I'm considering replacing the stock tail lights on my 2010 Town & Country Touring WPC Edition with some LED lights, mainly just because I like the look of the LED lights better than the stock ones.

Browsing the 'net, I find what appears to be the same lights at prices from ~$240 up to over $600 on one site.

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Red/Clear LED Tail Lights - 2009 Chrysler LED Tail Lights

2008-2009 Chrysler Town & Country<br>LED Tail Lights

The three previous web sites, as do almost all of the others I've looked at, all appear to use the same photo of the lights, but the difference in price from one site to another is enormous.

Has anyone installed one of these sets of lights, or does anyone know if there is actually more than one manufacturer making these and the quality does vary with the price?

Thanks for any information offered!

 

You really dont want to do this......

The body controller is designed to switch a predetermined amount of current. Any difference from what he expects to see will confuse him into thinking that there is Either ..a) a short circuit in the wiring, or B) a burned out bulb. In either case..He is well within his rights to disable the driver circuits to compensate for the abnormal current.

 

Also consider this... If you replace the whole assembly and one of them burns out you will have to more than likely by a new pair to get just one. I wouldn't for that amount of money.

 

Hmmm...., excellent points to consider. One of the sites I looked at said the lights contained circuitry that indicates to the cars computer system, that the same current load is being applied so that no error messages or warnings are generated. I was also under the impression that LED's are supposed to be more reliable than incandescent bulbs, (I've gone through one tail light and one front turn signal in the first year I've had the van).

I just may reconsider my plans after the advice from both of you gentlemen.

Thanks!

 

Im almost willing to bet, thats the one that was outrageously more expensive than the others......

 

I found the lights I was looking for on Ebay for $186. I installed them the other day and they work great. They contain a built in resistor so that the car computer doesn't think there is a burned out bulb and the flash rate of the turn signals and the four-way flashers is exactly the same as before.

They also look great..., at least to me.

Here's the stock light:



And here's the new, LED light:


Installation was a snap! Ten minutes at most.

 

Has anyone just replaced the 3157 bulb with a LED equivalent one from LEDtronics or other sources. They also can provide aI notice the cost is $29 for each bulb. I was also thinking of replacing the front ones as an amber colour LED bulb is also available. They also can supply a resistor unit that will ensure the same current as before. There is also another option of replacing the flasher that is designed to work with LED bulbs. I am wondering which is a better approach. The flasher is the lower cost approach.
Why is this important. It gives the driver behind you 19 more feet to stop based on the time for an incident bulb to light up verses a LED bulb. Thus for safety and maintenance perspectives it make sense to do this. Any comments?
Dave

 

I've now got a 2011 T&C. The brake and tail lights are red LEDs, but the turn signals and back-up lights are incandescent bulbs.

I've tried a couple of different types of led bulbs in the front and rear turn signals, but they are not as bright as the incandescent bulbs. I've still got the second set I bought and they work well, (I installed a resistor on each bulb), and in anything other than bright sunlight, they are good. In bright sunlight though, they could be brighter.

The first set I tried was a set of bulbs, each with 96 smt LEDs. Those aren't nearly bright enough to be safe. I now have a set of bulbs that each have 49 regular, amber LEDs in each bulb. I'm still looking for brighter ones, but I'm living with the second set I put in.

I tried looking for the flasher under the dash, but my aging back and the mass of stuff under there made me go for the resistors. Replacing the flasher will fix the 'hyper-flash' problem, but it will not fix the 'burned out bulb' warning that you get on the message center. They do make some bulbs with a built in resistor, but I haven't tried those yet. Using the resistors you can buy, which are pretty cheap, aren't difficult to install and fix both problems.

I'm considering trying these bulbs,

http://autolumination.com/images/aut...0watt_a_wm.jpg

but they are pricey and I haven't had the chance to take the time to search for a cheaper source for them. $30 a bulb is pretty high!

The ones I put on 2010 worked great, but they were just for the tail lights. I thought they looked much better than the stock lights. I took them off the 2010 when I traded it in on the 2011, and when I get the time, I'll try putting them on Ebay. Some sellers of them now list them as fitting the 2011 T&C or Dodge Caravan, but they have changed the shape of the housing, and they definitely will not fit on 2011's

 

Conrade, thanks very much for the advice. I am now thinking of going with the one that you have shown in the picture as you indicated that they are as bright and the same quality as the original rear light housing. Question, is the backup light a LED light?
Dave
dfaulkner@me.com

 

David, I have been looking to replace my rear lights with led can you post a link to the ebay site where purchased yours...thanks


Nick