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LED head light upgrade

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by carguy84, Apr 29, 2024.

  1. Apr 29, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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    carguy84

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    I own a very nice 2006 tundra SR5 double cab. I purchased LED bulbs off of Amazon and when I installed them the light from the low beams is spectacular. the problem is that my fog lights do not work and my high beams work off of the fog light switch. Amazon was no help. and I cant contact the business that produces the lights because they do not have a telephone and do not respond to any emails. I was told by some very nice people at Headlight Revolution, ( highly recommended), that the problem is most likely reversed polarity in the headlight wiring and all i would need to do is reverse the hot and ground and that would fix the issue.
    Has anyone had this same situation? and if so what is the step by step procedure?
     
  2. Apr 29, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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    KNABORES

    KNABORES Sarcasm incoming

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    Bilstein 5100's on the forbidden notch Husky HD rear leafs 16x8 Eagle Alloy 187's with 285/75/16 MagnaFlow 3" flow through Pioneer touchscreen with backup camera Full interior and dash LED conversion Trailer brake controller with 7 pin Bedliner coat bumpers & trim ARE Mpulse topper - Rhino Vortex rack
    This is one of those things that's been beaten to death here and a quick search would reveal the last 100 threads about this. Your LEDs do not draw enough current. The Tundras (and most newer vehicles) are sensitive to load to determine if a light is out. Adding a resistor to your LED headlights (one on the drivers side is usually enough) should correct your problems. The people at headlight revolution must have their heads up their a$$e$. I mean, they have one job!
     
  3. Apr 29, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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    From the 1st gen mega thread:

    Lighting info ...

    • If replacing your housings, be sure whatever you buy is "CAPA Certified", it's at least baseline not-garbage product. For brands that are higher-quality and will last longer, most offering CAPA certified options, go with Depo, or alternately EagleEyes, TYC, and some say Akkon make good product.
    • If swapping to LED headlights or fog lights, the overwhelming majority of people have problems with high beams and fog lights working unless they purchase and add a resistor on at least one headlight so enough load is on the circuit - 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 won'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.
    https://www.tundras.com/threads/so-you-wanna-buy-just-bought-a-1st-gen-tundra-eh.115928/
     

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