From Halogen to LED - All taillights replacement options

[DBGBronco]

I don't mind the stock lights now that I'm used top them. Went with F150LED Stop/Turn/Tail and Backup LED's. They are night-and-day (pun intended) brighter than stock. Will hook up the backup to Aux 6 with a magic harness. Just need to get under the dash and hood tomorrow for the hookup.

The replacement bulbs still working great? Thinking this is my route.

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[HoosierMan]

Any issues with bulbs so far? I’m liking this idea compared to converting my 24 BD to LEDs. Did you do the reverse lights too?

So far so good on the bulbs, still working great. I was dumb, and did not change the reverse bulbs...

 

[DBGBronco]

So far so good on the bulbs, still working great. I was dumb, and did not change the reverse bulbs...

At least you’re not in denial.
Their reverse bulbs look ridiculously bright! I have Baja D chase lights on my spare tire for that extra light when needed. For every day use in parking lots with morons they seem like a great idea.

 

[HoosierMan]

So far so good on the bulbs, still working great. I was dumb, and did not change the reverse bulbs...

At least you’re not in denial.
Their reverse bulbs look ridiculously bright! I have Baja D chase lights on my spare tire for that extra light when needed. For every day use in parking lots with morons they seem like a great idea.

Yeah, I don't know why did not think about changing them out. May tackle in the future. When I removed the taillights the first time, the lower plastic panel came loose from the piece that snaps it to the bronco on the passenger side. I used some construction adhesive and it has been holding fine. May break loose again whenever I decide to swap out the reverse bulbs. No easy way to get them off without some force and there is no good way to get to the actual piece that attaches.

 

[DBGBronco]

Yeah, I don't know why did not think about changing them out. May tackle in the future. When I removed the taillights the first time, the lower plastic panel came loose from the piece that snaps it to the bronco on the passenger side. I used some construction adhesive and it has been holding fine. May come back off again whenever I decide to swap out the reverse bulbs. No easy way to get them off without some force and there is no good way to get to the actual piece that attaches.

Anytime you pop a panel off you roll the dice on whether or not a clip will break. I wish someone sold a clip assortment of Bronco specific clips. Not some Amazon generic cr@p.

 

[indio22]

Anytime you pop a panel off you roll the dice on whether or not a clip will break. I wish someone sold a clip assortment of Bronco specific clips. Not some Amazon generic cr@p.

For some of the panels around the taillights, it's possible using a pry tool to press on the pins rather than leveraging the panel. That helped me remove the panels with less drama. Also I usually put some Vaseline or other mild lube on the pins when reinstalling, to aid a bit in future removal.

 

[Callelk]

The replacement bulbs still working great? Thinking this is my route.

No, I'm replacing them with the OEM's. One started to flicker and they sent me a replacement free of charge. Now the other is flickering so I'm changing them back.

 

[DBGBronco]

No, I'm replacing them with the OEM's. One started to flicker and they sent me a replacement free of charge. Now the other is flickering so I'm changing them back.

Well that’s cr@p! Appreciate the feedback.

 

[HoosierMan]

No, I'm replacing them with the OEM's. One started to flicker and they sent me a replacement free of charge. Now the other is flickering so I'm changing them back.

I had also purchased some for my 2014 Superduty. One of them quit working and I was sent a replacement. So far, no other problems.

I will say that if I start having more issues with the bulbs, I will put Halogens back in the SuperDuty and look into OEM LED taillights for my Basequatch.

It certainly seems that aftermarket LED bulbs are no where near as reliable as OEM.

 

[Pokey_Cacti]

Recently purchased a new 2024 Black Diamond, and looking at various ways to customize it to our liking. We bought the VLAND taillights, liking their "power on" animation and blinker animation. Ours, thankfully, did come with the wiring harness, although what was unusual was a lead that connected both taillights to the 3rd brake light. I didn't fully check it out before hooking this up, but they seemed to work prior to hooking up this additional wire. I'm curious if anyone knows enough about what function this wire provides?

 

[Dan00Hawk]

After a set of failed Oracles, I bought one of the cheap $70ish sets that are listed from various Ebay sellers. These reuse the oem halogen bracket for a good fitment, come with resistors mounted on the lights to avoid road spray, have a start up animation sequence, and are quite bright. Plug and play, no forscan needed if yours was originally equipped with halogen tails.

I'll update when or if they eventually fail. But for the price, I can perhaps live with swapping these out yearly if that ends up being the case. I'll report back when/if that happens or if they explode in dramatic fashion.

Outer dog bone shaped ring is taillight. Inner vertical and lower block is red for the brake and turn signal. Dual white backups aren't as bright as the Oracles, but better than OEM.

Video of them in action:

 

[Dan00Hawk]

Couple more pics during sunset tonight.

 

[DBGBronco]

Look good!! Keep us updated as to durability.

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