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I have a 2015 Silverado LT with reflector style housings and DRL. I went with the SV 4 from head light revolution .

https://headlightrevolution.com/2014-2018-chevrolet-silverado-1500-low-beam-reflector-led-conversion-kit-v-4/

 

My truck is does not have CANBUS. And it runs the DRL just fine with the LED bulbs. I know there are differences between how the projector headlights and reflector headlights work. Hopefully this helps. Good luck!

 

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Here's my .02 for what it is worth. Saw the greatly improved operation of the '19 Silverado LEDs over my previous '16s HID projectors. I wanted LEDs so that's why I paid the extra bucks for them stock

DominatorZ71
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Horrible advise. Fans are how they cool. You listed overpriced garbage that will blind other drivers.

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Another know it all.

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On 7/5/2020 at 12:08 PM, Mozzer said:

There's a lot I can't help with but being in Canada I can say your right on the reduced voltage, my silverado showed 9 volts & it uses the low beam light so it didn't matter to me that would be on so I just looked for bulbs that were rated to run at 8 volts or more. They are probably full strength or close to it even at the lower voltage.

Definitely need to check yours doesn't use the high beam for DRLs, that is common on lots of vehicles.

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Maybe my eye site is failing me, but what style headlight do you have and what bulb do you have?

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Maybe my eye site is failing me, but what style headlight do you have and what bulb do you have?
2014 regular halogens originally can't remember the bulb type, would have to check on that 2f7f0d7e4ef04bb67b713f8822aac466.jpg

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just an FYI...we just upgraded our Yukon headlights (seperate high and low beam bulbs) with Auxito y13 LED bulbs and they are awesome...i shopped around quite a bit and found them to be the best design (at least i thought)...they are awesome!

 

here is a link to what we got on amazon...check the size to make sure you get the right bulb though...

 

https://www.amazon.com/Headlight-Bulbs-Sized-AUXITO-Cooling/dp/B07WD6G42D/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=auxito+y13&qid=1594737338&sr=8-1

 

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13 hours ago, Nitrousbird said:

I'll just leave this here:

https://jalopnik.com/why-most-led-headlight-upgrades-dont-really-work-an-ex-1843070472

 

Now my factory LED's rock, but LED's in a halogen housing are a very different story, as described in the link...

to each there own...i could supply a dozen actual real life tests and prove this article wrong...but not worth my time...its funny...because my exact vehicle has both halogen and LED options...IN THE SAME HOUSING...but I digress...

 

my LED UPGRADE was well worth it...everyone will have to make their own decisions...

 

however, there are certainly much better options and some very crappy options out there...the crappy ones would probably fit into this article...the good ones are worth it...

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26 minutes ago, spenpet said:

to each there own...i could supply a dozen actual real life tests and prove this article wrong...but not worth my time...its funny...because my exact vehicle has both halogen and LED options...IN THE SAME HOUSING...but I digress...

 

my LED UPGRADE was well worth it...everyone will have to make their own decisions...

 

however, there are certainly much better options and some very crappy options out there...the crappy ones would probably fit into this article...the good ones are worth it...

I agree, the halogens that were in my 2015 reflector housing did not put nearly enough focused light down the road as the SV-4 LED lights I installed. These lights are not only brighter but a more focused light further down the road. 

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On 7/15/2020 at 8:44 AM, J.H.2015LT said:

I agree, the halogens that were in my 2015 reflector housing did not put nearly enough focused light down the road as the SV-4 LED lights I installed. These lights are not only brighter but a more focused light further down the road. 

we have a 2019 Yukon (projector low beams more of a standard reflector high beam housing)...replaced both, and both are as good as my 2016 LTZ with factory LED bulbs...  the halogen bulbs were terrible...

 

we went with the Auxito Y13...and they are great...part of what makes an LED successful is how well does the position replicates the original halogen and how narrow is the mount/board the diodes are on...

 

**Edit** here are two pics...i should have taken this on the street to really show the difference, but it is pretty clear the LEDs are FAR superior to the halogens...low beam top pi (notice how it still maintains a nice clean line and high beam pics, which dont need to have the clean line...the halogen doesn't either)...

 

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