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Old Jan 26, 2017 | 04:57 AM
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Yes, please provide pictures and part numbers.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2017 | 08:58 PM
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I have the LED bulbs installed in the reverse lights and they are awesome! I also did the brake lights, they seem brighter than the stock ones. I cant get the tag lights in just yet my hands are to big to reach in behind the bumper and hitch, so those will have to wait till spring. Only complaint is I have a hyper flash on the dash display when turning on a signal. The lights don't flash to fast just the dash display does.
Yep, I did the same with the brake lights and got the same results with the "hyper flash", drives me crazy. haha! I used Sylvania 3157k (red), you can pick them up at most auto part stores. Not 100% sure of the reverse LED #'s but I'll pull them out tomorrow and take a look. They're crazy bright..




 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 2017 Plow Beast
I have the LED bulbs installed in the reverse lights and they are awesome! I also did the brake lights, they seem brighter than the stock ones. I cant get the tag lights in just yet my hands are to big to reach in behind the bumper and hitch, so those will have to wait till spring. Only complaint is I have a hyper flash on the dash display when turning on a signal. The lights don't flash to fast just the dash display does.
With ForScan you should be able to modify the code to stop your Hyper flash. All the truck is looking for is an active amperage and these new LED's draw much less current so it triggers the hyper flash since it feels the lower amperage means a bulb is out.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 08:50 AM
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Your dealer can fix this as well.

 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 09:09 AM
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I'm curious if these new trucks can determine if a bulb is out, and display a warning on the message center? Yes, it is less likely now with LED lighting, but many trucks still have halogen. I always appreciate this feature on European cars.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 09:42 AM
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I'm curious if these new trucks can determine if a bulb is out, and display a warning on the message center? Yes, it is less likely now with LED lighting, but many trucks still have halogen. I always appreciate this feature on European cars.
I am pretty sure they will, or at least indicate trouble. I had a trailer on a couple of weeks ago and it gave me a fault on one of the tail lights which was actually on but the ground wire was corroded. Cleaned and tightened and A-OK.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 09:53 AM
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I am pretty sure they will, or at least indicate trouble. I had a trailer on a couple of weeks ago and it gave me a fault on one of the tail lights which was actually on but the ground wire was corroded. Cleaned and tightened and A-OK.
That would be cool.

Anyone know if the trailer lighting checker works on 4-pin plugs or just 7 pins? I tow both.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 05:10 PM
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SkiLine00 are those flush mount leds in your rear bumper?? I had those on my 2012 and want to put them on the 2017 but didn't think they would fit...Please advise on the subject.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 07:05 PM
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SkiLine00 are those flush mount leds in your rear bumper?? I had those on my 2012 and want to put them on the 2017 but didn't think they would fit...Please advise on the subject.
Yes sir, there's not many places to mount them on the new bumpers, but they fit in the upper inside corners nicely.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 07:40 PM
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How hard was the install?? Did you pull the bumper to do it?? For wiring did you run to a upfitter or tap the tail lights? I tapped into the taillights on my 2012 and had no issues for 4 years. Mine were auxbeam or something like that.....
 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 2017 Plow Beast
How hard was the install?? Did you pull the bumper to do it?? For wiring did you run to a upfitter or tap the tail lights? I tapped into the taillights on my 2012 and had no issues for 4 years. Mine were auxbeam or something like that.....
Not bad at all.. I made a template out of cardboard, masked off the bumper, and transferred the template to the masking with a sharpie. I used a roto zip to cut the holes out, I probably had two hours total in it. There were some wires behind the bumper that I had to zip tie out of the way, but nothing else to interfere. I didn't remove the bumper, but that would have made bolting the lights in easier. Wired them to upfitter Aux 2, it's nice being able to turn them on independently when I want...
 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 08:16 PM
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Mine are made by "Off-road Town", their a cheap $50 pair of Amazon lights, but they're bright and durable.. I had a set on my 15 for a couple years and never had an issue. I have a buddy that has a pair that he paid 6 times what I did, we had them parked next to each other and we couldn't tell a difference. He wasn't thrilled about that, haha!
 
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 08:53 PM
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Mine are made by "Off-road Town", their a cheap $50 pair of Amazon lights, but they're bright and durable.. I had a set on my 15 for a couple years and never had an issue. I have a buddy that has a pair that he paid 6 times what I did, we had them parked next to each other and we couldn't tell a difference. He wasn't thrilled about that, haha!
I put a cheap nilight 20" bar on my rzr and comparing to my buddy who has rigid couldn't tell much of a difference. The light output is amazing and for $30 if it breaks, I will replace. So far it has been through some pretty crazy stuff with no issues. I would love to have some rigids but I would have to sell the rzr to afford those things.

I am debating about putting a few of the nilights on the f250, but that will come down to how hard they are going to be to replace.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2017 | 01:39 AM
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That would be cool.

Anyone know if the trailer lighting checker works on 4-pin plugs or just 7 pins? I tow both.
Mine was a 4 pin plug on my trailer and sure enough it said I had a bad connection on passenger side. Turned out to be a bad ground.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2017 | 04:10 AM
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I just found a set on ebay with weatherpack connectors for 89.00 shipped!! I'm not sure on the brand but hey if you guys are having no issues with the non Rigid lights I say lets do this. I will post a pic once I get them and after I cut into my brand new bumper...lol
 
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