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Thanks. I'll check these out.
Didn't know because I've looked a some of the LEDs and they come with the canbus or they are an optional purchase. Just didn't know. Didn't want to get everything installed and then the headlights go out going to work one morning, lol
I’ve ran that brand in all of my trucks for the last 5 years or more. Never a single issue. Clock them right and enjoy. No need in overpriced lights, just stay away from $20 eBay LED’s . I say that because I have trucks and cars with $2k in lights and I have trucks and cars with $200 in lights. Only thing I can say that makes a difference is the projector lights I have run HID’s, but lows and fogs are LED’s.
My experience is different. Without AlfaOBD changes or CANBUS ready bulbs I get headlamp out errors on the EVIC display using LED headlight bulbs. The LED bulbs are lower voltage than halogen bulbs and the truck thinks the bulb is burned out.
I have not heard or had this issue with only swapping halogen headlight bulbs to LED bulbs.
I have a 2018 BigHorn with the Quad reflector lenses. I initially ran Cougar Motor bulbs but one recently went out and I purchased a set of the Fahren bulbs. Back when I initially went with LEDs in 2019 there was a much smaller selection and very few high beam bulbs fit behind the OEM dust cover. I tried Auxbeam and Alla Lighting 9005’s because they fit behind the dust cover but they were not CANBUS ready and gave headlamp out errors. I eventually bought AlfaOBD and used the Auxbeam bulbs without decoders. Now in 2023 there are many 9005 bulbs that fit and most are CANBUS ready for those without Alfa. I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment that owners don’t need to spend a ton of money on big name bulbs. The LED offerings on Amazon these days will make your head spin at a fraction of the big name prices.
Oh boy, it’s complicated LOL.
That is interesting. I replaced my quads with halogens for projectors with HID’s and LED’s. I never got the bulb out message with the LED lows or the factory fogs. I have a 13 Express RCSB that is basically a Sport now. I did change all my settings with Alfa, but that was after the swap. Those dust covers are a PITA, I agree.
I am using alpharex pro G2 with canbus ready LED bulbs. Only other led bulbs is the reverse lights. The taillights are factory housings.
Im surprised you say they are not brighter than your stock halogens. They are way brighter than mine. Glad it has worked out for you. I made sure a few times mine was clocked correctly so I did not have to remove the light assembly a bunch of times. I know its not difficult. I have had my grill off a few times already to remove the bumper to install fog lights and to install my light bar.
Yeah that makes sense. I have only had my truck since july of 2021. Hopefully these will last a very long time
On the bright side you don’t have many possibilities to cause the codes with only a few bulbs to troubleshoot.
There is only a few things it could be. Did you change everything at one time or at various times. If you changed everything at various times at what point did the codes pop up? I’m guessing the backup LED aren’t throwing the codes as they would more likely show a bulb out alert if it was them. If your LED bulbs are CANBUS ready that leaves the Alpharex units. You could pull the LED bulbs and replace them with the halogens to see if the codes pop. I don’t know anything about Alpharex lights except they should work flawlessly for the price. Do they have harness adapters and do the DRLs need to be spliced into the factory harness?
