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Justin101714 Enthusiast

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I would guess so, that is not my truck I just found that truck on Instagram. I believe you won't need switchback bulbs because our turn signals only turn on when we are turning. Our trucks aren't like the GMT900 trucks where the turn signals turn on when the headlights are on. I don't know if it makes sense to you lol.

 

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That makes perfect sense. Have to wire them up to work...

 

 

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SirenRed16 Senior Enthusiast

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I've been wanting to clear mine but I don't want to open my headlights yet. I'm thinking when I do if a regular amber bulb will work instead of a switchback.

 

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JimCost2014 Senior Enthusiast

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The LTZ/High Country headlights are LED as is the signal lower. The signal lower is a second DRL and is color switched for turn signal. The regular lights are HID headlight and incandescent lower amber.

 

So, I am the exact opisite here. I have an LTZ and would like to have the lower stay amber rather than clear/white when they are on. Like the look of the yellow led for contrast/old school look. Any ideas?
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So, I am the exact opisite here. I have an LTZ and would like to have the lower stay amber rather than clear/white when they are on. Like the look of the yellow led for contrast/old school look. Any ideas?

I'll trade with you. [emoji851]

 

 

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So, I am the exact opisite here. I have an LTZ and would like to have the lower stay amber rather than clear/white when they are on. Like the look of the yellow led for contrast/old school look. Any ideas?

I have a LT and my turn signals stay off until I actually turn them on when turning. They're not like the older models where they would turn on whenever the headlights where on. I'll post a picture and you can see I have my fogs and headlights on but the lower amber section stays off.post-165154-149166303274_thumb.jpg

 

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cbrsilv15 Senior Enthusiast

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So, I am the exact opisite here. I have an LTZ and would like to have the lower stay amber rather than clear/white when they are on. Like the look of the yellow led for contrast/old school look. Any ideas?

Same here. That's why I put he chrome amber bulbs in mine vs the switch backs when I cleared mine. I love the look of the ambers on and the fogs on at the same time.

Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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If you just want to get rid of the amber turn signals with out upgrading to the LTZ headlights you can open them up and just clear the amber. They will look something like this.

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That's a team billet truck now. So much want

JimCost2014 Senior Enthusiast

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I'll trade with you. [emoji851]

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Nah, I like the look of the clear with the black truck when the lights are not on. The reason I like the LED when they are in "yellow/amber" mode is that they run the length of the light, compared to the normal bulbs that have the dead zones at each end. And it is a much more vibrant color because of the intensity of the LED's.
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I have a LT and my turn signals stay off until I actually turn them on when turning. They're not like the older models where they would turn on whenever the headlights where on. I'll post a picture and you can see I have my fogs and headlights on but the lower amber section stays off.attachicon.gif20170107_141341.jpg

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The LTZ LED's (top and bottom) stay on with the head/fog lights, then turn amber (bottom) when you turn on the signals.
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If you just want to get rid of the amber turn signals with out upgrading to the LTZ headlights you can open them up and just clear the amber. They will look something like this.

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That is a beautiful truck!!!!
chris918 Enthusiast

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i think there a yellow film on the inside of the lens plus amber bulbs. I'm gonna look tomorrow if can get the amber film off then its just replacing the bulbs from amber to clear

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Can't pull this link up....[emoji29]

 

But this is the 2016 lenses....it'll cost about $250.00 for them. I think that's kind of overkill for a plastic mold....

http://klearz.com/products/chevrolet/2016_silverado_headlight_markers

 

 

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hey definetly not worth 200 i didn't notice they where so expensive I'm gonna have my blinkers tinted to help hid the amber until i figure out a cheaper way to clear them

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Yea I'm sure they are price gouging. I guess they figure it's cheap compared to buying the LTZ assemblies....but still....I will never buy them at that price. $40.00 would have been worth it.

 

 

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