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Old 09-09-2021, 04:56 PM
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Does anyone know if it possible to replace turn signal bulbs with higher wattage bulbs or LED bulbs.
I am thinking of doing this on a 2014 XC70.
Brighter signals should be safer.
Any suggestions or thoughts would be helpful.
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Old 09-10-2021, 07:31 AM
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You may get the bad flicker or they might just not work. Any bulb that would trigger a bulb out message when it dies usually can't be replaced with LED because of the computers looking for certain resistances. They do have anti-flicker units you wire into the power, but they don't all work. Im pretty sure those LED bulbs are like $25 however I feel like the regular bulbs are bright enough. I put LED bulbs in my DRL bulb slot on my car, but theres no bulb check for them.
 
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