HOW TO: Changing Tail Lights

Is there any way possible that you can take a comparo shot of the stock vs aftermarket.


The reason I ask, is that I spent about $150 already on replacement LED's and the stock is WAY brighter than any LED bulb.


I just dont want to spend more $$ and be dissapointed. Will you help a brother out and maybe other members on the fence.

I'll give you Reputation points and encourage everyone else to do so for the effort.


So, I ask myself how can these be brighter if I already compared the two side by side.

I used Putco brand LED's which are reputable and bought their best, the 5137 with multiple LED's in each "bulb".

 

Uhm well... I don't have pics of the stocks
But from a driving with them both and looking in my side views...
They red leds r brighter
but the reverse lights r WAAAY brighter...
course thats me...
Its not gonna light the world up
but it makes a big difference

 

i might be able to get picks of the new ones... but im only using a camera phone... so i dunno how the quality will be

 

Anything is better than nothing. I'd really appreciate it and basically, your pics will be the only thing that decides my buying decision.

 

Is there any difference between the lights from ebay and the lights from the other place? I don't want to buy the cheaper ones and then find out they are of lesser quality.

TacomanChach, thanks so much for this write up. I think the mods should make this a sticky in the modification thread

Oh, and thanks for the write up about changing the third brake light too!!

 

as far as i know their isn't as long as their the same brand.
Ebay sellers must stick to what they say they are selling.
Otherwise you don't have to pay.
So just make sure they are the same brand and your all good!
Course their might be headache involved... you know it is EBAY
thats why i went with the wood dash people
but they are turning out to be a head ache...
not too bad though... they just send stuff through different warehouses.\

 

is this the same for ebay tail lights that require bulbs?
is it easy to take those bulbs out?

 

Thank you so much for that review there tacoman chach . I need to replace my driver side tail light , but I was not quite sure how to take my lights off . But thanks to you , I do have that info now. Thanks man .

 

I was also looking into these, how's the quality? Any leaking? I've heard some lights from ebay stores were cheap and after a while began leaking. They look fantastic and appear well put together though.....thanks

 

Would I be able to disassemble the stock tail lights and paint the housing like you can the front ones and achieve the same thing? Want to do some work but don't know which road to take. Nice look by the way!

 

Thanks for the write up.

Firm tug for sure.

 

Very Nice Taillights ,,,, i'm gonna get them for my 2006 Tacoma Pre-Runner

 

Sweet post man, good on ya! I just ordered mine on ebay. Can't wait to install them.

 

Sooo easy,..even a cave man can do it.

I replaced mine with some nice after market units I got off ebay.

Way cheaper and better looking than stock.

 

Which ones did you get?

 

Nice choice, looks good, just did those myself, cool write up.

It's a secret

Look better than 09

 

Not a very big secret when you can get them on ebay for about $120 haha.

 

FYI...What you typed is what that emoticon after the word secret meant.

 

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