Rockymtnreaper
Colorado.Cruiser
Cruiser is looking good man! Wish my paint was that nice! Jealous!
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I’ve seen this info about headlight upgrades pop up a few times in various other threads. I stopped by the local dealership and ordered the halogen semi-sealed beam headlight kit. Because of the way it’s listed in the Toyota system, it took a little convincing to get the parts guy to believe “it will be ok. If it’s not really an entire kit, that’s on me”. My current headlights were a mismatched pair of two different brands and not very bright. I wanted to keep a stock look and avoid modern LED ($$$) kits. Looks good, has everything you need, and only cost about $50. If you haven’t seen this yet, I recommend checking it out.
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yeah, i'm just skeptical with chemical connections. old skool i guess, mechanical or physical i.e. nuts n bolts or weld
thanks for the update @FJ NoobIt's been about 6 weeks since I installed the underwood lights. It has been hot and humid and I've been driving a lot, to include a few multi-hour trips. I checked last night and the 3M adhesive is holding as tight as the first day. I did a thorough clean and degrease before I attached them though.
@kirvesmies A little update on the headlight upgrade. I did my first real night driving since the install a little bit ago. Yes...definitely worth it. Out on the darker stretches of highway I felt like I had plenty of light. I live in town now and with all the light pollution it was hard to tell before how much better they were than the previous lights. I did notice though that when I turned my brights on that the indicator light on the dash did not come on. I remember reading a thread where somebody mentioned that and how to correct it, but I haven't gone back and found it.
that's cool. thanks for the update n heads up@kirvesmies A little update on the headlight upgrade. I did my first real night driving since the install a little bit ago. Yes...definitely worth it. Out on the darker stretches of highway I felt like I had plenty of light. I live in town now and with all the light pollution it was hard to tell before how much better they were than the previous lights. I did notice though that when I turned my brights on that the indicator light on the dash did not come on. I remember reading a thread where somebody mentioned that and how to correct it, but I haven't gone back and found it.
well that certainly sounds like a 1/2 a banana cure for that issue. thanks manSlap an LED in, resolves the issue. I checked voltage across the circuit board and 12v exists but stock incandescent would barely illuminate which is why it wouldn't light the housing up enough. LED fitted and bam, it worked. Not truly sure why but it fixed and I haven't looked back.