LED Reverse Lights

[Kia Stinger]

My back up bulbs arrived : hopefully I'll find time to get them installed today
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Cool. If you do, can you get us a good picture of the back from 20 feet or so away? At night?

 

[westcoastGT]

Cool. If you do, can you get us a good picture of the back from 20 feet or so away? At night?

Got them in , took some pics along the way so I'll do a little write up later and shoot a nighttime shot for you Sal .

 

[derek0609]

I picked up the Sylvania 921 LEDs from Walmart for $14, they fit perfectly. To install them, pop the covers in the hatch, disconnect the wires, undo the 6-10mm bolts, 3 per side. Carefully pull the entire light assembly out and down. If you look in your owners manual, it gives directions as well. The bulbs are tight fit going in and out, not a lot of extra wire when twisting the socket. On re-assembly be gentle and work the sides in first on the light assembly, once sides are in, push gently on and click in the center part. Now is your chance to reconnect the harnesses and test your bulbs before buttoning everything up. Put your 6 nuts back on, and replace the covers.

 

[westcoastGT]

I picked up the Sylvania 921 LEDs from Walmart for $14, they fit perfectly. To install them, pop the covers in the hatch, disconnect the wires, undo the 6-10mm bolts, 3 per side. Carefully pull the entire light assembly out and down. If you look in your owners manual, it gives directions as well. The bulbs are tight fit going in and out, not a lot of extra wire when twisting the socket. On re-assembly be gentle and work the sides in first on the light assembly, once sides are in, push gently on and click in the center part. Now is your chance to reconnect the harnesses and test your bulbs before buttoning everything up. Put your 6 nuts back on, and replace the covers.

Excellent write up , now I dont need to do mine Thanks !

 

[westcoastGT]

Sal , about 20 ft back at night ..................... I would say that the night light is at least double the old stock bulbs

 

[DaJackson]

The bulbs are tight fit going in and out, not a lot of extra wire when twisting the socket.

If you pull up on the foam that covers the wires you can get some more room to move the wires and make it easier to get the bulbs in, especially the longer LED set ups. Once the bulb is in you can put the foam back down.

 

[rdromance]

I picked up the Sylvania 921 LEDs from Walmart for $14, they fit perfectly. To install them, pop the covers in the hatch, disconnect the wires, undo the 6-10mm bolts, 3 per side. Carefully pull the entire light assembly out and down. If you look in your owners manual, it gives directions as well. The bulbs are tight fit going in and out, not a lot of extra wire when twisting the socket. On re-assembly be gentle and work the sides in first on the light assembly, once sides are in, push gently on and click in the center part. Now is your chance to reconnect the harnesses and test your bulbs before buttoning everything up. Put your 6 nuts back on, and replace the covers.

Thanks for your service!

 

[derek0609]

Here are the LEDs are used. Yeah, I forgot to mention if you pull up on the foam around the socket it definitely helps the process, thanks!

 

[robz32]

How To now available here

How To Convert Reverse lights to LED

 

[Kia Stinger]

I would say that the night light is at least double the old stock bulbs

That sounds like a big enough difference to me!

 

[R Stinger GT]

I've looked at the documentation regarding the Stinger lighting and have a question about the bulbs. The docs indicate that there are two possible bulb types, depending on which combination lamp the car has. If it has a LED A type combo lamp, the reverse lamp is a W16W; if it has the LED B type, the bulb is a 1156NA.

I have a GT and the car has the B type combo lamp, but it seems that others on this thread that I'd expect to also have the B type lamp are using 921 bulbs.

Can anyone that has done this mod please confirm the reverse lamp bulb type for a Type B combo lamp? Thanks!

 

[robz32]

@R Stinger GT For the LED turn signal equipped cars the reverse Bulb will be a 921. Check the how to link below.

How To Convert Reverse lights to LED

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Excuse my ignorance in this topic, but if all other lights in my Stinger are LED’s then why did they fit standard bulbs in the reversing lights?
Will changing them out create a problem/fault? I’ve been told on modern cars this can create irreversible faults in the electrical system due to voltage drop.

 

[westcoastGT]

Excuse my ignorance in this topic, but if all other lights in my Stinger are LED’s then why did they fit standard bulbs in the reversing lights?
Will changing them out create a problem/fault? I’ve been told on modern cars this can create irreversible faults in the electrical system due to voltage drop.

They have no issues when installed properly , had mine now for several months , work great !

 

[Stinger GT SS]

They have no issues when installed properly , had mine now for several months , work great !

Thanks for the reply, may look into a pair for mine, reversing up my drive is dark & current bulbs don’t really cut it, LED’s should do the trick.

 

[R Stinger GT]

@R Stinger GT For the LED turn signal equipped cars the reverse Bulb will be a 921. Check the how to link below.

Thank you for the confirmation.

 

[mhal8876]

Time to upgrade to this

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Whats the difference to CANbus ready & Not CANbus ready bulbs, & what would be applicable to our Stingers electrical system.

Ive been looking at these & it refers to CANbus in the description/specs.
(PAIR) PHILIPS T15 T16 W16W X-treme Ultinon LED 6000K White Reverse Light Bulb 46677716691 | eBay

 

[robz32]

The canbus ready LEDs are compatible with vehicles that detect when a light bulb goes out. The system works via detection of bulb resistance. Since LED bulbs have a lower ohm reading than regular halogen bulbs, non canbus ready LEDs tend to trigger the warning, when these replace the factory halogen.

Vehicles that are not equipped with such system can technically use both regular and canbus ready LED bulbs without issue.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

The canbus ready LEDs are compatible with vehicles that detect when a light bulb goes out. The system works via detection of bulb resistance. Since LED bulbs have a lower ohm reading than regular halogen bulbs, non canbus ready LEDs tend to trigger the warning, when these replace the factory halogen.

Vehicles that are not equipped with such system can technically use both regular and canbus ready LED bulbs without issue.

Thanks @robz32, so based on your explanation it should be a safe option to buy CANbus ready bulbs to eliminate the possibility of warnings/faults, correct?