LED lights
Asked by Jessica May 29, 2017 at 05:57 AM about the 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe LS RWD
Question type: Car Customization
Is it true that the 2006 Tahoe cannot handle LED tail
lights? I recently had a problem with one of my LED tail
lights and my mechanic told me that the LED's are too
powerful and replaced the wiring. Did I just get duped?
2 Answers
Too powerful meaning what? The amount of light emitted? The LED draws a lot less current than an incandescent bulb. So I'm not sure what your mechanic is talking about. A 25-35 watt incandescent vs. an LED that would draw 3.5 watt for same amount of light.
Maybe too powerful were not the right words. It was my understanding that the wiring was running too hot, even with the resistor on it. The resistor was getting extremely hot. My left tail light was working fine, but the right would only get the turn signal. The lights are only two years old. He said that the LED lights were not meant for my truck and that this type of situation would keep happening.
