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Old Apr 21, 2015 | 07:25 PM
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LED tail light bulbs

I have read a few things on here where people had problems running LED tail lights due to having a light load or whatever. Are there any bulbs out there that are ok to run that dont mess with the truck? I really want to run LED's since every other exterior light is LED and also my tails are smoked, so I was planning on running a red LED. Anyone done this?

Would love to see pics if anyone has LED tails.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2015 | 07:37 PM
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I run red LEDs. The 96 is fine with just electronic flashers. The 97 I had to run electronic flashers and load resistors
 
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Old Apr 21, 2015 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel_Brad
I run red LEDs. The 96 is fine with just electronic flashers. The 97 I had to run electronic flashers and load resistors
Where did u get your bulbs from?
 
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Old Apr 21, 2015 | 10:13 PM
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The LED's for can bus had the resistors built in.

https://www.superbrightleds.com
 
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Old Apr 22, 2015 | 06:36 AM
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Where did u get your bulbs from?
From the link above
 
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Old Apr 22, 2015 | 10:26 AM
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Automatic or manual transmission?
 
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Old Apr 22, 2015 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by madpogue
Automatic or manual transmission?
Mine is auto
 
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Old Apr 22, 2015 | 10:33 AM
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You'll need a load resistor or the will go crazy
 
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Originally Posted by breedo99
I have read a few things on here where people had problems running LED tail lights due to having a light load or whatever. Are there any bulbs out there that are ok to run that dont mess with the truck? I really want to run LED's since every other exterior light is LED and also my tails are smoked, so I was planning on running a red LED. Anyone done this?

Would love to see pics if anyone has LED tails.

I bought my white leds from autozone (still using stock tail light lenses)...they have the resistors built into the base...
 
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I bought my white leds from autozone (still using stock tail light lenses)...they have the resistors built into the base...
That's the bulbs for newer vehicles with can bus systems
 
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