Is it possible to get the OEM LED's from GM and have them installed on a lower trim level such as the Luxury? I really like the look of the LED strips in the lower fascia, however I do not need the Performance or Premium trim that they come standard on?
Also, is there and issues with the connectors for the Luxury headlights to switch to HID?
Wanted to Slap around my dealer after I took position of my 2.0 Luxury. Was agonizing over the trim levels, and didn't see much of a critical difference between perfomance / premium and the luxury so went with the luxury with a couple of options. I didn't see one on the lot before ordering (they got the car from a locate) at another dealer.
Never pointed out that I don't get the LEDs in the Luxury. In fact I went to the service department because they weren't working. The lux has trim which makes it appear there should be vertical LEDs next to tfe headlamp, but alas its just trim.
Would have been a no brainer to step up with lighting being a key factor...
Also surprised that blind spot warning is not in driver awareness package but only in Driver assist??? I would think that letting someone know there is a car in their blindspot would be a key item to make a driver aware of....
Why would you slap the dealer for that? That's why we went over the ATS with a fine tooth comb before we purchased it. The only drawback for us was that steering wheel didn't have the power telescopic memory setting that my Yukon has.
So if anyone was wondering if you could do a straight swap.... I too did not get an ATS with the LED headlights, really wanted them but didn't want to pay that much more. Couldn't find any info, so figured i'd be a guinea pig. Anyways I ordered the LED headlight to see if it would possibly just be a straight replacement, but without adaptive lighting etc. But it doesn't, figured it wouldn't, the wiring is different and even if you do manage to hook it up the light flickers and the LEDs don't turn on. Dunno if we could use an adapter or rewire it, haven't messed with it too much. But figured id share, since there's still not much info yet.
That is too bad. I also was hoping I could simply do a swap of the existing halogen headlights with the LED headlights. If you ever figure out a way to make this work please share. Also, where did you order the LED headlights from? Web or dealer? Just curious.
Thanks
Yea, I have the same senario..... I realized after I purchased that there was no fog lights.. Sucks. Anyone know what Cadillac charges to put them in? I'd prefer to not void or have a problem with the warrantee but a Caddy with no fogs isn't working for me.
Clasione it would be easy to install them if the wiring harness is there to hook them right up otherwise it would take some work. The dealer will charge way too much to do this install. The only individual on here that I know that has done headlight work is Blue_Skies. I tried to DM him but the structure of this forum and amount of DM's you can have is terrible.
As to the question, no you cannot simply 'swap' the halogen projector unit for the HID unit. They will be 'screw-mount' compatible, but not 'plug-mount'. You have to get a new harnass to the light unit, and this is a laborious effort. Theoretically, you can splice the current harnass and make it compatible to the factor OEM HID unit, but why not go the easy route and just add HID bulbs and be done?
The shop manual is misleading - the mechanic printed all the pages for me, but the information we derived from there was incorrect. The two model lines (base/luxury) and (performance/premium) are different in terms of electronics and wiring.
If you really do want the OEM headlights, and simply splice in a connector, but for lighting only. You will not get the active steering (adaptive lighting) input. I actually considered this, and even ordered wiring materials, but decided to try the HID bulb swap first. It is simple, and works well, quite well actually.
For the lower facia, you can get the OEM parts, this is just an LED strip. I did put in an aftermarket LED strip, same result.
I strongly suggest for Cadillac to change the Luxury to have the Premium' wiring, and then offer an option to the buyer for Halogen or HID headlights, and an owner can swap them freely (upgrade later), at his pleasure.
I would actually advocate that the Luxury trim should have HID lights standard.
The halogen headlights on this car are seriously weak. The HIDs are acceptably bright, but have the same strange optics as the base headlights, especially when on bright. The adaptive feature doesn't alter this. The lights on the CTS, both base halogen and up-level adaptive HID, are much better. With the current lights, HID on the base would much safer, and then add the adaptive lights in upper level models. Using the optics from the CTS would be a great idea, too. The LED DRLs should be on the Luxury IMO. The lower LEDs should be retuned/re-aimed and be turned into fog lamps, or add fog lamps into the chromed cross-bar of the outward grill area.
Are there 2 bulbs in the headlights? 1 for high beam, 1 for low beam? If you put on the aftermarket HID's, what happens to your high beams? Are you positive the bulb is the 9006?
Not sure about the two bulbs question, but the bulb itself is an HIR2 (9012); more lumens same wattage and lasts longer compared to the 9006. Since the overall bulb dimensions are similar and the bulb base is almost identical these can be interchanged with ease.
yes of course you can, you can do whatever you want with it.. just make sure it looks like the day it left the dealership when you return it lol
in reality though things like HIDS and Tint are never an issue, guy in my cobalt club returned his SS with an intake header tint and hids and they didn't even say anything lol
I have a standard 2.0 turbo with no fog. Is the harness their to put the regular OEM fog lights in? Has anyone done this? Did they use the dealer? I am very disappointed I did not realize this when I sign on the dotted line. I read through this thread and did not see that question answered... Thanks
those replacement panels actually look really good! keep us posted if they make them for the ATS, actually I message him now to, get the demand out there haha
Update
I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE HEADLIGHT FROM THE BACK YOU NEED TO UNSCREW COUPLE OF SCREWS PULL OUT THE DUST COVER AND YOU HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE HEADLIGHT NO NEED TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF.
THE ONLY PROBLEM I INCOUNTERD WAS FLIKERING
i was able to install my aftermarket hid kit thanks to Blue_Skies he send me instructions but i did not take the bumper off did it from the wheel well behid the headlight its tight there but duable. The results are amazing. I will take pictures later on when it gets dark. no need to spend extra money just purchase a good hid kit 6000k bulbs and anti flikker resisters. I bought mine from DDM tunning they are really good
Hey, romanats, I know that I PM'd you for a description of just how you got to do the job without removing the bumper and how you did the hookups, but I think it would be awfully helpful to the forum members (at least those who are into doable mods), if you could do the write-up in this thread...or maybe just start a new thread with the DIY. BTW, I don't mean to cause any extra work for you, just thought it would be nice to suggest that you share your knowledge with the rest of us.
I SAW YOUR PM JUST HAVE NOT GOTTEN A CHANCE TO REPLY i WILL DO A STEP BY STEP WRITE UP
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