The way to go. Just make sure you check dimensions, I had to buy another pair of hemispheric backs, cut rings off of 2 of them and glue the rings to the other 2 to make room for the lights. Don't be like bigoilbob.WHen I bought mine about a year ago, I quickly replaced the bulbs with LEDs. I've used "Beamtech" and "Alla" brand lights from Amazon for years and have never had to replace them on any of my vehicles.
I noticed the headlights aren't very bright, is there anything that can be done?
Sorry, didn’t get to complete reply. The headlight ratings for 2016 Colorado according the IIHS are poor. I tried various LED drop in replacements and found that the slightest difference in LED placement and angle, made a big difference in performance and light coverage. There may be others that perform well, but I think these are great and drastically improve performance and visibility:I noticed the headlights aren't very bright, is there anything that can be done?
Long story short, get the H11 and the 9005 for low and high beams respectively with these:
LIGHTENING DARK 10000 Lumens H11 LED Headlight Bulb, CREE Chips H8 H9 Conversion Kit,6000K Cool White - 360°Adjustable Beam Pattern Amazon.com: LIGHTENING DARK 10000 Lumens H11 LED Headlight Bulb, CREE Chips H8 H9 Conversion Kit,6000K Cool White - 360°Adjustable Beam Pattern: Automotive
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i actually ordered these bulbs using the link you provided. The male pins on the new bulbs did not match. Amazon indicated it would fit my 2017 Colorado.The simple/easy and cheap thing I did was drop in some brighter halogens. You trade off service life for brightness I suppose, but mine are 3 years old now and still going fine. The headlights went from notably "how the Hell are these sucky stock headlights DOT legal dim" to "functional". When I drive at night now, I am not blown away by how bright my lights are, but not struggling to see either. The simply work acceptably like they should have from the factory.
There is a whole host of other more involved/expensive options too of course. These are the bulbs I am using to good effect:
Were they H11? Perhaps the Amazon partner sent H7s or something. Bulbs are still working fine 3 years later in my '17 by the way.I purchased the halogen philips unit that was linked. I returned them the pins did not line up.
I'll never understand some people! When I replaced the high beams with LED I could not stuff everything in the housing like with the low beams. I ended up making a small slot in the high beam housing so the ballast (or whatever that it is) can set outside and the wire can go thru the dust cap. You have to be able to find those dust caps in a bone yard.Going with diode dynamics for the next set. Goober before me buggered up something that works, but he chucked the lamp covers and used silicone to glue a bigger cover on that looks like a big PVC pipe cap. Dammit.
I'll pick some up when I do the swap. I just don't understand why somebody would bastardize a perfectly good truck.I'll never understand some people! When I replaced the high beams with LED I could not stuff everything in the housing like with the low beams. I ended up making a small slot in the high beam housing so the ballast (or whatever that it is) can set outside and the wire can go thru the dust cap. You have to be able to find those dust caps in a bone yard.
I bought 2 more rear hemispheres, cut rings off of them, and glued them to my old ones. The resulting bullets accommodated everything.I'll pick some up when I do the swap. I just don't understand why somebody would bastardize a perfectly good truck.