RobZ71LM7

It's a Silverado thing... so many panties get dropped you need a place to store them.

Ordered the parts for my 2014 today-yes it's worth it so I don't have to waste time at the dealer.

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Carriage Works Black Billet. It's simple +12V and ground... I ran it across the headliner, down the pillar and into a keyed 12V source in the black box with the open plug GM lists for upfitters. Nice to have the truck join the current decade or century in terms of mirrors.

This is a few weeks ago but removed the last of the body molding and drove to the lake in the rain (it's low: at winter pool in the pics). Just washed and waxed with Collinite 845 yesterday. Cannot wait for warm weather.

Installed a self dimming rear view mirror on my LT. I hid the old factory connector since this pic was taken. Gentex 50-GENK2AM

Carriage Works black billet.

Added two O2 bungs so I can compare both banks. First time backpurging SS. Not perfect but more than good enough. I'm an amateur tig welder.

Is the dash speaker basically a tweeter? I'm wondering about doing front door component speakers and just routing the tweeter into the dash. Thoughts?

Nope. Parking light circuit is low brightness and not the same as the turn signal circuit.

Amp ignitor gives you a lot more room to play behind the cap and inside the bulb for an easier install.

I liked the DRL's until I got HID's. It just adds too many cycles to the ballasts and bulbs. I also found it annoying they went off in park. Imagine being in a drive thru or long line and going in and out of park. I'm looking for a clean way to possibly add Osram LED DRL's to my truck.

You're correct in the fact that if you use your factory housings and your labor is free it's less than $400 USD in parts. But I understand the desire for a simple, reliable plug and play-it was a lot of work and I don't consider anyone not doing it to be lazy. I did it because I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't do it to save money. I'd be surprised if we could do a full OEM '16 HID conversion with new parts for less than $1600 USD. The current '14-15 Silverado LTZ projector housings are ~$600 each and then you have to factor in the costs of OEM ballasts and bulbs. FYI: you don't need special ballasts for any of this. You simply need a relay harness to provide power for the ballasts. The special thing is you need a capacitor wired in parallel with the OEM signal that triggers the relay. Note: I'm speaking for the Silverado.

Thanks for the kind words. For the turn signals I'm currently running Vled 7443 hi-vis amber LED's. Tritons would be ideal, but costly since you need two sets. My HID bulbs are Osram 66240 CBI's. $170 a pair, but worth it. Personally, I'd be surprised if 2016 headlights are that great. There is not a single OEM HID projector that can touch the FX-R. People will still do retrofits going forward.