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AaronIROCZ Enthusiast

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MHPrior80, on 22 Jun 2016 - 12:47 AM, said:

Is there a way to run the LED bulbs from a 16' to a 15'?

 

Yes but it would involve changing out the headlight housings, grille, hood, front bumper and a custom made wiring harness as you can't just get the led light bulb as it is built in as one unit with the headlight housing, from what I have been told.

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Dbeto54 Enthusiast

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Yes but it would involve changing out the headlight housings, grille, hood, front bumper and a custom made wiring harness as you can't just get the led light bulb as it is built in as one unit with the headlight housing, from what I have been told.

X2 on that. I just did the whole front end conversion to a 2015 and the 2016 led headlights are sealed

zmnypit Enthusiast

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Is there a way to run the LED bulbs from a 16' to a 15'?

No. 16 headlights are a sealed unit. You cant just pop a bulb out. If you have a sierra then you can swap the headlights and run a gen5 harness. Thats what I did on my 14. See the avatar <<<<<

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Is there a way to run the LED bulbs from a 16' to a 15'?

 

Drive that 2015 to the dealer and trade it on a '16. lol

MHPrior80 Enthusiast

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Drive that 2015 to the dealer and trade it on a '16. lol

Lol thanks for the info Mike!

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Dodgersfan Enthusiast

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I just picked up a 16 LTZ. Amazing difference between headlights in 16 vs my old 14.

I got fooled a little by the window sticker. I assumed LED taillights meant ALL the rear lights were LED, but my reverse lights and plate lights are regular bulbs. Want to switch out them out for LED. Do I need Canbus LED bulbs? And can I switch out just the reverse bulb in the 3rd light housing above the cab, or do I need to replace the whole unit?

Thanks

1300c Enthusiast

1300c

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Yes the led lights are amazing. I think they are going to change some people's minds who retrofit hid only when they see them in person. The factory hid headlights could be improved though as they only run a 25w ballast on a d5s bulb. Upgrading the ballast to a denso 35 or 55 watt ballast would make the HID's much brighter I would think. Now if the d5s bulbs could stand that wattage, and heat are other questions all together.

DAY11 Enthusiast

DAY11

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I just picked up a 16 LTZ. Amazing difference between headlights in 16 vs my old 14.

I got fooled a little by the window sticker. I assumed LED taillights meant ALL the rear lights were LED, but my reverse lights and plate lights are regular bulbs. Want to switch out them out for LED. Do I need Canbus LED bulbs? And can I switch out just the reverse bulb in the 3rd light housing above the cab, or do I need to replace the whole unit?

Thanks

Here is the thread you need to reference.

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/153101-led-921-reverse-cargo-bulbs/page-18?hl=led%20bulbs

ChevyRoofer Senior Enthusiast

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I just picked up a 16 LTZ. Amazing difference between headlights in 16 vs my old 14.

I got fooled a little by the window sticker. I assumed LED taillights meant ALL the rear lights were LED, but my reverse lights and plate lights are regular bulbs. Want to switch out them out for LED. Do I need Canbus LED bulbs? And can I switch out just the reverse bulb in the 3rd light housing above the cab, or do I need to replace the whole unit?

Thanks

 

 

Don't forget the T-10 Torx setup to access your taillights/cargo lights. Just replace with the bulbs below and you're set. Verified they work on a '16 LTZ.

 

(2) Phillips 921 Bright White Vision LED's for the Reverse Lights

(2) Phillips 921 Bright White Vision LED's for the Cargo Lights

(2) T10 Wedge LED's for the license plate bulbs

 

If the lights don't come on when you start your truck up, 180 flip the bulb and it'll work.

 

Edit: Weird...just noticed the LED wedges and the Torx size are the same...T10.

camcamaro1991 Enthusiast

camcamaro1991

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Don't forget the T-10 Torx setup to access your taillights/cargo lights. Just replace with the bulbs below and you're set. Verified they work on a '16 LTZ.

 

(2) Phillips 921 Bright White Vision LED's for the Reverse Lights

(2) Phillips 921 Bright White Vision LED's for the Cargo Lights

(2) T10 Wedge LED's for the license plate bulbs

 

If the lights don't come on when you start your truck up, 180 flip the bulb and it'll work.

 

Edit: Weird...just noticed the LED wedges and the Torx size are the same...T10.

 

The Phillips 921 are not bright and not worth the upgrade IMO! They use 2 small LED's then reflect the light on to a cone, I tried them they are just whiter than OEM, offer very little output, esp... since our rear reverse reflectors are not optimized for them. Not trying to start a war here everyone's got their own flavor, but I put my Phillips back in the box money wasted vs the ones below.

 

Below is a huge improvement over the Phillips 921s

 

I used these for my reverse lights. JDM ASTAR (these really make a statement, HEY I AM BACKING UP!!!)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MUF1APW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I used these for my 3rd brake and cargo lamps, JDM ASTAR (these are a bit softer than the above but really light up the cargo area, even with inbed LED's)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K3GBRQ2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

 

Not related to Phillips 921 - License plate LED, and they fit nice. 2x are needed.

https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-ZEVO-White-Bulb-Pack/dp/B01A77S8TU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1468361413&sr=8-4&keywords=sylvania+168

 

last bit, no warning lights come on in the cluster, although during install if you need to flip them you might get an OnStar monthly email showing they were out once.

DAY11 Enthusiast

DAY11

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I am a little suprised to hear you say that. I found them to be brighter than stock. Like you said, They were certainly whiter

DAY11 Enthusiast

DAY11

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I believe the JDMs are brighter than Philips just surprised to hear that you thought Philips were not brighter than stock.

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