07 Yukon Build

[UKonBoi614]

Well i thought i'd get started on a build thread. I don't have to much done just yet since i just bought the UKon SLT last month. She came with 125k on the odometer.

So far i did the USA Spec iPod Interface thru the XM channel to run my iPod Classic. Easiest install i've done to upgrade a factory radio. Plugs right into the XM module cable right behind the glove box.

I also received my Denali BFC Retro HID headlights today and plan on trying to install them on Thursday if the weather is nice enough.

http://tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69645

Future plans include G3 or G4 LED taillights, 24" wheels, lowering, exhaust and Apple TV install. I'm pretty happy with the way she sits stock but i gotta make her my own, plus i got another car that's my little toy and fun car on the weekends.

 

[Goodinblack]

Do G4s... better chipset

 

[HoS]

My Denali came with an iPod thing.

I didn't realize it was a legit product, got more info?

 

[UKonBoi614]

My Denali came with an iPod thing.

I didn't realize it was a legit product, got more info?

Works great! You can control the music from your iPod or iPhone on the factory deck under XM or through your steering wheel controls.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_581PA20GM/USA-Spec-iPod-Interface-for-GM.html?tp=61445

My Yukon SLT has factory NAV and XM. Installation took under 10 minutes. Please note, you do not need to remove the radio for this vehicle (and probably others) when you have XM. It plugs into the XM module which
is behind the glove box. The Crutchfield supplied instructions do not tell you this. The Crutchfield instruction tell you to take the whole radio out to access the plug on the back of the radio. This is 100 times easier though. Open the glove box and feel up top until you come across a plastic tab which holds the
box from opening too far. Push up on that tab and the glove box drops right down. The XM module is right there. Just unplug the the black plug and attach it to the adapter provided by USASPEC. I wrapped the extra cables together and stuck the module back and up so it would be out of the way of the glove box closing. Easiest installation I have ever done.

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So i'm kinda pissed. My "M" on my front grille emblem fell off somewhere. So now i'm in the market for either a new grille or just for a new front emblem.

 

[HoS]

Pretty sweet, I don't have apple products. Thanks for the info!

 

[YuCanada]

When you do that iPod mod, do you lose the xm function? Or is there just a new channel for the iPod?


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[UKonBoi614]

You lose XM.


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[HoS]

Hmm, I must have something different, as I still have xm too. Maybe the cord isn't hooked up anymore?

 

[UKonBoi614]

Well idk, if I used the crutchfield install instructions then I might've been able to keep XM. But I don't use XM anyways. The USASPEC iPod adapter came with other cords to plug it up a different way as well. The other plugs connect in between the XM module and head unit. Maybe if u connect that way then XM would be retained. But I'm really happy with my results I have.


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[UKonBoi614]

Installed the headlights tonight. It's like night and day. These are the lights that should've came on the Yukon.

Comparison

Installed

Sorry no pics of the installation process.

I did order a Chrome GMC emblem since my "M" fell off my factory grille. But I will probably be getting the Denali grille or a mesh one in the future. Oh and I found out the my wife ordered my taillights. But I believe she got me the wrong ones. I looked at the invoice and she got me so Spyder LED tails.


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[felixgun]

Welcome! Love the retro!

 

[OHSIXX]

 

[UKonBoi614]

So the LED Taillights came in today with a few LED bulbs (reverse and license plate bulbs). I decided to give it a go since wifey tried to surprise me. Well they're not the look I was looking for but they're not that bad. The only problem is the hyper flash with the turn signals. So these will probably last a month and then I'm ordering the proper one. Probably sell them for dirty cheap. Here are some pics...

Comparison

Installed

The whole thing doesn't flash like the Escalade tails. Only half does [emoji30]. Also the reverse light LED bulbs I ordered doesn't fit the wiring socket. So I just put them on my Civic.


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[UKonBoi614]

So my Billet GMC front emblem came in the other day and I had time today before I head down to Texas for the weekend.

Before...

After...

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[YuCanada]

Clean front end with the new logo and projectors, I like it


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[UKonBoi614]

So the Yukon was totaled in a recent hail storm we received here in Colorado. $20k in damages, so i decided to part ways with it and went smaller to something i really wanted, 09 Pontiac G8 GT.

 

[swathdiver]

So the Yukon was totaled in a recent hail storm we received here in Colorado. $20k in damages, so i decided to part ways with it and went smaller to something i really wanted, 09 Pontiac G8 GT.

Well, bad things have a way of working towards good don't they? Post up some pics of both when you can. What motor is in the Pontiac?