I'll have a look tomorrow. Still excited to see pics of the finished project.
Cree Back Up Lights........
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I'll have a look tomorrow. Still excited to see pics of the finished project.
felixgun
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It's just a Xantec 35W 8k HID kit from good 'ol eBay. I cut the original connector off of my reverse light bulb and spliced in the red/black cable from the HID kit. Extremely easy to do and it's SUPER bright. I have LED reverse lights in the escalade and it just doesn't even compare to my old tahoe or current avalanche's reverse lights with these HID's.
felixgun
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Nope that cover is from eBay and I got it color matched from my paint guy for like $30. The street scene one is much cleaner BUT I do like it more then the bulky factory cover from GM. I ended up selling it to another member on here when I upgraded to the Esky/Denali bumper as that is BY FAR the cleanest hitch cover of them all.
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Goodinblack
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I was right about cover. 
Thanks for the information Felix.
Thanks for the information Felix.
felixgun
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No prob brother!
Got the lights in today! Pretty good shipping from VLED's--I ordered them Sunday afternoon and got them in the mail on a Wednesday. Install was super easy, as most people are saying. It's actually detailed in the manual on page 5-59:
Install takes literally 5 minutes. The only reason I took any more time than that was because I was stopping to take pictures for you guys.
So first we open the tailgate (yes, I'm basically just posting this pic for the sticker):
And can easily see both screws (Phillips head, btw):
The first picture includes the instructions so from here on out I'll just post the rest of the pictures without explaining each step:
And now, the part you've all been waiting for--Before:
...And after:
Notice how much brighter the cars across the street are. In the second picture you can even see a van in the driveway.
I have NO idea what's reflecting in the grass in this picture, and now I'm really curious.
So far I haven't had a chance to really experience them except turning the truck around and reparking it in the driveway, but you can tell from the pictures how much brighter these lights are. VLEDs had them for $40 and I was able to find a discount code online which saved me like two bucks. Whatever, I'll take it.
Let me know if you'd like me to upload higher resolution versions of those pictures or if you'd like me to take any more pictures.
Install takes literally 5 minutes. The only reason I took any more time than that was because I was stopping to take pictures for you guys.
So first we open the tailgate (yes, I'm basically just posting this pic for the sticker):
And can easily see both screws (Phillips head, btw):
The first picture includes the instructions so from here on out I'll just post the rest of the pictures without explaining each step:
And now, the part you've all been waiting for--Before:
...And after:
Notice how much brighter the cars across the street are. In the second picture you can even see a van in the driveway.
I have NO idea what's reflecting in the grass in this picture, and now I'm really curious.
So far I haven't had a chance to really experience them except turning the truck around and reparking it in the driveway, but you can tell from the pictures how much brighter these lights are. VLEDs had them for $40 and I was able to find a discount code online which saved me like two bucks. Whatever, I'll take it.
Let me know if you'd like me to upload higher resolution versions of those pictures or if you'd like me to take any more pictures.
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Jmat
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Thanks for the detailed post Matt. Think these lights could be used as fogs? They certainly appear to be brighter than the oem bulbs. If they fit then it may be worth a shot.
Jmat
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Ha! So it is possible, looks good. May go ahead and do this. Thanks Nathan.
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Goodinblack
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@MattJones........you read the Manual? Pshhhhhhhh.
I think my post may have sell a few more of these. LOL.
Kind of like MACHO and his post on the AirAids intakes.
I sooooo hope they get in the House...
I think my post may have sell a few more of these. LOL.
Kind of like MACHO and his post on the AirAids intakes.
I sooooo hope they get in the House...
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So now that the Crees have been in for a little while, I'm having my first problem! Just noticed last night that the reverse light on my driver side is flashing. It's almost like it's strobing. It will randomly flash brighter when I'm reversing or when the truck is off but the lights are still on. Any idea what could cause this? Maybe water is leaking in or something? I did wash my truck yesterday and didn't notice this until immediately after. Anyone else have a similar problem?
I would guess the cause is poor build quality, but you probably wanted a more specific answer than that?
Remove the light and power it directly from another 12V source like for instance the battery while not running, this will eliminate any possibility of it being in your wiring or something. Clean any electrical contact points. It's very probably a failing driver internal to the light.
Remove the light and power it directly from another 12V source like for instance the battery while not running, this will eliminate any possibility of it being in your wiring or something. Clean any electrical contact points. It's very probably a failing driver internal to the light.
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Goodinblack
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Aww, this SUCKS......
Do the power confirmation as above said ^^^^.
I would be giving VLEDs a call. They should replace no problem.
Please follow up and tell us how it went.
Do the power confirmation as above said ^^^^.
I would be giving VLEDs a call. They should replace no problem.
Please follow up and tell us how it went.
MACHO
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I think my post may have sell a few more of these. LOL.
Kind of like MACHO and his post on the AirAids intakes.
Word.
@Mattjones....
(1) thanks for the detailed pictures and write up!! For someone who doesn't know about this, you can see EXACTLY the before and after. I'm all about that!
(2) how many times have people come up to you and said "Matt JOOWNES!!" Like Mike Jones the rapper
because that's what I say in my mind when I read your name. 
V-LEDS/Cree rant coming up:
Okay, so I sent the lights back to V-LEDs. I'm in Virginia and they're in Washington state, so it cost me 15 bucks to ship them back through UPS. I wasn't too psyched to pay nearly a third of the original price just to get the problem fixed, but whatever. I got a new pair two weeks later. V-LEDs came through for me.
...Or so I thought. I popped the new lights in and hit the unlock button on my remote to flash the lights. The reverse lights flashed for a second and shut off, unlike the brake lights which stayed on. Not a good sign, but I didn't pay too much thought to it. Later, I realized the lights weren't coming on at all.
Okay, must be a fuse. I managed to pick up some fuses when I stopped by a Wal Mart but it cost me 4 bucks for two of them. Again, I'm adding to the original $40 I paid, but whatever. I changed the fuse and thought I was done, but later realized they again were not coming on. ************, are these lights blowing a fuse every time?
So an hour ago, I try again. To rule out the possibility that I got the wrong fuses (#10, red), I decide to take one out of the spot that's listed as "trailer reverse lights" and put it in the reverse lights slot. Blown immediately. I ended up removing the Crees and reinstalling the original reverse lights for a second time. After I do that, I put the remaining new fuse in the reverse light slot and they work fine.
I tried to find the lights on V-LEDS' website but it says they're sold out. I'm guessing that maybe they sent me lights with a different wattage or something. So far I've spent $40 on the lights and an additional $19 trying to make them work and I'm not looking forward to paying more to send them back a second time. If possible I'm going to see if V-LEDS will just refund my money and I'll find working Crees somewhere else.
V-LEDS/Cree rant coming up:
Okay, so I sent the lights back to V-LEDs. I'm in Virginia and they're in Washington state, so it cost me 15 bucks to ship them back through UPS. I wasn't too psyched to pay nearly a third of the original price just to get the problem fixed, but whatever. I got a new pair two weeks later. V-LEDs came through for me.
...Or so I thought. I popped the new lights in and hit the unlock button on my remote to flash the lights. The reverse lights flashed for a second and shut off, unlike the brake lights which stayed on. Not a good sign, but I didn't pay too much thought to it. Later, I realized the lights weren't coming on at all.
Okay, must be a fuse. I managed to pick up some fuses when I stopped by a Wal Mart but it cost me 4 bucks for two of them. Again, I'm adding to the original $40 I paid, but whatever. I changed the fuse and thought I was done, but later realized they again were not coming on. ************, are these lights blowing a fuse every time?
So an hour ago, I try again. To rule out the possibility that I got the wrong fuses (#10, red), I decide to take one out of the spot that's listed as "trailer reverse lights" and put it in the reverse lights slot. Blown immediately. I ended up removing the Crees and reinstalling the original reverse lights for a second time. After I do that, I put the remaining new fuse in the reverse light slot and they work fine.
I tried to find the lights on V-LEDS' website but it says they're sold out. I'm guessing that maybe they sent me lights with a different wattage or something. So far I've spent $40 on the lights and an additional $19 trying to make them work and I'm not looking forward to paying more to send them back a second time. If possible I'm going to see if V-LEDS will just refund my money and I'll find working Crees somewhere else.
Sorry to here, but I was just going to order some cree reverse bulbs from VLED. I may do better on eBay. I had a credit with VLED due to a set of HID's blew and were no longer in stock and got some 194 LEDs to do interior and license plate bulb, and of course one plate bulb and interior blew. Maybe a sign to stop dealing with them for me.
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