LED Lighting Conversion

Got the high and lows done....all four led fit just fine with plenty of room to fan the metal out... Lights are awesome thus far. Install was fun and easy ... FYI make sure you check the plus and minus on the plug if led does not turn on.

Man now what to do with these stock fog lights....

 

Nice! Great job. I actually found the install a little relaxing. Usually I'm stressed doing a mod. Maybe because I knew I had to take my time fanning out the heat sink fins. I'm still satisfied.

 

Sweet!! Glad to see you are happy with everything

As for the fog lights, you have a few different options. What were you looking to get out of them?

Danny

 

After reading a few pages I think I am sold on the H11 LED, but I am very curious about those metal fins ? Can you explain what those do? never seen anything like it. Also in the past I installed LED's on my 2nd gen and I lost my brights. The lights would simply turn off when I pull the lever back to turn the brights on. Is there a way to have both or would that be pointless since the LED is same brightness as the brights would be?

 

Fins are heat sinks instead of fans like a lot of other manufacturers use.
3rd gen your HBs come on with low beams - the HB is a reflector and is pretty bright with LB on. It will automatically turn off your fog lights but thats it.
Big improvement over stock.

 

what do you mean by "automatically turn off your fog lights" ?

 

@TacoSauceHB - The older Taco used a single H4 bulb for both low and high beam. Did you have HID or LED? I know that H4 HID kits were available as low beam only options which meant that you would lose your high beam functionality when switching to high. LEDs have never been this way though (as far I know). As @bobbrown14 mentioned, your lights will function like stock when upgrading your low beam with an H11 LED kit (or high beam).

**just saw your response re fogs. Your vehicle automatically shuts off the fog lights when you turn your high beams on. Try it now with your stock bulbs.

Steve

 

When you turn ON your HIGH beams your FOG lights turn off.

Edit: Automatically

Edit 2 : highs and lows on at same time fogs off

 

Thanks guys, appreciate all the info without the common "there's plenty of threads about this if you go read them" type of response you see so much on here lol. There are hundreds of different brands to choose from so this really helps.

 

Thats what the "search" button is for.. was that helpful?

 

I've read a few pages and am confused on what to get. I want LED's to match the day time running lights. I hate the yellowish look of the stock head lights and fogs. I used the shop by vehicle on XenonDepot and it only returned fog and turn signal results. Do you have a complete replacement kit for a 2018 TRD OR?

 

I apologize for the confusion. Our 2018 Toyota Tacoma Lamp Replacement Guide will list all the bulbs that are the same within all trim levels. The Sub-model pages will list the bulbs that vary between the different trim levels (hope this makes sense).

I would suggest going with our H11 LED Kit for this vehicle. They work well with the OE projectors as reported on here by members.

Steve

 

Thanks for the quick response! So this is everything I need? No extra accessories? I'm a total newb to LED's.

 

No problem

Yes, that's all you would need to upgrade the low beams on your Tacoma. @RobP62 posted some really great installation pictures a few pages back. We've also gone ahead and posted them on our website if it's easier:

http://www.xenondepot.com/2017-toyota-tacoma-led-headlight-s/121.htm

Steve

 

Maybe its user error... but I can hardly ever find anything using the TW search bar. Way easier searching google and finding a link to a TW thread that way. Besides I have a full time job and cant spend my day reading 153 pages to find an answer to my question. Easier to take advantage of the mature TW members who don't mind repeating themselves to help another member out.

 

Sorry for slackin'. I'm actually earning my keep at work these past couple of days LOL.

 

If you've ever driven in dense fog, you'll understand why. Fog reflects white light (and most other colors, too.) The pattern of your high beams causes light at eye level and above to be reflected off fog back into your face. If you are in dense fog and turn on your high beams, you won't be able to see virtually anything (it's called "white-out." Your low beams have a vertical cut-off, so you don't get as much reflection from fog. OEM and true replacement fog lights have a very severe vertical cut-off, and a wide beam -- you get minimal reflection in your face, and you can see more of the road edges (which, in dense fog, may be the only way you can see the road at all.) If you are in fog, have your fog lights on, and go to high beams, the fogs might as well not be on. Thus the automatic shut-off of the fog lights when you switch to high beams. The most effective arrangement in very dense fog is to go to parking lights, and turn the fog lights on (assuming you have true fog lights.) That also guarantees that you have tail lights on, too. In that scenario, it's also a good idea to roll down the driver's window -- you may be able to hear the chain-reaction accident ahead of you before you can see it. This is no joke -- I've seen reports of fog-related accidents that had 90-100 vehicles involved!

Now a lot of folks in this thread are replacing their fog lights with what are effectively driving lights -- they have a beam that has very little to no vertical cutoff, and they are extremely bright. They would be as useless in real fog as would high beams (even if they have yellow lenses.) In addition, the lack of vertical cut-off means that they may be technically illegal in a lot of states, and practically are irritating and possibly dangerous to oncoming traffic. They should be treated like add-on light bars or ditch lights -- for use off-road only (or at least where there's no oncoming traffic.)

 

We've come a very long way in this thread and since the technology is constantly evolving so are our tastes in LEDs. I was sold and owned the Hikari Philips which are still very very good bulbs to replace the H11 bulbs on our trucks. Nothing wrong with them except they are not easily adjusted. The Xenon Depot Extreme Pro LEDs are easily adjustable.

Here is my post explaining this and showing how these look.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/led-lighting-conversion.436865/page-145#post-17927460

What Steve said here ^ ! Great customer response and service which is another thing to factor in with your purchase. I think they are great about this aspect! If you read the entire thread you will only find one vendor ini here. Xenon Depot. By the way, also end users like us!

As Steve says below, yup, all you need are H11 kits for both the Low Beam and High Beam. If you want, another kit for the fog lights. But check out the post above about the cool quad amber fog lights. Sexy.

Here is the post Steve is referring to that I did.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/led-lighting-conversion.436865/page-147#post-17958035

Yea, I am by far the least mature at times but I feel ya. How hard is it to answer a simple question sometimes? But I get it, so many times the same question is asked and some guys get fed up. No reply would be better but whatever. I myself will read through threads a couple times because I want the answers now and want to make sure I get the whole story and not just some of the parts.

And just because this was part of our conversations, and a complete thread on here, here is some information on adjusting the level of your headlights. Because I know it will come up again, if not by you, then by someone else.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/led-lighting-conversion.436865/page-145#post-17933389

Also, feel free to PM me or Xenon Depot. I will be glad as well as I am sure will they, to answer any of your questions in private. Keep in mind though, I am a true believer that there is no such thing as too many questions and stupid questions, only stupid answers. Your questions may help someone else that can't exactly ask in a way that gets their point across. It could be they just don't want to ask because they fear being shot down.

 

This video of our Xtreme Pro H11 LED kit along with Baja Wide Cornering lens shows what @LoneStar72 is referring to i think:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkA_MYenbcQ/

 

John,
I am the exception to the rule. Sorry. I hear what you are saying, and science/logic proves this but I am a freak of nature by that science. Yes, the high beams do cause the fog to light up. Yes, broad spread fog light will do the same thing. But, if the fog is so dense and the only thing that has the throw to reach out a couple hundred yards are high beams or broader fogs, then the reflectors on cars will illuminate and so will the eyeballs of wildlife. Up where I live there is a bottom, and it is wet most of the time, the sun heats up the surrounding area and at night the cool air that falls into the bottom causes the fog. It's a naturally occurring phenomenon, and happens all the time. 90% of the time it is just patchy bits. The other 10% it is a scene from a horror movie. It happens so often I have had the chance to experiment with my lights. The road otherwise is not heavily traveled so it is safe to do in that respect. There are almost always deer present. For me, not the general population, for me, I prefer to have my high beams on. I feel safer even though science and logic says not to do this and yes, I can see better with LED high beams. The Xenon Depot version is actually better because the beam is tighter. I would take pics and post them but it's virtually impossible to mimic what the eyes, my eyes, see with a camera. You will just have to take my word for it if you can.

The point I am making is that while logic, and science and most of the free world agree with you, I have to disagree. Others may be freaks like me and want to try this for themselves.

I can agree with you though, except for me.