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did some cheap free mod.
hate the way the LED amber in headlight lights up at night right under the side reflector in headlight so i figured out which PIN wire it was and disconnected it, Completely reversible if i want to fix it. Bumper had to be removed for the front.
Black wire unpinned from Headlight Connector, Disabling the Amber LED portion. Driver side I believe
Passenger side also
Forgot to grab pictures of how to unplug unpin the wire without damage. You have to unplug the connector and then from the pin side you remove white plastic retainer with a pick and put it aside and then you will see you have to press tab to release pin wire in question and then reversal by putting white retainer back
Heat Shrunk Pin to protect it from the elements.
Blue taped wire down so it does not move around.
Other side Blue taped as well
Sample of Headlights with no more Amber LED lights. Front end is all White lights, i.e. Lexus DRL checker and Projector LED. Still amber turn signal bulb though but only when signals are on.
Decided to tackle the rear as well. I love how the taillights look at night but that one portion of RED for the Side Red reflector that breaks apart by way of turn signal portion just kills me everytime i see it light up at night.
stock Taillamp showing the portion that lights up and does not flow at all
Now with the side portion of taillamp removed we see what it looks like.
Upon further inspection, it was not gonna look easy since the circuit board inside. But what is that? "I see you", That's probably it!
Better angle of the Connector, This factory Connector Slightly unplugged it and brought i back to the car and YES that was it to disable the side lights.
Connector fully unplugged and just sitting there. Reversible also but may take some finesse and patience to get it back plugged in. To unplug this, I needed to use small right angle Pick and small Flat head screwdriver.
It is OFF and stays OFF!
Now the car looks 10x better at night when lights are ON!!!!
I really dig what you've done. Can the pins on the headlight leds be accessed by removing the front wheels and pulling the fender liners perhaps? Trying to avoid removing the bumper...
I really dig what you've done. Can the pins on the headlight leds be accessed by removing the front wheels and pulling the fender liners perhaps? Trying to avoid removing the bumper...
It might be but I've never tried. You'd be reaching blindly trying to unplug it but with my photos it may help. But angle you have to do to unplug it may also give you some trouble though
nice build! a lot of work and it's paying off. I had a question about the factory spoiler. is it bolted on or is it just taped/glued on there? just wanted to know for future mod reference. I do like the oem spoiler...kinda wish mine came w/ it.
nice build! a lot of work and it's paying off. I had a question about the factory spoiler. is it bolted on or is it just taped/glued on there? just wanted to know for future mod reference. I do like the oem spoiler...kinda wish mine came w/ it.
damn...so they have to drill into the trunk? thanks for the reply
I myself did not bolt it down. I popped the thread stud part off spoiler and then only double sided taped it on the trunk. Its solid and not going anywhere. Its pretty light plastic material
04-06-15, 10:24 PM
