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3rd Gen - Quad LED Projector Retrofit

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by MESO, Jul 6, 2017.

  1. Jul 19, 2017 at 7:48 AM
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    Ya killin me smalls .. LEFT (headlamp that is, so I spose its the one on the right LOL) .. and I completely need this in my life
     
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  2. Jul 19, 2017 at 8:53 AM
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    First impression is left, but I'm old and conservative.
     
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  3. Jul 19, 2017 at 9:31 AM
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    Basically what I did lol
    Keep in mind, a bulb will not do it. You will need an entire new projector assembly.


    So The diffuser rings were already epoxied in, and painted. But I wasn't happy how sharp the angle was. Looked a little too DERPY upload_2017-7-19_9-30-28.jpg

    I masked off a painted the cutoff a little more. A Happy medium between the left and the right picture. We'll see how it Turns out:fingerscrossed:
     
  4. Jul 19, 2017 at 9:33 AM
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    Thanks! I'm aware it's not a plug and play solution, and requires a complete retrofit. I was hope you could do a one off retro fit for me. :fingerscrossed:
     
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  5. Jul 19, 2017 at 10:10 AM
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    Great work. I really like those and this, as well as others, keeps reminding me that I need to paint the inside of mine black. I'm just too scared lol
     
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  9. Jul 19, 2017 at 3:13 PM
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    FYI anyone doing this swap. I measured the current draw for each side, and for the pair they reached 8A on startup and leveled out around ~7A.
    (so 16A Total between all 4). So much for energy efficient LED's haha.
    Definitely need to run an external Relay. If you had 1 pair it would Probably be OK Off the OEM headlight wiring harness. But Rather safe than sorry.
     
  10. Jul 20, 2017 at 9:50 AM
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    Just saw this and wanted to share
    I know its not a Tacoma, but still wanted to share.


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  11. Jul 20, 2017 at 9:51 AM
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  12. Jul 20, 2017 at 9:52 AM
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    Although I don't like this one specifically, the idea of having multiple led's like the Acura's or something like that would be cool
     
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    Is that a real retro? Looks PS to me?
    Acura MDX jewel eyes in a T4R... legit
     
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    BTW, did you get the 35s installed?
     
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    Not too sure, seent it on IG
     
  16. Jul 20, 2017 at 10:04 AM
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    Oh man I hate those headlights. The glare off them is ridiculous.
     
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    I haven't seen many so I haven't noticed the glares when on, but the look of all those small led housings look super cool
     
  18. Jul 20, 2017 at 10:08 AM
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    I can agree with that!
     
  19. Jul 20, 2017 at 10:24 AM
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    Should have these Quads in by the weekend too..

    If adjusted correctly, they shouldn't be blinding. What you probably are seeing is when the vehicle hits a bump and the cutoff line(which prevents glare) jumps up/down and you are seeing the full brightness of the headlight.
     
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    Nope, I have a basic understanding of how cutoff and glare works, and these things just put off mad glare. At least the ones that I've seen in person, which has been numerous times.
     
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