Pete's (Now Nate's) 2003 Denali Budget Build thread

[Sevenevez]

NBS to NNBS '09 Escalade Leather Shifter Swap

First things first.
1. Thanks to @Tonyrodz for tracking down a NNBS shifter for me. I ended up buying that dark brown one you found.
2. Thanks to @Rocket Man for helping me sort out the wiring. The NNBS had 4 wires (2 black and 2 white) whereas the NBS had only 2 wires (both white) so i was confused. He let me know i only needed the 2 whites and that polarity shouldn't matter, so i soldered those two together and everything went great.

Pics!

Here's what we started with.



it's amazing how many years of nasty DNA was embeded into this thing once i got to cleaning it. If you want a color of leather that hides dirt, get dark brown. I used mean green to clean it, then i very gently ran a lil sand paper on the leather to wake up the pores then cleaned it lightly with alcohol so the paint will adhere and then taped her up.

sidenote: when i was at the paint shop they had a huge rack of SEM and i took the whole color pallette outside to my truck and found the best match for Pewter grey leather. It's 17163 MED DK PEWTER (in case anyone needs to know)



i sprayed about 5-6 coats, waiting about 15-30 minutes in between each coat. (this is one of the most often used things you will touch on your truck so i wanted to make sure she would last.



Then i looked at it, and thought it would be good to do the Tow button too.





after SEM / Paint



To install it i took the 2 phillips screws out from the lower plastic panel then separated them to get access. Used a T-30 Torx to to remove the one screw holding it on and then I cut the wire and spliced them with Mark's advice.

Just to show you, the Tow button works



But then i tried to get everything snugged back together but the shift boot was giving me a headache. Then i compared the two and the NBS boot is smaller as you can see. Once i swapped the old boot to the new lever it all snugged up nice.




And here is the final result!

 

[kwOH]

NBS to NNBS '09 Escalade Leather Shifter Swap

First things first.
1. Thanks to @Tonyrodz for tracking down a NNBS shifter for me. I ended up buying that dark brown one you found.
2. Thanks to @Rocket Man for helping me sort out the wiring. The NNBS had 4 wires (2 black and 2 white) whereas the NBS had only 2 wires (both white) so i was confused. He let me know i only needed the 2 whites and that polarity shouldn't matter, so i soldered those two together and everything went great.

Pics!

Here's what we started with.



it's amazing how many years of nasty DNA was embeded into this thing once i got to cleaning it. If you want a color of leather that hides dirt, get dark brown. I used mean green to clean it, then i very gently ran a lil sand paper on the leather to wake up the pores then cleaned it lightly with alcohol so the paint will adhere and then taped her up.

sidenote: when i was at the paint shop they had a huge rack of SEM and i took the whole color pallette outside to my truck and found the best match for Pewter grey leather. It's 17163 MED DK PEWTER (in case anyone needs to know)



i sprayed about 5-6 coats, waiting about 15-30 minutes in between each coat. (this is one of the most often used things you will touch on your truck so i wanted to make sure she would last.



Then i looked at it, and thought it would be good to do the Tow button too.





after SEM / Paint



To install it i took the 2 phillips screws out from the lower plastic panel then separated them to get access. Used a T-30 Torx to to remove the one screw holding it on and then I cut the wire and spliced them with Mark's advice.

Just to show you, the Tow button works



But then i tried to get everything snugged back together but the shift boot was giving me a headache. Then i compared the two and the NBS boot is smaller as you can see. Once i swapped the old boot to the new lever it all snugged up nice.




And here is the final result!

Been into the beer I see......lol

 

[Sevenevez]

Been into the beer I see......lol

haha, you bet! i celebrate every upgrade with plenty of Beer!

 

[kwOH]

haha, you bet! i celebrate every upgrade with plenty of Beer!

I celebrate every one of your upgrades with beer also, plus mine, plus everyone else’s. Lol

 

[Sevenevez]

I celebrate every one of your upgrades with beer also, plus mine, plus everyone else’s. Lol

ditto. if anything we probably celebrate way harder than them! take 12 for the team

 

[NathanJax]

NBS to NNBS '09 Escalade Leather Shifter Swap

Well damn, this is what I need to do to match my Titanium interior...

Let us know in a couple months if the paint/dye holds up


also, you should have gotten the other style with the stitches in the back...

 

[Sevenevez]

Well damn, this is what I need to do to match my Titanium interior...

Let us know in a couple months if the paint/dye holds up


also, you should have gotten the other style with the stitches in the back...

Thanks. The SEM holds up great if you prep correctly. I had it on my OBS and all over my Lexus which i owned for like 6 years in AZ heat. Never chipped or wore through.

Also, i personally prefer the NNBS with the stitch facing. It proves that its leather to the eye. Otherwise it might as well be plastic painted grey.

Just my opinion. and thanks, man

 

[NathanJax]

Thanks. The SEM holds up great if you prep correctly. I had it on my OBS and all over my Lexus which i owned for like 6 years in AZ heat. Never chipped or wore through.

Also, i personally prefer the NNBS with the stitch facing. It proves that its leather to the eye. Otherwise it might as well be plastic painted grey.

Just my opinion. and thanks, man

I see your point, I like how it's on the back and out of the way. However, with the stitching out, that just means you need to do a custom leather/suede dash with the stitching in a different color...

next mod!!!

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Stitching in front FTW. Bottoms up, boys!

 

[Tonyrodz]

NBS to NNBS '09 Escalade Leather Shifter Swap

First things first.
1. Thanks to @Tonyrodz for tracking down a NNBS shifter for me. I ended up buying that dark brown one you found.
2. Thanks to @Rocket Man for helping me sort out the wiring. The NNBS had 4 wires (2 black and 2 white) whereas the NBS had only 2 wires (both white) so i was confused. He let me know i only needed the 2 whites and that polarity shouldn't matter, so i soldered those two together and everything went great.

Pics!

Here's what we started with.



it's amazing how many years of nasty DNA was embeded into this thing once i got to cleaning it. If you want a color of leather that hides dirt, get dark brown. I used mean green to clean it, then i very gently ran a lil sand paper on the leather to wake up the pores then cleaned it lightly with alcohol so the paint will adhere and then taped her up.

sidenote: when i was at the paint shop they had a huge rack of SEM and i took the whole color pallette outside to my truck and found the best match for Pewter grey leather. It's 17163 MED DK PEWTER (in case anyone needs to know)



i sprayed about 5-6 coats, waiting about 15-30 minutes in between each coat. (this is one of the most often used things you will touch on your truck so i wanted to make sure she would last.



Then i looked at it, and thought it would be good to do the Tow button too.





after SEM / Paint



To install it i took the 2 phillips screws out from the lower plastic panel then separated them to get access. Used a T-30 Torx to to remove the one screw holding it on and then I cut the wire and spliced them with Mark's advice.

Just to show you, the Tow button works



But then i tried to get everything snugged back together but the shift boot was giving me a headache. Then i compared the two and the NBS boot is smaller as you can see. Once i swapped the old boot to the new lever it all snugged up nice.




And here is the final result!

Does SEM have a clear? Just to act as protection.