Kbuskill's 2008 Burb LTZ "MOD" Thread

[07Burb]

They come as a pair.

Perfect. Thanks for the confirmation and sharing the link. That seems like a much better solution that just simply replacing the bulbs with sometimes questionable LED bulbs

 

[kbuskill]

Perfect. Thanks for the confirmation and sharing the link. That seems like a much better solution that just simply replacing the bulbs with sometimes questionable LED bulbs

Very welcome, always glad to help.

 

[89Suburban]

Finally broke down and bought the upgraded LED puddle lights I have had my eyes on for a while. I found these after upgrading the tag lights to a similar style replacement.

The camera seems to pick up a lot more light than what is visible to the naked eye so the old LED bulbs I had in the original housings seem way brighter on camera than in real life.

While the upgraded LED 194 bulbs I had in the original puddle lights were an improvement over the factory incandescent bulbs they are no where near as bright as the new ones.

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New on left, original on right

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Original with single LED 194 bulb

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New LED "pod" style

Here are the links to the tag lights...
Gempro LED License Plate Lights Rear Bumper Tag Lamp Assembly for 2007-2014 Chevy Suburban Tahoe GMC Yukon Cadillac Escalade ESV, 6000K White 2PCS https://a.co/d/739rGe8

And the link for the puddle lights...
FetonAuto Mirror Light LED Puddle... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG2MMLSD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Also a pic of said tag lights...
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In case anyone is interested.

Is that you taking a whiz in front of the truck?

 

[07Burb]

Is that you taking a whiz in front of the truck?

You tryna sneak a peak of his junk or what? Ewwwww

 

[kbuskill]

Is that you taking a whiz in front of the truck?

Lol, no. I had my oldest son stand in front to block out the headlight because it was shining on the trailer which was washing out the picture and making it hard to see the puddle light.

 

[07Burb]

Lol, no. I had my oldest son stand in front to block out the headlight because it was shining on the trailer which was washing out the picture and making it hard to see the puddle light.

Don't let Biff detract from the top notch pics you posted. They couldn't have been better.

 

[iamdub]

I was messing around in the shop the other day and realized I had a set of those headlights you modded- the ones that are black with the clear reflector. Was aiming to throw 'em in as-is with all LEDs but can't help but to consider doing the "right thing" with a projector retrofit. I re-read through your whole saga (and was reminded of a particular member's racism ) but never saw any full frontal finished pics. I really don't like the eyeball look, but that's what you get with projectors. Also, I'm not clear on which projectors you used. Were they the mini whatever-they're-called ones that @RichardCranium used? IIRC, his were the smallest and required the least amount of modding.

 

[RichardCranium]

I was messing around in the shop the other day and realized I had a set of those headlights you modded- the ones that are black with the clear reflector. Was aiming to throw 'em in as-is with all LEDs but can't help but to consider doing the "right thing" with a projector retrofit. I re-read through your whole saga (and was reminded of a particular member's racism ) but never saw any full frontal finished pics. I really don't like the eyeball look, but that's what you get with projectors. Also, I'm not clear on which projectors you used. Were they the mini whatever-they're-called ones that @RichardCranium used? IIRC, his were the smallest and required the least amount of modding.

Mini D2S 4.0

 

[kbuskill]

I was messing around in the shop the other day and realized I had a set of those headlights you modded- the ones that are black with the clear reflector. Was aiming to throw 'em in as-is with all LEDs but can't help but to consider doing the "right thing" with a projector retrofit. I re-read through your whole saga (and was reminded of a particular member's racism ) but never saw any full frontal finished pics. I really don't like the eyeball look, but that's what you get with projectors. Also, I'm not clear on which projectors you used. Were they the mini whatever-they're-called ones that @RichardCranium used? IIRC, his were the smallest and required the least amount of modding.

I used the Morimoto Mini H1 8.0 projectors. My only complaint is the lenses on those headlights are starting to show some yellowing already. I am thinking of baking them back open and swapping the original lenses over onto them after cleaning sanding and clear coating them with 2k clear. I know it seems counter intuitive to swap lenses that need to be cleared but the cheap headlights seem like they have micro cracking inside the clear lense as that is when I see the "yellow" looking cracks is when the headlights are actually on.

This is an older pic.

 

[iamdub]

I used the Morimoto Mini H1 8.0 projectors. My only complaint is the lenses on those headlights are starting to show some yellowing already. I am thinking of baking them back open and swapping the original lenses over onto them after cleaning sanding and clear coating them with 2k clear. I know it seems counter intuitive to swap lenses that need to be cleared but the cheap headlights seem like they have micro cracking inside the clear lense as that is when I see the "yellow" looking cracks is when the headlights are actually on.

This is an older pic.

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I'm hoping that, by keeping mine parked inside in the dark >90% of the time, my cheap housings will stay clear for a good long while. Thanks for the pic!