Sierra-Denali Front Section Swap

[RedHeartbeat]

#2....what color was George Washington's white horse?

[C-WAY]

If you wanna sell ur stock bumper with fog lights let me know!

[zeake]

Ok I got 3 more questions.

1. Is a Sierra Denali and Sierra C3 the same thing?

2. Where would i be able to find denali leather seats?

3. Would it be easy to convert the interior from a 60/40 bench to 40/40 split with a center console and all?

The c3 did not have quadrasteer.

Leather seats can be found on ebay or in junk yards.

The conversion is easy as long as you get all the parts. This includes the dash peices.

[GasGuzzler]

Ok I got 3 more questions.

1. Is a Sierra Denali and Sierra C3 the same thing?

2. Where would i be able to find denali leather seats?

3. Would it be easy to convert the interior from a 60/40 bench to 40/40 split with a center console and all?

The 2001 C3 was called....Sierra C3. They have a black grille and red lettering on the hub caps. They were offered with QS as an option. Starting in 2002 the name was changed to Sierra Denali. They have the chrome grille and plain hub caps. Once again, QS was an option. Not all C3's or SD's have QS.

The 3rd row seats from a YD are commonly sold for big bucks on eBay. The front seats could probably also be found on eBay but you'll want the seats from the same year as your truck due to wiring differences (or at least stay in the same family 2001-2002 and 2003-2006). If you have an EC, you'll need pick up rear seats.

Some of the dash pieces are different for console trucks verses non-console trucks so the "easiest" swap is to stay the same style. All C3's and SD's have buckets and console.

[devin_deville]

Alright. Thanks yall, i'll keep you posted on the outcome. Its gonna take me a while to find all the parts. I was lookin on ebay at the actual denali's and they had some super clean black ones for only 12000 so i'm not sure, i might just buy a denali!

[airdiesel]

I did this conversion on mine, but I got the majority of the parts from the dealership. I got tired of looking and trying to find used parts to piece it together. Cost me a little more, but oh well, it's what I wanted.

If you do the conversion. On 03+ Sierra's you will have to get the 99-02 frame to bumper brackets. Cut the welds on your existing brackets to remove from frame. Locate new brackets to the existing hole in frame, and drill 2 or 3 new holes. Attach brackets, then attach Denali re-bar to bracket. I had to do this to my 04.
If you do find a complete front at a boneyard, make sure you get those brackets.

It's a nice truck that you have, and with all of the other mods you have done, you should keep it. Would be cheaper to do the conversion, then spend $12,000

[GasGuzzler]

Then again Denalis come with lots of cool stuff and they're cheap now due to devaluation. They also come with a 6.0 FTW!!!!

[devin_deville]

Yeah i know gas guzzler, 6.0, AWD, possibly quadrasteer, and plenty more potential in the looks department as well as performance. Plus by the time i spend all this money and TIME on the outside, as well as making the inside identical to a Denali, finding a awd transfer case, and possibly a 6.0 i would be close, if not over, the $12000 mark. Plus around here i could probably get $20000 for my truck like it is. Price of cars is way up around here.

[GasGuzzler]

$20000 is a BIG number for anything right now.

BTW, you don't want the AWD transfer case.

[PitchBlackC3]

The 2001 C3 was called....Sierra C3. They have a black grille and red lettering on the hub caps. They were offered with QS as an option. Starting in 2002 the name was changed to Sierra Denali. They have the chrome grille and plain hub caps. Once again, QS was an option. Not all C3's or SD's have QS.

No C3s have quadrasteer. C3s are Ext cab,
2002-2004 Sierra Denali are ext cab and have quadrasteer (not optional)
2005-up are Crew cab with no quadrasteer.