Mann! I appreciate this video! I've been tryna figure out how I was gonna wire my switch backs. Never thought to get a whole new harness with 3 wires. Good lookin out.
No problem, get a inline resistor, after the instalation I had hyper flash (rapid flashing blinker) the resistor fixes the hyper flash and they only cost a few bucks
@overkillgarage430 hey brotha is there a part number for this harness you bought from the autoparts store? And which inline resistor are u referring to for the switchbacks?
Nice man. I have a 2008 EXT and been wanting to do an upgrade on the lights. Quick tip if I can. It doesn't take long to pull the entire front clip off these trucks. You would spend 20 mins pulling the entire front clip off in one piece which would make it much easier to do work like this. I learned this when I put a big transmission cooler on my Escalade because I tow a lot and wanted to keep the trans cool. It's bad enough replacing those HID bulbs, so much crap to remove. Doing the lower lights too? Yeah I'm pulling the entire clip.
Looks dope! Bet they light up better at night. My uncle got a 07 and bought aftermarket headlights but they suck! I think this is the way to upgrade ‘em.
Yea aftermarket lights are not any better than stock, they are made cheap to be affordable to the consumer unless they are morimoto but those are quality and expensive, the way that I have mine it's definitely brighter and and gives off more flood light in both front and off to the sides
Also, looks like you're running the Nexen Roadian HP tires. Great tires! I am using the 305/40/22 and they are a little wider and give the truck a much better stance and grip on the road.
I live outside the city and we have low lighting here and no lighting on the highway. Doing this defenatly made everything much brighter, buying housings will not make anything brighter unless you upgrade the lighting in it
I added all the lights to my Amazon cart, and my wife bought them for me for Christmas, lol. I recently did the upgrade, it looks amazing!!! I posted a picture of the light on this Cadillac Escalade Lover page on Facebook, and I got tons of questions about it, so I shared your video on the page.
@@Riosfamilytraveltv AUXITO White and Amber Dual Color Switchback 3157 3155 3457 4157 LED Bulbs with Projector 3030 Chipsets for Car Turn Signal Lights Parking Lights, (Pack of 2) on Amazon.
My only thought is why not use the blue connector to connect both wires on the harness instead of splicing? If you were worried about back flow pull the fuse.
Cool video. I have a 08 escalade ext and my front DRL lights work when I shine a bright flash light on the sensor on top of my dash. Both DRL fuses are good but, no lights work in the rear. Just brake and reverse are working. Nothing else, not even my license plate lights work. Any idea where my problem is? I can't think of anything else. Please help me if you can. Thanks in advance.
Your drls only work when the sun is out, but does not turn the taillights on, if your tail lights don't come on when when the headlight switch is on use a test light to make sure you are getting power to the plug itself
Thank you for your reply and I will try that. I know for a fact my rear bulbs work and I'm surprised at night time, my license plate doesn't work both day and at night. I appreciate your help. Thank you!!!
@Ricardo Wade This video is interesting in so many ways. Slightly different application, but I'm simply trying to get my sidemarkers on my 2012 (AWD "Luxury" Edition) to operate as sidemarkers (as designed) but then FLASH alongside my turn signal lights when I cut on the left or right turn signals (& presumably flash when I put on my hazards as well)... After finally figuring out how the heck to get my headlights out (which, mind you, does NOT require completely removing the front bumper cover lol), I managed to locate the appropriate wires that go to my side markers (actually just working on the driver side before even messing with the passenger side), & the most I could accomplish (WITHOUT blowing a fuse) was to either A. have the sidemarker AND turn signal constantly lit (after splicing the turn signal positive wire into the sidemarker+parking lamp positive wire) or B. have the side marker off but then have it flashing when I cut on the turn signal. Following my struggles, I eventually assumed (based on what I kept reading) that I ran into these issues because A. these were "2 wire" LED bulbs with no second "positive" wire (stock in the 2012 Escalade Luxury Edition?) & B. a relay would be needed in order for it to function how I wanted; This is where I was stopped dead in my tracks, yet now I come across this video & it seems as though your 2-wire fog lights are functioniong the way I want my sidemarkers to function (staying lit constantly but flashing once you cut the turn signal on)... But you're using 2-wire AFTERMARKET LED bulbs (which isn't supposed to work in this manner without including a relay or multiple other pieces) and you're using no relay lol. I guess I'll figure it out eventually or I'll just give in & spend the 60+ dollars on this "module" (assuming the guy is still selling it lol). Or I'll just take my chances with the relay I THINK I'll need & pray for the best lol. Thanks for posting.
I'll give you some details in the morning, I had a similar set up on a yukon denali with side markers, they would stay on and then flash with turn signals, easy to do
@@Ricardo_Wade Ohhh man that would be GREAT! Yea, thats exactly what I'm tryin to accomplish, especially w/ all these big ass monster trucks that folks got out here. I know darn well they can see my turn signals on if they're in the lane next to me (since Cadillac put em way down next to the fogs smh lol). Thanks for any help you can offer.
@@Ricardo_Wade Finally got em working with a 4 pin (normally open) 40A relay (x2), fuse holders (x2), 15A fuses (x2) & some wiring. Courtesy of Daniel Stern Lighting, here's what got me there; Relay terminal 85: to vehicle end of cut side marker feed wire Relay terminal 86: to vehicle end of turn signal feed wire via splice (with Posi-Tap connector as linked above) Relay terminal 30: to always-hot +12v via a fuse Relay terminal 87: to side marker light end of cut side marker feed wire... So at this point, my side markers come on (& stay on) as designed, & each L/R side marker flashes (respectively) when I engage the left or right turn signal... My ONLY remaining issue; The side markers flash out of sync ("backwards" ) with the stock front/rear turn signals (when the stock turn signal IS lit, the sidemarker is NOT/when the stock turn signal is NOT lit, the side marker IS), & the side markers don't kick on when I simply engage the emergency hazard blinkers (unless I have my headlights on). Hopefully I'll figure out these last 2 items sooner than later, but at least I got the thing somewhat working how I want it lol. Wondering if a "normally closed" relay would be a fix, but everything I'm seeing seems to indicate a total of FOUR relays (2 per side) in order to have them flashing in sync with the other stock turn signals. Just clueless on how to wire it all up.
@BrandonElliotSmith the way that i wire my side markers is, run 1 wire to the positive side of your quater lights (not headlights) and run a second wire to the positive side of the turn signal, when the turn signal is off that positive wire is in a ground state grounding your side marker with the quater wire its giving off positive to your turn signal, this will turn on the side marker and keep it on, when the turn signal is activated it turn from ground to 12v+ turning off the side marker every time the blinker blinks
I have a 2011 Escalde and only the top and bottom headlights turn on, not the middle one. Why is that? Does it even turn on? If not, why put a light bulb there??
Those are your day light driving lights, they only turn on during day light and while the truck is in drive with headlights off soon as you put it in park they turn off, if they don't turn on they are probably burnt out
Hey ricardo would it be a good idea to disconnect the ground on the battery 🔋 before putting the led bulbs and doing this because gm escalades are a headache, i dont want to short anything i want to be super careful. And also what battery are you using is it stock or better?
@jessicac4446 all lights are off, you can disconnect the battery for your piece of mind if you'd like, my battery is a oem spec from oreilly auto parts, led consumption is less than your oem halogen bulbs so chances are your current battery is good enough
Hey ricardo I ran into a snag before I was about to make the connection I had a battery drain from the auxito194 parking light the truck did not like them at all it would drain and the truck was acting really funny and erratic. I took them off and back to normal. Any ideas or work arounds the truck was starting to look more modern I'm so dissapointed is there any other parking lights that are white that wouldn't do that I don't what to fry the ecm or damage anything and it's only the 194. Please let me know.
@jessicac4446 there should not be any drain on the battery, no one has ever mentioned any issues nor have I had any, these led bulbs are not require alot of power nor do they demand when they are off, id reccomend double checking the wiring I just don't see how these bulbs can make something act funny or drain a battery
Hey ricardo when I crank/startup the vehicle the parking lights would flicker as its cranking is that the normal? I'm not at all putting any blame I'm just so confused on why it would do that so the mechanic let me know for some strange reason the truck didn't like them the only other one i had installed was the drl led light this one had a cord to plug in could it be the auxito drl light? I heard from someone that the corded led light could cause that. Did your auxito drl have a triangle shape red ring or a rectangle yellow ring they both have a 5202 on them I got the rectangle yellow ring one..
@jessicac4446 actually I do remember something like this while cranking, I think it's just the starter taking up alot of load and the led being sensitive they flicker, a halogen bulb would dim but not flicker
Can somebody tell me what is the middle bulb good for? What is actually it’s purpose Because there is no button to activate it in the vehicle The manufacturer put a bulb in the middle, but there is no way to put it on Note: the bulb never work from the day I bought the vehicle.
@beastvenom871 it's a daylight driving light it only works when the vehicle is in "D" without the parking brake on, that's why you never notice it on lol
Thanks man, looks nice, now that its been a while, hows all this held up for you? Was hoping for links to the bulbs and 3 wire connectors you used, but I can do some searching
@JustSomeGuysLife I listed all the products on the description, they were all purchased on ebay except the light bulb sockets, those were from oreilly auto parts
It’s a completely different bumper and grille. That’s a platinum front end. It slightly different then the normally Escalade front. You’ll need to remove your front hooks and order a whole new bumper cover if you want that look.
My front and rear end is from a platinum version except my headlights, in order to fit the lower grill you would need the entire front bumper and upper grill as well to match
@@Ricardo_Wade I have my father’s 07 Escalade and I’m trying to fix it up. He is deceased and the vehicle is just a wonderful reminder of him. Could u send me the link to your grill? I’m also looking for the long skinny tail lights too. I see options on Amazon, but do you know of somewhere to purchase a good pair?
@@kimberlydavis1345 my grill, front bumper and lower grill, rear bumper are for the platinum model escalade you would have to look on ebay or maybe some salvage yards, as for the taillights they are a aftermarket part most likely mass produced and distributed to sellers here in the states, just look for a decent price and you should be ok, my condolences about your father.
@Ricardo Wade SWITCHBACK LEDS... Thats gotta be how this is working like this with no relay lol. & doing that with my stock sidemarkers (vs the turn signals with switchback LEDS installed) won't be possible without the relay or other items in line. Ugh, past my bedtime. Thanks again for posting
@@Ricardo_Wade Thx bro! I actually grabbed a pair of switchback bulbs for my fogs a couple weeks ago. I love em & they seem to work as designed/as I expected (nice cool blue around 6200K at initial turn on, then when I turn em off/back on they're like a 3000K yellow [for those rare cases when we actually have fog here in Phoenix lol]). But as for the actual amber SIDEMARKER strips in my headlights (which [oddly enough] seem to be the only LEDS that came stock on my vehicle back in 2012 [alongside the rear taillamps, the high stop lamp & possibly some others in/around the cluster]), I feel like I'm stuck with the bulbs that came in place as I haven't found a way to remove those (unlike the bulbs for the low/high beam, the DRLS, the parking lamps, the turn signals, the fogs & rear tail lamps). Its like they embedded the amber sidemarker bulbs within the headlight so you can't change em lol. But yea, I've tried everything short of getting a relay/etc & just haven't been able to get em to work like this (where they stay lit but then flash when I cut on the turn signals). The second I thought I had it wired right (without using a relay/etc), they blew fuses lol. I'm assuming installing a (presumably 3-wire) switchback bulb would resolve this, but I'm just not seeing a way to replace the sidemarker bulbs as they appear to be embedded in the headlight assembly :(. At least the relays are cheap tho lol. Just would be nice to accomplish this w/o having to bother with it.
Thanks for the video. I purchased all bulbs specified in you video works and looks amazing! Just have one question. Did you have any issues with the hyper blinking and if so how did you solve it?
Yes I still have hyperflash, to fix it you need inline resistors wich are a few bucks I havnt installed them yet, I'll try to do it this weekend and post a quick video just been a little busy during daylight hours
@@illustr8phee100 congrats, I purchased the one I have i purchased it about 4 months ago as well it had 1 head light out and hated that the drl section was off during night driving it just made it look like the bulbs were out so ended up re wiring and and upgrading to led bulbs also the fog and turn signal looks much better the way I wired it and it serves double its purpose now with turn signal and fog light
@@Ricardo_Wade do you know of a replacement part number for the 5202? When connected, it sticks too far out the back for me to put my cap back on it. I’m hoping there is a shorter bulb that will fall in line with the other lights I am putting on
@@Ricardo_Wade how do you know what kind of casing you have. I am having to replace my headlights and I ordered them from Amazon. It doesn't say what kind of casing I am going to get with these headlights? Things have gotten so complicated. The last time I had a headlight issue was when I had a 2003 Chevy Tahoe, lol
It works but I did end up with hyper flash (fast flashing blinkers) I ended up buying the resistors but have not installed them other than that everything has been good.
Thanks for watching, the video was a bit long but I feel being detailed about what I am doing will give the viewer confidence and information to tackle it with confidence
I have a 07 My corner lights don't come on at the top, but I changed the bulbs, but my DRL come on, is there a certain way to get my corner lights to come on?
Thanks for the vid. Going to tackle this next weekend. I've seen on the forums that you need to add a resistor to the switchback led turn signal to prevent hyperflash. It doesn't look like you had that problem. I see 3157 bulbs on Amazon that come with canbus resistor built in, is that what you used?
I did have hyper flash with the ones I used and added resistors the following weekend, I ended up getting a pretty good cash offer on the truck with is why I didn't do a follow up video but yeah if you get led with canbus wired you should be good with no hyper flash
I also converted the hid bulb and ballast to 6000k H7. It's better than the hid shit we find on Amazon. Those ballast suck and new ones are too expensive.
@@BIGMANMUSIK brighter yes, but you loose the the whole function of the projector, a hid bulb in a projector housing will project the light farther by at least 25ft, my buddy has a 08 esv and he did the led headlights, his throws more of a ball of light vs mine keeps the light brigh, sharp, and low, when facing a wall hid will have a sharp cut off line and led hill be a hazy ball of light
@@Ricardo_Wade I adjusted the angle of the projector lower because of the brightness did a comparison test with my friends and their vehicles. Not much difference. Drove from NY to El Paso to Arizona and Back. No issues and with all the lights as you wired it. You know when it good when truckers don’t flash you. Hid does have a sharper line to it. Great video. Be safe 🙏🏻
You can use a relay and also isolate the DRLs To work as intended (during the day) and also come on when the headlights activate. No need to lose that function only running them with the parking lights
Mann! I appreciate this video! I've been tryna figure out how I was gonna wire my switch backs. Never thought to get a whole new harness with 3 wires. Good lookin out.
No problem, get a inline resistor, after the instalation I had hyper flash (rapid flashing blinker) the resistor fixes the hyper flash and they only cost a few bucks
@overkillgarage430 hey brotha is there a part number for this harness you bought from the autoparts store? And which inline resistor are u referring to for the switchbacks?
Nice man. I have a 2008 EXT and been wanting to do an upgrade on the lights. Quick tip if I can. It doesn't take long to pull the entire front clip off these trucks. You would spend 20 mins pulling the entire front clip off in one piece which would make it much easier to do work like this. I learned this when I put a big transmission cooler on my Escalade because I tow a lot and wanted to keep the trans cool. It's bad enough replacing those HID bulbs, so much crap to remove. Doing the lower lights too? Yeah I'm pulling the entire clip.
Looks dope! Bet they light up better at night. My uncle got a 07 and bought aftermarket headlights but they suck! I think this is the way to upgrade ‘em.
Yea aftermarket lights are not any better than stock, they are made cheap to be affordable to the consumer unless they are morimoto but those are quality and expensive, the way that I have mine it's definitely brighter and and gives off more flood light in both front and off to the sides
Also, looks like you're running the Nexen Roadian HP tires. Great tires! I am using the 305/40/22 and they are a little wider and give the truck a much better stance and grip on the road.
i have a 2011 escalade and its hard to see at night, i was thinking of getting a new whole housing and bulb and ballast
I live outside the city and we have low lighting here and no lighting on the highway. Doing this defenatly made everything much brighter, buying housings will not make anything brighter unless you upgrade the lighting in it
All my questions were answered in one video!!!
Glad I can help boss, vid was a bit long but wanted it to be detailed enough for everyone no matter skill set.
I added all the lights to my Amazon cart, and my wife bought them for me for Christmas, lol. I recently did the upgrade, it looks amazing!!! I posted a picture of the light on this Cadillac Escalade Lover page on Facebook, and I got tons of questions about it, so I shared your video on the page.
@@dwaynerichards8945 I'm glad you liked it, get ready to be high beamed my on coming traffic hahaha appreciate you sharing my vid
@@dwaynerichards8945 what were the bulbs cuz I can’t seam to find the top one or the switch back for the lower turn signal thanks in advance
@@Riosfamilytraveltv AUXITO White and Amber Dual Color Switchback 3157 3155 3457 4157 LED Bulbs with Projector 3030 Chipsets for Car Turn Signal Lights Parking Lights, (Pack of 2) on Amazon.
My only thought is why not use the blue connector to connect both wires on the harness instead of splicing? If you were worried about back flow pull the fuse.
@@mhcooper84 to each their own ways
Nice platinum bumper and grill want to do that to mine but don’t know if the aftermarket one will fit good
I wouldn't know, I had purchased the caddy with it on Already
There are 2 brown wires coming from the running lights how do I determine which one to cut if I don't have a tester?
I would get a tester, you can get one from harbor freight fairly cheap
How did you get all 3 lights to turn on?
Watch the video, I show how it's done, also how to make then entire fog light turn on vs half way
Cool video.
I have a 08 escalade ext and my front DRL lights work when I shine a bright flash light on the sensor on top of my dash. Both DRL fuses are good but, no lights work in the rear. Just brake and reverse are working.
Nothing else, not even my license plate lights work.
Any idea where my problem is? I can't think of anything else. Please help me if you can. Thanks in advance.
Your drls only work when the sun is out, but does not turn the taillights on, if your tail lights don't come on when when the headlight switch is on use a test light to make sure you are getting power to the plug itself
Thank you for your reply and I will try that. I know for a fact my rear bulbs work and I'm surprised at night time, my license plate doesn't work both day and at night.
I appreciate your help.
Thank you!!!
Does the grill and bumper just snap on if I wanted to put that platinum grill on one that is not?
It's the platinum front end, you would need the front bumper cover bumper grill and main center grill
@Ricardo Wade This video is interesting in so many ways. Slightly different application, but I'm simply trying to get my sidemarkers on my 2012 (AWD "Luxury" Edition) to operate as sidemarkers (as designed) but then FLASH alongside my turn signal lights when I cut on the left or right turn signals (& presumably flash when I put on my hazards as well)... After finally figuring out how the heck to get my headlights out (which, mind you, does NOT require completely removing the front bumper cover lol), I managed to locate the appropriate wires that go to my side markers (actually just working on the driver side before even messing with the passenger side), & the most I could accomplish (WITHOUT blowing a fuse) was to either A. have the sidemarker AND turn signal constantly lit (after splicing the turn signal positive wire into the sidemarker+parking lamp positive wire) or B. have the side marker off but then have it flashing when I cut on the turn signal. Following my struggles, I eventually assumed (based on what I kept reading) that I ran into these issues because A. these were "2 wire" LED bulbs with no second "positive" wire (stock in the 2012 Escalade Luxury Edition?) & B. a relay would be needed in order for it to function how I wanted; This is where I was stopped dead in my tracks, yet now I come across this video & it seems as though your 2-wire fog lights are functioniong the way I want my sidemarkers to function (staying lit constantly but flashing once you cut the turn signal on)... But you're using 2-wire AFTERMARKET LED bulbs (which isn't supposed to work in this manner without including a relay or multiple other pieces) and you're using no relay lol. I guess I'll figure it out eventually or I'll just give in & spend the 60+ dollars on this "module" (assuming the guy is still selling it lol). Or I'll just take my chances with the relay I THINK I'll need & pray for the best lol. Thanks for posting.
I'll give you some details in the morning, I had a similar set up on a yukon denali with side markers, they would stay on and then flash with turn signals, easy to do
@@Ricardo_Wade Ohhh man that would be GREAT! Yea, thats exactly what I'm tryin to accomplish, especially w/ all these big ass monster trucks that folks got out here. I know darn well they can see my turn signals on if they're in the lane next to me (since Cadillac put em way down next to the fogs smh lol). Thanks for any help you can offer.
@@Ricardo_Wade Finally got em working with a 4 pin (normally open) 40A relay (x2), fuse holders (x2), 15A fuses (x2) & some wiring. Courtesy of Daniel Stern Lighting, here's what got me there;
Relay terminal 85: to vehicle end of cut side marker feed wire
Relay terminal 86: to vehicle end of turn signal feed wire via splice (with Posi-Tap connector as linked above)
Relay terminal 30: to always-hot +12v via a fuse
Relay terminal 87: to side marker light end of cut side marker feed wire...
So at this point, my side markers come on (& stay on) as designed, & each L/R side marker flashes (respectively) when I engage the left or right turn signal... My ONLY remaining issue; The side markers flash out of sync ("backwards" ) with the stock front/rear turn signals (when the stock turn signal IS lit, the sidemarker is NOT/when the stock turn signal is NOT lit, the side marker IS), & the side markers don't kick on when I simply engage the emergency hazard blinkers (unless I have my headlights on).
Hopefully I'll figure out these last 2 items sooner than later, but at least I got the thing somewhat working how I want it lol. Wondering if a "normally closed" relay would be a fix, but everything I'm seeing seems to indicate a total of FOUR relays (2 per side) in order to have them flashing in sync with the other stock turn signals. Just clueless on how to wire it all up.
@BrandonElliotSmith the way that i wire my side markers is, run 1 wire to the positive side of your quater lights (not headlights) and run a second wire to the positive side of the turn signal, when the turn signal is off that positive wire is in a ground state grounding your side marker with the quater wire its giving off positive to your turn signal, this will turn on the side marker and keep it on, when the turn signal is activated it turn from ground to 12v+ turning off the side marker every time the blinker blinks
I sorry if I missed it but did you say what bulb harness you used for the 3154 switchback bulb
At 2:40 min mark you can see the ones I used, I purchased them from oreileys, they are the 3154 light bulb pig tails
you showed me everything i needed to know thanks alot bro
No problem glad I was able to be of help
I know this is an old video but what’s the socket you used for the 3 wire?
How did you get all 5 light to turn on at the same time
Watch the video it shows what you need and how to do it, it'd been a while since I did
I have a 2011 Escalde and only the top and bottom headlights turn on, not the middle one. Why is that? Does it even turn on? If not, why put a light bulb there??
Those are your day light driving lights, they only turn on during day light and while the truck is in drive with headlights off soon as you put it in park they turn off, if they don't turn on they are probably burnt out
Can someone tell me why the middle headlight is not on when the headlights are on
Because they are only daylight driving lights, I modified mine to have all the lights on
Hey ricardo would it be a good idea to disconnect the ground on the battery 🔋 before putting the led bulbs and doing this because gm escalades are a headache, i dont want to short anything i want to be super careful. And also what battery are you using is it stock or better?
@jessicac4446 all lights are off, you can disconnect the battery for your piece of mind if you'd like, my battery is a oem spec from oreilly auto parts, led consumption is less than your oem halogen bulbs so chances are your current battery is good enough
Hey ricardo I ran into a snag before I was about to make the connection I had a battery drain from the auxito194 parking light the truck did not like them at all it would drain and the truck was acting really funny and erratic. I took them off and back to normal. Any ideas or work arounds the truck was starting to look more modern I'm so dissapointed is there any other parking lights that are white that wouldn't do that I don't what to fry the ecm or damage anything and it's only the 194. Please let me know.
@jessicac4446 there should not be any drain on the battery, no one has ever mentioned any issues nor have I had any, these led bulbs are not require alot of power nor do they demand when they are off, id reccomend double checking the wiring I just don't see how these bulbs can make something act funny or drain a battery
Hey ricardo when I crank/startup the vehicle the parking lights would flicker as its cranking is that the normal?
I'm not at all putting any blame I'm just so confused on why it would do that so the mechanic let me know for some strange reason the truck didn't like them the only other one i had installed was the drl led light this one had a cord to plug in could it be the auxito drl light? I heard from someone that the corded led light could cause that. Did your auxito drl have a triangle shape red ring or a rectangle yellow ring they both have a 5202 on them I got the rectangle yellow ring one..
@jessicac4446 actually I do remember something like this while cranking, I think it's just the starter taking up alot of load and the led being sensitive they flicker, a halogen bulb would dim but not flicker
Good morning sir
Excellent job
Sir I need signal bulb with white to options
How to I buy this holder and bulb and wire connector
Please
Can somebody tell me what is the middle bulb good for? What is actually it’s purpose Because there is no button to activate it in the vehicle
The manufacturer put a bulb in the middle, but there is no way to put it on
Note: the bulb never work from the day I bought the vehicle.
@beastvenom871 it's a daylight driving light it only works when the vehicle is in "D" without the parking brake on, that's why you never notice it on lol
Thanks man, looks nice, now that its been a while, hows all this held up for you? Was hoping for links to the bulbs and 3 wire connectors you used, but I can do some searching
@JustSomeGuysLife held up just fine still has no problems, the truck now belongs to a friend since we got a mini van for the family
@JustSomeGuysLife I listed all the products on the description, they were all purchased on ebay except the light bulb sockets, those were from oreilly auto parts
@@Ricardo_Wade thanks bro
Do you have a link for the two sockets that you need to take the bulb? For the left right turn signal
dorman 85881, I got it at oreillys but autozone also has it, otherwise amazon should have it as well, you will need 2
Thank you! Also, I was wondering if it is not too overly bright for other drivers in terms of oncoming traffic
@dadrianca lol well I was never on the opposite side 🤣
@@Ricardo_Wade😂 fair enough, did you get lots of people flashing their high beams at you? I think I’m gonna go through with this mod!
The bottom grill that cover up the 2front pulling hooks, where did you get & did you have to remove the hooks or is the grill just in front of them ?
It’s a completely different bumper and grille. That’s a platinum front end. It slightly different then the normally Escalade front. You’ll need to remove your front hooks and order a whole new bumper cover if you want that look.
My front and rear end is from a platinum version except my headlights, in order to fit the lower grill you would need the entire front bumper and upper grill as well to match
@@Ricardo_Wade I have my father’s 07 Escalade and I’m trying to fix it up. He is deceased and the vehicle is just a wonderful reminder of him. Could u send me the link to your grill? I’m also looking for the long skinny tail lights too. I see options on Amazon, but do you know of somewhere to purchase a good pair?
@@kimberlydavis1345 my grill, front bumper and lower grill, rear bumper are for the platinum model escalade you would have to look on ebay or maybe some salvage yards, as for the taillights they are a aftermarket part most likely mass produced and distributed to sellers here in the states, just look for a decent price and you should be ok, my condolences about your father.
What’s the size of the bulb on the headlight that at the top ? And what’s the size of the bulb for the running light
All the sizes are listed in the video description
@@Ricardo_Wade oh ok you have a link to those 194 bulbs bro by any chance I want to order the exact same ones that u put on
@@Ap-tq7zi I just added the ebay link in the description under the 194 bulb description
@@Ricardo_Wade ok thank you
@Ricardo Wade SWITCHBACK LEDS... Thats gotta be how this is working like this with no relay lol. & doing that with my stock sidemarkers (vs the turn signals with switchback LEDS installed) won't be possible without the relay or other items in line. Ugh, past my bedtime. Thanks again for posting
Switchbacks are as easy as it gets, simply plug and play and be done
@@Ricardo_Wade Thx bro! I actually grabbed a pair of switchback bulbs for my fogs a couple weeks ago. I love em & they seem to work as designed/as I expected (nice cool blue around 6200K at initial turn on, then when I turn em off/back on they're like a 3000K yellow [for those rare cases when we actually have fog here in Phoenix lol]). But as for the actual amber SIDEMARKER strips in my headlights (which [oddly enough] seem to be the only LEDS that came stock on my vehicle back in 2012 [alongside the rear taillamps, the high stop lamp & possibly some others in/around the cluster]), I feel like I'm stuck with the bulbs that came in place as I haven't found a way to remove those (unlike the bulbs for the low/high beam, the DRLS, the parking lamps, the turn signals, the fogs & rear tail lamps). Its like they embedded the amber sidemarker bulbs within the headlight so you can't change em lol. But yea, I've tried everything short of getting a relay/etc & just haven't been able to get em to work like this (where they stay lit but then flash when I cut on the turn signals). The second I thought I had it wired right (without using a relay/etc), they blew fuses lol. I'm assuming installing a (presumably 3-wire) switchback bulb would resolve this, but I'm just not seeing a way to replace the sidemarker bulbs as they appear to be embedded in the headlight assembly :(. At least the relays are cheap tho lol. Just would be nice to accomplish this w/o having to bother with it.
Thanks for the video. I purchased all bulbs specified in you video works and looks amazing! Just have one question. Did you have any issues with the hyper blinking and if so how did you solve it?
Yes I still have hyperflash, to fix it you need inline resistors wich are a few bucks I havnt installed them yet, I'll try to do it this weekend and post a quick video just been a little busy during daylight hours
Any socket will fit ??
good question I have found a lot of socket got confused
I actually had an hid T9 kit (top light) in that one as well...and another hid kit 🤣for my reverse,HID KIT LOL
So what light options do you have now? The 3 always come on together?
Same options as factory you only lose the halogen drls, since the drl becomes part of the parking lights
best explain! video for me so far thanks brother.!! ... I want keep my drls,,an have them comeback on with my fogs? so do I just wire + to +??
Yes run the + from drl to the fogs that way you have normal drl function in the day and and option to turn them on at night when the fog lights are on
Ricardo Wade .. Appreciate it... I just bought a 07 a month ago.. getting her together...
@@illustr8phee100 congrats, I purchased the one I have i purchased it about 4 months ago as well it had 1 head light out and hated that the drl section was off during night driving it just made it look like the bulbs were out so ended up re wiring and and upgrading to led bulbs also the fog and turn signal looks much better the way I wired it and it serves double its purpose now with turn signal and fog light
hyper flash.. ?
@@illustr8phee100 yeah I have some resistors that you hook up in line just have not gotten around to installing them
How did all of those new lights hold up? Did they last as long as you expected?
Auxito is a pretty reputable brand, till now they are all still working
@@Ricardo_Wade do you know of a replacement part number for the 5202? When connected, it sticks too far out the back for me to put my cap back on it. I’m hoping there is a shorter bulb that will fall in line with the other lights I am putting on
@@TJAlcaraz H16 (T-Shaped), 5201, 2504, PSX24W, PS24W, 9009.... amazing what you can find by taking 3 secs of your time on Google! 🙄
WOW!!! Looks amazing 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for watching appreciate it
Which is better,. LED lights or HID?
For projector headlight housings H.i.d is reccomended and performs better than led
@@Ricardo_Wade how do you know what kind of casing you have. I am having to replace my headlights and I ordered them from Amazon. It doesn't say what kind of casing I am going to get with these headlights? Things have gotten so complicated. The last time I had a headlight issue was when I had a 2003 Chevy Tahoe, lol
Did you have to use any resistors? Or was it just plug and go?
It works but I did end up with hyper flash (fast flashing blinkers) I ended up buying the resistors but have not installed them other than that everything has been good.
Thanks bro your vid really helped a lot. Now I will get me some resistors.
@@greghernandez5510 not a problem brotha thank you for watching
You'll need to remove the front bumper, for headlights
Thanks you actually know how to explain Thanks
Thanks for watching, the video was a bit long but I feel being detailed about what I am doing will give the viewer confidence and information to tackle it with confidence
I like the idea but now u dont have DRLS only reason im not doing it
I drive with all the lights on even in the day time
Nice job brotha..
Appreciate you watching
You need to draw up a chart I like the idea
I have a 07 My corner lights don't come on at the top, but I changed the bulbs, but my DRL come on, is there a certain way to get my corner lights to come on?
U had a bad ground. Ground the black wire from the harnes to metal
Little late to the game. Had mine like this in 2011! Looks good tho
I didn't have this truck in 2011 otherwise I'd have it done truck is gone now
You should of made a video
Thanks for the vid. Going to tackle this next weekend. I've seen on the forums that you need to add a resistor to the switchback led turn signal to prevent hyperflash. It doesn't look like you had that problem. I see 3157 bulbs on Amazon that come with canbus resistor built in, is that what you used?
I did have hyper flash with the ones I used and added resistors the following weekend, I ended up getting a pretty good cash offer on the truck with is why I didn't do a follow up video but yeah if you get led with canbus wired you should be good with no hyper flash
@@Ricardo_Wade thanks much appreciated. You didn't need this resistor for drl right?
@@Ricardo_Wade thanks much appreciated. You didn't need this resistor for drl right?
@@Ricardo_Wade thanks much appreciated. You didn't need this resistor for drl right?
@@the_cuban_link no just for turn signals to correct the hyper flash
Clean...may try this on my ESV
Defenatly an eye catcher and looks good with big face on these escalades
Very very informative but I couldn’t hear
Thanks, I was using a ebay mic and did not know it would only Pic up when pointed directly at me
Your audio is breaking up
Yes I know, I was using a shotgun mic with noise canceling features, unfortunately it was a bit windy that day and the mic was working against me
I also converted the hid bulb and ballast to 6000k H7. It's better than the hid shit we find on Amazon. Those ballast suck and new ones are too expensive.
You converted the headlights to led?
@@Ricardo_Wade Yeah man it’s way better than the headache hid.
@@BIGMANMUSIK brighter yes, but you loose the the whole function of the projector, a hid bulb in a projector housing will project the light farther by at least 25ft, my buddy has a 08 esv and he did the led headlights, his throws more of a ball of light vs mine keeps the light brigh, sharp, and low, when facing a wall hid will have a sharp cut off line and led hill be a hazy ball of light
@@Ricardo_Wade I adjusted the angle of the projector lower because of the brightness did a comparison test with my friends and their vehicles. Not much difference. Drove from NY to El Paso to Arizona and Back. No issues and with all the lights as you wired it. You know when it good when truckers don’t flash you. Hid does have a sharper line to it. Great video. Be safe 🙏🏻
The blinker light doesnt have the intensity as fog light. This is basically for cosmetic look not worth it.
It does give more of a flood light so it does have its advantage if it's worth it or not it's totally up to you.
That's how they were supposed to come out from the factory
Much better in my opinion
@@Ricardo_Wade yeah i agree definitely going to do that to mine
@@Ricardo_Wade thanks for the video.. very helpful
@@hacatan24 no problem
Any one who does this needs to add realys when just tapping off other light circuits
It's going from halogen to led, the draw is significantly less, the relay coil might draw more than those 194s
You can use a relay and also isolate the DRLs To work as intended (during the day) and also come on when the headlights activate. No need to lose that function only running them with the parking lights
Stop touching the bulbs with you hands!!! The grease and oil on the hands kills bulbs.
For the connector is this the part number dorman 85895
Link is in the description
@@Ricardo_Wadethank you my man for the help and replying patiently lol 🙏🏽
@@carlossaldua5298 no worries