W8TVI's 2000 Yukon XL SLT

[05Single]

I wanted to install them behind the grille but there wasn't anyplace to fit anything this large.
I even looked under the back of the bumper, and the only thing I could find that was solid (and had room to fit them) would have been the frame rails.
I just couldn't find any good locations for these monsters.

Saw a write up where a guy mounted them vertically behind the front bumper

 

[W8TVI]

I just installed a set of 9011 HIR bulbs in my high beams, but I didn't bother to take any pictures.
In person, you would notice a difference in brightness, but the camera wouldn't see it.
These TYC Denali projectors make it a "drop-in" upgrade. Didn't have to trim the tabs on the bulb at all.
It's not an amazing difference in light, but you will still notice it is brighter.
(The bulbs I got were the HIRs at look like standard cylindrical bulbs, not older style rounded version)

 

[W8TVI]

Saw a write up where a guy mounted them vertically behind the front bumper

I'm having a hard time imagining where I could fit these behind the bumper like that.
Maybe some smaller horns...

 

[gtrslngrchris]

I'm having a hard time imagining where I could fit these behind the bumper like that.
Maybe some smaller horns...

I mounted mine to the lower support for the trans cooler on my 2500HD. You're right there's not a ton of room but they fit pretty well and don't get in the way of doing pretty much anything.

 

[W8TVI]

Finally got rid of the junk fogs and put new ones in its place:




Can see in the fog and on wet roads much better now.



So should I put LEDs in them now so they match the rest of the lights? (excluding the HIR high beams)

 

[W8TVI]

Here is the view from the driver seat without the fogs to compare to the last photo above.

And just the Switchbacks:

All the lights (low beams, 5000k HID):

High beams (9011 HIR):

Vertical photo!

 

[W8TVI]

So we received our headlight relay upgrade kit (runs the headlights directly from the battery), and I installed them tonight.

Guess the side that is running on the relay kit (answer after the photo):





Any guesses yet?










No cheating!











Yes, the left side!

I didn't take any shots of the HIDs because they are the same brightness, no matter what the supply.
I'm not sure if I was imagining it, but I think the HIDs get up to full brightness faster now.

The kit that my dad got for our trucks uses 14 gauge wire. I'm not sure, but I think GM used 18 or 20 gauge wire for the headlights.

I went for a drive and turned on all the power hungry items I could and the high beams never flickered for dimmed once.

 

[W8TVI]

So I just upgraded my low beams in my TYC Denali (halogen) projectors.
I put 9011 HIR bulbs in them.

Before ("5000k" HID PnP kit):

After (3000k HIR Halogen):


I had some 9005 halogen bulbs laying around, so I did some tests to see what looked best and brightest:

First off, the HID kit is always on the right.

1. 9011 HIR (65w):

2. 9005 Sylvania Silverstar (60w):

3. 9005 "standard" halogen (they came with the projectors, 65w):

 

[W8TVI]

Here are the 9011 HIR bulbs on the right, and the 9005 Silverstars on the left in the high beams:


Went for a quick drive to see what they looked like, and I found the side of a building to use to show the cutoff on the left Note the glare from the switchbacks above the cutoff:

 

[W8TVI]

I drove two hours away to pick up four rims for the truck today.
Here is what it looked like half way there:

I went there to get these rims that were originally from a 2000 Sierra:

They are still in pretty good shape for 17 year old rims.
The center caps were in bad shape, but that is ok, as I have this set that came with my truck.


I can clean them up and see if I can get rid of that dent.

Maybe later I can get a set that are in better shape.

Much better!


I was replacing this set of rims:



Now I just need to sell the old rims to make back some of the money I spent on the "new" ones.