Yukon Escalade converion

[gdddup]

nice work

 

[Beefhouse]

Nice work man. Really like seeing the upgrades.

 

[indian mark]

Thanks Jae, Whole new bumper. The metal part looks pretty similar to the original, except it has a bunch of holes in it for mounting the cover, and it's black.

 

[rockyc82]

I got the dash pad yesterday. Decided to pull it into the shop today (Sat) after I was done working. Pulled out the cluster. Thinking I was a freaking genius, I took both clusters completely apart and switched the electronic guts so the mileage would still be accurate. I plugged the revised Esky cluster in and everything worked fine. (Those of you familiar with Escalade clusters know where I'm going with this.) Figuring I had some time, I pulled out the dash pad and swapped in the Cadillac one. Popped the bezel on and buttoned it all back up. It still needs some paint work to make everything look OK, but it's close enough for now. All's well until I got on the road and realized the Escalade cluster has a 120mph speedo, compared to the 100mph Yukon one. My speedo is 20% off. Bummer. Got it home into my garage and pulled it apart again. swapped back the electronic guts, and re-assembled everything. Looks like it works, but I just got a weeks worth of Michigan winter crud washed off and don't want to take it out of the garage. So I just dropped from 196,000miles to 59,000miles. Oh well, I'm not selling it anyway so who cares.

Everything's good except for one thing...

...I'm not sure if I like it. The sharper lines of the Cadillac dash look a bit dated compared to the smoother contours of the original Yukon dash, and the silver rings on the gauges in the cluster are a bit distracting. I think I'll drive it for a couple weeks and see.....

I am looking at the same dash but in silver. TIGHT

 

[indian mark]

Got the Esky rear vent caps on today. They went on pretty easy, but it looks like there is a slight contour difference in the barn door style compared to the lift gate design like whats on the Escalades. I tried to photo it in the garage but it didn't come out well. It's getting pretty crappy outside so I didn't want to pull the truck out.

Looks like another week or so before I get to the bumper.

 

[07Burb]

Looks good from what I can tell

 

[indian mark]

Looks good from what I can tell

Thanks!

 

[Beefhouse]

Those vent caps look like poo. I have the hatchback on my Tahoe. Send them to me.
J/K man. They look fine, really. I just really like those smooth caps. I'm going to get some someday!

 

[chip]

Those taillights stand out like a sore thumb now! Drop those X3 LEDs in there. They look great!

 

[indian mark]

Those taillights stand out like a sore thumb now! Drop those X3 LEDs in there. They look great!

Dude, I totally agree! I couple years ago we got a new couch. Made the carpet look old. AT least that's what my wife said.
Lights aren't currently in the budget though, and I haven't found the ones I really want. This is what I'm after, (see photo)

Thanks Dr. Ross!