LED taillights on higher trims, price and direct plug and play on LX?

[kesarweb]

update: I did the install. There is no need for regulators, and I used a 25W 6Ohm resistors because 25W is closer to the native light bulb's 21W cold consumption. Everything else is the same as diagrammed by PatMatt.

While testing for a few minutes with turn signal on the resistor heated up to 160C (320F), that's way hotter than I expected and I haven't tested this for 30 min pressing on brake. I wonder if these resistors burn out at some point.

Not sure why the resistors were suggested to begin with, but I am thinking of replacing resistors with p21/5W (native to tail light) light bulb. I doubt that the light bulb will heat up to more than 100C.

Updates to come...

 

[Cleantelly]

update: I did the install. There is no need for regulators, and I used a 25W 6Ohm resistors because 25W is closer to the native light bulb's 21W cold consumption. Everything else is the same as diagrammed by PatMatt.

While testing for a few minutes with turn signal on the resistor heated up to 160C (320F), that's way hotter than I expected and I haven't tested this for 30 min pressing on brake. I wonder if these resistors burn out at some point.

Not sure why the resistors were suggested to begin with, but I am thinking of replacing resistors with p21/5W (native to tail light) light bulb. I doubt that the light bulb will heat up to more than 100C.

Updates to come...

Can you tell me where the extra ground wire is or should be connected? Also where did you add the resistors ?

 

[kesarweb]

@Cleantelly

Please see pics attached.

As far as the second ground (Error Tell Tale) is concerned, you don't need to worry about it, it auto-magically matches LED light connector on the lights side and non-LED connector on the vehicle side.

Please also note that resistor gets up to 160C (320F) and will burn through plastic and wires. You'd need to attach it to a metal surface via a self-tapping screw somewhere under the bumper, again, to metal surface with no plastic or wires around.
I have a tow bar under the bumper and I attached resistors to the bar via metal straps.

 

[Cleantelly]

@Cleantelly

Please see pics attached.

As far as the second ground (Error Tell Tale) is concerned, you don't need to worry about it, it auto-magically matches LED light connector on the lights side and non-LED connector on the vehicle side.

Please also note that resistor gets up to 160C (320F) and will burn through plastic and wires. You'd need to attach it to a metal surface via a self-tapping screw somewhere under the bumper, again, to metal surface with no plastic or wires around.
I have a tow bar under the bumper and I attached resistors to the bar via metal straps.

Thank you for this!

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[DarylM]

Hello there,

Bear with me, I'm French Canadian often working in English, so I can get some phrases not too bad in writing

I did try swapping incandescent bulbs with LEDs in the tail lights : 4 bulbs in each assembly. 2 tail, 1 brake/tail, and a marker light.
I've got Canadian SX model, which does not have the LED tail lights. Also, turn signal is in the bumper.
My intial plan was to first swap bulbs, and then ask local shop to move turn signal in the tail light.
Swapping worked well, until I pressed the brake pedal. Then I've got this big error message in the dash, the one beeping every minute, saying I should check brake lights. It's kinda hard to get rid of !
Functionality is okay, but I'm tired of seeing this error message.
And No, my bulbs are not Canbus, as I read somewhere it would not change this behaviour, especially for Palissade and Telluride. These models are too recent to be fooled by those lamps. Resistors would have been needed. Don't want to go there, too much work. For me and local shop, maybe would cost more and ... I'm a bit worried about risking my warranty for these part, electricity and all ...
So ... I did order original LED tail lights from Ebay, waiting for them.
Today I'm putting incandescent bulbs back in the housing, and will return led bulbs to Amazon.
Once I get the LED tail lights housings, I'll go to local shop (I already spoke to them they're used to that kind of mod) to can get the turn signal moved up in the tail light, as it's the case for most models in the US.
This will involve resistors, and making sure they're using the right wire to tap into, when they move turn from bumper to tail lights.

So ... this brings me to that question : DOES ANYONE have the WIRING diagram for US MODELS LED TAIL LIGHTS ? I've found something on this forum, but it seems to be showing the middle-east way of using led tail lights ... all functionality in the tail lights, except turn signal. For those who are shopping for LED Tail Lights, those are the 3-pins white connectors (seen in the middle-east) instead of the 4-pins black the US have.

So ... again ... will post news when it's all done. But I guess it will come down to what the other guy said : gave it all to local body shop so they can take care of it To be continued !

Hi! ................. just bough a 2022 Telluride SX. Wish I read these forums before I did. I hate the turn signals on the bumper. Were you able to get yours moved up? Can you guide me as to where I would go to get something similar done? Have you had any bad experiences with people not seeing your signals?

 

[DarylM]

Hi! ................. just bough a 2022 Telluride SX. Wish I read these forums before I did. I hate the turn signals on the bumper. Were you able to get yours moved up? Can you guide me as to where I would go to get something similar done? Have you had any bad experiences with people not seeing your signals?

 

[ernysan]

Hi! ................. just bough a 2022 Telluride SX. Wish I read these forums before I did. I hate the turn signals on the bumper. Were you able to get yours moved up? Can you guide me as to where I would go to get something similar done? Have you had any bad experiences with people not seeing your signals?

SX trim has LED tail lights, bumper on this trim has deflectors only

 

[DarylM]

SX trim has LED tail lights, bumper on this trim has deflectors only

Hmmm.................. only SX - Limited has deflectors on the bumpers. In Canada anyway.

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