2016 Taillights

Liquidfx17 · October 17, 2015

Local dealership now has the new 16 model. I stopped to check them out and the ltz version does appear to have the led rear lights. The housings look exactly the same as previous 14/15. So who's gonna be the first to see if they are interchangeable?

Tattooo · October 17, 2015

Hmmmmmm

MikeNH · October 17, 2015

Someone will have to very nicely ask a dealer they have a good relationship with to remove a tail light so the connectors, mounts, etc can be matched to the 14 and 15 trucks.

Tattooo · October 17, 2015

Yep

El_Diablo_John · October 17, 2015

I'll try as soon as we get an LTZ or high country in.

Liquidfx17 · October 17, 2015

I'm almost positive they just changed the internals. They didn't redesign the bed or the tailgate. I bet the harness is the same to.

Tattooo · October 17, 2015

I'll try as soon as we get an LTZ or high country in.

Sounds good

morrislee · October 17, 2015

Someone will have to very nicely ask a dealer they have a good relationship with to remove a tail light so the connectors, mounts, etc can be matched to the 14 and 15 trucks.

I am willing to bet the connectors aint gonna fit because the connectors them selves are sockets for the bulbs on the 14-15.

new ones will for sure be a harness that plugs in to the back of it as the LED boards and lights will probably be integrated in the housing just like how the SLT headlights are designed.

you will need to by the connector to splice your current wiring to the new connector to go into the backup light

MikeNH · October 17, 2015

My bad, I thought they had a pigtail that connected all the bulbs to the vehicle harness.

El_Diablo_John · October 17, 2015

The pigtail actually reaches all the way to the rear control module. Still possible if those connections are the same.

morrislee · October 17, 2015

The pigtail actually reaches all the way to the rear control module. Still possible if those connections are the same.

You are correct, it is possible. But I dont think it will work as part of the BCM detection for bulb failure. LEDs will draw less and the BCM will be freaking out about bulbs are defective.

Tattooo · October 17, 2015

So they wont work per say ......

Liquidfx17 · October 17, 2015

I did a led taillight swap on my 2010 corvette z06 and nothing freaks out. Maybe have to hook in some sort of resistor possibly. I still think this has a shot at a direct swap.

RobZ71LM7 · October 18, 2015

Who cares about connectors, main thing is will they mount and fit? Also have to assume they aren't doing anything funky with different voltages for different functions. Most likely then one could simply splice in new connectors and splice in resistors so you don't get a turn signal indicator warning. As soon as someone confirms they will fit my Anzo's are going up for sale.

El_Diablo_John · October 18, 2015

You are correct, it is possible. But I dont think it will work as part of the BCM detection for bulb failure. LEDs will draw less and the BCM will be freaking out about bulbs are defective.

Its possible they changed things for the LTZ's but I would assume the lights are already set up to be plug and play when used with the correct harness due to the fact that the LT's down will still have bulbs.