What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[iamdub]

Powered one up to see the color and beam pattern.

On the shop floor in front of the Tahoe:




Illuminating inside the grill cavity (mesh inserts removed for other recent project):




Gotta get a couple of plugs and harnesses for this connector. Can anyone identify it? H11?

 

[Doubeleive]

Got under it to brainstorm on how to mount some new driving lights. I think it'd be easier with the bumper cover off, so I'll plan to do the driving lights and LED headlights at the same time. They're driving lights from a 2017 Muffstain GT, taken off when brand new. They're LED and look similar to Morimotos, but I doubt they have anything like the output. I just wanted black LED projector driving lights to forward my un-blinging process. They have four mounting ears in a symmetrical pattern and all on a single plane, so making mounting brackets should be fairly easy. The stock ones are 4" wide, these are 3 5/8". The 3/16" gap won't be noticeable.

Came with the Ford factory mounting brackets and screws. I doubt I'll have any use for the brackets:

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The width difference is only 3/8", but it looks like more when comparing side by side:

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Stock:

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Muffstain:

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I think they go better with the factory headlights and will fit in quite nicely.

You might be able to cut the back off of the stock fog housings and then epoxy it to the back of the new ones

***I guess you would have to make room for the heatsink and connector

 

[iamdub]

You might be able to cut the back off of the stock fog housings and then epoxy it to the back of the new ones

***I guess you would have to make room for the heatsink and connector

I'll have to look at this as it would make it super easy and I wouldn't have to trim or even remove the bumper. Then I could revert back to stock if I ever needed to. Although I have an epoxy I really think I can trust, I keep picturing it not bonding and separating and the light falling out. Probably just being paranoid. Thanks for the idea!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Got under it to brainstorm on how to mount some new driving lights. I think it'd be easier with the bumper cover off, so I'll plan to do the driving lights and LED headlights at the same time. They're driving lights from a 2017 Muffstain GT, taken off when brand new. They're LED and look similar to Morimotos, but I doubt they have anything like the output. I just wanted black LED projector driving lights to forward my un-blinging process. They have four mounting ears in a symmetrical pattern and all on a single plane, so making mounting brackets should be fairly easy. The stock ones are 4" wide, these are 3 5/8". The 3/16" gap won't be noticeable.

Came with the Ford factory mounting brackets and screws. I doubt I'll have any use for the brackets:

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The width difference is only 3/8", but it looks like more when comparing side by side:

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Stock:

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Muffstain:

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I think they go better with the factory headlights and will fit in quite nicely.

Lol, Muffstain.

 

[Doubeleive]

I'll have to look at this as it would make it super easy and I wouldn't have to trim or even remove the bumper. Then I could revert back to stock if I ever needed to. Although I have an epoxy I really think I can trust, I keep picturing it not bonding and separating and the light falling out. Probably just being paranoid. Thanks for the idea!

plastic usually bonds really well

 

[iamdub]

Did this a while back but never posted.

Had a few minutes to play so I made up a grille insert from some aluminum expanded metal. I used the factory insert to make a template then traced and cut it out of a 2x6:





Clamped it under another board to make a straight bend, a-la-sheet metal brake:



Centering marks for reference to ensure it stays as I'm beating it into shape:



Almost there:

 

[iamdub]

I made it a little oversized so I'd have slack to curve it on the X and Y axis:




The "tabs" are roughed-in for mock-up and will be trimmed as needed:




Popped it in for a visual. It and the chrome trim will be painted satin/low-gloss black, whatever I get for the wheels:

 

[iamdub]

plastic usually bonds really well

Yeah, I have some stuff that I repaired mounting tabs on two different headlights and it's still holding fine. Surely these little lights won't induce any more stress than that.

 

[Rocket Man]

I made it a little oversized so I'd have slack to curve it on X and Y axis:

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The "tabs" are roughed-in for mock-up and will be trimmed as needed:

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Popped it in for a visual. It and the chrome trim will be painted satin/low-gloss black, whatever I get for the wheels:

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Genius!

 

[iamdub]

Genius!

Thank you!

You know me- gotta have that one-off stuff!

(Mainly cuz it's cheaper )