RDX '16 tail lights on '13-15 body

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Old 04-28-2016, 01:26 PM
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RDX '16 tail lights on '13-15 body

Now that the '16s have been out for about a year and the '17s should be coming out soon, as any anyone tried to swap the '16s LED tails onto their '13-15 RDX?

I saw a thread in the ILX section of a guy who did the LED swap on his '13-15 ILX. Thread here. He mentions the outer lights were plug and play, but the inner lights required a custom harness that he fabricated. Not sure if the ILX and RDX swap would be similar or in any way related.
Old 04-28-2016, 10:17 PM
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And lose whatever remaining warranty you have on the electrical part involved.
I like the red / red combo of the existing setup than the red/Amber combo of the updated LEDs. I presume there must be some sort of programming needed for the SAM unit as well, in case they use CANBUS.
Old 04-29-2016, 12:38 PM
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To each their own, but i like the look of the updated led tail lights. I was trying to see if anyone attempted the swap. As far as warranty goes, my car loses its warranty in about a year from now, so that's that not a huge issue.
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Great. Will watch this space.
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its definitely a direct bolt on but that harness is totally different.

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^ I have seen pics and the harness for each piece is different. I am going to look for wiring diagrams for each model's tail lights and see what i can find. I have a shop not too far from that does very good work with wiring and automotive electrical projects.
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Has anyone else attempted this swap? Any idea where to get the harness from?
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