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2015 Silverado to 2016 Conversion!!!

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Dbeto54
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Just wanted to share my project for those who might be interested on doing the conversion. Some might think is a waste and some might actually like it. every body has there own taste and gotta respect

daort15
daort15

2015 Silverado Conversion I did this just for fun ??

Viktorrocks15
Viktorrocks15

Here's the before and after. Foglights are working I'm only waiting for the gen5diy harness. But everything went flawless. Let me know if you have any questions on parts. Totally worth it.     Sent

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7 hours ago, texasaggies16 said:

Looks much better! did the 14-15 to 16-18 swap on my Sierra, all LEDS FTW!

Nice, and thank you! Yeah, I was looking at a 15 Sierra and said if I were to buy it, I would do the same thing. You made a wise choice my friend lol.

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DBrach Enthusiast

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12 hours ago, oswaldo unger said:

what all did you have to change on the front end to get the 2016 look, i aswell own a 2015 and love the 2016 models.

The list is in this thread. If you have trouble after reading this thread, shoot me a PM.

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Zakk New Member

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Super interested in doing the opposite for this, I have a 2017 and prefer the 2014-2015 front end.  Anyone in the pacific northwest and want to trade?

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DBrach Enthusiast

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I was able to almost break even for my swap out. I was able to sell all of my old parts for about the same cost is what I bought the new ones for. It took me almost a year to find and buy the new parts for the upgrade at the cost I was willing to pay. When I say new, I mean the 2016 version. Out-of-pocket I think I was $800 and that was for painting my front and rear bumper to match.

 

In regards to doing the reverse conversion, I believe it would work just the same way but my initial thought and only concern would be how to retrofit a plug-and-play wiring harness to go from the 2016 LED headlights to the downgraded halogen headlights. But that is probably a gen5diy question or a PGamboa.

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Great info, thanks! is it only the grille and complete headlight assemblies?  Or do you also need brackets and radiator support, etc...?

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AEmedic Enthusiast

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On 11/26/2019 at 3:45 PM, Zakk said:

Super interested in doing the opposite for this, I have a 2017 and prefer the 2014-2015 front end.  Anyone in the pacific northwest and want to trade?

Zakk and I have spoken and will likely be swapping front ends.  I will be swapping from a 2015 Silverado LT and I think his is a 2017 with LT headlights, not LTZ and no fogs.  I will be looking for the 16+ bumper with fogs to complete the conversion. 

 

I do have a question for those who have done this conversion. The wiring kit that is available from Gen5DIY I have seen available for this 15 to 16+ LT conversion has a description that states that the parking light function does not function correctly.  Specifically, the headlights stay on, rather than go off.  I would like to make sure all the functions work correctly.  Is there a harness that allows all the factory functions to work correctly?

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Zakk and I have spoken and will likely be swapping front ends.  I will be swapping from a 2015 Silverado LT and I think his is a 2017 with LT headlights, not LTZ and no fogs.  I will be looking for the 16+ bumper with fogs to complete the conversion. 

 

I do have a question for those who have done this conversion. The wiring kit that is available from Gen5DIY I have seen available for this 15 to 16+ LT conversion has a description that states that the parking light function does not function correctly.  Specifically, the headlights stay on, rather than go off.  I would like to make sure all the functions work correctly.  Is there a harness that allows all the factory functions to work correctly?

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[mention=159655]pgamboa[/mention] from harnessdr.com is actually working in this particular issue, I have the gen5 harness which works properly but it doesn’t function as factory set up.

I will be getting Phil’s harness as soon as completed and install on my 16 conversion.

 

 

 

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15 hours ago, Viktorrocks15 said:

[mention=159655]pgamboa[/mention] from harnessdr.com is actually working in this particular issue, I have the gen5 harness which works properly but it doesn’t function as factory set up.

I will be getting Phil’s harness as soon as completed and install on my 16 conversion.

 

 

 

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Nice!  Hopefully it comes out soon.  

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I have a 2014 Chevy silverado and converted the front end to the 2016 front end.  My trouble is, how do i connect the headlight to the harness because the light are totally different.  do anyone have a diagram that can help me connect the headlight up correctly to the old existing harness.  

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