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Old 05-24-15, 08:00 AM
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Default HUGE headlight upgrade problem! Please help

I've searched and searched and searched, but I think I'm screwed. I bought a set of stripped 2013 headlights for my 2006 is350. I just finished swapping out the ballast and started to realize I have a big problem. Looks like the wiring harness is has different plugs for the turn signals and possibly the highbeam. Could anybody help me confirm if I should start reassembling my old headlights?
Thank you so much for any help you may have, I'm sitting here dead in the water.




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should just be plug & play. i do know you will need to re-wire the DRL to get the LED strip to light up. here is a quick search i did i am sure one of them you should find your answer

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sea...archid=6857891

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Thank you for the response. I was using that DIY. The problem is that the plugs do not match up. I'm devastated!
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I could be wrong but I remember reading something about JDM lights not being plug and play. Could you have got JDM versions?
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when i bought my isf headlights from my friend, he had a 2008, I had to splice and solder the connecter from my 2006 Is350 headlights to make it work, compare your headlights and see if the wores on the harnesses are the same color, then splice and solder your old connecter to make it fit.
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for the led to work : x2 harness cord headlamp part number is 81125-53540 around 30$ each

you will also need x2 lamp cover (for bulb) around 15$ each

i also bought strip headlight

guy told me its plug and play!!! if you have all the harness he forgot to say that. lol
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Awesome! Big thanks to everyone who chimed in, especially Lexus316. Do you have the part number for the covers by chance? I am extremely relieved. I put the whole thing back together, pissed off at all the time I'd wasted. I did switch out the grill and add a new front lip to the bumper, so it wasn't a total waste. It looks good, but the new headlights really, really make a huge difference. I'll put some pictures up when I'm finished. Hopefully this will help some other guy who thinks he screwed up you're trying to upgrade to the LED headlights. Thanks again you guys kick ***!
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