can bus or non can bus

94yj · November 9, 2019

i am wanting to swap over to led taillights and headlights and i need to find out if my truck is or is not can bus also any problems if i add led headlights like a display saying i have a bulb out TIA

Edited November 10, 2019 by 94yj

Waaazooo · November 10, 2019

Should be canbus

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94yj · November 10, 2019

39 minutes ago, Waaazooo said:

Should be canbus

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is canbus just for the headlights only or both? if i am ordering led lights do i need the ones for canbus for h/l only or must it be canbus for headlights and tail lights as i am not familiar with canbus thanks

Waaazooo · November 10, 2019

Canbus is the way(system) the computer knows if the bulb is on and working properly. You’ll need canbus compliant blinkers and tail lights if you switch your lower wattage variations like led and and xenon.

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carkhz316 · November 10, 2019

13 hours ago, Waaazooo said:

Canbus is the way(system) the computer knows if the bulb is on and working properly. You’ll need ~~canbus compliant blinkers and tail lights~~ resistors if you switch your lower wattage variations like led and and xenon.

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This is all any CANBUS compliant bulb is........a resistor in the bulb to draw enough current to mimic the voltage drop of a incandescent bulb. There is no communication or data switching or anything; just a voltage drop measurement from the computer.

Waaazooo · November 10, 2019

This is all any CANBUS compliant bulb is........a resistor in the bulb to draw enough current to mimic the voltage drop of a incandescent bulb. There is no communication or data switching or anything; just a voltage drop measurement from the computer.

Yeah, that sounds about easy enough.

Thanks though

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