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Help with New headlight wires

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by 1Tundra5, Jun 10, 2022.

  1. Jun 10, 2022 at 2:26 PM
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    1Tundra5

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    Finally arrived but not sure what this goes to. Help! It’s coming out of the headlight housing. Not seeing anything that this could plug into., It’s supposed to be a plug and play.
     
  2. Jun 10, 2022 at 2:35 PM
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    gdiep

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    What brand headlight? I don’t recall a plug like that when I had retrofits or the oem leds on my 2014.
     
  3. Jun 10, 2022 at 2:36 PM
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    The 3 prong plug goes to the trucks brown plug

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    the other goes to the truck turn signal plug
     
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    That’s right!
     
  5. Jun 10, 2022 at 2:39 PM
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    @iHacker is my hero..:thumbsup:

    Set me up exactly with what I wanted with my OEM LED upgrade...:D
     
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    Thanks, is this normalimage.jpg
     
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  9. Jun 10, 2022 at 4:36 PM
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    Man, Toyota really takes it to a whole different level. I finally have the headlights working, thanks everyone.
    One more question: I went to the store and came back out and was admiring the lights. Upon entering I noticed I had accidentally left the lights turned on to the setting in the attached picture. Question is why didn’t the truck beep to let me know they were left on and why were they off? They came back on once I turned the truck back on. image.jpg
     
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    That beep is a first alert to turn off the lights but a second safety measure is to cutoff power to headlights when the door is opened kind of a lifesaver
     
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    The thing is I don’t even get the first beep.
     
  12. Jun 16, 2022 at 8:30 PM
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    The headlights I got are from Amazon and are now installed. They look good, only complaint is that they lows aren’t very bright, doesn’t have the ability to have the bulb replaced, and the left one seems to be a little lower than the right. I’m not too happy with them honestly.
    Does anyone know if there is a screw to adjust them like normal ones? I didn’t see any.
    Or should I look into seeing if I can return it?
    They are a almost $400 bucks after tax. Anyone recommend some that are almost the same amount but better quality?
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08GS6B8V3?ie=UTF8
     
  13. Jun 16, 2022 at 10:07 PM
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    If you look at the Amazon questions, they read this headlight retains the dash control of the headlight leveler.
    If so, you should be able to adjust them independently with a long Phillips screwdriver.

    Should be similar to this.

    https://youtu.be/yqk2hXyo3e8

    As far as replacement:

    It would cost more but the only real option for a headlight upgrade for a 2014 & ^ is OEM LED headlights with an @iHacker harness.
    They look great and they project great.
    Well worth the investment.

    Sorry, but it is true....

    2018+ LED HEADLIGHTS PLUG N PLAY HARNESS FOR 2014-2020 MODELS [V 2.0] | Page 46 | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)

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  14. Jun 17, 2022 at 4:56 AM
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    Will I always need the harness to get these OEM headlights installed on a 2015 SR5?
    I had been looking for some used ones but not having luck finding a pair here in the DFW area.
     
  15. Jun 17, 2022 at 8:43 AM
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    I'm not sure, you could message @iHacker and ask him.
    He is awesome to work with.
    I think you do need a harness to make the white halos work around the headlight.

    I wanted to keep my amber DRLs during the day and dim with the parking and headlights on, and he sold me what I needed.
    Other options are having the white halos on bright all the time, or bright daytime and dim at night.
    He describes the variations in his OP, as well A LOT of pics of trucks that have used his harness.

    2018+ LED HEADLIGHTS PLUG N PLAY HARNESS FOR 2014-2020 MODELS [V 2.0] | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)


    Keep in mind there are 3 versions of the OEM LED lights.
    Black, chrome/silver, and TRD Pro.
    This OP is this thread has the part numbers, about halfway down the OP.
    @Roman is also awesome to work with and buy from.

    Ultimate OEM Toyota Parts Thread for 2nd gens (2007-21) | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)

    Black and silver look stock, the TRD Pro is more totally blacked out.
    You can see pics of them here.

    2019 Tundra TRD Pro parts | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)

    I have the TRD Pro on my MGM, you'd have to decide what you think would look better on your white truck.

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    It may cost more than you want to spend, but the OEM LED headlights are awesome.
    They work with the leveler in the dash and can be independently adjusted as in the video I posted above.
    I had to do a tiny adjustment on one side to make them even, then use the dash leveler to adjust them both up or down.
    Good luck.
     
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  16. Jun 17, 2022 at 8:54 AM
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    My truck also doesn't beep. It is normal behavior though. If you get out with the lights on, when you lock the door, it will automatically turn off the lights after about 30 seconds. It works for the running lights, like you have pictured, and also for the main headlight beams. It is totally normal toyota behavior :thumbsup:
     
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