My Fashionably Late 03 Denali XL Build Thread

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A little two part plastic piece, one that slides over the other. The lower part has little “teeth” so to speak that clicks into the mirror base and the upper piece has little flat tabs that just tuck under the headliner and hold it in place. Time for a junkyard run for it haha.
 
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Junkyard, eBay or Amazon also seem to have them. Cleaner so the TYF detail police won't beat you up too bad. lol

Edited: @Tonyrodz and @adventurenali92 will make sure you are on point!! :anitoof:

The funny thing is I didn't even know there was a piece missing there. Now it bugs me so yes it is absolutely time to find one lol
 
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Haven't done much with the Yukon lately, just been enjoying hauling the family around with it. It just hit 206K and still pulls hard and shifts smoothly. I've gotten it to a point where the next projects will be big ones (ie: new paint) so it's in a good place right now. Most of my attention has shifted to my 00 Silverado project, finishing up the interior once all the stuff comes in. I'll be using what I learn doing the headliner and carpet in the truck to then do the same in the Yukon, that'll be a pretty big task being it's an XL.
 

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Haven't done much with the Yukon lately, just been enjoying hauling the family around with it. It just hit 206K and still pulls hard and shifts smoothly. I've gotten it to a point where the next projects will be big ones (ie: new paint) so it's in a good place right now. Most of my attention has shifted to my 00 Silverado project, finishing up the interior once all the stuff comes in. I'll be using what I learn doing the headliner and carpet in the truck to then do the same in the Yukon, that'll be a pretty big task being it's an XL.
I hear ya in that. Same boat. Driving to kingdom come and back I feel these days. lol. And not much to report on either.
 
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I hear ya in that. Same boat. Driving to kingdom come and back I feel these days. lol. And not much to report on either.
I think that's a testament to the reliability of these rigs. They only require a little TLC to make them virtually bulletproof. My kids will probably drive this thing.
 

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I think that's a testament to the reliability of these rigs. They only require a little TLC to make them virtually bulletproof. My kids will probably drive this thing.
That’s why I still have mine. It’s so easy to work on and doesn’t need a whole lot in between brakes and oil changes to keep it humming along. Teach a kid to drive in an XL Yukon and they’ll be comfortable driving anything you put them in haha.
 

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That’s why I still have mine. It’s so easy to work on and doesn’t need a whole lot in between brakes and oil changes to keep it humming along. Teach a kid to drive in an XL Yukon and they’ll be comfortable driving anything you put them in haha.
One snowy day I took my 3 boys ages 13,13,15 to the empty high school parking in my 1999 Suburban for some driving lessons. After an hour of playing with me driving 1st then them I got out & let them go on their own. Shorty after a cop shows up & sees my Suburban sliding around on the ice/snow. I explained what was going on then he started to ask if they had DLs but stop himself then said "you are driving home, right".
 

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One snowy day I took my 3 boys ages 13,13,15 to the empty high school parking in my 1999 Suburban for some driving lessons. After an hour of playing with me driving 1st then them I got out & let them go on their own. Shorty after a cop shows up & sees my Suburban sliding around on the ice/snow. I explained what was going on then he started to ask if they had DLs but stop himself then said "you are driving home, right".
Exactly how I learned how to drive in the snow the first year we had moved up to big bear. I was 12, mom took me to empty ski resort parking lots at night, taught me to drive a manual trans and then once I had that down she took me out in the snow and taught me how to control the car in the snow. Best way to learn for sure!
 
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