New Member with New to me Yukon XL Denali

[AltxF4]

Hi everybody, I just purchased a used (obviously) 2004 (Docs say 2003) Yukon XL Denali for my business. I got a great deal on it, and overall it in great condition.... a few little issues ( rear auto level shocks blown, but no info on DIC), but nothing crazy since I can do all the work myself. I will and have been doing a lot of searching on here, and will be posting some questions.

Thanks,

Jon

 

[01ssreda4]

Cool man, welcome aboard

 

[SirReal63]

Welcome from Central Texas Jon, we just picked up a 2003 XL Denali ourselves. This is the best place to get information on these wonderful vehicles.

 

[swathdiver]

Welcome Jon! What's the build date on the door sticker and the 10th digit on the VIN?

 

[Lanewvr]

Welcome. This is the place to be. We just bought a Yukon Denali a couple weeks ago also.

 

[AltxF4]

Welcome Jon! What's the build date on the door sticker and the 10th digit on the VIN?

Hi, The inner door sticker is bleached out from something on it... same with the underhood stickers. My guess is the "detailers" used something nasty. 10th digit in vin is 3. I will see if I can lift any latent image from the sticker

 

[swathdiver]

Well 3 means 2003. Lots of guys here with those years and they still run great and are a tremendous value.

 

[AltxF4]

Well 3 means 2003. Lots of guys here with those years and they still run great and are a tremendous value.

Yeah, by all of the research I have been doing as I crawl all over this thing definitly points to a 2003... Especially the AC with automatic control. Yeah the snowflake with a line through it when I press the AC button had me troubleshooting AC yesterday, but I was getting some crazy results. Now I know why. Button turns AC off!

I think I will be able to get this thing up to my standards pretty easy! About to install all 4 corner passive Monroe shocks once the new Dorman air compressor gets here. After that I will do a P/S hydrobost flush, brake flush along with GMT900 front calipers and rotors with Braided SS lines, Coolant flush, and trans flush and filter.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Miami Beach Jon!!

 

[Shaw520]

Welcome from the snow covered Northeast.... Many guys here delete the air ride system.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Welcome. How about some pics.

 

[AltxF4]

Welcome. How about some pics.

I will get some pictures soon, but for now you can just imagine a Stock looking 03 Yukon XL Denali in that Gold looking Pewter Metalic with a stone gray leather interior. I am still debating what to do to the exterior since I will be using this vehicle for my business mainly, and I will have to meet customers in the field.... and that could be ANYWHERE (Aerial Drone Services).

One thing I am wondering is if I can find any service history results on this thing? I made my purchase off the clean NICB results, visual inspection, and my gut. I do 99% of my own work, but I would like to know if certain things I might preemptively replace has been replaced recently. Vin is 1GKFK66U63J166186

 

[Tonyrodz]

You can ask the selling dealer for a print out of the service history.

 

[AltxF4]

Welcome. How about some pics.

Here is a picture of her on a mildly cold humid morning.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Here is a picture of her on a mildly cold humid morning.

No pic.

 

[swathdiver]

One thing I am wondering is if I can find any service history results on this thing?

A Carfax may reveal what dealerships or other places of business serviced the truck. Then you can contact them and ask for the service records. One dealer wanted me to show proof of ownership, another didn't care. You can ask GMC to decode your VIN and give you such details as the day it was made and maybe even who it was shipped to. Compnine offers a similar service for $5 for 5 VIN checks.

 

[Shaw520]

Infra-red,.. heat detecting camera.

 

[AltxF4]

Infra-red,.. heat detecting camera.

FLIR Vue Pro-R

 

[adventurenali92]

Welcome! The GMT800 Denali is an awesome rig! Maybe I’m biased cuz I have one too.... haha. The autoride system is actually pretty cool if you have the desire to keep it. I love that it auto levels when I load it down or tow with it. Pretty easy to do the swap yourself to. I watched when my buddy did it for me at the jeep shop he’s a mechanic for. It didn’t look too complicated.