Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

[HiHoeSilver]

I don't remember all the specifics from when I changed wheels. Just that the 2015 sensors had to be changed to work with my 06. I feel like there was some info about the NNBS not working either, but I may be wrong. I know @Doubeleive has posted similar info to what Ken said.

 

[Doubeleive]

I was under the impression that they should work being the correct frequency but someone else said they wouldn't, doesn't make sense since you can go out and buy a generic one and have it work as long as it is the same channel. I can only find reference to nbs & nnbs compatability after a little searching

https://www.gmtpms.com/

 

[Rocket Man]

I ordered some replacement bulbs for the SWC buttons from audioxpress.com that came with the blue condoms already on since when I did the ones in The Beast those tended to rip. I forgot how tiny these things are. I found out that if I removed the airbag and clock spring I could get enough slack in the wires to make the r&r process of the button assemblies easy.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I ordered some replacement bulbs for the SWC buttons from audioxpress.com that came with the blue condoms already on since when I did the ones in The Beast those tended to rip. I forgot how tiny these things are. I found out that if I removed the airbag and clock spring I could get enough slack in the wires to make the r&r process of the button assemblies easy.

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It's been awhile--can you remove the clock spring without removing the steering wheel?

 

[Rocket Man]

It's been awhile--can you remove the clock spring without removing the steering wheel?

Yep. It was all super easy. Remove airbag fuse, release airbag, disconnect airbag, remove first clock spring screw and horn starts going off, screw it back in and remove horn fuse, remove 4 clock spring screws. Then it was a matter of cutting one tiny zip tie on the button wiring harness and pulling it a bit until enough was sticking out to connect a set of buttons, then on to the next one. I watched some Youtube videos of guys making it super hard like using a piece of fishing line to hold the wire plug up while they blindly tried to put the switch into the hole and hope the plug went in, or assembling the switch in the hole while the internal parts would fall out due to gravity. They needed to turn the truck upside down for that one lol.

 

[05Single]

Which is scarier - removing airbags or using a manual spring compressors?

 

[Doubeleive]

Which is scarier - removing airbags or using a manual spring compressors?

hell i've done airbags, I left the spring compressing to the shop, screw that, lol

 

[05Single]

hell i've done airbags, I left the spring compressing to the shop, screw that, lol

I've done spring compressing never an airbag lol.

 

[Doubeleive]

I've done spring compressing never an airbag lol.

I don't know lol, I hear stories about those springs I think i'd rather have a bag blow up in my face than a spring break my teeth out, thought about doing it when I bought new front shocks for the Denali but the shop gave me a pretty good price and they have the $1800 stand machine that you just turn the handle and it makes it a piece of cake.

 

[iamdub]

If you aim the stuff away from you and squint your eyes, you'll never be in danger.