Having owned several Toyota/Lexus vehicles, I've always thought they dropped the ball on the interior lighting. They are just not bright enough, especially compared to competitors. The 200-series has a lot of lighting, but the weak incandescent bulbs need improvement. No idea if they have upgraded the '16+ trucks, my project is based on my '11.
I know about PFran and his kits, but he doesn't have a complete easy-to-buy setup for the 200 (yet?). Maybe in process. I've been using superbrightleds.com for many years now, I've upgraded every bulb in my '87 to LEDs and they were very helpful, and they sell a good product with lots of selection options. One thing I really like is they sell bulbs in many colors, as I really don't like using Cool White (6500K) in interior lighting, the blueish tint is kinda too bright and "glarey". I prefer Warm White (3000K) for dome lights, but Natural White (4100K) for task lighting like the reading lamps. I did a bunch of research both by pulling the lenses off the 200 plus using their vehicle bulb locator tool, and here's what I came up with for my upgrade:
Note I used Cool White bulbs in my doors, I want them as bright as possible, and being down low the color is not objectionable. Results after installing are excellent, MUCH brighter lighting inside the truck now, but the color is just right, looks natural. I still haven't figured out how to replace the glove box light though. The LEDS work just fine with the fade up/down too.
Best tool for doing this is a plastic pry tool, NOT a screwdriver. A metal blade will cause damage and gouging in the soft plastic of the interior parts.
Doing the reverse lights is a little tricky, you only need a 10mm nut driver to take off 3 little nuts then you have to just gently but firmly yank on the light unit to get it to pop out of the upper tailgate. Be prepared to find lots of dirt behind there, bring a damp MF towel with you. I didn't do a comparative analysis, but these bulbs seem much brighter than the stock ones.
Hope you find this useful. BTW, they are having a 15% of "Father's Day" sale this weekend, just use the code DAD17 at checkout. No, I don't work for them, no affiliation.
I know about PFran and his kits, but he doesn't have a complete easy-to-buy setup for the 200 (yet?). Maybe in process. I've been using superbrightleds.com for many years now, I've upgraded every bulb in my '87 to LEDs and they were very helpful, and they sell a good product with lots of selection options. One thing I really like is they sell bulbs in many colors, as I really don't like using Cool White (6500K) in interior lighting, the blueish tint is kinda too bright and "glarey". I prefer Warm White (3000K) for dome lights, but Natural White (4100K) for task lighting like the reading lamps. I did a bunch of research both by pulling the lenses off the 200 plus using their vehicle bulb locator tool, and here's what I came up with for my upgrade:
Note I used Cool White bulbs in my doors, I want them as bright as possible, and being down low the color is not objectionable. Results after installing are excellent, MUCH brighter lighting inside the truck now, but the color is just right, looks natural. I still haven't figured out how to replace the glove box light though. The LEDS work just fine with the fade up/down too.
Best tool for doing this is a plastic pry tool, NOT a screwdriver. A metal blade will cause damage and gouging in the soft plastic of the interior parts.
Doing the reverse lights is a little tricky, you only need a 10mm nut driver to take off 3 little nuts then you have to just gently but firmly yank on the light unit to get it to pop out of the upper tailgate. Be prepared to find lots of dirt behind there, bring a damp MF towel with you. I didn't do a comparative analysis, but these bulbs seem much brighter than the stock ones.
Hope you find this useful. BTW, they are having a 15% of "Father's Day" sale this weekend, just use the code DAD17 at checkout. No, I don't work for them, no affiliation.
