swathdiver
Full Access Member
Nah, the guy who designed the lamps and grill for the 1992-1996 F-150 gets the award, unless they are same fellow!
What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?
- Thread starter phattyford
- Start date
Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.
Charlie207
Full Access Member
Easy peasy bulb replacement. My Yukon only has one bulb per side, so that probably helped.
Driver's side only required removing the 2nd battery mounting bracket, and washer reservoir screw. Pushed it all to the side, and pulled back on the flexible plastic curtain. I stood facing forward, and could slide my right hand into the void, and unscrew the bad bulb.
From there I slowly pulled the bulb and harness out into the open and unclipped it. Installed the new bulb reverse order.
Passenger side was even easier.
I just pulled out my cone filter, and used a plastic (Christmas tree) clip remover to pop out the three clips holding the flexible plastic curtain, and it was a straight shot to the bulb.
Driver's side only required removing the 2nd battery mounting bracket, and washer reservoir screw. Pushed it all to the side, and pulled back on the flexible plastic curtain. I stood facing forward, and could slide my right hand into the void, and unscrew the bad bulb.
From there I slowly pulled the bulb and harness out into the open and unclipped it. Installed the new bulb reverse order.
Passenger side was even easier.
I just pulled out my cone filter, and used a plastic (Christmas tree) clip remover to pop out the three clips holding the flexible plastic curtain, and it was a straight shot to the bulb.
It's really a shame that GM didnt keep the setup used on NBS trucks. I can only assume this was to drive owners to the dealer for something as simple as bulb replacements. Maybe I am cynical but seems things that should be simple are being made extraordinarily difficult, by design. Engineers are there to create a solution to a problem that doesnt exist!
Charlie207
Full Access Member
It's really a shame that GM didnt keep the setup used on NBS trucks. I can only assume this was to drive owners to the dealer for something as simple as bulb replacements. Maybe I am cynical but seems things that should be simple are being made extraordinarily difficult, by design. Engineers are there to create a solution to a problem that doesnt exist!
Exactly.
You shouldn't need to watch 20 YouTube videos to formulate a plan to change lightbulbs.
I did it on company time, so at least I got paid to fix my truck. (shhh don't tell).
That was an ingenious design, and there’s a few more on that platform. Try pulling off a door panel on a NBS, then on a NNBS. A world of difference. It’s like the OG engineers all retired and the new guys took over.It's really a shame that GM didnt keep the setup used on NBS trucks. I can only assume this was to drive owners to the dealer for something as simple as bulb replacements. Maybe I am cynical but seems things that should be simple are being made extraordinarily difficult, by design. Engineers are there to create a solution to a problem that doesnt exist!
As I read this post I swear I hear something breaking behind the door panel.
Door panels were cake - If memory serves, 1 bolt and a few snap in connections. I hope the guy doing Ford lights mentioned earlier and the guy that did the NNBS are getting pineapples inserted (see Little Nicky movie) in hell!
Two screws, the only thing that unclips is the light switch assembly. The panel hangs on j hooks without clips. Just lift up.
the_tool_man
Full Access Member
My new transmission is in. The mechanic confirmed the old one was cooked. I had him change all the diff and transfer case fluids while he had it, and flush the cooling system since it got a new radiator.
Now he tells me I have to take it to the local GM dealer to re-flash the ECM so it'll recognize the new TCM. He says it drives fine, but is throwing a bunch of codes because it thinks it doesn't have a transmission.
This will erase my BB tune. And I'll have to pay a local shop to re-disable AFM (I refuse to deal with BB since they reneged on their lifetime tunes promise). This assumes, of course, that the dealer doesn't do something stupid like refuse to touch it because it's tuned. I'll try playing dumb and say I bought it like that. But the way my luck has been going lately, I won't be surprised if I get caught in no-man's land with the transmission shop and the dealer blaming each other for a bricked ECU, or worse. Wish me luck, lol.
Now he tells me I have to take it to the local GM dealer to re-flash the ECM so it'll recognize the new TCM. He says it drives fine, but is throwing a bunch of codes because it thinks it doesn't have a transmission.
This will erase my BB tune. And I'll have to pay a local shop to re-disable AFM (I refuse to deal with BB since they reneged on their lifetime tunes promise). This assumes, of course, that the dealer doesn't do something stupid like refuse to touch it because it's tuned. I'll try playing dumb and say I bought it like that. But the way my luck has been going lately, I won't be surprised if I get caught in no-man's land with the transmission shop and the dealer blaming each other for a bricked ECU, or worse. Wish me luck, lol.
gooffeyguy
Tom
Would the new TCM be able to be programmed to the vehicle somehow with a Tech2?
