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1 minute ago, Jaychevy81 said:

Reverse lights are just a swap with led bulbs. I ordered these and there bright really bright. b9144da28ac552cc7b082f965b6e9cf3.jpg


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IncisionInd
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This last weekend I went ahead with putting in the OEM LED tail lights from the LTZ model on my new 2018 Silverado LT.  Overall the installation was successfull and fairly easy to do. The tail lights

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Reverse bulbs to LED do not require resistors. Only turn signals if you upgrade the bulbs to LEDs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Thanks man, I appreciate it. I’ll contact them both to see what’s up.

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Hey Everyone! Sorry I haven't been responding to everyone on this thread.  Soon after I posted this I packed up everything and move half way across the country.  Its been fairly hectic but just now getting into the swing of things.  I will try and answer anything that has not been answered previously.

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On 2/18/2019 at 5:54 AM, Totman504 said:

Is there any way that you can provide a link to purchase these lights, haven’t been able to find them for my 2018 LT for the last two months 

These were purchased from ebay.  The guy that I purchased them from had about 3-4 pairs and was able to make me a deal for two sets.

On 2/18/2019 at 10:32 AM, Jchoi said:

I think he bought them on eBay. There is a member here that comes across them used. @alexg I’d try shooting him a message..   You’ll then need @pgamboa ‘s harness. Good luck. 

I love the @pgamboa harness and highly recommend getting it to anyone that wantes to do this swap.  Made the whole process way easier and he was SUPER helpful.

On 3/3/2019 at 6:28 PM, Jaychevy81 said:

Reverse lights are just a swap with led bulbs. I ordered these and there bright really bright.
 

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I ended up ordering a set from Diode Dynamics.  They weren't the cheapest in the world but they are designed and manufactured in the USA and that matters to me.

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Will this conversion work? I have a 2018 ltz with the factory led tail lights. I would like to change them out for a set of Anzo tail lights. Is changing the wiring harness the only thing that needs to be done?

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For some reason did you run into a issue where you plug everything in and the right tail light doesn’t work but when u turn the turn signal the reverse light blinks 

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On 10/2/2018 at 10:55 PM, IncisionInd said:

Better pics of the lights at night7D4935FF-2C60-4013-B8AA-540A0708306F.thumb.jpeg.6c25304051526ef8ae306aad4d5ec48c.jpeg

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How did you get the dash to not say check rear lights?

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On 10/2/2018 at 10:55 PM, IncisionInd said:

Better pics of the lights at night7D4935FF-2C60-4013-B8AA-540A0708306F.thumb.jpeg.6c25304051526ef8ae306aad4d5ec48c.jpeg

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How did you get the dash to not say check rear lights?

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On 3/15/2022 at 9:13 PM, mckuecker said:

How did you get the dash to not say check rear lights?

I got the necessary wiring harness from@pgamboa  and highly recommend getting it to anyone that wants to do this swap.  Made the whole process way easier and he was SUPER helpful.  This is what resolved the dash warning.

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