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New headlights installed.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Icepuck72, May 18, 2014.

  1. May 18, 2014 at 11:21 AM
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    Icepuck72

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  2. May 18, 2014 at 11:25 AM
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    Oh...once you find that 10mm bolt in the wheel well, it's all good. Not too hard of an installation...the biggest PITA is not breaking those stupid cheap a$$ed clips. I think I broke 90% of them.
     
  3. May 18, 2014 at 11:32 AM
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    awesome man they look bad ass and make your truck stand out from the rest
     
  4. May 18, 2014 at 12:31 PM
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    How much did those run you, if you don't mind me asking?
     
  5. May 18, 2014 at 2:38 PM
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    Just a couple of points from myself, and others who've purchased aftermarket HLs:

    o make sure you check the alignment, mine were WAY off
    o the light distribution pattern was not as good as stock (had hotspots and some dim spots)
    o some have had issues with the HL seals, moisture gets inside, you can silicone the joints to make this better if you want.

    I do admit though, they were the best looking lights, IMHO, outside of a retro.
     
  7. May 18, 2014 at 4:54 PM
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    Excellent points! I did the silicone thing....just waiting for night time to adjust them...as far as output....I don't really drive this at night...it's mostly used for my daily landscaping rig....But for the price and looks, I could not beat it. Plus another member has these and no issues yet.
     
  8. May 18, 2014 at 6:45 PM
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    Is there a difference between the sport package and the non-sport package other than the back ground color. The headlights on my 06 SR5 look like your headlights in the before photos. I like how your replacements look.
     
  9. May 18, 2014 at 7:49 PM
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    I'm not sure...I had a 2011 TRD, not sport...and it had these headlights. Definitely look better than just the clear.
     
  10. May 19, 2014 at 5:03 AM
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    The 09-11 (think those years are right) TRD models (sport and OR) had a smoked chrome bezel'd HL.
     
  11. May 19, 2014 at 8:49 AM
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    If your headlights are off, how do you adjust them.. I mean what setting or is there some gauge to point of reference to know they are aligned?
     
  12. May 19, 2014 at 9:45 AM
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    Can't, need to be on. There was a procedure posted on here some time ago, search might find it.

    What I do is use a garage door with lines on it (panels...), then just eyeball down the fenders to see if the light center is straight, and that both lights are at the same hight.

    Best way, if changing the lights out, is to find a spot with horizontal lines of some kind where you can get within 10-25 ft, then see what the stockers look like before you change them out.
     
  13. Aug 20, 2014 at 6:10 AM
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    how are these holding up?
     

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