Hiro's 2010 Yukon Build (Betty White)

[Sir_Hiro]

Started removing the ugly door dingers and polishing up the doors. Till my 12 year old eraser wheel decided it had enough.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Got the Drivers Side Door Moldings off. Cut and Buffed the drivers side. Next up is the Passenger side and then an overall detail.
Have to get it ready for its first Trip in my ownership and it cant look ugly

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Junkyard scores of the day. Lower denali grille not in greatest of shape. But for 6 bucks itll work till another one comes along.

 

[Geotrash]

Junkyard scores of the day. Lower denali grille not in greatest of shape. But for 6 bucks itll work till another one comes along.

Nice finds! You might be able to send that grille to a plating shop. I'll bet they could clean it up and re-plate it for you with Chrome for a reasonable price.

And while we're celebrating you spending money, was the 6.2 from that donor still there?

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Nice finds! You might be able to send that grille to a plating shop. I'll bet they could clean it up and re-plate it for you with Chrome for a reasonable price.

And while we're celebrating you spending money, was the 6.2 from that donor still there?

Absolutely not. Those are the first things to go. I swear the junkyard calls people to let them know. Its only been on the yard for 2 days and it was basically stripped. My taillights i think was because noone could get the tailgate open. But we jumped the hinge witb an 18volt battery

 

[Doubeleive]

Absolutely not. Those are the first things to go. I swear the junkyard calls people to let them know. Its only been on the yard for 2 days and it was basically stripped. My taillights i think was because noone could get the tailgate open. But we jumped the hinge witb an 18volt battery

ya, nobody knows how to open the rear gate, there is a dimple in the plastic (lower bottom center) you just drill a hole right there, stick a flat head screw driver in and you can pop the lock open, that's how the dealer does it when the motor/lock/actuator fails.
if you look at yours you will see where the dimple is. (for future reference) needs to be about a 10" screwdriver roughly
*beware also that some thieves have figured out they can pop the rear glass open in a similar fashion by forcing the glass hatch lock open with a screwdriver inserted into the bottom edge lip where the lock is and prying it open.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

ya, nobody knows how to open the rear gate, there is a dimple in the plastic (lower bottom center) you just drill a hole right there, stick a flat head screw driver in and you can pop the lock open, that's how the dealer does it when the motor/lock/actuator fails.
if you look at yours you will see where the dimple is. (for future reference) needs to be about a 10" screwdriver roughly
*beware also that some thieves have figured out they can pop the rear glass open in a similar fashion by forcing the glass hatch lock open with a screwdriver inserted into the bottom edge lip where the lock is and prying it open.

I was looking for the little tab cuz i watched a yt vid on it but the other guy came looking for a different peice on the tailgate and knew how to jump it.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

It was finally warm enough to get the Door Flares on. China Strikes again tho. I had to add 3 more layers of VHB Tape to them just to get them to touch the door.
Also Drivers side 1/4 flare touches the door flare probably because there's nothing up front for that flare to bolt to so its hanging a bit. But all in all I think it looks good. Alot better than looking at rust.
Next up I have a Cobra 29LX in the mail.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Well my Drivers side Door Flare blew off on the way to work this morning. Seems the Tape on the flare didnt want to stick to my VHB Tape. I was able to snag the flare up and I'll reattach it better I guess..its a bit beaten up.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Happy to Report that Betty did great on her first of many camping trips. Developed a clunk on the drivers front i gotta look at but other than that. Factory Trailer Brakes work as intended. Not bad for a 3k popup.

 

[OBSandaNNBS]

Absolutely not. Those are the first things to go. I swear the junkyard calls people to let them know. Its only been on the yard for 2 days and it was basically stripped. My taillights i think was because noone could get the tailgate open. But we jumped the hinge witb an 18volt battery

The junkyards around me have automated emails for the model you are interested in. LS motors, rims, seats, etc. are gone very, very quickly.

 

[OBSandaNNBS]

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Got the Drivers Side Door Moldings off. Cut and Buffed the drivers side. Next up is the Passenger side and then an overall detail.
Have to get it ready for its first Trip in my ownership and it cant look ugly

Did you do the floating roof mod or did it come like that?
Are you gonna paint the top corner body color?
I've been considering the mod.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Very nice job, so far.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Did you do the floating roof mod or did it come like that?
Are you gonna paint the top corner body color?
I've been considering the mod.

No idea what that mod is so Ima say no i didn't do it

 

[OBSandaNNBS]

Dang I hate when I don't hit reply to the messages in question.

@Sir_Hiro

Your exterior d-pillar is black instead of white. The black obviously matches the window glass. If you paint the top corner from the crease up (in line with the glass) to match body color, it gives the optical illusion the roof is floating.

Alternatively, you can paint your stock d pillar black, but black can be tricky to get right.

The subtle mods are my favorite.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Dang I hate when I don't hit reply to the messages in question.

@Sir_Hiro

Your exterior d-pillar is black instead of white. The black obviously matches the window glass. If you paint the top corner from the crease up (in line with the glass) to match body color, it gives the optical illusion the roof is floating.

Alternatively, you can paint your stock d pillar black, but black can be tricky to get right.

The subtle mods are my favorite.

Ohhh. Then No I bought the truck like that. I've only done what I've posted so far.

 

[Sir_Hiro]

The junkyards around me have automated emails for the model you are interested in. LS motors, rims, seats, etc. are gone very, very quickly.

Some Junkyards by me even go so far as posting the entire RPO Codes along with pictures of the entire car.

 

[OBSandaNNBS]

Some Junkyards by me even go so far as posting the entire RPO Codes along with pictures of the entire car.

Now that's what I call service!!

 

[Sir_Hiro]

New Headlights and Fogs lights installed as well. Going for the knock off denali look

 

[Sir_Hiro]

Junkyard run successful. Got a rustish free Hitch. Mine was rusted through the trailer connector. Same Suburban had the white D Pillars so I snagged those to. Should have grabbed the white Spoiler but I'm happy