LIVE retrofit and bhlm 2015 dclb

I am new to tacoma and retrofits. So I've done decent amount of research and I ordered everything I need from TRS. And I am starting as we speak. so let's try to make this an interactive tutorial. Help me out and help others that may be interested.

I took a few befor pics of the lights Pattern. And now I have the truck parked and the light pattern marked out

 

While I wait for a friend to help me out I am going to start with the wiring harness.
Great walk through provided by @TRSAndrew.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ontrol-bi-xenon-harness-install-guide.366208/

 

Which projectors did you go with? By no means am I a pro, and I have a first gen, but I went through enough trial and error with mine I may be able to help

 

Oh ya silly me I got the d2s 3.0. xb55 ballast. Apollo shroud. 90mm rbg halo. And I'm going to attempt passive demon eyes in blue by making a shield.

 

so this is a little more time consuming than I thought. But gotta take it slow make it nice and neat

 

so finally got the wiring harness in and here is matt. Starting to take apart the grill and bumper.

 

https://youtu.be/NNo__Lx20y0
good youtube video on how to remove the headlights

 

Finally got it all apart. Yes I have airhorns. Last screw in the wheel well is a pita.

 

Hell yes it is. Unless you take the bumper off first, but you have no reason to in this instance lol

 

Now is almost time to bake. Remove all screws and rubber boots. Anything you can take off the headlight. Any suggestions on temp and time?

 

I think I did 350 for like 7 minutes? Honestly can't remember. I used a heat gun the times after that and it was much easier.

 

By the way be careful when prying off. If the plastic housing gets too hot it will crack easy and you can break off a chunk of it like I did. I got it back on and sealed it good but still best to avoid it

 

So I think I'll try 300 for 10 and see how it goes. Time to preheat. Then throwing it jn there on some cardboard. So i don't melt the housing

 

300 for 5 min worked great. Cardboard started to smoke.

 

So 4 to 5 min at 300 preheated. Worked great. Carefully for the clips

 

Now carefully take screws out and remove all chrome. To be painted. Reflector also needs to be ground down

 

Grinding the back and scuffing the housing. Alcohol whip is next.

 

Grind the back flat. For the lock nut

 

Washed in the sink to get all dust off. Now for a much better alcohol. Cleaning. Then ready for paint. The reflector and trim are getting satin black. And the blinker and orange reflector are getting tinted with lens tint