What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

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Nighttime pics of the eagle eye license plate leds on the Yuk
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Not quite "today", but over the last 72 hours I've crossed a few items off my to-do list:
  • Replaced Engine Coolant Temp Sensor (Solved Cold Start Issue)
  • Replaced Rear Muffler Isolator
  • Replaced all interior lighting with LED bulbs
  • Installed WeatherTech floor mats
  • Oil and Filter Change
  • Had the tires moved from the flared 20" chrome rims that were on it when I bought it to OEM polished aluminum '07-10 Yukon rims I picked up off Craigslist with 4 new TPMS sensors installed.
  • Four of the manifold bolts (both fronts and both rears) where broken when I bought it. I've soaked the broken nubs and remaining bolts for the past week with PB Blaster, and then dropped it off this morning at the mechanic. He was able to extract the 4 broken bolts and get the rest out without breaking them. He replace the spark plugs, manifold gaskets and used the ARP header bolts I supplied in just 5 hours.
It was a nice mix of doing what I could in the time I had, and farming out some work to those that were better equipped to do it. I'm sure other issues will come up, but for right now my list is in good shape.
 

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Tonyrodz this is how I typically wire up the resistorsd235f156e8e6c2d7efd3672ba73a8507.jpg


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That's how I did it. Driver side blinks normally, while passenger side still flashes fast. Both wires coming out of the resistor are the same color, and there's no pos or neg marked on the body of the resistor itself. Has good connections on both ends. Confusing. I guess this weekend I'll either swap around the wiring or swap resistors. Could be bad. Thx for the help @DDenali , appreciate the input. :happy160:
 

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That's how I did it. Driver side blinks normally, while passenger side still flashes fast. Both wires coming out of the resistor are the same color, and there's no pos or neg marked on the body of the resistor itself. Has good connections on both ends. Confusing. I guess this weekend I'll either swap around the wiring or swap resistors. Could be bad. Thx for the help @DDenali , appreciate the input. :happy160:
No problem you may have a bad resistor. I'd like to know your fix for the problem if you don't mind


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Looks great, you drilled out the hole to fit the light?


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@mmeachem the eagle eye can be placed inside the housing freely so I wedge a washer inside with the eagle eye with the stud sticking out and placed a washer on before tightening it with the supplied with the leds and added just a dab of loctite


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That's how I did it. Driver side blinks normally, while passenger side still flashes fast. Both wires coming out of the resistor are the same color, and there's no pos or neg marked on the body of the resistor itself. Has good connections on both ends. Confusing. I guess this weekend I'll either swap around the wiring or swap resistors. Could be bad. Thx for the help @DDenali , appreciate the input. :happy160:
An easy way to check if the resistor is working is to check if it gets hot after the signal has been on awhile. No heat means a bad resistor or connection. Compare the heat to the other side.
 

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An easy way to check if the resistor is working is to check if it gets hot after the signal has been on awhile. No heat means a bad resistor or connection. Compare the heat to the other side.
Will do. I've seen a few mounted resistors laying against plastic plugs melt them. Are resistors also called switchbacks?
 

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Will do. I've seen a few mounted resistors laying against plastic plugs melt them. Are resistors also called switchbacks?
No, switchbacks are light bulbs that start one color, then turn another color and then back again. I have some LED switchbacks in my front turn signals that stay white until the signal is turned on, then they flash yellow and back to white. So when the signal is on, they alternate yellow to white and when the signal is off they "switch back" to white.
 

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