12-28-2017, 06:28 PM | #1 |
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6th gen LT camaro harness
I own a 2016 Camaro LT. I recently bought LED headlight bulbs off eBay but when I swapped out the stock halogen bulbs with the Led bulbs, they didn’t turn on. I’m assuming it’s because I need a harness..
For those of you who have had experience swapping out stock halogen bulbs with led, could you point me into the right direction and let me know if the harness is what I require and if so, where I can buy them? I don’t plan on swapping out the whole headlight, just the bulbs. |
12-28-2017, 06:45 PM | #2 | |
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12-28-2017, 07:11 PM | #3 |
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I don't know what bulbs or kit you bought . But the halogen set from the basic bulbs should have no problem powering the led set up . And since it does not use that light for the day time running light you would not have any problem with the led driver going bad from low power supply. .. Some thing was probably missed
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12-29-2017, 06:02 PM | #4 |
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Here is the pic of the LED bulbs. I bought them off ebay for only about $40 which shipped from China... Perhaps faulty bulbs then?
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12-29-2017, 09:18 PM | #5 | ||
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BTW I bought rebadged Supernova V3's tested in the video below, currently selling at $60 a pair on amazon (you need two, an H11 pair for low beams and another HB3 one for high beams) and they worked like a charm. (The version I bought had aluminum cooling fins, ie passive cooling, which I personally prefer to these minuscule fans that are badly prone to rattling after a while, the tradeoff was that I could not replace all the protective covers, which runs a risk of hazing in high humidity. Didn't happen to me, though. And in the meantime I realized I couldn't live without the RS/SS eyebrow LED's and replaced the entire headlight assy, oh well.) Last edited by arpad_m; 12-29-2017 at 09:18 PM. Reason: layout, typo |
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12-29-2017, 09:19 PM | #6 |
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I think you have the wrong bulbs. The manual doesn't tell you the correct bulb number but looking online I see the high beams are 9005 and the low beams are H11. So converting them to LEDs should use "H10, HB3, HB3A, H12, 9040, 9045, 9140, 9145, HIR1, H1R1, 9005XS, 9005LL, 9005, 9011" according to GTR lightning Website. They have a good cross reference but I think these are the wrong bulb for high beams. Not sure why they would have a driver wiring harness. I think these are several years old because the new ones have the drivers attached to the bulb assembly. Good Luck.
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12-29-2017, 09:26 PM | #7 | |
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Also, just my curiosity, but if the drivers are physically attached to the bulb assembly as opposed to being connected via a harness, how do you even fit the thing into the headlight housing? There is hardly any room, I'm not even sure these heatsinks and the cooling fan would not stick out the back. The stuff I'm seeing on amazon right now typically has separate drivers. |
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12-31-2017, 02:48 PM | #8 | |
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As far as fitting the bulbs in the housing, luckily my sister has tiny hands, but even for her it was very difficult. And yes, the cooling fan sticks out the back so what I had to do was drill a hole in the housing cap. |
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12-31-2017, 03:33 PM | #9 |
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Those are going to have crap output and shoot light into everyone's eyes.
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