tail light Tail Light Help

[82brewcrew]

Hey Folks,

 

I need a little help.  Not a long time truck owner but my kid cracked one of my tail lights and I'm a little confused about what I'm reading with regard to a replacement.  Specifically, I'm seeing stuff about not fitting with factory LED assemblies and such.  Long story short, If I just want a straight replacement, what am I looking for?  If I want LED, is that an issue and/or what does that entail?

 

Thanks All

[Michael71009]

What's the info on your truck?Year, trim, etc...

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[82brewcrew]

2017 LT w/ All Star package.

[2017_whitez71]

You can put LTZ led taillights on.  You would need to add resistors or buy an adaptor harness.  I installed the LTZ taillights on my 2017 LT, I used a harness from gen5diy. It made the install plug and play.  You could also go with aftermarket led taillights assemblies which have the resistors built in. I would check out ebay for your options. 

[82brewcrew]

Thanks for the help.  I didn't see anything on ebay that explicitly said it would work on a '17.  Considering these https://www.realtruck.com/anzo-led-tail-lights/R182942P2017Y734MA.html or maybe these http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chevrolet,2017,silverado+1500,5.3l+v8,3434385,body,tail+lamp+assembly,807  The last one is what confuses me because they talk about not fitting factory LED.

[SirenRed16]

A straight replacement would be the easiest route to take but you have other options. Like 2017_whitez71 said you can get LTZ taillights would require more work but not impossible.

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[82brewcrew]

What would constitute a straight replacement?  I can only find LED assemblies.

[bndawgs]

Just pull the broken taillight out and search eBay for the part #.   

[SirenRed16]

What would constitute a straight replacement?  I can only find LED assemblies.

A straight replacement would be a oem taillight. You could probably find a set on your local Craigslist.

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[ChevyRoofer]

10 hours ago, 82brewcrew said:

What would constitute a straight replacement?  I can only find LED assemblies.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tail-Light-for-2014-2015-Chevrolet-Silverado-1500-2015-Silverado-2500-HD-RH-/351758420385?epid=1173653783&hash=item51e66f89a1:g:Y6QAAOSwfrJZwW5h&vxp=mtr

 

OEM is $100 to replace.  You can find on CL for that price too.