Chevrolet K10 Tail Lights
The tail lights on your Chevrolet K10 truck are an important safety feature. Properly functioning tail lights not only let other drivers know your intentions for convenience, but they also have the potential to save lives each and every time you are on the road. To keep yourself and everyone you encounter on your travels safe, ensure your trucks tail lights are working well and replace failing ones immediately.
What function do the tail lights on your truck serve?An important part of your trucks lighting system, the tail lights are installed at the rear and allow you to communicate your intentions to other drivers or pedestrians. There are different tail lights for different jobs.
- Signal or turn lights: Part of the tail lamp assembly on your vehicle is the turn or signal lamps that allow you to signal to other drivers that you are turning either left or right. They are typically yellow per regulations.
- Hazard lights: The lamps in your tail lamp assembly that are used to signal also work as your hazard lights in instances where you have to stop your pickup unexpectedly or leave the road. Both lights start flashing in second intervals.
- Reverse lights: Located in your tail lamp assembly, they serve as reverse lamps to let others know that you are backing up your truck. They come on when you shift the truck into reverse and are the brightest showing of your tail lamp setup, though not as bright as your headlights.
- Park lights: The park light portion of your tail lamp assembly lets others know that your truck is present when visual conditions are poor at night, during fog, and in rainy or snowy weather.
- Brake lights: The tail assembly lamps also provide a brake light, which is usually the highest point of the arrangement and comes on when the driver deploys the brakes.
When replacing your tail light assembly or purchasing new parts for it, be sure they meet all federal motor safety standards.
- Tail lights assemblies: The entire assembly needed. They usually use original wiring, bulbs, and socket and most are designed for simple, plug and play installation.
- Turn signal brake LED conversion kit: Complete kit that allows you to update your the Chevrolet lighting system to LED lamps for improved appearance and current illumination performance.
- Tail light guards: Guards not only add additional protection to your trucks tail lights, but they also enhance the appearance of your K10 for a more rugged look.
- Tail lamps: Individual tail lamps, usually sold in pairs to include left and right. They usually use original wiring, bulbs, and socket. They are customarily designed for simple installation that does not require drilling.
- Tail lamp lens: Replacement lenses protect the bulbs from elements or flying debris.