What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?
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Welp, found out where the metal in the rear was coming from. Just lost a tooth off a spider gear is what my ass is telling me. Limped it to my mechanic's shop to get fixed. 
That’s on the windshield. I'll get that when I wash it in a couple days. I see the Cerakote on the cowl is holding up well though.
tooleyondeck
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I brought my headlights and running lights back to life with some wet sanding, buffing, and clear coat. Running light in the pic is “before”. Not perfect, but keeps me from immediately wanting aftermarkets, I’m flirting with the idea of doing a retrofit. We’ll see
If those are Denali OEM lights there’s brackets available that allow you to just bolt on mini H1’s from the back without having to open up the headlights. It’s a super easy retrofit and if you use Acme projectors it’s relatively inexpensive.
MassHoe04
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Looks like the red lens snaps on over the new fixtures too, if someone wanted to maintain the original appearance...
MassHoe04
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Chinacardiags.com shipped my Vetronix Tech 2 clone really quick; and I received it in less than a week.
Having come all the way from Hong Kong, I am pleased with the condition that it arrived in via DHL. Carton was in near perfect condition!
I can't wait to begin saving all kinds of time and money!!!
I also ended up ordering the OBDII switched extender cable, so I can plug in the external DC power supply and avoid the Tech 2 rebooting when cranking or starting the engine.
That was on Ebay...
Having come all the way from Hong Kong, I am pleased with the condition that it arrived in via DHL. Carton was in near perfect condition!
I can't wait to begin saving all kinds of time and money!!!
I also ended up ordering the OBDII switched extender cable, so I can plug in the external DC power supply and avoid the Tech 2 rebooting when cranking or starting the engine.
That was on Ebay...
OBD2 II OBD 16 Pin Convertor Adapter Cable with Switch Diagnostic Reader Scanner | eBay
16 Pin OBD2 male to the female extension cable. The interface is of international standard OBD2 16-pin socket. 1 OBD2 extension cable. The splitter will allow one OBD port split into 2 OBD port (female) that can be stereo accessed.
www.ebay.com
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mattbta
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Really wish the bean counters didn't ditch nice features. My 2004 doesn't have them. I added the footwell lights but not sure I want to go through the steps to add these.
Looks good!
I don't see the purpose of the extender cable, all you need is a 12v dc power supply plugged in to a external source other than the car battery. the voltage drop is what makes it reboot, applying external power prevents that. the cable supplied with the tech2 will reach the length of the vehicle.Chinacardiags.com shipped my Vetronix Tech 2 clone really quick; and I received it in less than a week.
Having come all the way from Hong Kong, I am pleased with the condition that it arrived in via DHL. Carton was in near perfect condition!
I can't wait to begin saving all kinds of time and money!!!
I also ended up ordering the OBDII switched extender cable, so I can plug in the external DC power supply and avoid the Tech 2 rebooting when cranking or starting the engine.
That was on Ebay...
OBD2 II OBD 16 Pin Convertor Adapter Cable with Switch Diagnostic Reader Scanner | eBay
16 Pin OBD2 male to the female extension cable. The interface is of international standard OBD2 16-pin socket. 1 OBD2 extension cable. The splitter will allow one OBD port split into 2 OBD port (female) that can be stereo accessed.www.ebay.com
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MassHoe04
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I don't think they were "left out" by the bean counters, but the people buying certain trim packages were charged extra.
I think it was part of a "convenience" package. My 04 Z71 has the door lights and the foot lights in the bottom of the outside mirrors.
This was back in the day, where manufacturers would show a super low base price; then, charge extra if you wanted a steering wheel.
Now days, they have since found out they can make more money by adding in things that used to be options and making them "standard equipment".
Part of the reason you can't hardly find a Kia for less than $25k! It is $10k car with $15k in mandatory options already included. There is nothing left on the list of possible options to even add-on, no matter how hard you try.
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