06 Tail light install with PICS
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there are actually four components for the FULL upgrade:
Taillamps (2)
wiring harness (2) a new harness is necessary due to the LED tail/brake lights
Upper garnish (2) - some say the old ones work fine... I changed mine out.
ECU 1. This is a plug and play unit in the trunk under the floor garnish to the driver's side of the NAV ECU/Disk player.
The new ECU fixes the voltage/resistance issue so you don't get a bulb light out error lamp in the speedometer. I believe others have figured out the correct resistance for the LED and avoided buying the ECU and other just put a piece of black tap over the indicator light in the dash. Suppose it all depends on what you are willing to spend or put up with.
Taillamps (2)
wiring harness (2) a new harness is necessary due to the LED tail/brake lights
Upper garnish (2) - some say the old ones work fine... I changed mine out.
ECU 1. This is a plug and play unit in the trunk under the floor garnish to the driver's side of the NAV ECU/Disk player.
The new ECU fixes the voltage/resistance issue so you don't get a bulb light out error lamp in the speedometer. I believe others have figured out the correct resistance for the LED and avoided buying the ECU and other just put a piece of black tap over the indicator light in the dash. Suppose it all depends on what you are willing to spend or put up with.
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How do you remove the garnish?
Last edited by mandyfig; 02-05-11 at 01:03 PM.
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Sorry for asking, found the answer on the 1st page of this thread....duh!
Cool.
I need the LED tails!!!
Cool.
I need the LED tails!!!
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heres another one. I think I am going to order the tails alone and see what happens with these!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...2989&viewitem=
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...2989&viewitem=
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I realize it a long thread, but you should go back and read it all from the beginning. I did it today, and I would not use load resisters after reading what I read.
We're lucky enough to have a couple of electrical engineers chime in during the thread and IF I understood them correctly, it's not such a good or safe idea versus the cost of a new ECU.
But if money is an issue, then the poor man's tape over the dashboard LED, and steps to do it are explained nicely and make sense when considering how long LED last compared to incandescent bulbs.
We're lucky enough to have a couple of electrical engineers chime in during the thread and IF I understood them correctly, it's not such a good or safe idea versus the cost of a new ECU.
But if money is an issue, then the poor man's tape over the dashboard LED, and steps to do it are explained nicely and make sense when considering how long LED last compared to incandescent bulbs.
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Good point Bob. If ECU is not an option, just ignore the light. Everybody happy.