Replacing bulb in turn signal

[Mr. Incredible]

In that case he should blink away, they last a very long time.

I think they are rated for 75K - 100K hours which is 8.5 - 10 years. if run 24/7

 

[Starflyer]

StarFlyer hate to break it to you, but as you have 2018 G80 Sport you don't have bulbs for your turn signals in the front or rear, you have LEDs and yes it requires a dealer trip and the whole headlight or tail light unit has to be replaced, they are not individually serviceable.

and the LED signals/headlights are only covered under the base 5/60K limited, not the 10/100..

your front turns are integrated into the DRLs, they are dual color, white for DRL, and change to amber for turn during the day (whole bar), at night only the lower half of the DRL LED bar lights up for turns.

your rears on the inner area of the trunk are dual as well, amber for turns but white for reverse lights.

Don't feel bad about breaking the lighting news to me. I raised the hood to take a gander at access to the front lights and I don't want to have any part of that. Thanks for the info...

 

[scooterb]

i've had to replace the drivers side bulb twice within a one year timeframe on my 2015 3.8 ultimate. Had to replace the passenger once (passenger side a real pain in the *ss).
not sure why these bulb failure rates are so high on this car...

 

[Mr. Incredible]

i've had to replace the drivers side bulb twice within a one year timeframe on my 2015 3.8 ultimate. Had to replace the passenger once (passenger side a real pain in the *ss).
not sure why these bulb failure rates are so high on this car...

cheap sockets, underrated wiring, and tight spaces that cause overheating.

GM has had the issue for years in their truck and suv line.. underrated wiring is the biggest cause, using 14-16 gauge wire on a 55watt bulb where 10-12 gauge would better conduct the heat draw.

 

[surprisinguy]

Bought my 2015 used with 18000 miles on it. One of the turn signal bulbs had already been replaced by the previous owner. I think you need to replace both of them at the same time because one side was brighter than the other. This was/is annoying to me. SO I replaced them with Pilot amber LEDs. There is a procedure to this as you have to repin the sockets if the polarity isn't right on the bulbs - which isn't too difficult but takes a little time. I had to do both sides on mine, but now they are super bright and I'm hoping that I don't have to change them again. fingers crossed...

 

[waz]

"In that case he should blink away, they last a very long time. "

Well, you would think an LED would last a long time, right?

Last week I was driving from NC to Pennsylvania at 1 AM to visit family and got pulled over by a PA State Trooper on I-81. He told me I was doing 60 in a 55, which was no big deal, but said that him pulling me over was a courtesy because one of my LED license plate lights was out on my '15 Ultimate.

Some courtesy - like to give me a heart attack. But he was right - I had no idea the lamp was out (actually, it wasn't out but was very dim.)

I think, based on the questions he asked me, that he thought I had a trunk full of cigarettes to sell in New York because of my NC plate.

Anyway, helped by my spotless driving record (last "performance award" was in 1983 - K.O.W.), he sent me on my way w/o a ticket but with a verbal warning to get my license plate light fixed.

So I called the Hyundai dealer in Lebanon the next day and they told me to bring the car in. The tech wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, because he didn't check to see if they had the lamp until after he tore the trunk lid apart.

It wasn't in stock, of course, so the service writer told me they would overnight it - and by the way, the LED lamp module cost $80, not including the labor, which would be another $100 (1 hour)!

I thought that was pretty steep for a bulb, so I called my Hyundai dealer back home (Asheville Hyundai), and the service manager (Forrest- best service manager east of the Pecos) told me that LEDs are covered under warranty for 3 years.

Good to know. After I informed the PA dealer of that, they fixed it at no cost to me. I don't know if they really weren't aware or if they were trying to rip off a desperate traveller.

My GenSed has only 23k miles on it, and I leased it 2.5 years ago.

To be fair, I always drive with my headlights on, regardless of the time of day, so that may have contributed to the lamp failing prematurely.

 

[Mr. Incredible]

"In that case he should blink away, they last a very long time. "

Well, you would think an LED would last a long time, right?

Last week I was driving from NC to Pennsylvania at 1 AM to visit family and got pulled over by a PA State Trooper on I-81. He told me I was doing 60 in a 55, which was no big deal, but said that him pulling me over was a courtesy because one of my LED license plate lights was out on my '15 Ultimate.

Some courtesy - like to give me a heart attack. But he was right - I had no idea the lamp was out (actually, it wasn't out but was very dim.)

I think, based on the questions he asked me, that he thought I had a trunk full of cigarettes to sell in New York because of my NC plate.

Anyway, helped by my spotless driving record (last "performance award" was in 1983 - K.O.W.), he sent me on my way w/o a ticket but with a verbal warning to get my license plate light fixed.

So I called the Hyundai dealer in Lebanon the next day and they told me to bring the car in. The tech wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, because he didn't check to see if they had the lamp until after he tore the trunk lid apart.

It wasn't in stock, of course, so the service writer told me they would overnight it - and by the way, the LED lamp module cost $80, not including the labor, which would be another $100 (1 hour)!

I thought that was pretty steep for a bulb, so I called my Hyundai dealer back home (Asheville Hyundai), and the service manager (Forrest- best service manager east of the Pecos) told me that LEDs are covered under warranty for 3 years.

Good to know. After I informed the PA dealer of that, they fixed it at no cost to me. I don't know if they really weren't aware or if they were trying to rip off a desperate traveller.

My GenSed has only 23k miles on it, and I leased it 2.5 years ago.

To be fair, I always drive with my headlights on, regardless of the time of day, so that may have contributed to the lamp failing prematurely.

Like anything there are always exceptions..

I have all LEDs in my house and have for 6 years.. I have one spot that seems to go through bulbs regardless of design on a regular basic, incandescent, CCFL, and LED they never seem to last in that one fixture.. some day I'll change out the fixture I guess.

I've seen new Hondas with their DRLs out (one side lit the other out) cars still had dealer temp tags on them.. and my mother owns a 2003 Cadillac Deville with LED tails that are still 100%.

it is what it is

 

[EdP]

Last week I was driving from NC to Pennsylvania at 1 AM to visit family and got pulled over by a PA State Trooper on I-81. He told me I was doing 60 in a 55, which was no big deal, but said that him pulling me over was a courtesy because one of my LED license plate lights was out on my '15 Ultimate.

I think, based on the questions he asked me, that he thought I had a trunk full of cigarettes to sell in New York because of my NC plate.

Have you ever watched Live PD on the A & E channel? He didn't care about your light so much. Police often pull over cars for license light out and failure to use turn signal. Cigarettes may be common in your area but they often find large amounts of drugs, the driver has a half dozen warrants, etc. At 1 AM they get a lot of drunks too.

All that aside, $180 is quite a hit for a light out. Glad it was covered.

 

[surprisinguy]

"Courtesy" seems to be a misnomer - EdP is right... he was fishing. You're lucky you didnt get a speeding ticktet!

 

[2015genesisNewbie]

Bought my 2015 used with 18000 miles on it. One of the turn signal bulbs had already been replaced by the previous owner. I think you need to replace both of them at the same time because one side was brighter than the other. This was/is annoying to me. SO I replaced them with Pilot amber LEDs. There is a procedure to this as you have to repin the sockets if the polarity isn't right on the bulbs - which isn't too difficult but takes a little time. I had to do both sides on mine, but now they are super bright and I'm hoping that I don't have to change them again. fingers crossed...

Can you explain this to me in greater detail please!? My driver side amber turn signal bulb keeps blowing out about once a month 2357A. I figured I’d replace them with 2357A LEDs but they don’t light up. Thought maybe they were defective so I contacted Sylvania to get them replaced (lifetime warranty) and the replacements didn’t light up either. Please help.

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[surprisinguy]

If your LED's dont light up the polarity of the socket needs to be reversed. This is not real difficult but takes a little time. Remove the socket from the light fixture - about 3 inches or so is a plug that you can detach the socket from. There is a little catch that you have to push in to release it. This will make it so you can remove the socket. What you have to do is reverse the wires in the plug - not socket side. I had to ground down a nail to slip it beside each of the wires to release the brass pin from the white plug. Once you do this (this might take you a bit to get the nail narrow enough) just switch them so they're in different holes. Put your light in and test it. It should work. You probably should bend the little side metal tab in the socket to give you a better connection. Redo the same procedure on the other side.

 

[2015genesisNewbie]

If your LED's dont light up the polarity of the socket needs to be reversed. This is not real difficult but takes a little time. Remove the socket from the light fixture - about 3 inches or so is a plug that you can detach the socket from. There is a little catch that you have to push in to release it. This will make it so you can remove the socket. What you have to do is reverse the wires in the plug - not socket side. I had to ground down a nail to slip it beside each of the wires to release the brass pin from the white plug. Once you do this (this might take you a bit to get the nail narrow enough) just switch them so they're in different holes. Put your light in and test it. It should work. You probably should bend the little side metal tab in the socket to give you a better connection. Redo the same procedure on the other side.

Awesome thank you so much! I didn’t even think about the fact that a few inches down there would be a plug. My dumbass was thinking of cutting the wires Flipping it around and twisting them back together and finish it up with some electrical tape LOL. Which would be a pretty stupid way to void the warranty. Thanks again.

 

[2015genesisNewbie]

If your LED's dont light up the polarity of the socket needs to be reversed. This is not real difficult but takes a little time. Remove the socket from the light fixture - about 3 inches or so is a plug that you can detach the socket from. There is a little catch that you have to push in to release it. This will make it so you can remove the socket. What you have to do is reverse the wires in the plug - not socket side. I had to ground down a nail to slip it beside each of the wires to release the brass pin from the white plug. Once you do this (this might take you a bit to get the nail narrow enough) just switch them so they're in different holes. Put your light in and test it. It should work. You probably should bend the little side metal tab in the socket to give you a better connection. Redo the same procedure on the other side.

Update. Did what you said about switching the pins in the connector. The LEDs work fine now besides hyperblinking. Might try to fix with resistor or connect through rear LED turn signal relays. Either way, won't be anytime soon and point is, your solution made the LEDs light up. Thanks again!

 

[surprisinguy]

our solution made the LEDs light up

I've only had hyper flashing intermittently - VERY infrequently. Seems the computer needed to "learn" the new bulbs. I guess you might have to use a resistor, which isnt too bad I guess

 

[aarvan66]

After 4 replacements in the last year, I replaced the standard bulbs with these. Very bright, and no hyper flash. I'll report back on any issues.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0105LW4CK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[G-788718]

I have a 2017 genesis g90 the front turning signal isn't working is there a light bulb or do i have to change the whole assembly ?

 

[Alfer]

If it's led, you have to replace that portion of the assembly. $110 on ebay it looks like.