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2008 Headlight replacement......

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Tex-Tac, Aug 4, 2013.

  1. Aug 4, 2013 at 7:46 AM
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    Tex-Tac

    Tex-Tac [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Installed Overhead Compass and Temperature Display along with outside temperature sensor and wiring; LED lights reverse backup; LED license plate lights; Added GTA Bluetooth Audio kit to stock radio for iphone audio; Spare tire steel braided air hose extension connection to rear bumper; Installed new headlights along with new bulbs PIAA H4 XTreme and for fog lights PIAA H10 XTreme bulbs. Installed new hood with "hood-scoop". Installed Predator Side Steps. Replaced front chrome grill with customized color matched (Desert Sand Mica) grill with added TOYOTA lettering (also in matched color), installed and secured tailgate anti-theft devices. Also installed a new external TPMS monitor for all 4 tires.
    Have a question.....other than replacing the headlight assembly with Toyota OEM headlight assembly parts, I would like to hear others opinions and or recommendations as to what would be the best headlight assembly replacement brand (other than Toyota OEM) that would cover the following for a 2008 Toyota Tacoma:

    1.) Direct fit
    2.) Easy installation
    3.) LED with halo lighting
    4.) No wiring modifications (meaning not having to splice wire's in
    wire harness,etc.)
    5.) Not having to add relay's, fuse's, etc.
    6.) Reasonably priced

    Is there any such headlight assembly that would cover the list above?

    Thanks everyone for your recommendations, comments, opinions, etc.

    EDIT** Happen to find these online, your thoughts?: http://www.carid.com/2008-toyota-ta...cfl-halo-led-projector-headlights-263779.html
     
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  2. Aug 4, 2013 at 9:13 AM
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    aficianado

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    i'm done with haze removal. i'm just gonna suck it up and buy new stuff.
     
  3. Aug 4, 2013 at 9:39 AM
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    LUSETACO

    LUSETACO Here for the Taco Pron

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    Can't really help you but I like the black version better. I'm sure someone here has these.

    http://www.carid.com/2008-toyota-ta...fl-halo-led-projector-headlights-3696325.html
     
  4. Aug 4, 2013 at 10:04 AM
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    duckcmdr

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    I've got those in the black housing version. Only wiring needed was hooking the led and halo lights to the parking lights. Simple 2 wire deal. Overall decent lights. Swapped mine to hid low beams. Good light output and nice sharp cutoff thanks to the projector lens. Had one light that kept getting foggy/misty inside. Re sealed all around the lens with black rtv silicone and drilled a small vent hole in the top of the housing and never had another issue. Found 194 led bulbs to replace the stock yellow corner lights and they match the lights led's perfectly. Can find them cheap on eBay. I paid a whopping $70 for mine new in box supposedly were scratched but I could never find anything wrong with them!!
     
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  7. Aug 4, 2013 at 6:51 PM
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    Pretty much no
    The pattern from Spyders is terrible. I put a set on my wife's Rav4 to replace her yellowed lenses and the pattern can best be described as "splatter"
    The left cutoff is good, but the right side is just a 45 degree splash that blinds drivers ahead of her in the right lane. Great for spotting deer if the pattern were more coherent, but it's spotty.

    The halogen projectors are pretty bad. Light just isn't there.
    Upgrading them to HID is an improvement, but really no better than stock other than a better cutoff.

    A couple of guys have retrofitted the Morimoto H1 projectors into Spyders and they worked great, but that is a very involved project... and even replacing the halogens in the Spyders with HID involves wiring and a relay set.


    For the most part, aftermarket options are pretty bad. Quality just isn't there. For a stock replacement, Depo is not too bad, but almost all aftermarket housings leak and end up fogging up unless you seal them up before you install them.
     
  8. Aug 6, 2013 at 4:09 PM
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    sub'd for future reference, I have a cracked lens on one side that needs to be replaced...
     

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