New 2009 Yukon XL Owner

[FireYukes]

Hey Everybody,

I am new here and purchased a 2009 Yukon XL from a local fire department. It had 63,000 miles when I purchased it two weeks ago. Mechanically it was a well taken care of vehicle but inside it was filthy. I don't think the Battalion Chief that drove it ever wiped the inside surfaces down.

I have never owned a vehicle the size of the Yukon before. Instead I have been saddled with a 1997 Honda Civic since 2001 that wouldn't die. For years I have been stuck at the bottom of the mountain on the best ski days and left yearning for traveling the forest service roads during the other seasons. Finally 2020 was the year I struck out and bid on an old fire Yukon. As long as Covid doesn't close down the ski areas I will be on the mountain no matter how much snow we get.

The vehicle has some sort of after market towing package. The tires have thick tread and are all season tires. The only downside of the vehicle is that it has no rear seats. I purchased some from a 2009 Yukon XL Denali but I am having some issues getting them in. It seems that I do not have the mounting hardware that I need. I made a post about the seat issue with photographs under the interiors section.

I am really excited to have a vehicle that will take me and my family to the locations we want to go. I am looking to learn as much as I can about maintaining the vehicle and good upgrades for a family adventure mobile.

I have been driving the Yukon to and from work for the last two weeks and it is running very well. About 600 miles so far.

 

[GreyStone]

Welcome Brad ~ looking forward to seeing some pics of the new ride - we love ex-gov vehicles here. You probably have whats called an SSV

 

[FireYukes]

Here is a photo from the auction of the gear box that was left in the back. I removed it and am selling it. It is pretty heavy duty and wasn't easy to get out. It would be good for a sort of apocalypse supply box for the back of a truck. The drawers are made of thick plexiglass with a steel front. I will upload more photographs later.

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I believe that I answered your seat frame question today, in what appears to be another very similar post from you.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Miami Beach Brad!

Nice Yukon XL! Don't forget to check out the 2007-2014 SSV-PPV section or any other area in the 2007-2014 section for any issues you might have.

 

[FireYukes]

Here are a couple more of the inside. You can see on the left that I got the seat frames and began installing them. I will post updated photos of the seats once I get them installed, hopefully tomorrow.

 

[adventurenali92]

Really cool Yukon xl! What mountains are you referring to? I happen to live n ski mountains. Lol. And I know the pain of being stop at the bottom of the mountain without four wheel drive. It’s been a long time since that’s happened to me though haha. I’ve trucked to mammoth lakes, in the Easter Sierra Nevada mountains, and back in almost three feet of snow in my Yukon xl and that didn’t stop me. Haha.

 

[FireYukes]

We mostly stick to the Cascade Mountains but maybe that will change with the new Yukon.

 

[FireYukes]

I had to install all new hardware. It was a relatively easy job. I removed a plug and screwed in the hardware from the donor vehicle.

I think they ended up looking pretty sharp

The front row is still cloth but I have replacement front seats from the donor vehicle. The front seats are a little more complicated than the back because they are electric and I think I am going to have to splice some wires.