What did you do to your OBS GMT400 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

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I have seen many of these items in the salvage yard, but haven't priced them. What should I expect to pay?

The Youtube videos show that removing should be easy, except for the visors-couldn't find a how-to for that.

I'll probably go tomorrow and post what I pulled.
Visors should be 3 Phillips screws and a wiring clip if they have lights. In most OBS trucks/tahoes/burbs 6 screws if the captive side is still present. What I’ve seen the cloth is saggy, the elastic destroyed and the mirror cover missing in the ones around here. Cup holders flat out gone, regardless of condition unless they’re the CD holder, which is useless because most of the CD players died before OJ rode in a Bronco.
 

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All the talk about cupholders has me thinking about the best way to replace the foam insert's? Cupholders are 2 piece, there are small clips around the outside but the outside seam looks like it's glued/melted together. Replacing with some EVA foam I have would be easy. Anyone know the best way to get one apart??

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All the talk about cupholders has me thinking about the best way to replace the foam insert's? Cupholders are 2 piece, there are small clips around the outside but the outside seam looks like it's glued/melted together. Replacing with some EVA foam I have would be easy. Anyone know the best way to get one apart??

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It’s likely that someone glued your together after it broke enough to be dangerous. They should snap apart fairly easy but you may have to Dremel yours.
 

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Got a new radio installed today! Now my entire sound system is Sony, and let me tell you, by god is it amazing! In NO way is it a neighborhood thumper with subs and everything, but upgrading the factory speakers. And a new head unit work wonders for me! It’s a Sony XAV-AX1000 with Apple CarPlay! (That was the seller for me) it’s amazing, and super duper easy to install! And didn’t break the bank! About $350 for everything! (Minus the roof speakers-debating on doing them or not...)

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Threw in some new HVAC knobs into it yesterday, had them special ordered through gmpartsdirect, super nice and easy mod! I have to order two more for my rear A/C control switches on the roof, and have to mod one to fit my headlight switch! Working on getting my center console to look decent have a bit of a gap in it.. any suggestions?

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I have seen many of these items in the salvage yard, but haven't priced them. What should I expect to pay?

The Youtube videos show that removing should be easy, except for the visors-couldn't find a how-to for that.

I'll probably go tomorrow and post what I pulled.
@NoReverseYukon is the man!!! The visors are so easy. Three Phillips head screws on the triangle part closest to the A pillar. If the visors have lights in the them, there is a pig tail to disconnect. Then the holder other side is a single Phillips head. Had mine in and out like 4 times when we were redoing the headliner.
 

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Well, I found a toolbag full of cupholders, even a red and a blue one. I am washing them up now and will post photos when clean. I thought I had scored 2 good sets of visors in damn-near perfect condition, but they were from pick-ups; without the inside mounting bracket.

I also found a few sets of mirrors that look to be intact, but they also were from pick-ups. If anyone knows whether they are interchangeable with Tahoes/Yukons, please weigh in. Otherwise, I will try to find that info.

I did price these mirrors : $25 each for the powered ones and $15 each for the manuals. I haven't priced new replacements, but the above prices plus shipping might not make economic sense. But if this is much lower than replacements, I will go back and pull sets per specific requests.

Lots of red trim pieces : IMG_20090506_104451396_HDR.jpg IMG_20090506_104502219.jpg IMG_20090506_113209539_HDR.jpg IMG_20090506_113318180.jpg
Any interest, just let me know.
 

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Well, I found a toolbag full of cupholders, even a red and a blue one. I am washing them up now and will post photos when clean. I thought I had scored 2 good sets of visors in damn-near perfect condition, but they were from pick-ups; without the inside mounting bracket.

I also found a few sets of mirrors that look to be intact, but they also were from pick-ups. If anyone knows whether they are interchangeable with Tahoes/Yukons, please weigh in. Otherwise, I will try to find that info.

I did price these mirrors : $25 each for the powered ones and $15 each for the manuals. I haven't priced new replacements, but the above prices plus shipping might not make economic sense. But if this is much lower than replacements, I will go back and pull sets per specific requests.

Lots of red trim pieces : View attachment 249382 View attachment 249383 View attachment 249384 View attachment 249385
Any interest, just let me know.
That interior matches @Squirrelsmith's. Looks in great shape too.
 

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Sorry it’s the console cup holders I was talking about. I’ll send a pic in a few. Was the red interior on a 2 or 4 door? I know @Squirrelsmith needs a few parts in red for his
ETA: $25 for powered mirrors is around what the aftermarkets cost but they shake terrible. Real ones if you can find em are $400+ last I looked. Maybe someone can chime in on the way to spot an OEM mirror
 

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Sorry it’s the console cup holders I was talking about. I’ll send a pic in a few. Was the red interior on a 2 or 4 door? I know @Squirrelsmith needs a few parts in red for his
ETA: $25 for powered mirrors is around what the aftermarkets cost but they shake terrible. Real ones if you can find em are $400+ last I looked. Maybe someone can chime in on the way to spot an OEM mirror
I would think most cheap aftermarket mirrors look like a funhouse mirror. A little wavy. I'd also lightly push on the mirror side to side--checking for excessive play--looseness. The cheap aftermarkets tend to have that looseness.
 

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