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LED Lighting Conversion

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

  1. Nov 2, 2017 at 9:00 PM
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    EastTx

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    What bulbs are these?
     
  2. Nov 3, 2017 at 3:26 AM
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  4. Nov 3, 2017 at 6:44 AM
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    Yep. I didn’t want to screw with the stuff on Amazon or eBay so I just bought it from them. I also got the reverse lights and the GTR Gen3 hi and low beams from them too.
     
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    Did you have to remove the headlight assy to put the GTR3's in?
     
  6. Nov 3, 2017 at 6:54 AM
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    Yeah it wasn’t that hard to do. Youve got to loosen the bumper to access the bolts on the side of them so the assembly will come out. I could get the low beams in otherwise.
     
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    They’ve got the 30 day money back deal and they pay return shipping. I wonder if they have the same issues that some others do in the low beams? That’s part of the reason why I went ahead and got the GTR3s. I know they worked and that they were bright.
     
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    No.
     
  11. Nov 5, 2017 at 9:44 AM
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    So just to clarify, I will need to order that twice if I want to replace the lights for my low beams and fog lights as they come in pairs. Any other modifications needed? And can these same lights be used for the high beams or is it best to keep those stock? Just got my Tacoma yesterday and looking to upgrade the lights!
     
  12. Nov 5, 2017 at 11:19 AM
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    Same bulb, 2 orders. (come in pairs) I was going to order some for the high beam, but issue with led is they don't project as far as halogen, and the stock highs push light like crazy. There's a set on Amazon I'll be ordering that are supposedly higher lumen than halogen, and supposed to push as good or better than halogens do. They're a little more expensive though, at roughly $160 for the pair. When I get them, I'll post photos and my thoughts on them once I dare to order and install them. Ha. For now, I use my low beam mostly, and I live in Maine with all winding back roads, and they work amazingly coupled with the fogs. Have only been flashed a couple times, usually by lower sitting cars, but my trucks lifted 3" with 34s under it. I did turn my headlights down a notch due to light brightness, and as I said, only low sitting cars flash me. But... I live in Maine, if you're driving a lowered car, that's your problem.

    No modifications needed. Direct plug and play with zero issue. Be cautious of the driver side low beam. It's a pain to get the bulb just right to slide in. Took me a good 20 minutes to figure out how to angle the bulb, but now that I know, I can get it to go in and out easily without any issues.
     
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    Awesome. I ordered those ones you mentioned a few pages back for my fog/low beams. I'll have them installed on Wednesday when they get here. I'll try and get some good before and after pics for anybody else who would like to see.
     
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    Sweet. I should have done before and after photos. Woops. Lemme know what ya think of them.
     
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    If you don't mind, could you also share the model # for the tail lights? And has their been any issues with those being replaced? Or when you said tail lights, did you mean license plate lights in your OP with the pictures?
     
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    I haven't changed my tail lights. I meant my license plate lights and pics for those have yet to get updated. Gotta find time to replace my license plate lights.
     
  17. Nov 9, 2017 at 11:49 AM
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    I got my LED low beams and fogs put in yesterday. I tried to get some pictures to show the difference but kinda hard to capture it at night.

    Here are some picture to compare them. I may try and get some better night ones.

    IMG_0629.jpg IMG_0630.jpg IMG_0602.jpg IMG_0644.jpg

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    Which ones did you go with?
     
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    https://www.amazon.com/HIKARI-Headl...pID=51vGUqLMMGL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

    I'm pretty happy with them, they really give the truck a nice look with the white color. I only drove the truck 2-3 times at night with the stock lights so I can't give that well of a reference. The LED fog lights are BRIGHT. They light up all over, so not best to drive with them in traffic as I imagine they are blinding but for offroad & back roads..man they light it up.
     
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    Im a little late to the party but how did you replace the license plate bulbs? any advice would be appreciated

    Thanks man
     

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