Attn. 09, 11, 12 Headlight lense will melt

Ill be getting new headlights because mines started to melt . 20,000 on a 2010. So if your under warranty go and see your service manager. The new headlights is glass housing for the dtr.

 

Its an updated headlight

 

Oh interesting!

 

Does anyone have the new vs. old part numbers? I don't want to get stcuk with some that will melt again.

Also, do they look the same or are they different?

 

Anyone know where to get a LED flasher relay tried going to advance auto and they couldn't find it

 

bump

 

I've got two melted lenses. I knew I had a bulb out cause my blinker started flashing fast. Went down and picked up the new bulbs. But when I went out to replace the bulbs I realized both lenses were cracked and bubbled. Gonna go to the dealership tomorrow. I've got just under 40,000 so we will see what they say.

 

let us know what they say...I am in the same boat.

 

Have an '09, melted lenses,that the dealer just replaced with the new updated headlight and new bulb sockets!!!. It has two wires to the 4057 bulb which only can run the high element. Sylvania designed the high for turn signal use only, NOT full time DRL. The low element is for running lights. Toyota, in the interest of saving a few pennies cheated the design and made one element do the work of two and got rid of and extra switch that you could turn them off, more money saved. Consumer screwed.

 

It sucks that Toyota has gone cheap with DTRLs. I have two melted lenses that I didn't notice until after the warranty was up. My wife's '07 Camry has an option to have the DTRLs on or off on the light switch. They should of done that for the Tacoma or have the lights turn off when the driving lights are on.

 

We have an '09 with about 60K miles and both lenses are cracked and melted. I drive a 2011 but haven't noticed if the lenses are glass or not.

 

Just checked, still plastic...

 

I just put LED DTRL's in mine, hoping to prevent this from happening. They look awesome and they aren't as bright as the incadescent DTRL's

 

Got them from csjumper2003 here's his link http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacoma-marketplace/176932-fs-led-lights.html

 

I would also like to know. I have a 2012 with about 6k miles.

 

Still no sign of problems with my '09

 

Mine are still plastic

 

Great...

 

I actually know a few guys who had this happen. My friend has a 2010 and his melted. He just went to the dealerhip and they changed them out for a new pair. My brother has a 2011 and its starting to melt and turn yellow. When i bought my 2012 i asked the dealer about the issue they said the new style of the design of the headlight on the 2012's is supposed to fix that issue... i got LED's in mine so im not to worried about it

 

For 2012 owners - our headlights are different and do not have a plastic diffusing lens in front of the DTRL/turn signal like the 2005-11's. I doubt that we're going to have the melting/cracking issue.