14 Ram 2500 Laramie Cab Light LED Swap

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I want to swap to the white leds in my cab lights to match my retrofitted headlights i built. Does anybody here know what type of bulb it is so i can order some. I was going to change out my map lights to brighter leds but seen on youtube videos that they have to change the whole upper panel. Any help would be appreciated.

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Cab lights? If your referring to the clearance lights, you may want to check your local laws regarding color, it may be mandated that they are amber in color. Although enforcement of the color of the lights may be similar to excessive window tinting, you won't get pulled over just for that.
If you have the LED interior lights, you can upgrade them this way: http://www.ramforum.com/f42/flickering_led_map_light_fixed-82756/
If you have conventional 194 bulbs, there are many plug and play LED "bulbs".
 
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Thanks crash for that link
Shows me exactly what i need

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The amber lights are that color by federal and state mandate. If your state requires a yearly vehicle inspection then the truck will not pass .

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You do NOT want to swap in white LED up there, trust me! Good friend did and got multiple tickets including impersonating LEO hahha. Cop got him hard. Now that's extreme but I wouldn't risk it for looks.
 

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I switched to white leds on my 16 2500. Haven't had an issue. If I'm not mistaken. You can run yellow and white. Just not any other color
 

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I have amber on the outside 2, and white on the 3 inside and no issues whatsoever. They are 194 bulbs by the way. Here is a pic

 
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Thanks guys for the responses. Ordered some bulbs from amazon. Slhemi and Ocwill1, what style of 194 led's did you order? How many led's per bulb.

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Federal Law in addition to most state laws, mandate amber color lights in clearance light applications.

While others give the advice they have no problems, that does not eliminate the potential of where you live or if you cross into a locale that strictly enforces such things so keep that in mind.

Where I live and commute between Baltimore and Philadelphia, the local and state police regularly are looking for and come down hard on DOT compliance on heavy and large vehicles all the time.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/571.108

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/393.17
 
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I checked under my state laws and didn't see anything. I live on Houston Texas. But there's a possibility that I missed something.

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Thanks guys for the responses. Ordered some bulbs from amazon. Slhemi and Ocwill1, what style of 194 led's did you order? How many led's per bulb.

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mine all have 6 leds each
 

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I checked under my state laws and didn't see anything. I live on Houston Texas. But there's a possibility that I missed something.

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TRANSPORTATION CODE CHAPTER 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT


Sec. 547.353.

COLOR REQUIREMENTS. (a) A clearance lamp, identification lamp, side marker lamp, or reflector mounted on the front, on the side near the front, or in the center of the vehicle must be or reflect amber.
(b) A clearance lamp, identification lamp, side marker lamp, or reflector mounted on the rear or the side near the rear of the vehicle must be or reflect red.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
 
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