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Old Mar 1, 2020 | 09:52 AM
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Halogen to LED Conversion

I am looking to replace all my halogen bulbs with LED as I am ready many mixed things...I have found the bulbs I do need BUT worries about synchronization?

I was hoping this could be a plug and play scenario?

Any help is appreciated!!


 
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Old Mar 1, 2020 | 11:02 AM
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I don't really understand your question as worded. If you're concerned about hyper flash with your mention of syncronization, LED bulbs will definitely have a hyper flash at the instrument cluster but will appear at the normal rate from the exterior.
This can be remedied either by going into the body control module with FORScan or by adding resistors to the bulbs.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2020 | 11:13 AM
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If you've searched around a bit, you've probably found threads that refer to the BeamTech bulbs that many of us have installed. Mine did not require any synchronization, and did not cause any flickering of other lights. For the roughly $100 I spent to upgrade all 6 bulbs, it was a great upgrade.

I think most folks on here got them on Amazon

4 (2 pair) of these:
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2 of either of these:
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Not sure why there are 2 different ones that people have used for the fog lights. Both seem to work. I think most people use the 9005s (top link).

If you're looking to upgrade ALL bulbs on the whole exterior, that might be a different topic...
 
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Old Mar 1, 2020 | 02:32 PM
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I agree with all of the above, however if you're talking about the smaller halogen bulbs that's a very easy task. This weekend I replaced my CMHSL and the surrounding cargo lights along with the license plate lights to LED. Simple and cheap Amazon 194 bulbs fit perfectly, look better, and are brighter. No lights on the dash yet from and warnings.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2020 | 02:52 PM
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HOLY over processed pic batman. Easy on the sliders there. Just because you can move the button to 100 doesnt mean you should.

Doing the all the bulbs this week myself. Agree with F too fitty above, I grabbed an obdii adapter and installed fornscan just to be ready
 
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Old Mar 4, 2020 | 10:08 PM
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Speaking of halogen to LED conversion, are there any 2020 owners who have looked into LED replacements for the front turn signals and front side marker bulbs? I asked the folks at Headlight Revolution if the 2019s would work on a 2020, but they had no real world data yet to confirm or deny.

I'm just asking since while I have it all taken apart in the process of changing the headlight/fog light bulbs, might as well do the rest (in the event of an Atomic Game Changer install or something like that later on). Will save hassle later on from having to take it all apart again. Thanks.
 
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Originally Posted by alumizilla
Speaking of halogen to LED conversion, are there any 2020 owners who have looked into LED replacements for the front turn signals and front side marker bulbs? I asked the folks at Headlight Revolution if the 2019s would work on a 2020, but they had no real world data yet to confirm or deny.

I'm just asking since while I have it all taken apart in the process of changing the headlight/fog light bulbs, might as well do the rest (in the event of an Atomic Game Changer install or something like that later on). Will save hassle later on from having to take it all apart again. Thanks.
I can't say if things changed between 2019 and 2020. But in my 2019 I went with a 4257 switchback from GTR Lighting for front turn signals. https://gtrlighting.com/gtr-lighting...257-led-bulbs/
I know that in the 2017 I had previously I was told by a couple of different sources that a 3157 or 7444 would work. They did not. A few of us on the forum did manage to make them work by grinding a small amount of material away on the base. But that's not what I wanted to do on the 2019. I wanted something that snapped in securely like the factory bulbs. The GTR bulbs are a great fit.
I would contact GTR and also Superbright LED to see if they have any information on the 2020 for you. Both have been responsive to questions I had in the past.
 
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