W8TVI's 2000 Yukon XL SLT

[W8TVI]

Here is another example of how the lights look:

This one shows just how dark it is above the cut off for the projectors:

High beams again, puts out a nice rectangle of light that has good throw down the road, plus some spill off to the sides:

And here is the LED light bar with the knock your eyes out bright light:

This is what it looks like from a distance:

And a closer view from the side:

 

[mmeachem]

Went into the woods to see what they looked like out there.

Low beams:
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High beams:
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Light bar:
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I walked just beyond the first big puddle for this one:
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The tailgate bar looks great


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[W8TVI]

I got some LED headlight bulbs for my projectors.

They seem to be just as bright as my 9011 HIR bulbs, but with a little bit more even light (out to the sides):

At first I had trouble getting the driver side bulb in properly, so it messed up the beam pattern:

I reached in with a hook to turn the bulb the rest of the way. With it in place, the driver side bulb has the same pattern as the passenger.

I looked at them side by side (put both bulbs in the driver side to compare to the 9011 HIRs I have in the highs still, and had in the low beams. They seemed to be a little bit brighter, but they are right about our eyes having an easier time seeing the yellower light of the halogen bulbs.

I had to make sure I bent the heatsinks half to the right and half to the left, otherwise it wouldn't fit right on the driver side.

I couldn't find anywhere to ziptie the ballast, so I tucked it in behind some wires.

There they are going up a two-track:

 

[W8TVI]

I tried the low/high/light bar comparison again (and locking the exposure settings so you can compare apples to apples), but my poor phone doesn't have the dynamic range to show what it looks like in person with the light bar on.

So again, low beams (LEDs in projectors):

High beams (9011 HIRs):

Low beams, LED fog lamps, light bar:

If you ignore the totally blown out foreground and imagine the road looks like the version from the high beams, that's pretty much what it looked like in person.

If I actually went two-tracking at night, I think I'd want to get a light bar above the windshield to go with this one.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

If I actually went two-tracking at night, I think I'd want to get a light bar above the windshield to go with this one.

Yes... come to the dark side... we have daylight at night

 

[W8TVI]

I upgraded my mobile radio to a new Kenwood TM-D710GA, replacing my old FT-8500.
Now I can do APRS with just the mobile radio.

Before:

After:

Remote speaker, and microphone jack:

 

[gat0r]

^ looks nifty

but forgive my ignorance, i assume this setup has to do w/ HAM/amateur radio & i'd hazard a guess @ tracking GPS , since GPS & BCON (beacon?) is option on that screen...

 

[gat0r]

is your UID your handle?

 

[W8TVI]

is your UID your handle?

My username is my callsign.

^ looks nifty

but forgive my ignorance, i assume this setup has to do w/ HAM/amateur radio & i'd hazard a guess @ tracking GPS , since GPS & BCON (beacon?) is option on that screen...

And you are correct.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

 

[W8TVI]

Changed the front rotors and pads:

 

[W8TVI]

looks like I need to replace these:

They look like this on both sides.

 

[W8TVI]

4-Hi mod done!

Dads truck too:

I put the HIDs back in my low beams (only the HIDs and the HIR 9011 bulbs seem to be bright enough/good enough pattern to use in these projectors), and put the LEDs in the high beams.

Both our trucks have an aftermarket headlight relay kit installed, so it can run the 4-HI mod with out taxing the stock wiring.
Because both trucks have the aftermarket relay kit, it was VERY easy to do the 4-Hi mod.
On my truck, I only had to jumper from ground to the low beam trigger/input ground wire.
On my dads truck, I needed a diode and I ran a wire with diode in to from the high beam trigger +12 wire to the low beam trigger +12 wire (cathode of the diode pointing to the low beam wire). If we hadn't had the relay kits, we would have had to use a relay instead of a diode to run the low beams on his truck.

Bonus stupid bright light bar picture!

 

[W8TVI]

I just ordered a set of 9005 35w HIDs (non-canbus) from @Vanquish Auto to try out.
I'm hoping they work better with my TYC Denali projector clones, than this $30 set (http://a.co/5HnphpM) made by XtremeVision.

After I get them and install them, I'll post some pictures to compare.

 

[Vanquish Auto]

I just ordered a set of 9005 35w HIDs (non-canbus) from @Vanquish Auto to try out.
I'm hoping they work better with my TYC Denali projector clones, than this $30 set (http://a.co/5HnphpM) made by XtremeVision.

After I get them and install them, I'll post some pictures to compare.

Thank you for your order. You will definitely notice they will be much brighter. Try them side by side and let them know.


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[W8TVI]

Thank you for your order. You will definitely notice they will be much brighter. Try them side by side and let them know.
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Got the new HIDs and installed them.

They are noticeably brighter than the cheap HID kit I used before.

I'm not sure why I recieved the can-bus version of the kit when I ordered the non-can-bus version, but I'm not complaining.

The new ballast also feels much heavier than the old. Reassuringly so.

Old HIDs:

Side by side (new on left):

New:

 

[W8TVI]

After seeing how @Sevenevez 's Denali looks like with these Anzo projectors:

I did a quick photo-chop to get an idea of what it would look like on my Yukon XL, plus plastidiping the center of the grille:

I figure if I got the black headlights, I'd also need to get blacked out or clear turns as well (most likely clear).

I don't want to color match, because then I'd have to color match everything else, and I don't want to spend that kind of money on this truck with the rust it already has on it.

If I do get plastidip, I'll probably do the lower valance as well.

 

[Sevenevez]

After seeing how @Sevenevez 's Denali looks like with these Anzo projectors:
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I did a quick photo-chop to get an idea of what it would look like on my Yukon XL, plus plastidiping the center of the grille:
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I figure if I got the black headlights, I'd also need to get blacked out or clear turns as well (most likely clear).

I don't want to color match, because then I'd have to color match everything else, and I don't want to spend that kind of money on this truck with the rust it already has on it.

If I do get plastidip, I'll probably do the lower valance as well.

looks good! nice edit, man

 

[Goodinblack]

JDM ASTAR 1200 Lumens Extremely Bright 144-EX Chipsets 3056 3156 3057 3157 LED Bulbs with Projector , Xenon White
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You still happy with these?

 

[BADRIDES]

New:
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Tons better