Wonder how they’d do with HID in them. You can buy a kit for cheap and swap out the bulbs and add ballasts. You never know.
07-14 Yukon Headlights
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how is the view going down the road at night hi/low?, are the bulbs accessible from the back? the pictures in the listing online look like they are all sealed up on the back
gooffeyguy
Tom
I haven't gone down the road at night yet. The high beams aren't in projector lenses and light up the whole garage door, not just the bottom half. The openings in the back for the low/high beam bulbs are rubber dome shaped that pop into the back of the housing.
2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18
petethepug
Michael
Very nice cut off pattern on the new headlights. If I wasn't going to be selling off my Yukon in the next day or two I'd figure out how to wire the led into the DRL. The first thing that comes to mind is that the BCM may not like the circuitry of the LED lights running through it's brain. I don't want to create any new problems as I'm don't have time to chase down new ones.
For inquiring minds … It only takes a few screws to take off the bumper cover.
For inquiring minds … It only takes a few screws to take off the bumper cover.
these trucks bcm are dumb headlight wise that is why you never get a warning that a headlight bulb is out all they do is apply power or turn it off, there is no canbus or anything. same for the brake lights, the only thing it monitors is the resistance for the blinkers and brake pedal switch for cruise control, this is also why you don't get a warning when a brake light is out. It may (maybe) detect a miswire/short in the brake lights and prevent cruise from working but it won't warn you, cruise just wont work.
avalonandl
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I have Silverstars in my OEM and they are fair at best. At least the factory reflectors are better than the lousy projectors my Silverado HD had.
Shows $ 350 on Fleabay.....
Shows $ 350 on Fleabay.....
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gooffeyguy
Tom
Drove it tonight. These lights don't appear to light up the roadway as much as my OE lights with Silverstars. It may be because they are smoked slightly and probably came with cheap bulbs (or the combination of both).
I think I'm going to pickup a pair of better H7 bulbs
2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18
I think I'm going to pickup a pair of better H7 bulbs
2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18
ivin74
05 NBS Nali
They look pimp.I installed these today. I went with removing the entire bumper, just made it easier. I turned on/tested them before re-installing the bumper, and found one of the parking light bulbs was burnt out. I had to run by the parts store and pick up a 194 amber bulb. I'll get beam pattern on my garage door pics tonight to compare with the stock lights.
I still may need to adjust them
2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18
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It is not correct. The "step" on the cut-off line (which by the way the left one is all jacked up), steps up to the right which is for LHD vehicles, DOT standard. For RHD vehicles the step would be in the opposite direction which is ECE standard.
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You have "less" light on the road because of the major hotspots those projectors are creating. You essentially have two cut-off lines. The one on top which is suppose to be there and the ones on the bottom that I marked in red. There's very little uniformity of light output evenly spread out. You'll have the same results with any H7 bulb you put in there.
Here's an example of an even spread of output
gooffeyguy
Tom
The light output is just dimmer/more yellow than I'm used to. I'm sure these didn't come with the best/brightest/whitest bulbs in it....lol
petethepug
Michael
If the truck is driven with the parking lights on, the DRL operate. The DRL are on all the time with the headlights turned on. Now all’s that needed is a definite answer to see if the BCM won’t freak if the DRL are tapped directly into their circuit. Another option that’s not as convenient would be to run a dedicated feed w/ key on directly to the DRL and isolating it from everything else. I’ll post up the 5k PIAA lights installed in the new lights tonight.
I regret that I did not notice they are tinted blue. Not my cuppa tea but not going into the bumper cover again to change it doesn't sound like fun. Stick w/ the Silverstar Ultra if they make them in H7. It was a bummer that the fresh OE H13 bulbs could not be reused. Only the projector / driving lights are height adjustable, but it's sufficient to dial them in.
That even spread of light and clear cut off Dario posted is the product of a higher build quality in the projector glass. Below is the headlights lower mount arm / bracket that keeps the headlight assembly from being easily removed. It hides at the front corners of the truck just under the amber reflector behind the bumper cover.
I regret that I did not notice they are tinted blue. Not my cuppa tea but not going into the bumper cover again to change it doesn't sound like fun. Stick w/ the Silverstar Ultra if they make them in H7. It was a bummer that the fresh OE H13 bulbs could not be reused. Only the projector / driving lights are height adjustable, but it's sufficient to dial them in.
That even spread of light and clear cut off Dario posted is the product of a higher build quality in the projector glass. Below is the headlights lower mount arm / bracket that keeps the headlight assembly from being easily removed. It hides at the front corners of the truck just under the amber reflector behind the bumper cover.
gooffeyguy
Tom
It's a gloomy, rainy day here, and I got a couple pics just a few minutes ago when I pulled in at home.....
That bracket under the yellow parking light doesn't need the bolt fully removed, just loosened. It has a U shaped opening.
I ordered a new bumper cover bracket for the driver's side (mine is broken, I pictured it earlier) that should be here by the weekend. I'll probably get some better bulbs before then and change out the bulbs when I pull the bumper cover to replace that bracket.
2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18
That bracket under the yellow parking light doesn't need the bolt fully removed, just loosened. It has a U shaped opening.
I ordered a new bumper cover bracket for the driver's side (mine is broken, I pictured it earlier) that should be here by the weekend. I'll probably get some better bulbs before then and change out the bulbs when I pull the bumper cover to replace that bracket.
2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18
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Geoffsfas10
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They look nice on there, better then the ad picture with what IM sure is a photoshopped job of the lights.
gooffeyguy
Tom
Scored some SilverStar Ultra H1's for the high beams on clearance for $13 each, and picked up a pair of SilverStar Ultra H7's for the low beams. Also received the GM Parts replacement side bumper cover bracket in the mail today. I'm going to pull the bumper, replace that bracket and swap out the bulbs either tomorrow afternoon or this weekend.
Real tempted to rewire the LED bar to the low beam headlight wires while I'm at it. Not sure yet. They are currently just spliced in (with heat shrink) to the parking light plug wiring. It would be real easy to splice them in with a wire tap to the low beam wiring that goes to the main plug harness.
I'm just worried about the lifespan of the LED, being on basically all the time when the vehicle is driven. It's not like it's replaceable like a bulb. It it goes out the whole housing needs to be be replaced.
Real tempted to rewire the LED bar to the low beam headlight wires while I'm at it. Not sure yet. They are currently just spliced in (with heat shrink) to the parking light plug wiring. It would be real easy to splice them in with a wire tap to the low beam wiring that goes to the main plug harness.
I'm just worried about the lifespan of the LED, being on basically all the time when the vehicle is driven. It's not like it's replaceable like a bulb. It it goes out the whole housing needs to be be replaced.
Geoffsfas10
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You can replace those LEDs, the part you see is actually a frosted cover, so if they go out, you can replace them by baking the headlight, opening them up and then putting new LED stripes in. When i was doing my HID retrofit, the company i was talking with did that on similar styled lights and put a switchback LED strip in and rewiring it to the DRLS and Turn signal which was pretty cool.
gooffeyguy
Tom
Uh, ok. Sounds easier just to buy a new headlight.... LOL
2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18
Geoffsfas10
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fair enough but im here to help if you need it! baking them isnt so bad
avalonandl
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Any update on replacing the bulbs and light output?
