[HOW TO] Install OEM LED Bed Lighting in a 2015+ Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon (Plug-N-Play)
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- Adding LED illumination for the bed was simple and easy using the Genuine GM bed lighting kit. The part number I used was 23199878. This was a simple plug-n-play installation on my 2019 GMC Canyon. My research shows that this kit will fit 2016+ models that have the wiring already in place below the driver side headlight. This process will also be highly similar on Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks. Those trucks also have the mounting locations in the bed, and a spare plug underneath the bed for the harness hookup. Check below for part numbers and links to those kits too.
Adding to a 2015 model will require modification to factory harnesses, but it can be done. Here is a tutorial on the ColoradoFans forums: www.coloradofans.com/threads/...
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - Kit Contents
00:52 - Install Overview
02:00 - Factory Harness Location
03:10 - Bed light Kit Harness Install
05:01 - Driver Side Lamp Mounting
07:49 - Routing harness to Passenger side
09:04 - Passenger side Lamp mounting
09:18 - Wiring Tidy-Up
09:32 - Activating the lights
10:03 - Dark Shots
10:43 - Outro
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Here is a link to the kit I purchased - OEM GM LED Bed Light Kit - GM Part # 23199878 : amzn.to/3lgNqfc
And here's a link to a handy 7mm ratcheting wrench: amzn.to/3eSaH5T
I could not have completed my lighting kit without this video. Installed a set in both my truck and my son's. Thanks for posting. Also, I can confirm the kit fits 2019 Chevy Colorado (LT & WT) perfectly.
Awesome to hear! Glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching!!!
Awesome description! Pretty straightforward, but watching you do it and how you explained it made it really easy. I had no idea that the open factory connector was under there. My biggest fear was grabbing power and splicing wires somewhere. Thanks a lot!
Glad to help! Thanks for watching.
Great video! Thank you for posting - after watching I had the confidence to buy and install on my Colorado in under an hour! They are definitely bright enough to see everything in the bed at night with the tonneau cover rolled down.
Glad to help! Thanks for watching! They do a great job of lighting up under the bed cover for sure.
Used this video to do the same install on my 2019 Colorado Z71 tonight. Thank you!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
This video is a godsend, thanks for making it!
Haha. You’re welcome. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!!
Great video, my 22 Canyon AT4 has that bed lightning acessosory connector. Looking forward toward installation. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!!!
Glad to help! Good luck on your install. Thanks for watching.
Just ordered myself some ❤
THANK YOU SO MUCH,, been looking on installation of ANYTHING in a 2022 Canyon and cant find anything.. found your post and foind that wire under the HEADLIGHT, LOL>> thanks so much..
Cheers. Thanks for watching!
Great video and thanks for making it. Helped my install immensely. Only disappointment is that the lights don’t have more light output. Slick setup tho!👍
Glad to help! Thanks for watching.
Thank you for making this video!
I just installed my bed lights, I first tried to follow GM's instructions and remove the driver tail light. I had a heck of a time getting the driver side tail light out and gave up then just did it the way you showed. I think it'd be nice to be able to zip tie the harness to the tail light structure as shown in the GM instructions but it's not worth it, getting the tail lights out is a royal pain.
I dread if I ever need to replace a tail light bulb in the winter, all kinds of plastic is going to get broken pulling those tail light assemblies out :(
Excellent vid. Mucho brighterr
Haha yess! Thank you
Awesome video. I was wondering what that plug was for!
Thanks! Yea I found it one day and dig around until I figured it out. Helps a lot with a bedcover on. Thanks for watching!
Didn’t know this was an option! I zip tied a light bar to my tonneau cover frame. This is a much better solution. Thanks!!
It’s a great addition to the truck. Such an easy install too. Thanks for watching!
Does anyone know if you can buy those clip in nuts and the wiring harness connector by itself? I have lights already.
It might be fun and useful to add a single led light to the bumper steps to light up where to put your foot when the bed lights are on.
I’ve seen a little led rubbing light installed in there. Looks pretty neat!
I did cheep bed lights .Harbor Freight Stick on led lights 1.5 yrs ago, Still on the 3x aaa Lithium batts [ the wall switch like light ....] One has fixed light,and the other adjustable.
Nice idea! Thanks for watching and your comment.
Also is there a spot to hang the lights deeper into the bed towards the front? I want to brighten the front more.
Hello. What did you use for brackets for your tonneau cover? Having same problem with mine
It’s a bracket that came with my Extang trifecta cover.
Easy install. More than one way to skin a cat. Great video 😊
Cheers Thanks!
Very nice information for the bed light kit. However we can learn from your possible mistake, of using the wrong light on the wrong side. If you had put the lights in their proper place, you would not have had the connections towards the front! That is how I’ve seen them installed as a factory option. As for passing the harness over to the other side, if there’s enough slack, I’d pass it through that big round bar that’s part of the trailer hitch, then seal the ends to keep water an debris out!
Yes, there is only one way to install the harness do to how the wiring is laid out. And as for passing it thru the trailer hitch bar, I think that's probably more work. It was very easy to just to zip tie the passenger side of the harness up to other factory harnesses just behind the bumper and then fish it up thru the side of the bed. Pretty easy. Thanks for watching!
@@fondupot Fishing the harness through his thick bar, with a cloths hanger, then sealing it off with some great stuff an silicone. I’m just not sure I want to go all through the expense and hassle, when my two stick on the sides switch LED lights , that are battery powered and cheap, that still have power a year later! But my beds uncovered so I only need the lights at night. The one other advantage? I can switch them on where they are, in the back.
The harness is OEM quality. I don’t think you’d need to go they the trouble of sealing it up with silicone. Battery powered lights are definitely a valid option though. If they work for you. Stick with em!
Great video! I clicked on the link for the lights on amazon for my 2018 Canyon. However, when I looked at the lights Amazon says it’s not compatible. Are you sure about the parts number? Just curious. Thanks
Yea idk why it says that. As long as the part number matches. You should be good to go!
@@fondupot Perfect. They do match, thank you very much!
@@bleuhog59 Great! You should be good to go!
Hi, nice video. I called the parts department at our local GM dealership and gave them the part number you listed. That part number is for 2016 and up. My truck is a 2015 and the parts guy said it wasn’t a factory option in my truck year. Maybe the wiring harness could be modified to work, but I would have to special order it as it’s not a stock item. Not sure I want to take the chance at spending $130. Maybe you know if it might work?
So, check under your driver side tail light. See if there is a pair of wires just bare there. That means you at least have the wiring. You could order the kit, and cut the connector off, and then splice in your own two wire connector on your truck, and then another on the harness. And then mount it up just the same. Or you can do a DIY option and make your own harness and use your own LED's to hook up the wires under the tail light. Thanks for watching! Good luck.
@@fondupot ok, I’ll check when I have a chance. Thanks for your quick reply!
You bet! Glad to help!
Once installed did these lights turn on when you press the button in the cab that turns on the cab brake light?
The cargo light button in the cab turns these on.
Can you tell me if the connector that goes to the light is only two wires, + and - ? If so I would remove the connector and use it to power LED strips. Thanks
Yes it’s only a two wire harness. You could run your own wires and use led strips very easily.
Glad to help. Thanks for watching.
Thanks, was about to install led strips and noticed the wiring harness you connected to. I don't wanna spent 130 for a few less so i wanna hook up the led strips to that wire harness. Any idea what that wire harness type is called? Searching myself silly on acdelco....
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@@fondupot thanks. I looked and saw nothing that linked to a Curt plug.
Whoops! I replied to the wrong comment earlier. You can make your own harness and use your own connectors. Simply cut off the connector under the driver side tail light and splice in your own wiring. Any 2 wire waterproof connector should do the trick.
@@fondupot that's what I was hoping to avoid. I was just wondering if anyone knew the part# for the plugs that are pre-wired.
Gotcha. Sorry I don’t know what the connector is. You can probably look it up in the GM upfitter manuals.
Have you ever changed the spark plugs on your Canyon or the Colorado?
Hi Caleb. I haven't only because my trucks haven't reached the mileage required for a spark plug replacement. My Colorado only had 33k miles when it was totaled by a tornado. And my Canyon has just over 14,000 miles. I think the recommend mileage is around 60,000. I do plan on keeping the Canyon for a long time, and will do a spark plug change video...one day. Thanks for the comment!
@@fondupot Oh ok, my All terrain is about to reach 60k and just love how well your videos explain everything. Not many videos on the removal of them out there.
Thanks for the compliment. Check the owners manual. It might be 100k for spark plugs. If that’s the case you might be good for a while longer.
How would they work with 2 swing boxes?
Not sure. I don’t have swing boxes.
Is there no way to make it so you can switch on/off from the back?
Not that I know of. The way it works with the OEM wiring is with the button from the cab. You'd probably have to wire it independently from the main vehicle harness and then install some kind of switch in the rear to do what you are thinking.
@@fondupot H,mmmm ok thank you for your help! Cheers
@@cateyes_718 You're welcome! Thanks again for watching!