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LED Lighting Conversion

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by chan2565, Jun 14, 2016.

  1. Jan 27, 2019 at 5:38 AM
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    Burritoma

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    I went with the DeAutoLED interior LED package, and WOW. These are bright! I really like them for the dome and passenger map light. I think the drivers map light is too bright, or maybe it is the bulb angle/housing, as it seems to be into my right eye a good bit. I may replace that one with the stock, or maybe a red light. I will probably go Meso Custom once the next upgrade comes out and are available for more than 10 minutes at a time.

    For license plate lights I went with cheap LEDs, I am sure the DEAutos are better, but I just wanted a color change, I don't see a need for brighter on those.

    My fogs are h16s, so I need to do more research about replacing those. I want to go yellow, but there are some interesting options that allow yellow or white, and even a few with strobes.
     
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  2. Jan 27, 2019 at 8:33 AM
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    Frozen fingers but we got them installed. That 3200K yellow is awesome, and the 6000k White is nice and clean. The yellow/white mix looks good as well.

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  3. Jan 27, 2019 at 7:10 PM
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    Thanks for the support - for h16s - is it a 5202 adapter or h8/11 - email the team and they can help.

    Thank you - the dual color fogs they have out are insane! Much brighter vs competitors and strobe/flash is a fun little addition - check them out here:
    https://youtu.be/7rNhcNJRolU

    And the intro price is over soon so don't miss out:
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ogy-1-led-4-modes-white-yellow-strobe.581036/


    And while we are working on HIGHER CONTRAST 7443 LEDs - we wanted to show another video of the contrast of the OLDER model that many are using and happy with:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmTEbuS6WT8
     
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  4. Jan 27, 2019 at 9:29 PM
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    These are phenomenal! Fogs and DRLS only in this pic.

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  5. Jan 27, 2019 at 10:31 PM
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    Can anyone recommend a set of led lights for the vanity lights? I have the meso map and dome on the way
     
  6. Jan 28, 2019 at 3:29 AM
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    Great job! Get some night pics looking down the road with them on something like a wall or some trees. :thumbsup:
     
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  7. Jan 28, 2019 at 3:55 AM
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    Will do
     
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  8. Jan 28, 2019 at 4:03 AM
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    The on road pick with the white fogs looks great :thumbsup:
     
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  9. Jan 28, 2019 at 10:45 PM
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    @KingRob thanks for sharing. These are very bright and thank you for leaving your feedback. These have a very good cut-off and wide spread of like that will really help in many situations - dark roads, cornering, bad weather and really a daily drive for many.

    Ours FLASH & STROBE quickly like an emergency vehicle - the competitor only blinks slowly on/off which many have not found helpful.
    more info can be found here
     
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  10. Jan 29, 2019 at 12:48 AM
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  11. Jan 29, 2019 at 1:18 AM
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    @KingRob what year is your car? If you have reflector low beams those have worked well in the VW model and I'll have to find out if the team ever tested in the Tacoma low beam specific.

    Thanks
     
  12. Jan 29, 2019 at 2:48 AM
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  13. Jan 29, 2019 at 4:32 AM
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    3200K Yellow in the first pic, 3200K Yellow/6000K White 2nd pic, 6000K White 3rd pic. Fogs and DRLS only in all 3 pictures.

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  14. Jan 29, 2019 at 3:38 PM
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    workin' on it.
    Thinking of installing these as a fog light replacement in a custom bumper:
    https://www.amazon.com/Auxbeam-Philips-Driving-Waterproof-Offroad/dp/B01FHP2E8S/
    (Auxbeam 3 Inch LED Light Bar 20w Philips LED Pods Fog Lights Square Cube Lights Spot Beam Driving Light Waterproof for Offroad Truck 4WD SUV ATV UTV (Pack of 2))

    They're inexpensive, but I really rarely even use fog lights. I have to replace the stock ones as I'm replacing the bumper with a custom bumper and think the ascetic of the stock would look terrible with the new custom bumper.

    Questions:
    1. Are these good/okay? Amazon reviews say great things as well as someone else in this post.
    2. Voltage (sounds like based on comments that it can run at least at 12v - 19v) Are the stock lights 12v? I would assume yes.
    3. Is there a dongle (hehe, I said dongle.) that can plug into the stock fog like plug and go to these? That would be great, otherwise, I can splice, but would rather not.
    4. Personal opinions anyone would like to share. It seems the alternatives to these (branded Rigid among others) would cost over $200.
     
  15. Jan 30, 2019 at 12:02 AM
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    Looks like they're getting stock LED's for 2020.

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  16. Jan 30, 2019 at 2:24 PM
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    Thanks for depressing me on my 2019 purchase and full led conversion! lol!
     
  17. Jan 31, 2019 at 9:43 AM
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    Just an fyi.... If you purchase the Hikari bulb online with Amazon, use promotion code "BULBFACT for 10% off! I found that on a website and it worked.
     
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  18. Jan 31, 2019 at 10:24 AM
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    Thanks!!
     
  19. Jan 31, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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    No problem, anytime
     
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  20. Jan 31, 2019 at 12:17 PM
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    @XenonDepot are the relay harnesses needed for your HIDs in the 3rd gen Tacoma low beam?
     

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