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PIAA LED fog replacement, LP530

Discussion in 'Product Reviews' started by 14burrito, Dec 30, 2016.

  1. Dec 30, 2016 at 6:45 PM
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    14burrito

    14burrito [OP] IG @14burrito

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    Thank you to Automatcentral for this offer,

    https://www.tundras.com/threads/pia...for-oem-location-free-offer.9288/#post-146865

    1st impressions were that the lights were very well packaged, good shelf appeal. The box was a little big for the contents, might be able to save a little on package materials. All the important items well wrapped and protected.
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    In the box with the lights comes the provided wire harness,
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    Bezel mount that the lights get installed into prior to installing in the OEM plastic housings,
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    The instructions provided are good, easy to follow. One trick when removing the housings, seems easiest to undo the top clip and pull the housing up and out at a 45 degree angle forward. The bottom retaining clip was hard for me to get released otherwise.

    Old vs new fog lamps,
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    I had a little bit of a difficult time getting the passenger side all set up, 1st side. Not entirely sure if the brackets, lights themselves of if my OEM housing was deformed...but the driver side fit and install was quicker and much better fitting. No visual concerns found on the bracket- so lets just call it a weird instance.

    Pass side installed,
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    Driver
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    For my install I opted to run the wiring to the factory fog light connector so I can utilize the OEM functionality. You will need to get the male end of an H11 connector. For the factory wiring, on my 2014, both white wire/black tracers were grounds...leaving the other one power.

    Now for some night shots,
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    Still need to play around with the aiming some.

    One difficult thing is tightening the bracket with it installed on the truck. Seems that once you have them aimed, remove them to tighten. The inside screws easy to get to but the ones on the outside....yeah a little tricky. You'll also want to make sure you hold the light as you tighten the screws, they love to have the whole assembly move as you tighten.


    So,
    In conclusion,
    I do love the look of white light...wish these were not as blue and more white. Not exactly all too sure right now on the actual output - less coverage than I was expecting. With only a couple LEDs though how much output ahould you really expect?
    I do feel that the price point is high. Just from 1st impressions, I feel these should be marketed $150-200 range. At close to $300 there are some other options out there that put out more "usable" light.

    Edit
    adding a link to mfg website for product
    http://www.piaa.com/store/p/640-Toyota
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    Updated
    Link to product through supporting vendor
    http://www.automatcentral.com/PIAA-LED-TundraLampKit.html
     
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  2. Feb 4, 2017 at 1:18 PM
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    14burrito

    14burrito [OP] IG @14burrito

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