Swapping SLE headlight housing for SLT LED headlight housing

vettecowboy78 · February 1, 2016

Hello everyone,

I'm new hear and just recently purchased a left over 2015 Z71 crew cab SLE. I tried the search function and didn't come up with an answer to my question so I am starting this new thread. Sorry if its been covered already... Anyway, I really wanted to get an SLT but due to budget restrictions had to settle for a SLE. That being said, I wanted to know if anyone has swapped out the plain jane headlight housing on a SLE for the LED headlight housing from a SLT or Denali from the same year of 2015. Is it a plug and play situation or is it a pita to swap out? Thanks in advance, Jesse.

Mike1220 · February 1, 2016

Hello everyone,

I'm new hear and just recently purchased a left over 2015 Z71 crew cab SLE. I tried the search function and didn't come up with an answer to my question so I am starting this new thread. Sorry if its been covered already... Anyway, I really wanted to get an SLT but due to budget restrictions had to settle for a SLE. That being said, I wanted to know if anyone has swapped out the plain jane headlight housing on a SLE for the LED headlight housing from a SLT or Denali from the same year of 2015. Is it a plug and play situation or is it a pita to swap out? Thanks in advance, Jesse.

question has been answered but honestly the forum search engine really isn't the greatest, try typing in google "SLE to SLT headlights on gm-trucks.com" and that should bring you to the threads.

But to answer your question, its not a direct swap, the programming in the trucks' BCM are different from SLE to SLT to account for the different headlight functions. BUT Gen5DIY.com has created a harness for those with non-SLTs who wish to switch to SLT headlights

http://www.gen5diy.com/GMC/Sierra/P-P-Harnesses7/Headlamp-Harness1/NON-SLT-to-SLT-Headlamp-harness/

hope this helps

sksierra · February 1, 2016

Sorry to hijack the thread, but looks like you got your answer. I've had a look thru the forum also and couldn't find an answer but I'm just curious what the difference between the headlights in the top picture are from the bottom? They look pretty much the same but the description says that the chrome ones won't fit an slt with the led drl, whereas it doesn't mention anything about this with the recons.

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vettecowboy78 · February 1, 2016

Thanks Mike1220! That's helps greatly. Now I just gotta talk the wife into letting me spend $1200 on headlights. LOL. Wish me luck!

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Mike1220 · February 1, 2016

Thanks Mike1220! That's helps greatly. Now I just gotta talk the wife into letting me spend $1200 on headlights. LOL. Wish me luck!

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Good luck man! Convince her to let you spend $1500 so you can get rid of the terrible projectors that come in these lights! FXR retrofit the new lights and you'll be far happier than if you just switched to SLT lights

Sorry to hijack the thread, but looks like you got your answer. I've had a look thru the forum also and couldn't find an answer but I'm just curious what the difference between the headlights in the top picture are from the bottom? They look pretty much the same but the description says that the chrome ones won't fit an slt with the led drl, whereas it doesn't mention anything about this with the recons.

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Brand, thats about the only difference. Just like when you compare different GM sub-brands. You get basically the same thing for different costs.

sksierra · February 1, 2016

Good luck man! Convince her to let you spend $1500 so you can get rid of the terrible projectors that come in these lights! FXR retrofit the new lights and you'll be far happier than if you just switched to SLT lights

Brand, thats about the only difference. Just like when you compare different GM sub-brands. You get basically the same thing for different costs.

Thanx for the fast reply!

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zmnypit · February 1, 2016

Thanks Mike1220! That's helps greatly. Now I just gotta talk the wife into letting me spend $1200 on headlights. LOL. Wish me luck!

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Here's the thread. You can pick up the SLT lights on ebay for around $750-$800 then just buy the harness.

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/153974-swap-2014-sle-headlights-for-slt-w-leds/page-9