2005 Access Cab Headlight housings?

Hello everyone. My Dad and I have recently acquired a 1st gen and I've done a fair bit of searching but coming up with only a few choices for replacement housings on Rock Auto (Depo) and Amazon (various makers). Also looking to get LED bulb replacements but all I've seen short of a retrofit is miniprojector bulbs where you need to remove the reflector from the housing. If any one has suggestions or advice please let me know. Thanks!

 

This is the thread for you to read ASAP about your truck, it is your community-built reference material telling you all you need to know to troubleshoot, upgrade, repair your truck. It's full of keywords to make searching easy, to quickly find the info you need, so you don't need to use the forum search. There are also ample warnings and advice on ways your truck may be fucked up, OR how you can fuckup your truck, OR things your previous owner probably forgot to do, like lubing the driveline on your 4WD pickup, which leads to annoying clunking sounds, and carrier bearing/u-joint failures.

The first two replies are where you need to start, then maybe look back to the "Lighting info ..." section:

• Bumper/grille light options HERE.
• If replacing your housings, alwyas buy "CAPA Certified" products to ensure it's not garbage. For higher-quality brands that last longer offering CAPA certified options, use Depo, EagleEyes, TYC. Some say Akkon make good products.
• If swapping to LED headlights or fog lights, there's a common problem w/high beams & fog lights not working after, unless you add a plug-and-play resistor on at least one headlight - this may not be necessary if your headlight housings have the extra "teardrop light" in the corner of the housing. Problems have been reported with LED tail lights also, it's not just headlights. Some circuits require resistance that an LED doesn't deliver.
• Hyperflash problems are common after swapping LEDs into the turn signals. This can be solved installing a Diode Dynamics flashers (avoid the scAmazon knock-offs, buy direct).
• There are H4 mini-projectors available for our trucks, but you'll need to permanently modify the light housing, no oven-baking required, just remove the hat-shaped chrome shroud inside and install the light (detailed instructions). Likewise there are bake-in options for projectors. Check THIS REPLY for common headlight upgrage options, with links.
• For interior LEDs... There's a breakdown of interior light sizes over here. For climate control lighting updates, see here. Dash gauges for earlier 2000-2004 models with replaceable bulbs, check this. The later year model's dash gauges had on-board LEDs and are not replaceable without soldering, color not changeable without sanding the rear of the guage face. REMEMBER: LED lights are polarized. If you install them backwards, they won't light up! If you have one or more not lighting up, try popping out, rotating 180º, and reinstalling.

 

Thanks Shifty! I actually came across that thread when searching and sent it to my Dad. Lots of great info! Will definitely be referring to it as we slowly go through the truck.

 

np, specifically that 2nd-to-last bullet point. The "THIS REPLY" link truly is the full gamut of options you have, beyond the projector retrofit. The thread it links to give you the 4 main options you have.

 

Cool. Definitely helpful. I was thinking about ordering the Depo housings from Rock Auto but can't seep to find where it states CAPA anywhere.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinf...431003&pt=10762&jsn=1033&optionchoice=0-0-0-1

 

When you're in the inventory section, note the dropdown, giving you options of regular vs. CAPA. Be very careful on the left, to make note of the cab type. You can't use any "Crew cab" or "Double cab" housings with your Access Cab.

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Beyond that, you'll also see this designation under the price when you click the "INFO" button, top right corner.

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Lol...I am obviously a novice using RA. Thanks for the tip. Upon doing this, only the left hand side has the drop down menu to be able to choose CAPA. Seems like I read where someone else encountered this as well. Hmmm....

 

I did. I only have one CAPA certified housing. It is what it is. Check Summit Racing, maybe they’ll have something.