What happens when you change the running light on a Silverado?
When you change the daytime running light on your Silverado 1500, it is important not touch the glass part of the bulb with your fingers because the oil from your fingertips will cause that part of the bulb to burn hotter, which significantly shortens the life of the bulb.
When to change the DRL bulb on a Chevy Silverado?
These bulbs grow dimmer by over 20% over time, therefore we recommend changing both bulbs on your Silverado 1500 at the same time, even if only one bulb is burnt out – this will allow both DRL bulbs to have the same intensity and prevent the old DRL bulb from appearing dimmer than the new one.
What to do if your Chevy running light is out?
Nevertheless, owners that notice that a daytime running light is out will often have to do more than replace the 3157 part number bulb. Here we’ll talk about what it takes to get the job done so you won’t have to replace them over and over. A quick note about testing the Chevy daytime running light.
How to replace a burnt out DRL on a 2004 Chevy Silverado?
The video provides steps for replacing a burnt out DRL or DTR on a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 5.3L V8 FlexFuel Extended Cab Pickup (4 Door) About Us Maintenance Parts & Tools Contact English SpanishFrench Search Home Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2004 Lights / Daytime Running Light (replace bulb)
Can you change the running lights on a 2004 Chevy Silverado?
The video above shows you how to change the daytime running lights in your 2004 Silverado 1500.
These bulbs grow dimmer by over 20% over time, therefore we recommend changing both bulbs on your Silverado 1500 at the same time, even if only one bulb is burnt out – this will allow both DRL bulbs to have the same intensity and prevent the old DRL bulb from appearing dimmer than the new one.
Nevertheless, owners that notice that a daytime running light is out will often have to do more than replace the 3157 part number bulb. Here we’ll talk about what it takes to get the job done so you won’t have to replace them over and over. A quick note about testing the Chevy daytime running light.
How to replace 3157 daytime running lights with LEDs?
In this video I show you how I replaced my 3157 daytime running lights (DRL) with a new LED version in my 2003 Chevrolet Suburban. After using these LED bulbs as daytime running lights, I can no longer recommend them! They seem to short out and stop working after just a couple of weeks.