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Just installed Opt7 LEDs in projectors and fogs.

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by tasnowma, Jan 30, 2016.

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  1. Feb 4, 2016 at 7:32 AM
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    So now that we established how well these work with the low beams and fogs and the results are consistent... has anybody done anything with their high beams yet??
     
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  2. Feb 4, 2016 at 9:16 AM
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    Amazon still shows that mine will get delivered next week, except they showed up today. Installed in my work parking lot. 7 minutes plus 4 to fish the polarity adapters that I dropped into the factory front skid plate... :der:
     
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  3. Feb 4, 2016 at 10:23 AM
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    Got mine in, went in fine, didn't realize there was a specific tab when inserting the bulb into the headlight fixture.

    One question, is the piece below circled required? Mine are working fine without, should I add them in?

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  4. Feb 4, 2016 at 10:24 AM
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    Not needed for the Tacoma
     
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  5. Feb 4, 2016 at 10:27 AM
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  6. Feb 4, 2016 at 10:28 AM
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    Thank you so much, glad to hear it! They went in super easy, I don't have tiny hands, the extender piece was required as the main bulb plug would not seat in in the tacomas plug, added the extender all worked great.
     
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  7. Feb 4, 2016 at 12:34 PM
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    I can run only fogs and DRLs now. No mods needed on my 16 Tacoma.
     
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  8. Feb 4, 2016 at 3:13 PM
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    Well look at you fancy fu**ers! Who er why they went that far but not fog light anytime... Makes little sense to me
     
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  9. Feb 4, 2016 at 5:33 PM
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    What lights are those?
     
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  10. Feb 4, 2016 at 5:35 PM
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    Are these H11?
     
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  11. Feb 4, 2016 at 5:39 PM
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    @DRHays10 Read the very first post homie. And welcome to TW.
     
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  12. Feb 4, 2016 at 5:41 PM
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    Thanks man I've found a LOT of good ideas and info on here!
     
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  13. Feb 4, 2016 at 6:09 PM
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  14. Feb 4, 2016 at 6:39 PM
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    The fact that these bulbs require a cooling fan (which can fail) scares me. A 2 year warranty isn't going to help much when they overheat and melt the enclosure.
     
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  15. Feb 4, 2016 at 7:30 PM
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    Right, which begs the question, what happens when the bulb fails? With a halogen it just burns out and you replace, with an LED will it cause damage to the housing due to overheating?
     
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  16. Feb 5, 2016 at 4:36 AM
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    LEDs do not produce the kind of heat that halogens do. The LEDs are just more temperature sensitive. No melting of the enclosure.
     
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  17. Feb 5, 2016 at 4:56 AM
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    Even if the fan fails?
     
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  18. Feb 5, 2016 at 5:05 AM
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    No LEDs run way cooler then stock bulbs
     
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    Then why do they require an large heat sink and fan?
     
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    If the fan fails the LED is more likely to fail in hotter ambient temps. The same heat that a halogen puts off is way hotter than an LED can handle. See my post #108. LEDs don't even get hot enough to melt snow on your headlight.
     
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