Headlight/Tailight pics

Do you have any tips for when you retrofitted your headlights? I’m about to put MoriMoto D2S 5.0’s into a set of headlights I bought

 

I put these on my gen2 back in 2011 and they’re still going strong. I didn’t get the tinted ones, but they are available on Amazon.

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Spyder LED Euro / Altezza Tail Lights 07-11 Toyota Tundra

Spyder LED Euro / Altezza Tail Lights 07-11 Toyota Tundra

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007HO1W1I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_8gUzCbM6TAXY3

Tinted:

Spyder Auto 5078254 LED Tail Lights Black/Smoked

$217 Spyder Auto 5078254 LED Tail Lights Black/Smoked

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AAX5JYS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_9iUzCbJQ34PRR

 

I put the 4.0s in, ofcourse the 5's were released right after i completed my project. Just take your time. I followed this link to open my headlights up. . Sand blasted everything. I used a dremel with a sanding bit to grind a circle to fit the projector in the head light bezel. Made the smaller hole alittle bigger to fit the high beam wiring\ whatever other Aux. wiring you will have. My mistake was I sealed headlight to soon after painting, after headlights heated up from hids it kinda had a residue show up on the upper part of the headlight so im going to have to open them up once it warms up and wipe the lenses clean. I didnt take very many pics during my build. Took me about a month with prep and waiting for parts and just having time to do it. I have those brights wired with the hi lo D2S and have quad brights. Man do they put out light. Any other questions let me know. Hopefully i can pay attention to the forums enough.

 

Definitely do not rush it,take your time with every step and let the paint set for a few days before reassembling them and make sure you seal up the back side as well to prevent moisture buildup.

 

I plan on just leaving everything Chrome in there, I want it to look as OEM as possible.

@ccress83, So you just barely opened up the original halogen bulb slot and then used the threaded shaft to secure to the reflector? I assume once leveled/aimed you JB welded it to hold it in place?

Thanks!

 

Ya, that first picture (from earlier post) you can see that little circle where the halogen bulb locks in, its pretty much the OD of that circle. (Picture 1)This is my stock headlight. All the yellow circles are what need to be removed before you put it in the oven (some circles dont have anything shown in the picture but from that angle the screws are not in view). All the rubber, bulbs, screws etc need to come out. (Picture 2)On the back of the housing I ground down the yellow circle completely and trimmed the red outer one down to be able to use the nut to tighten it down. Do a comparison of the projector thread portion diameter and with that inner part and you will see that pretty much that whole section will have to be removed to fit the projector thread into the housing. I didnt use jb weld, if you get it tight enough it wont move. You can obviously use it if you want but I can still twist mine if need be which I do need to just a tiny bit the one isnt completly level. Waiting on weather to break to mess with them again. But yea if your keeping it chrome the hardest part is gonna be pulling the headlights apart. I left the seal still intact on the headlight and re used it when sealing it back up. I also put some silica packs in the headlight to keep moisture under control as much as possible. Also since you wont be painting the headlight, i dont think you will have to touch the adjustment screws on the light so everything should be as close as possible to the way it was before, I kept the headlight shell off while making my adjustments, then when I go it close enough I sealed everything up and through out the next few days I made the minor adjustments when i was driving in the dark. But I also have the up and down adjustment motors which I love and can adjust my headlights on the fly.

 

Can't thank you enough, so far this is the most information I have had in regards to retrofitting these headlights.

So I can only assume by using the thread and locking nut, you had no interference from the drivers side fender/frame area? It's a pretty tight fit in there and its solid frame right behind the headlight. I worry about the shaft and D2H bulb sticking too far out the back and contacting the truck frame when re-installing.

 

Ubar

 

Yessss, completely forgot, I was gonna tell you that earlier and forgot but yes I measured where the plug would hit and made two cuts and pretty much bent the section back alittle bit to make it fit.

 

Details on your light bar?

 

Just a 30" single row bar, custom mounted to keep the bumper intact

 

Looks like a 3rd gen bumper on a 2nd gen...?

 

Yes it is... pretty much a direct fit... minor modding to make it fit, plus have me room for the longer bar.

 

Messed up the chrome a bit, replacing the reflector this weekend because of it. Gave me an excellent chance to test fit the projector. Will be using a slightly smaller diameter saw hole bit, but so far loving the look. Tundras should have come like this in my opinion

 

Looking good, so far. Since you weren't painting anything hopefully everything has been going smooth. What did you mess up with the chrome? And what reflector are you replacing?

 

For the most part it has been smooth. These are probably the easiest headlights to open. 225* for 10 min, and I can literally pull the lense off with no tools.

I finished the passenger side yesterday.

I messed up the chrome on drivers side by trying to rub dried water droplets that had somehow ended up on the chrome halogen reflector. It was a light touch, microfiber cloth and water, and the chrome rubbed right off and showed flat grey plastic underneath. You can see it in the photo I posted up above, the grey section at 6 o'clock under the projector is not a weird reflection, it's just straight up missing chrome.

I ended up getting a OEM headlight with broken tabs for $50, it arrives tomorrow. I’ll use the main halogen reflector assembly out of that and finish drivers side.

Attached is the pass side, went together beautifully and I didn’t mess the chrome up

I’m also writing up/videoing a complete how to on this since information is so scarce. It’s actually really easy

 

Looking at your past posts I see what happened with your chrome now. I cant believe the chrome came off just like that. I just couldnt keep the chrome. With normal bulbs its chrome for a reason, but with the retros I didnt really want to keep them chrome. I removed all the chrome off my limited anyways besides the rear bumper. Im gonna try and wrap it once the weather gets warmer. But I may still open my headlights and paint the shroud black also. The only reason why I kept it chrome was to offset the led brights assembly. I love my bright set up.

 

It's definitely a big preference point amongst those who retrofit. Personally, I try to make all my retrofits look as "OEM" as possible, like the car came from the factory that way. I have a $600 Chevy Cavalier that I use to drive my 50 mile commute, I put projectors in that and it looks almost stock.

But if I had a more modified truck (like a black TSS Off-Road) I would definitely paint the reflectors and shrouds black. But my TSS is super chromed out and so this matches well.

 

Can you explain what minor mods are needed to make it fit?

 

Finished my dads 2000 Tundra HID retrofit

How-to here

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Disregard the giant golf-ball sized hole in the bug deflector, it's an optical illusion