05 Tacoma Lighting

[XRunner17]

1. I want to make my corner lights super white instead of amber. What bulbs/ led's should i use and whats the Model/Part #??
2. I want to upgrade my backup/ tail lights to halogen or super bright led's what bulbs do i need for the brightest possible lighting. Model/Part #??
4. I want to make my rear turn signal bulbs and front turn signal bulbs clear also, what bulbs do i need for amer-output and extremly bright? Model/Part#??
5. What headlight bulbs do you recommend for super white? Ive heard sylvanias/PIAA's are nice I was thinking of going xenon but the systems are way too much. Whats the model/part # on these bulbs??
I wish I knew more about lighting and how to find bulb type. (wedge, bulb, halogen, l.e.d.) help.

[tacosupreme]

your manual lists all bulb types, and you can throw your headlight assemblies in the oven and pull them apart to remove the orange background.

[Johnny Law]

I'd stay away from LED bulbs for backup lights. They definitely are not as bright as standard incandescent or halogen bulbs. I'd also stay away from using clear bulbs for rear turn signals, unless you like being pulled over.

I have LED bulbs for my front turn signals, they light up amber when on, clear when off. See my photos. Got them from http://www.superlumination.com/
For your bulb types click http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

[KorovaB2]

He's right. There is a very nice and well done write up with pictures on CT of how to take your headlight apart.

There are several things you can do while it's apart, including paint the silver trim (not the lamp reflector of course) and remove the orange reflector to name a couple.

If you want super bright, like those Audi's and similar cars have, you have to go HiD, or you can get projectors, which are even more expensive, but those are your only GOOD options.

I chose purple PIAA's myself, but then, I don't care about the brightness enough to fork out $300 on HID's.

Not much else I can tell you.

[XRunner17]

I finally ordered some new bulbs for my headlights/ foglights and parking lights. The headlights are H4/9003 and the foglights are 9005's I got them off ebay, look awesome on the X, will post pics soon... The corner lights are 194 wedge bulbs i also got off ebay, each has 6 wide angle LED's superwhite color. If they ever burn I'll be going to this website.. http://superlumination.com/3157_3156.htm

[TACODOC]

Here you go. I forget where I pirated this list from...
Enjoy!

Sylvania Lamp Replacement

2005 TOYOTA Tacoma

High & low beam headlamp
9003
9003ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen
9003XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 30% Brighter
9003CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal

Parking light
2827
4157NALL
4157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Front turn signal
4157NALL
4157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Rear turn signal
3157A
3157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
3157NALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Tail light
3157
3157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Stop light
3157
3157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

High mount stop light
168

Fog/Driving light
9145
9145ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen

License plate
168

Back up light
921
921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker
2827

Map light
168

Dome light
DE3022

[jayotto4]

Originally Posted by Johnny Law

I'd stay away from LED bulbs for backup lights. They definitely are not as bright as standard incandescent or halogen bulbs. I'd also stay away from using clear bulbs for rear turn signals, unless you like being pulled over.

I have LED bulbs for my front turn signals, they light up amber when on, clear when off. See my photos. Got them from http://www.superlumination.com/
For your bulb types click http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

I had switched mine to the LEDs and I found that they can barley be seen by others when the headlights are on. So I switched them back to stock.

[XRunner17]

What led's were you running? I found some bulbs with 29 led's for 15 bucks.. prob not worth the money but if your loaded it would be sweet.
http://www.superlumination.com/

Originally Posted by jayotto4

I had switched mine to the LEDs and I found that they can barley be seen by others when the headlights are on. So I switched them back to stock.

[geogecko]

I bought some of those 3W Luxeon LED 3157 bulbs from SUPER BRIGHT LEDS home, before I found LED Bulbs Superlumination.com Automotive Replacement Light Bulbs, Headlights, Foglights & Lamps).

SBLs only has the 3W Luxeon on it, but I installed them as my brake lights in my 05 Tacoma, and they are about the same brightness, if not slightly brighter.

I ordered a couple of the amber Eagle Eye Towers from SL to try in the turn signals. My guess, is that they will be brighter than stock, because the stock bulb only uses one of the two filiments in the stock 4157 bulb (it appears, you can bend a lead on the LED 3157 bulb to get the high brightness mode out of it (although I may not have to, I'll just have to use an ohm meter to confirm this before the install).

The EET's have a 3W Luxeon LED and then 10 side facing wide angle LED's, so you will get some use out of the reflectors...

Can't wait to try them. I wasn't sure the EET's would fit in the front turn signal, because the stock bulb is just short of touching the lens, so that is why I only bought two of these. If they don't fit in the front, I'll order a pair of just the standard 3W Luxeon, without the side LED's.

I also ordered 3 of the super bright, white 168 style LED's from SBL site, for the third brake light. These look a bit different, for one, because they are white, it is not as deep of a red as the brake lights are, and two, the reflector housing for the 168's relies heavily on the rearward going light of the 168 bulb, so you end up with 3 dots, instead of a 3rd brake light bar...

Don't get me wrong, they are brighter than you can believe, but it could be better. I think the best, would be to get some red ones. Second, a dual or triple one that has one forward, and two rearward facing LEDs.

I wonder if there is a replacement for the 2827 side front marker bulbs?