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Justin Nachazel

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Hello all!

 

I'm looking at doing a complete LED replacement on my truck. I have the LTZ with projectors also. I want to replace headlights, taillights, and license plate bulbs, and idk if it's possible but also the power mirror lights to all be the same color LED. I've seen the whole HID/LED thread and there is a ton of information on there but not any specific brands to buy or anything. I don't really know why I would replace the projectors in my LTZ with the FR ones either since I don't do a lot of off-roading at all. So my questions are these:

 

1. What would you suggest brand wise for high output WHITE LED? (No real blue tint)

 

2. Has anyone color matched them all?

 

3. Any real reason to switch out my projectors?

 

4. Looked at opt7 for LED headlights. Any experience?

 

5. For headlights is it better to go with HID or LED for light output?

 

Thanks a ton in advance!!

 

 

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slj2008 Senior Enthusiast

slj2008

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2015 LT - projector lamps - PUTCO NITE-LUX led's low , fog , high . PUTCO 921 - back-up / cargo lamp . Lic Lamp - Sylvania ZEVO # 194 . also line of fire / rev led tailgate light. That's all I can help you with. this will get you started on things to come. $$$$$$$$

thewhitestallion Senior Enthusiast

thewhitestallion

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I have VLED license plate lights, reverse lights and cargo lights and they are bright as hell! only downside is due to the lenses it gives off a zebra striped light output, but still bright. there is a sticky in the modifications sub-forum that discusses all this.

AaronIROCZ Enthusiast

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The reason to switch out the projectors are the stock factory ones are designed for halogen bulbs, not HID. They will have a lot of light scatter and possibly blind on coming traffic. There is a company that offers an adapter plate with the FXR projector that will fit without any modifications to the old housing, basically remove the 4 screws holding the old projector in, install the adapter plate, and the new projector wire up your HID's readjust your lights and your done. You will end up with a nice sharp cut off line that won't blind on coming traffic and will allow you to see a lot better than the factory system could.

JRaschke11 Enthusiast

JRaschke11

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Many of us have done reverse lights and cargo lights with Philips 921 bulbs and they are absolutely amazing.

 

http://smile.amazon.com/Philips-White-Vision-Back-up-light/dp/B00P2D41OQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457887495&sr=8-1&keywords=philips+921

 

I was going to switch out my taillights with LEDs but after reading several threads and websites and user reviews, I decided it's not worth it. You don't gain any real additional brightness, just the instant on feature. The way the taillights are designed I guess, there isn't much difference with LEDs regarding light output and also you have to do resistors to avoid dash warning and hyperflash.

 

License plate bulbs: http://smile.amazon.com/Philips-Bright-White-Interior-Vision/dp/B017VORB7M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457887634&sr=8-1&keywords=philips+194

 

The puddle lamps in the bottom of the mirror are already LED and as white as they are going to get.

 

I trust Philips much more than Putco. Putco is just an accessory company who makes a lot of chrome stuff and also some light bulbs. Philips is an old company and built an entire business on light bulbs of all kinds so they get my vote.

 

I am also considering this LED tailgate light bar. It's a popular one and seems to have good reviews and works well and it's not too expensive and easy to install.

 

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Z8TGR4G/ref=s9_wsim_gw_g263_i1_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-5&pf_rd_r=0XMY45N3RDJ619K2DY7X&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2090149782&pf_rd_i=desktop

Justin Nachazel Enthusiast

Justin Nachazel

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I have VLED license plate lights, reverse lights and cargo lights and they are bright as hell! only downside is due to the lenses it gives off a zebra striped light output, but still bright. there is a sticky in the modifications sub-forum that discusses all this.

 

Which sticky is that?

Can you link it?

Justin Nachazel Enthusiast

Justin Nachazel

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Many of us have done reverse lights and cargo lights with Philips 921 bulbs and they are absolutely amazing.

 

http://smile.amazon.com/Philips-White-Vision-Back-up-light/dp/B00P2D41OQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457887495&sr=8-1&keywords=philips+921

 

I was going to switch out my taillights with LEDs but after reading several threads and websites and user reviews, I decided it's not worth it. You don't gain any real additional brightness, just the instant on feature. The way the taillights are designed I guess, there isn't much difference with LEDs regarding light output and also you have to do resistors to avoid dash warning and hyperflash.

 

License plate bulbs: http://smile.amazon.com/Philips-Bright-White-Interior-Vision/dp/B017VORB7M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457887634&sr=8-1&keywords=philips+194

 

The puddle lamps in the bottom of the mirror are already LED and as white as they are going to get.

 

I trust Philips much more than Putco. Putco is just an accessory company who makes a lot of chrome stuff and also some light bulbs. Philips is an old company and built an entire business on light bulbs of all kinds so they get my vote.

 

I am also considering this LED tailgate light bar. It's a popular one and seems to have good reviews and works well and it's not too expensive and easy to install.

 

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Z8TGR4G/ref=s9_wsim_gw_g263_i1_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-5&pf_rd_r=0XMY45N3RDJ619K2DY7X&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2090149782&pf_rd_i=desktop

This is awesome info! Does phillips make a good LED for headlights?

shanedaniel Enthusiast

shanedaniel

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Go to the VLED website, I switched out all my lights except the headlights with VLED.... good quality & bright.

ErickW Enthusiast

ErickW

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I'm also interested in doing this. Following this post!

 

JRaschke11, I've got that light bar and it has great output in both brake/turn and reverse. Get it with a Curt T connector to wire it behind the bumper, and it is a very nice setup.

 

AaronIROCZ do you happen to know what company makes the HID adapter plate?

AaronIROCZ Enthusiast

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www.fastheadlights.com I have never used them so I do not know anything about them, I used www.theretrofitsource.com and got the FXR kit with the 35w ballasts for my old 2014, I redrilled holes in the projector housings to get them to fit, but the adapter plate looks to make the install a lot easier.

Cohen Enthusiast

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http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/184026-led-bulbs-for-2015-stock-lt-high-low-beam-and-fog-lights/

^Might answer some headlight questions on HID/LED.

 

My setup-

Cargo: JDM A-Stars (Amazon)

Backup: Got them from Ebay from someone who had good results in the thread whitestallion posted.

License Plate: VLED

 

All over the board but they all match, super bright and have lasted thus far so no complaints. Tried a couple different ones for each and found the best results with these.

ErickW Enthusiast

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www.fastheadlights.com I have never used them so I do not know anything about them, I used www.theretrofitsource.com and got the FXR kit with the 35w ballasts for my old 2014, I redrilled holes in the projector housings to get them to fit, but the adapter plate looks to make the install a lot easier.

 

Thanks!

boostnls1 Enthusiast

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www.fastheadlights.com I have never used them so I do not know anything about them, I used www.theretrofitsource.com and got the FXR kit with the 35w ballasts for my old 2014, I redrilled holes in the projector housings to get them to fit, but the adapter plate looks to make the install a lot easier.

Where do u get the adapter kit at?

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