What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Yes, thank you! I don’t have the tools to fabricate my own, so this is perfect!

 

OB? PB?

 

Whats this Headlight Service harness upgrade everyone keeps talking about? I searched Google but just a thread regarding someones melted OEM harness came up. Is this part of the "Ultimate Headlight Upgrade"?

 

yup, that post is great but its a cluster.

http://www.headlightservices.com/Wiring.html

is what you are looking for

 

Thank you. I'll have to read through that thread to get some context.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-ultimate-headlight-upgrade-h4-not-led-or-hid.398066/

http://www.headlightservices.com/Wiring.html

 

Hmm, I have aftermarket Spyder headlights on my truck with OEM bulbs so not sure if I should be messing with an upgrade like this.

 

Having done this on mine with the harness, OEM Pro headlights, and upgraded bulbs, I can say it's the best mod I've done on my truck. It has actual, legitimate results. I won't mess with aftermarket headlights again because they just aren't as effective as OEM and to see at night is the entire point of having headlights.

 

Nice! I have to say even for aftermarket headlights these Spyders function really well. They use OEM Halogen bulbs and have a super sharp cutoff and provide decent light output... am very impressed for the price. However, not sure it's wise to put in a higher temp bulb in these housings as they aren't proven. I still have my OEM headlights sitting in boxes in my garage. Maybe once these give up the goose i'll go back to my OEMs and do this upgrade.

 

If those are like the '05-'11 Spyder lights then they use a H1 bulb as opposed to the H4 used in the factory housings. What I'm working on is using the Headlight Services harness in conjunction with Osram Super Bright Rallye H1 bulbs to maximize performance from these lights.

 

I just bought a sheet of 1/8” thick abs plastic off Amazon and cut it to fit the bed pocket. It was like $10



As for the wiring I sealed the bed pocket with silicone and then drilled 2 holes in the bottom and installed grommets from the electrical aisle at the car parts store. I just ran 2 10ga power wires up the frame rail to my accessory fuse panel. Grounded it to a factory ground nearby on the frame.

 

These are for the '12-'15 (I have a '14).

 

Normal heights!

 

I didn't know I wanted one of these. and now I'm thinking I need one of these to replace the hose clamp I have in there

 

Ah, the street 'look' and palm trees had me thinking beach vibes.

 

Wish I was closer to the beach, I probably won’t see as much crackheads running around here

 

Eh, I'm in PB... we got our fair share of crackheads ha ha

Thankfully i'm on the outskirts of Garnet/Grand drag so I don't have to deal with them regularly.

 

they look awesome

 

Fudge it, ordered up the "ultimate headlight upgrade" components. Damn you TW!!

 

You won’t be disappointed. I find it a joy driving at night with it now. Especially with the diode dynamic pro fogs. It’s amazing how much the road illuminates.