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Fog light question

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by tacoma1311, Aug 7, 2023.

  1. Aug 7, 2023 at 7:00 AM
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    I just got these fog lamps from Facebook market place from a 2020 TRD OR. I’ll be installing them on my SR. Does anyone know if these originally came with led or halogen bulbs from Toyota?
    H16 bulbs
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  2. Aug 7, 2023 at 7:03 AM
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    H16's are halogen, and unfortunately, very low output halogen which cannot replace with anything better. The H11 fogs are a complete waste of time. These will be even worse.
     
  4. Aug 7, 2023 at 7:05 AM
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    Thanks!
     
  5. Aug 7, 2023 at 7:12 AM
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    Anyone knows of any good bulbs for these? Later down the line I’ll upgrade the whole thing but for now these will do.
     
  6. Aug 7, 2023 at 7:41 AM
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    The only bulb you can really put in there are halogen H16's. Yes, there are LED versions out there but they will only scatter light ineffectively and cause dangerous glare to oncoming traffic. Really, it's not worth your time or trouble to even install these. They will put out a tiny amount of light very close to the front of your truck and have zero effectiveness in actually seeing better at night, let alone in fog which is the only place they should be used anyway. I know you paid money for these, but you'd be better off to just toss these in the trash and upgrade your headlights to OEM LED assemblies, which are world class and really make cheap fog lights superfluous.
     
  7. Aug 7, 2023 at 7:45 AM
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    They were free. Bulbs are pretty cheap from what I saw. I’ll install and wire these for now just so I have something for aesthetics reasons and latter get an aftermarket one. It should be plug and play when I swap these assemblies with the aftermarket ones.
     

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