What did you do to your OBS GMT400 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Shadowz Edge]

Here’s a link to a GM parts catalog where you can get the part numbers. Looks like you might need it. Not sure what the previous owner did to that thing!


https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/epc/chevrolet/

Thank you so much for the link!!! So far most of the parts I'm needing are coming up as discontinued. And as for what they did to the poor girl I have no idea. But the more I'm looking the more I'm finding they may have had the mind set of "Use and Abuse"

Edit for my bad formatting lol

 

[Sam Harris]

Thank you so much for the link!!! So far most of the parts I'm needing are coming up as discontinued. And as for what they did to the poor girl I have no idea. But the more I'm looking the more I'm finding they may have had the mind set of "Use and Abuse"

Edit for my bad formatting lol

Yeah. GM parts are definitely going to be hard to find. Even my NBS Yukon is really hard to get a lot of parts for. I’d be searching Ebay, Craigslist, whatever. Now that you have those part numbers though, you can search using the p/n and hopefully find some replacements.

 

[liquify33]

We made it home, ~600 miles and a fun vacation in there to boot!
The ole tub even ran with the big dogs on I-10 around 85 mph.
She cruises REAL nice around 70 then gets progressively harsher on ride and shakiness. I’ll get the tires balanced this week and test again,it could also be load rated AT tires and 20 year old rear shocks....

 

[liquify33]

Thank you so much for the link!!! So far most of the parts I'm needing are coming up as discontinued. And as for what they did to the poor girl I have no idea. But the more I'm looking the more I'm finding they may have had the mind set of "Use and Abuse"

Edit for my bad formatting lol

You’ll use that website for googling the part numbers, not many parts left in stock. If you’re near a big city there’s likely a GM parts warehouse that can track down some items, a couple of them here in Houston have bailed me out with small specialty items like hood hinge bolts. Otherwise it’s eBay or the junkyard.

PS, you’ll never find a good cup holder, mirrors or visors so repair yours if needed and move on.

 

[Shadowz Edge]

You’ll use that website for googling the part numbers, not many parts left in stock. If you’re near a big city there’s likely a GM parts warehouse that can track down some items, a couple of them here in Houston have bailed me out with small specialty items like hood hinge bolts. Otherwise it’s eBay or the junkyard.

PS, you’ll never find a good cup holder, mirrors or visors so repair yours if needed and move on.

I'm in Casper WY so my nearest GM parts warehouse is either in Cheyenne (2.5 hours away) or in Denver (around 5 - 6 depending on traffic)

 

[dkknaebel]

You’ll use that website for googling the part numbers, not many parts left in stock. If you’re near a big city there’s likely a GM parts warehouse that can track down some items, a couple of them here in Houston have bailed me out with small specialty items like hood hinge bolts. Otherwise it’s eBay or the junkyard.

PS, you’ll never find a good cup holder, mirrors or visors so repair yours if needed and move on.

True story right here!!!

 

[dkknaebel]

Well today, after two days of rain, I discovered that good ol' FrankenBetty isn't leaking anymore. But, the left front bottom light housing is leaking. It's half full of water. Stupid cheap Chinese parts. Time to go pull, check for cracks and look for new ones on the interwebs. I think I tossed out my old ones.

Edit- Went out to pull it off and drain it. Well, will wonders never cease? Some brainiac (me) installed the damn lens upside down. Abso-freaking-lutely brilliant.

 

[NoReverseYukon]

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PS, you’ll never find a good cup holder, mirrors or visors so repair yours if needed and move on.

Sounds like a challenge to me. If you all let me know what you need, I will keep an eye out. I like visiting the salvage yard.

 

[liquify33]

Sounds like a challenge to me. If you all let me know what you need, I will keep an eye out. I like visiting the salvage yard.

Visors, cup holders, OEM mirrors that don’t shake (can’t tell in a yard).
Red interior bits for @Squirrelsmith

 

[NoReverseYukon]

Visors, cup holders, OEM mirrors that don’t shake (can’t tell in a yard).
Red interior bits for @Squirrelsmith

I have seen many of these items in the salvage yard, but haven't priced them. What should I expect to pay?

The Youtube videos show that removing should be easy, except for the visors-couldn't find a how-to for that.

I'll probably go tomorrow and post what I pulled.

 

[liquify33]

I have seen many of these items in the salvage yard, but haven't priced them. What should I expect to pay?

The Youtube videos show that removing should be easy, except for the visors-couldn't find a how-to for that.

I'll probably go tomorrow and post what I pulled.

Visors should be 3 Phillips screws and a wiring clip if they have lights. In most OBS trucks/tahoes/burbs 6 screws if the captive side is still present. What I’ve seen the cloth is saggy, the elastic destroyed and the mirror cover missing in the ones around here. Cup holders flat out gone, regardless of condition unless they’re the CD holder, which is useless because most of the CD players died before OJ rode in a Bronco.

 

[mtl111]

All the talk about cupholders has me thinking about the best way to replace the foam insert's? Cupholders are 2 piece, there are small clips around the outside but the outside seam looks like it's glued/melted together. Replacing with some EVA foam I have would be easy. Anyone know the best way to get one apart??

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[liquify33]

All the talk about cupholders has me thinking about the best way to replace the foam insert's? Cupholders are 2 piece, there are small clips around the outside but the outside seam looks like it's glued/melted together. Replacing with some EVA foam I have would be easy. Anyone know the best way to get one apart??

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It’s likely that someone glued your together after it broke enough to be dangerous. They should snap apart fairly easy but you may have to Dremel yours.

 

[jakcol997]

Got a new radio installed today! Now my entire sound system is Sony, and let me tell you, by god is it amazing! In NO way is it a neighborhood thumper with subs and everything, but upgrading the factory speakers. And a new head unit work wonders for me! It’s a Sony XAV-AX1000 with Apple CarPlay! (That was the seller for me) it’s amazing, and super duper easy to install! And didn’t break the bank! About $350 for everything! (Minus the roof speakers-debating on doing them or not...)

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Threw in some new HVAC knobs into it yesterday, had them special ordered through gmpartsdirect, super nice and easy mod! I have to order two more for my rear A/C control switches on the roof, and have to mod one to fit my headlight switch! Working on getting my center console to look decent have a bit of a gap in it.. any suggestions?

 

[dkknaebel]

I have seen many of these items in the salvage yard, but haven't priced them. What should I expect to pay?

The Youtube videos show that removing should be easy, except for the visors-couldn't find a how-to for that.

I'll probably go tomorrow and post what I pulled.

@NoReverseYukon is the man!!! The visors are so easy. Three Phillips head screws on the triangle part closest to the A pillar. If the visors have lights in the them, there is a pig tail to disconnect. Then the holder other side is a single Phillips head. Had mine in and out like 4 times when we were redoing the headliner.

 

[NoReverseYukon]

Well, I found a toolbag full of cupholders, even a red and a blue one. I am washing them up now and will post photos when clean. I thought I had scored 2 good sets of visors in damn-near perfect condition, but they were from pick-ups; without the inside mounting bracket.

I also found a few sets of mirrors that look to be intact, but they also were from pick-ups. If anyone knows whether they are interchangeable with Tahoes/Yukons, please weigh in. Otherwise, I will try to find that info.

I did price these mirrors : $25 each for the powered ones and $15 each for the manuals. I haven't priced new replacements, but the above prices plus shipping might not make economic sense. But if this is much lower than replacements, I will go back and pull sets per specific requests.

Lots of red trim pieces :

Any interest, just let me know.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Well, I found a toolbag full of cupholders, even a red and a blue one. I am washing them up now and will post photos when clean. I thought I had scored 2 good sets of visors in damn-near perfect condition, but they were from pick-ups; without the inside mounting bracket.

I also found a few sets of mirrors that look to be intact, but they also were from pick-ups. If anyone knows whether they are interchangeable with Tahoes/Yukons, please weigh in. Otherwise, I will try to find that info.

I did price these mirrors : $25 each for the powered ones and $15 each for the manuals. I haven't priced new replacements, but the above prices plus shipping might not make economic sense. But if this is much lower than replacements, I will go back and pull sets per specific requests.

Lots of red trim pieces : View attachment 249382 View attachment 249383 View attachment 249384 View attachment 249385
Any interest, just let me know.

That interior matches @Squirrelsmith's. Looks in great shape too.

 

[NoReverseYukon]

These are the cupholders :

As you can see, the foam is in pretty good shape, except for the blue one. I can get a few more of the tan and there are many many greys that I didn't get yet.

 

[liquify33]

Sorry it’s the console cup holders I was talking about. I’ll send a pic in a few. Was the red interior on a 2 or 4 door? I know @Squirrelsmith needs a few parts in red for his
ETA: $25 for powered mirrors is around what the aftermarkets cost but they shake terrible. Real ones if you can find em are $400+ last I looked. Maybe someone can chime in on the way to spot an OEM mirror

 

[Tonyrodz]

Sorry it’s the console cup holders I was talking about. I’ll send a pic in a few. Was the red interior on a 2 or 4 door? I know @Squirrelsmith needs a few parts in red for his
ETA: $25 for powered mirrors is around what the aftermarkets cost but they shake terrible. Real ones if you can find em are $400+ last I looked. Maybe someone can chime in on the way to spot an OEM mirror

I would think most cheap aftermarket mirrors look like a funhouse mirror. A little wavy. I'd also lightly push on the mirror side to side--checking for excessive play--looseness. The cheap aftermarkets tend to have that looseness.