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has anyone swapped out stock lights for these leds ?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by HunterBella, Aug 8, 2016.

  1. Aug 18, 2016 at 8:43 PM
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    Did you order fogs and lows ? Direct fit , housing and wiring harness?
     
  2. Aug 19, 2016 at 3:08 AM
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    Yep, lows & fogs. They are plug and play, no modding required. The wiring harness comes with them.

    On their website they have fogs and regular listed separately. Do not buy the fogs. Just buy the H11's from eBay. They're cheaper from the opt7 eBay also.
     
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  3. Aug 19, 2016 at 11:06 AM
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    No BRO-ness to speak of... Well, except Kbro2's
    Stock on the passenger, the LED's you're inquiring about on the driver. Speaks for itself. Been running them since March with no issues.

    God i am glad i don't have that ugly ass grill anymore!



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  4. Aug 19, 2016 at 2:06 PM
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    Are these the eBay ones the OP asked about?
     
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    No BRO-ness to speak of... Well, except Kbro2's
    "The LED's you're inquiring about on the driver"....

    Yes, they are the ones.
     
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    I have Diode Dynamics H11 LED in my fog lamps. Havent swapped out my headlamps yet.
     
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    Don't think so cause the 2nd Gen has a high and low bulb combined. The 3rd Gen doesn't.
     
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    Does this company make anything like that for my 2nd Gen?
     
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    Check http://www.opt-7.com/#home

    But buy them from their eBay store.
     
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    Does anybody elses Opt7 led lowbeams stay on when they turn the stock highbeams on , like mine ? I installed lowbeam and fog lights only and I have the Limited Tacoma , that has fogs H16 [H11 compatible] . Not that I care too much because if someone brights me because my low are too bright , then it will definitely show them I had lows on . I haven't tried to see if the flux capacitor would fix that problem .
     
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    On the 16 your lows and highs will be on at the same time and your fogs turn off
     
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    Thanks , never noticed before I installed the LEDs .
     
  16. Aug 24, 2016 at 12:03 AM
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    You do realize cooling fans in an LED headlight are a sign of poor design and prone to failure? A micro-processor cooling fan has no place in the exposed harsh environment of an engine bay of a pickup truck. Not to mention the cooling fans will likely necessitate you cutting your headlight boots resulting in moisture problems in the lens. If you are going LED look for units that do not include cooling fans, the latest designs have copper rope heat sinks which are a far more durable design for a vehicle application. Nothing like having a microprocessor cooling fan failure take out your headlights.

    Unless you are running retrofits, the 3rd gens will get away with better beam pattern on the LEDs with their projectors than we will on the 2nd gens with our reflectors.

    Unchained, this is the low power version of the halogen upgrade. There is a newer version that is 20% brighter. There are multiple 3rd gens doing this upgrade with H11s, just waiting to get the installs and photos to add to the threads, coming soon:

    Modified left, stock right:
    headlights.jpg

    Combined with the foglight upgrade:
    fogs.jpg

    Edit: Links:
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-ultimate-headlight-upgrade-not-led-or-hid.398066/
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-ultimate-foglight-upgrade-not-led-or-hid.435419/
     
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    Damn, it took you two weeks for you catch this and muddy up the OPs thread? Slacking...
     
  18. Aug 24, 2016 at 6:07 AM
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    Did anyone have to cut boots for the 3rd Gen headlight and fogs?
     
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    Nope, out of all the 3rd gen LED threads that's the first I've heard of it. I've put them in a 16' & 17' and haven't cut anything on either one.
     
  20. Aug 24, 2016 at 6:20 AM
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    There's no dust covers on the 3rd gens
     

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