My new 06 GX470
#16
Driver School Candidate
I agree... those wheels look really good on there.
No way to switch the center caps out with a different Lexus wheel though? Pop a center cap out, measure it and go on eBay and see if there are Lexus caps with the same diameter.
I have a Jetta that I'm running Audi TT wheels on and that's what I did.
No way to switch the center caps out with a different Lexus wheel though? Pop a center cap out, measure it and go on eBay and see if there are Lexus caps with the same diameter.
I have a Jetta that I'm running Audi TT wheels on and that's what I did.
#17
Thanks! Closer to $150
They are white. And no, not at all, unscrew the old, screw in the new. Just make sure it's tight otherwise you're in for a world of hurt trying to get the bulb out of the plastic housing of the light. Ask me how I know
I don't know if the FCC ID is the same or not. My 4runner wheels didn't come with them so I just had them moved over from my stock GX wheels.
Yeah I am sure there are. I just haven't had time to look into it since I switched them over.
I agree... those wheels look really good on there.
No way to switch the center caps out with a different Lexus wheel though? Pop a center cap out, measure it and go on eBay and see if there are Lexus caps with the same diameter.
I have a Jetta that I'm running Audi TT wheels on and that's what I did.
No way to switch the center caps out with a different Lexus wheel though? Pop a center cap out, measure it and go on eBay and see if there are Lexus caps with the same diameter.
I have a Jetta that I'm running Audi TT wheels on and that's what I did.
#18
Installing my Morimoto foglights today. I pulled the bumper off to get it painted which has made the install MUCH easier. I'd highly recommend this to anyone wanting to install HID foglights. While it could certainly be done with the bumper on, it's much easier this way.
I bought the headlights and fogs HID kit from theretrosource. Anyway, the instructions that came with the headlight HID's sucked. I had left over wires that they failed to tell me I wouldn't use. It didn't take long to figure it out, but it would have been nice if they told you that you'd only use 2 of the 4 they offer.
As for the fogs, well... install was simple now the bumper is off until I got to the OEM connection. What they sent me in terms of male spades doesn't match my female plug. I got on to their online chat (which is a complete joke) and have been waiting for an hour and still "in line". They apparently ALWAYS have high call volume regardless of when you try to contact them.
While they may sell great products - retrofitsource won't get any more of my money.
I bought the headlights and fogs HID kit from theretrosource. Anyway, the instructions that came with the headlight HID's sucked. I had left over wires that they failed to tell me I wouldn't use. It didn't take long to figure it out, but it would have been nice if they told you that you'd only use 2 of the 4 they offer.
As for the fogs, well... install was simple now the bumper is off until I got to the OEM connection. What they sent me in terms of male spades doesn't match my female plug. I got on to their online chat (which is a complete joke) and have been waiting for an hour and still "in line". They apparently ALWAYS have high call volume regardless of when you try to contact them.
While they may sell great products - retrofitsource won't get any more of my money.
#19
I had the same challenges installing my hids. My solution was to cut the factory plugs off and solder/heat shrink the hid harness in their place. Installing the bulbs also took some modifications to the light housing. Definitely an easier job without the bumper cover installed. Hind sight being 20/20 I wish I took the time to pull mine off.
#20
I had the same challenges installing my hids. My solution was to cut the factory plugs off and solder/heat shrink the hid harness in their place. Installing the bulbs also took some modifications to the light housing. Definitely an easier job without the bumper cover installed. Hind sight being 20/20 I wish I took the time to pull mine off.
As RZ mentioned, these are not plug and play kits. Somewhere, some wires have to be cut Additionally, the bulbs stick out past the foglight cover, so you have to do cutting just as he mentioned.
#22
Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
DX3 your GX looks FAbulous!
DX3 those wheels are awesome on the GX!! What size wheels are they?
Bro you should have stuck with DDM tuning for all your HID's. I too have used DDM on all my vehicles with life time warranty you can't beat that!
I just changed out my Fog lights with DDM, it was a simple plug and play. Just unscrewed the 1 10mm bolt holding the fog light assembly and the whole thing pops out without even removing the whole bumper.
Anyhow I'm confused on the low beam install of the HID. Did you have to do any sort of cutting the wire on the stock wire thats connected to the oem bulb. Im trying to attach HID adapter wire to the stock bulb wire, but it doesn't fit snug?? I have attached a pic to give an better idea what I'm talking about. Any more useful info on the HID install would be appreciated
Thanks for your help.
Bro you should have stuck with DDM tuning for all your HID's. I too have used DDM on all my vehicles with life time warranty you can't beat that!
I just changed out my Fog lights with DDM, it was a simple plug and play. Just unscrewed the 1 10mm bolt holding the fog light assembly and the whole thing pops out without even removing the whole bumper.
Anyhow I'm confused on the low beam install of the HID. Did you have to do any sort of cutting the wire on the stock wire thats connected to the oem bulb. Im trying to attach HID adapter wire to the stock bulb wire, but it doesn't fit snug?? I have attached a pic to give an better idea what I'm talking about. Any more useful info on the HID install would be appreciated
Thanks for your help.
Last edited by lex79; 11-08-15 at 07:35 AM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post