What are you paying for 2020 Tacomas?

I actually read somewhere here on the forum that while the LED headlights look cool and more modern from the outside, that the light they actually produce is very disappointing and actually inferior to the standard lights. No first hand knowledge of this however.

 

The early 2020 owners seemed to indicate otherwise. Pretty sure the green Pro owners said the LED lights were nice and bright.

 

Installing LED bulbs in headlight reflectors designed for halogens give poor results. The TRD pro and LED options headlights in the 2020 Tacoma are different.

 

I’ve heard the opposite. Those that have them love them.
Also, they are demonstrably better than halogen in EVERY test. Part of the reason Toyota did them was to earn the IIHS safety award, which it does with LED headlights. Check out their test results, further, better light in every test.

https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/toyota/tacoma-crew-cab-pickup/2020

 

Most definitely not as good. See all the lighting threads but halogen bulbs are designed to work with halogen reflectors. LED bulbs such as these emit light from a different position so the reflectors cannot work as they should. The result is always a ton of glare for oncoming drivers and poor light quality for you. They should be avoided like the plague.
also as a side note, these $109 dollar bulbs are probably the same generic manufacturer and same terrible quality as ones 1/3-1/2 the price on Amazon. So if you’re going buy them, at least save money.

 

I have a 2020 with LEDs. They are worth every penny. My last truck had LEDs, since then, I’d never go without on future vehicles. When I get into my wife’s or friends cars, I feel like I’m driving without lights, it is that different.

 

I retrofitted the new 2020 LED’s headlights on my 2019 and the difference is literally night and day. The added bonus? The amber turn signals are sequential.

I would not consider purchasing any 2020 Tacoma unless it had the $485 LED option. Retrofitting them at a later date is going to cost you almost 3x the price and the inconvenience of partially disassembling the front end of your brand new truck to install them.

 

Not buying any, the posts got me curious and my knowledge on the subject is very limited. The 19 lights are so much better than the 2002 Tundra I had I hadn’t really given lights much thought.

 

I think a couple people are confused on the poster's question. I think he means that the aftermarket LED bulbs that retrofit in the halogen headlights test worse than the OEM headlights. As far as the factory LEDs are concerned everything I have read is that they are better. Some folks have complained that they don't work as well in snow storms (no heat to melt snow) and don't shine through snow as well. IDK, no snow in North Texas to speak of, lol. Does make me curious what owners in the in the Rockies, NE, and mid-west think though.

 

Wow how things vary. I ran the same using my zipcode and look at the difference.

https://www.truecar.com/prices-new/...edStyle=false&viprStyleId=67185&zipcode=15021

 

Not everyone is as much of a Rebel like you T.B.

 

T.B.?

I wouldn’t say rebel, as much as bad habit, my retirement savings would certainly be bigger at this point or could have had a way modded out taco, but new car smell is fun.

 

This not true. Installing poor/cheap LED bulbs give bad results.

 

Even the best LEDs installed in a halogen reflector headlight housing will provide bed results. There's an entire sticky thread on this subject.

 

Correct, the housing /projector is not designed for LED bulbs.

 

Can you link an aftermarket led bulb that gives good results in a halogen reflector headlong?

 

I was able to get my TRD OFFROAD 4x4 6 speed manual with some options for $32,500 before Tax.
I purchased it on January 1,2019. That said 2020 did raise price a little. I was able to get that price because I was willing to drive the extra 3 hours to get what I wanted at the price I was more than comfortable with.

 

That is true. I can upload proof of what we ended up paying for our TRD PRO 39,xxx before tax. I believe it was 46,xxx out the door 2019 Voodoo blue with desert intake, 6 speed manual and predator side steps. We paid only a little more than my father did for his sport 4x4 because of dealer location and timing.

 

2020 SR 4x2 w/ Utility $22,395

 

I spent 2 or 3 hours at the dealer today.

I want a 2020 TRD off road, dbl cab, sb, white, with premium package, LED headlights, and one of the tech packages. With the basic tech package, that config comes to $43.6k MSRP. With advanced tech package it comes 44.5k.

This dealer as nearly 50 tacomas, but not this combo (not in any color).

He looked and said there are 6 in the country, the closest is 500 miles away. It has the basic tech package and a mix of other options (bed lights, predator tube steps, other similar stuff). So the MSRP is 45110 with all those extras. He offered to get it for me - I was offering 40 + ttl, and he was at about 42. I'm pretty sure if I would have come up some he would have come down some. I snapped a pic of the vin, and googled. Its in Memphis and the dealer who has it is asking 41,352 on their website. I emailed them and they're saying they won't go under 41.

Local dealer says they can order anything, it will take 90 days. I had told him no trade and no financing. So he asked about if I'd pay in full at time of order, if that would get me a discount. I said that's fine if they will give me back all the $ if they can't deliver the exact vehicle. But after talking to his manager he said they only want a $500 deposit to order and will only $500 off MSRP on orders. I pointed out that was more money for less stuff than the one in Memphis, so its going wrong direction.

Its disappointing how few of them have LED headlights. Based on my reading here, I think that's a deal breaker for me now.