Rear turn signal color?

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I'm interested in buying a Telluride but haven't seen one in person yet. Are the rear turn signals red or amber? If they are red, I won't buy, unless there is some aftermarket way to turn them amber. Anyone know the answer to this?

 

[TellurideLI]

Take a look at this video. Skip to about 1:47. You will see the left and right signals in the video.

 

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I still can't tell - as the camera moves it looks yellow, when it is static it looks white and there is a lot of red. I also looked at this video before posting and also couldn't tell:

 

[tylor]

Trims with the LED tail lights (EX & SX) flash red (same as brake lights). According to the video above, it looks like trims with the incandescent tail lights (LX & S) flash red as well. The color can't be changed on the trims with LED tail lights, but you should be able to install amber incandescent/LED bulbs in the LX and S models. However, the lens in front of the bulb is red so the blinker would still have a prominent reddish hue to it.

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[Karam.31]

Looks like red in the back amber / yellow on mirrors. Why does it matter? When you are in the car you can't see them.

 

[CAsuKiHy]

In Europe cars have orange turn signals and it is grea. I think them being red is a safety concern, many times can’t distinguish if someone is braking or turning.

 

[Mr.JB]

In Europe cars have orange turn signals and it is grea. I think them being red is a safety concern, many times can’t distinguish if someone is braking or turning.

However, that is exactly why a third brake light is required in the US. It only comes on with braking.

 

[2020Telly]

Rear turn on S. I tried to take a video but the screen cap is only thing I could upload. It’s more red than amber.

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[CAsuKiHy]

Just saw one live and it’s definiteliy RED but it looks like seperate bottom light fixture lower bottom. Like in this video above.

 

[westcoastTelly]

I'm interested in buying a Telluride but haven't seen one in person yet. Are the rear turn signals red or amber? If they are red, I won't buy, unless there is some aftermarket way to turn them amber. Anyone know the answer to this?

Whats the big deal ??

 

[ucinn]

Are the reverse lights LED? The one's in the Stinger weren't and replacing them made a big difference when backing up at night.

 

[tylor]

Are the reverse lights LED? The one's in the Stinger weren't and replacing them made a big difference when backing up at night.

Nope, frustratingly they're just regular incandescent. Hopefully they're easy enough to switch to LEDs though!

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[ucinn]

The Sorento was a 2 minute job, Stinger took 30 Minutes...

 

[westcoastTelly]

The Sorento was a 2 minute job, Stinger took 30 Minutes...

The Stinger LED conversion for the backups made a huge difference ! Im sure the Telluride will be simple like the Sorento .....................

 

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To those asking why I care - I ride a bike in SoCal and filter on my way to work. I often only see one side of a car's rear lights and it is hard to distinguish between brake taps and intent to turn. I won't be part of the problem.

 

[SC300ES]

Funny, on Lexus forums most people cover their amber turn signals with vinyl to turn them all red. This shouldn't be a deal breaker to lose out on a nice car.

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[Gunner6903]

To those asking why I care - I ride a bike in SoCal and filter on my way to work. I often only see one side of a car's rear lights and it is hard to distinguish between brake taps and intent to turn. I won't be part of the problem.

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The turn signals are in a totally separate housing from the brake lights and tail lights as you can clearly see in the pictures/videos above. While the rear blinkers are indeed red, they are completely separate from the other lights making your concerns basically invalid. Also, there are bright amber blinkers in the side-view mirrors as well.

 

[G-969753]

Dude... you shouldn't run your car in your closed garage!

 

[Gunner6903]

The turn signals are in a totally separate housing from the brake lights and tail lights as you can clearly see in the pictures/videos above. While the rear blinkers are indeed red, they are completely separate from the other lights making your concerns basically invalid. Also, there are bright amber blinkers in the side-view mirrors as well.

I need to correct myself - The 2 higher trims - EX and SX have full LED tail lights and the blinkers are built in to those, so the OP would not like those. However, the lower 2 trims - LX and S, the blinkers are in fact red, but they're in a separate housing, so that might be acceptable to the OP.

 

[Elayex]

I lane-split every day as well but I don't understand how Kia chose to set up the turn signals on the Telluride will make you more or less safe out there. We need a lot more information than turn signals to stay alive. How many times have you seen people changing lanes without turn signals, or leave the turn signals on with no intention of changing lanes. Whether you are driving a vehicle, a moto, or even lane-splitting on a moto, there is nothing about turn signals that indicate another driver's predictable intent.