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Replying to: jovatious (Dec 03, 2005 12:12 pm) -Replace entire front bumper assembly -Replace front grill -Replace side lower assist steps -Replace rear bumper -Replace chrome side door moldings with color-keyed Denali one -Replace headlight/front turn signal/foglight housings (and appropriate bulbs as well--e.g., Denali low beam uses 9005 instead of 9006) -Add Denali front/rear mud flap moldings (they're not really mud flaps but look at a Denali and you'll see what I'm referring to) -Add Denali lettering to sides of vehicle There may be a few other things I left out (e.g., if your side mirrors don't have the motorized fold in/out option and/or no puddle lights, you'll need to replace those too, although you may need some additional stuff in order to get the mirrors to fold in/out by themselves) but I think the above covers most of the major stuff...and that's just for the exterior--the interior of course is a whole different story. I assume you're probably gonna try to find these parts at a junkyard or something 'cuz the cost for all of the above stuff brand-new ain't cheap...IOW you'd almost be better off just buying a Denali instead of trying to cosmetically change your Yukon into one. |
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Just bought a New 05 Yukon XL (1/2 ton). We have it about 10 days and the Odometer is less than 500 miles. We have noticed a weird sound underneath the car soon after taking delivery. What happened is that when we parked our car in the garage and back out, shift into drive, step on the gas pedal, within 5 to 10 seconds, there is a grinding sound coming from the front of the car for about half second and it is gone. It only happens on the first circle and the rest of the driving is OK. But it happens everytime I back and drive. I took the car to the dealership, they had three technicians look at it and none of then could find the cause of the problem. Finally, they tested another 05 XL and they claimed that that car makes the same noise. I went there I test-drove it and it did make the same buzz noise. They then told me that it is totally normal for 05 XL! I don't beleive them and then I come here to see whether there are 05 XL owners who have the same problem. Thank you and Merry Cristmas!
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Replying to: g_gsmith (Dec 22, 2005 7:10 am) I can't say I've had that problem. At least they could recreate it on another vehicle. Do you have 2WD or 4WD? Is this happening on dry pavement? Is it while turning or pointed straight? If you park and then go into drive again does it happen, or only after you've gone from Reverse to Drive? I guess mine makes a little bit of a noise when the steering wheel is totally locked to one side or another, but not when going straight that I've noticed. I'll try again and pay attention today.
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Replying to: alampert (Mar 19, 2002 2:46 pm) I use mobile 1 synthetic oil also. My co work has a 97 yukon He was just told he had bad barren he has 107,000 he as change his oil as manufacture recommended. |
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I have a 2004 Yukon XL Denali with a Navigation System. Has there been an up date to the Navigation Disk? If so, where can one be purchased?
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Replying to: isaace (Dec 09, 2005 8:16 pm)
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Hello, I went for a test drive last night in an 06 YXL Denali. All of us in the vehicle (me, my son, and the salesman), noticed that upon getting onto the freeway, the vehicle ride had a very noticeable and rhythmic bounciness to it. I had previously test driven both a regular Yukon Denali and a different YXL Denali on surface streets only, and there was no bounciness to either. So this was a new experience. I called my Dad, who's been a round quite a while (70+), and he said that GM truck frames with long wheel bases are known for having that bounciness to them on concrete freeways. He said that if you have it all loaded down with a full tank, gear, and perhaps a trailer, it goes away. He also said that if you drive it on a blacktop highway/freeway, instead of concrete, the rhythmic bounciness does not occur. Have any of you experienced this? I tried searching on "bounc" (to catch all forms of the word), and didn't find anything with any answers. Is there a way of cancelling this bounciness out using any features of the YXL Denali, such as AutoRide? Is that something that needs to be activated? Or is AutoRide always on? Unfortunately the salesman was absolutely clueless about the Yukon and YXL Denali features. Didn't even know how to use the Navigation, so he couldn't show me its various capabilities. I'll need to find a different dealer. I like the extra cargo space available in the YXL Denali, and I wanted to give it serious consideration, but that rhythmic bouncing really bothered me. I want to be able to take it on various excursions with or without a trailer and have a comfortable ride. Please let me know if you have any ideas. By the way...what's the story on using snow cables (not chains, but cables) with the 20" rims/tires on the Denalis? Any issues? Thanks for any assistance you may be able to provide. Mike
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Replying to: ahightower (Dec 22, 2005 7:20 am)
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Replying to: mikesocal (Dec 27, 2005 8:35 am) Thanks. Mike |
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