whole bixenon, 4 high, etc etc mod. For now. I just want to be able to safely drive at night which is what started this whole debacle.

I've scoured the Internet including these forums and am trying to nail down the bulbs to buy. Right now I am considering the Cougar, the Hikari, Nineo, and the Morimoto kits, although I am open to about anything under $200 for a set.

Any and all advice is welcomed and I'm ready to go buy today.

One other question. Is there a market for me to sell my HID's if I gathered some more information on what they are? They're not defective, they just don't meet my immediate needs.

Thanks!!

Id suggest you get a HID projector and retrofit what you have now. You asked for more throw and depth, lets see any of these plug and play led's have a cutoff at 200' +/- 25'

 

[Tonyrodz]

You see great with all that horrible light dispersion? I believe what you're considering "great lighting" is the hot-spot led's create but in real life comparison, have no width or depth

I think it looks good. I didn't send a pic from inside/what I see. Projects down the road great.

 

[inmypassatlife]

I think it looks good. I didn't send a pic from inside/what I see. Projects down the road great.

Lets see that pic against a wall from 100' away?

 

[Tonyrodz]

Can't find the pic I had.