Fosscore's 2006 Tahoe Build Thread

[Fosscore]

Look like something you see down there about this time of year?.......lmao...this was 2-3 yrs ago, a burban would have prevented this......View attachment 77075 View attachment 77076

Yes there are lots of snow birds and spring breakers here now with setups like this. lol

 

[01Konvict]

You guys are killing me....but I like your input.

Good hope it makes you search the web today for best price on brushed SS grille and we want to see an order placed screen shot.

 

[Fosscore]

Vouke VK-5S 8000 Lumen LED Headlights

I decided to make the headlight LED upgrade and ordered the Vouke VK-5S for $50 on Amazon. This is the same setup that @Tonyrodz and @Bigbeardenali1992 are currently running.

Here is the link.
https://www.amazon.com/Headlight-Conversion-headlamp-Halogen-Replacement/dp/B01FI0S7Q0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489887839&sr=8-1&keywords=vouke+vk-5s&th=1

I know the retro HID purists may not totally agree, but that's okay. For $50 I am achieving what I need for my truck. She is a city pavement princess only. She does not require wilderness output for distance or a massive left to right swath.

I am running the Depo projectors which are at least a step in the right direction with a good output and cutoff that I am happy with. The light is now white and pretty closely matches my bumper and fog lights and got rid of the yellow halogen look. I have not upgraded my high beams yet, but may look into that once I see how it is driving around with the LED lows.

While I was messing around with the headlights, I decided to take the grille off and paint the radiator with a fresh coat of matte black. Much better.

A few months ago, I swapped my OEM brackets for the Depo brackets to alleviate some of the wobble that my units displayed. I did pop a few ping pong balls in each side to firm the lights up (this has been noted and seems to be hit and miss depending on who is running them).

Even though these LEDs have the flexible cooling fins, the depth of the LED lights itself would not allow the OEM brackets to fit properly. So the Depo brackets had to go back on and I'll be ....if the lights didn't fit perfectly with those brackets and the actual Depo housings fit back on the truck properly with the cooling fins spread out as well and the resistor had plenty of room as well.

Pretty happy with the outcome and achieving an all LED white front end with some better output.

On to the pictures.

Radiator before paint.

Radiator after paint.

LED headlights and LED bumper lights.

All LEDs on.

Halogen high beams on.

 

[Fosscore]

 

[BADRIDES]

They seem to match the Luyed fogs pretty well. I put the Luyed fogs in mine Thursday so I had to order these to match.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/232035116659?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

A buddy of mine has them in his F-250 and they are insanely bright and white.

 

[Tonyrodz]

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The little details always make a big difference!

 

[Tonyrodz]

They seem to match the Luyed fogs pretty well. I put the Luyed fogs in mine Thursday so I had to order these to match.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/232035116659?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

A buddy of mine has them in his F-250 and they are insanely bright and white.

Great price for highs and lows.

 

[Fosscore]

That is a great price for both. Always something more attractive out there isn't there? Makes me almost want to send the ones I have back and get both sets for a few dollars more.....thx man lol.

 

[Fosscore]

The little details always make a big difference!

Thx man. You know all about those little details lately. Motor and suspension....So much win.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Thx man. You know all about those little details lately. Motor and suspension....So much win.

Thx! Everything ties in together, unfortunately, I'm not done with the suspension, because, everything ties in together!

 

[05Single]

Very nice, everything all matches...don't know what took you so long for the lighting upgrades , but glad you finally came around lol

Painting the rad support makes a big difference that not many notice, details. I actually took scotch Brite and sanded mine down then shot it with flat black too.

Got any wall cutoff shots ?

 

[Fosscore]

Thx man. Well you know some things just take time...lol

Truck is at a slight angle and not absolutely straight on to the doors.

 

[adventurenali92]

Excellent choice my friend!! Looks good! For $50 on the vouke setup its a no brainer! Lol

 

[kwOH]

Winning

 

[BADRIDES]

That is a great price for both. Always something more attractive out there isn't there? Makes me almost want to send the ones I have back and get both sets for a few dollars more.....thx man lol.

This is what I will probably have to end up doing to my fog lights as well if mine are as bright as my buddy's with the F-250. He has these fogs also to match.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/331734862932?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[05Single]

They seem to match the Luyed fogs pretty well. I put the Luyed fogs in mine Thursday so I had to order these to match.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/232035116659?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

A buddy of mine has them in his F-250 and they are insanely bright and white.

Let us know how these turn out. Cob style can be unreliable. Cree chips are most common

 

[BADRIDES]

Let us know how these turn out. Cob style can be unreliable. Cree chips are most common

I have researched every brand under the moon in the last 2 weeks and they all have positives and negatives about them. I bought these cause I guy I work with has them and I was impressed with the light output and price.

 

[05Single]

I have researched every brand under the moon in the last 2 weeks and they all have positives and negatives about them. I bought these cause I guy I work with has them and I was impressed with the light output and price.

How long has your coworker had them installed? I know the cobs are insane bright but most cobs I've used have a short life span. Probably depends on application like anything else

 

[BADRIDES]

How long has your coworker had them installed? I know the cobs are insane bright but most cobs I've used have a short life span. Probably depends on application like anything else

He's had them about a month. I don't do alot of night time driving with the Tahoe. If they don't last long then I will probably go with some Vanquish Led's.

 

[burbplayer]

He's had them about a month. I don't do alot of night time driving with the Tahoe. If they don't last long then I will probably go with some Vanquish Led's.

From what i have seen about those leds on eBay, they start fading the color in months, then they go bad turn off completely. When i decided to buy vanquishauto.com leds was when i was tired of trying cheap stuff on eBay. Im sure you will like the vanquishauto lights once you decided to get them and have them installed as I also did, still same brightness and color extremely white and have been using them for months without issues.