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Yeah, I guess you have to get turn signal wires from the outer lights up and around to the inner lights. Looking forward to the results!
Yeah, I found some wiring pin outs and installs on minkara. The auto translate is kind of poor, but I'm still working on them before I do a better write up/thread. It's just the turn signals left, but I'm also waiting on my order for the correct terminals/pins for the connector to come along with smaller gauge wiring for them.
Originally Posted by E46CT
interesting where did you get the lights from? ebay? were they expensive
I'm probably in for roughly $2.5K and still going due to needing the correct terminals/pins, electrical wiring, and various miscellaneous items. I did a second order for the taillights + garnish from Nengun. I originally ordered them from a US Lexus dealer online early December 2021. They have little to no communication about my order, so I'm assuming it's on a cargo ship that'll maybe be here in within the year?
Next you need to get "HYBRID" letter badging from the ES (or UX) for the sides. remove those old style badges. i think the facelift CT uses those anyway in rest of world. The car looks good except just a tad low for my tastes. tires need more beef!! but i can appreciate the quality updates. they aren't cheap.
Next you need to get "HYBRID" letter badging from the ES (or UX) for the sides. remove those old style badges. i think the facelift CT uses those anyway in rest of world. The car looks good except just a tad low for my tastes. tires need more beef!! but i can appreciate the quality updates. they aren't cheap.
Already ordered the newer hybrid emblems earlier this week haha. I also ordered the “LEXUS” letter badging that replaces the F-Sport hatch emblem that I already removed. Soon I’ll remove the hybrid emblems as well, honestly I kind of like how it looks without them.
I prefer the flush look, I’m only running about -0.5 camber all around. The 245s on my 9.5” wheels have a slight stretch to help with the lowered car rubbing issues (very rare for me).
I also have the 18+ F-Sport rear bumper bezels, but I like the less sportier/subtle look without them.
Last edited by Indolent; Mar 18, 2022 at 05:09 PM.
I also have the 18+ F-Sport rear bumper bezels, but I like the less sportier/subtle look without them.
I was going to say... yours looks better than I thought it would for some reason. The 2018+ is cool and all, but I never really thought it would go well on an earlier version for some reason. But yours looks great!
I really like the look of those solid red color rear lights, much more prestige instead of the white color Lexus chosen. How difficult was this rear light conversion? Is it a direct bolt on/off or more involve that a novice can handle? Appreciate if you can share where to purchase and installation steps. Great job!!
I really like the look of those solid red color rear lights, much more prestige instead of the white color Lexus chosen. How difficult was this rear light conversion? Is it a direct bolt on/off or more involve that a novice can handle? Appreciate if you can share where to purchase and installation steps. Great job!!
I don't think the install is too bad, I'm just having a little difficulty with the turn signals right now (still a work in progress). My knowledge isn't that great when it comes to electrical.
LED flasher relay installed that got rid of the hyper flash on cluster, but signals still wouldn't turn on.
I used a 50w 3ohm resistor with no luck/signals didn't turn on
Voltage adapter/reducer used
6v = outer signals don't work BUT hatch signals quickly blink.
5v = outer signal lights work with correct speed BUT hatch signal doesn't turn on.
Oh ya trust me I get the "flush" look. I was one of the first to flush back in the day and know the insiders who started those movements in the bay area--the OGs. trust me i scraped my fair share of driveways ripped off enough bumpers, etc. but those days are long in my rear view. i'm actually trying to look for a lift kit for my ES.
Flush is fine to an extent but to me it starts to get hairy when the tires are stretched or stick out, etc. I tend to gravitate towards the more high-end factory, fully engineered look. Yours isn't too bad though i've definitely seen worse stretches. and hats off to you for not going negative with your camber. I think for yours it's the lowness to me is too low. plus it's just a lot of headache. stuff rubs, then you have to diagnose, stuff gets damaged, you run over stuff, wheels bend etc. i can go on. suddenly your life revolves around your car and not the other way around. Just a personal preference =)
Yeah definitely shave the badges off. I removed the hybrid badging on my ES.
As for wiring, you may want to pay for TIS subscription to download the wiring diagrams to see how they differ.
Oh ya trust me I get the "flush" look. I was one of the first to flush back in the day and know the insiders who started those movements in the bay area--the OGs. trust me i scraped my fair share of driveways ripped off enough bumpers, etc. but those days are long in my rear view. i'm actually trying to look for a lift kit for my ES.
Flush is fine to an extent but to me it starts to get hairy when the tires are stretched or stick out, etc. I tend to gravitate towards the more high-end factory, fully engineered look. Yours isn't too bad though i've definitely seen worse stretches. and hats off to you for not going negative with your camber. I think for yours it's the lowness to me is too low. plus it's just a lot of headache. stuff rubs, then you have to diagnose, stuff gets damaged, you run over stuff, wheels bend etc. i can go on. suddenly your life revolves around your car and not the other way around. Just a personal preference =)
Yeah definitely shave the badges off. I removed the hybrid badging on my ES.
As for wiring, you may want to pay for TIS subscription to download the wiring diagrams to see how they differ.
I don’t like overly stretched super mega jdm stanced demon camber / \ lol. With my current ride height I was fine driving straight over most speed bumps without any scraping until I someone offered me a 2018+ TRD front lip for almost a steal. Besides the lift kit are you planning anything else for your ES?
I shaved the badges, but I think I may want to leave them off despite having the updated replacements.
I may look to see if TIS differs from the other wiring diagram/pin outs I’ve found. I have several ideas for the signals (likely just voltage), just haven’t made the time yet with current scheduling to test.
Nice upgrade, does it need H11 leds for low beam/high beam or what kind of bulbs does it use? Also can you tell me where bulbs should be installed?
All of the LED lights are already built in and cannot be changed. The only bulb that can be changed (it is not LED) is the turn signal, and you can see the hole opening in the bottom inside corner of the light in that picture.
Problem with these headlights they do not have the right cutoff being RHD, as a temporary solution I've lowered the beam level so I'm not blinding oncoming traffic. I can't compare stock LED's in comparison, but anything was better than the stock halogens.
The pic above was prior to making any beam adjustments, it's the only horrible pic I have showing the obvious RHD cutoff. The headlights have a Left/Right and Up/Down adjustment. The only proper way to fix this would be to open them up to adjust/modify the cutoff
Diagrams were on a different forum/post https://mhhauto.com/Thread-JDM-Diagr...-LED-Headlight and then I found a link for other diagrams so it may or may not be the correct ones https://cardiagn.com/lexus-ct200h-em...iring-diagram/
I'm in Riverside County so about 1-1.5 hours away,. Depending on the time/availability, I may consider wiring them up (Lo/Hi, DRL/Parking, Turn signal) for a fee as long as I have everything needed. I know LED to LED will be different, so that may take me longer to figure out
Someone on here wrote a LED to 2018+ LED wiring, but I found some of the information to be conflicting or my pin out might be different. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ct-...l#post10209891
Hey,
I was wondering if you had any insight on your writeup for the led upgrade
For one I think you used jdm led headlights, and I got the usdm ones.
Secondly on the led housing side there's the 6 & 8 pin connector and on your guide you're only plugging into the 8 pin.
My stock setup was halogen for a 2015 f sport.
We tried for a few hours on one side to get any of the lights working and couldn't figure it out. The cars over in Pomona. Idk if you would want to figure it out with me I could pay you. My email is archonftw@gmail.com
I’m doing same your project replacing led taillights and I am facing problems with s
Originally Posted by Indolent
I don't think the install is too bad, I'm just having a little difficulty with the turn signals right now (still a work in progress). My knowledge isn't that great when it comes to electrical.
LED flasher relay installed that got rid of the hyper flash on cluster, but signals still wouldn't turn on.
I used a 50w 3ohm resistor with no luck/signals didn't turn on
Voltage adapter/reducer used
6v = outer signals don't work BUT hatch signals quickly blink.
5v = outer signal lights work with correct speed BUT hatch signal doesn't turn on.
3.3V = signals do not turn on
I’m facing problems with signals wiring. Did you find solutions for this problem?
ripped off enough bumpers, etc. but those days are long in my rear view. i'm actually trying to look for a lift kit for my ES.
