I baked the lights on my previous 4Runner and loved how it looked. My g/f's 14 S has hideous silver trim around the top and bottoms of the headlight assemblies and she wants it blacked out. I did a search and couldn't find anything on it. It can't be too difficult, remove assemblies, toss in oven, paint, reassemble but I was hoping someone had ventured there already.
Anyone Blacked Out Their Headlights Yet?
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You might paint or put film on the silver upper part, but I wouldn't mess with the lens itself or the bright surrounding of the assembly as it would reduce the efficiency of lightning and, as pointed out by Scott O'Kashan, would probably be illegal anyway.
(If it is any consolation, you already have some black around the LED bulb.)
(If it is any consolation, you already have some black around the LED bulb.)
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Yeah, that's absolutely not true at all. It's not illegal and it doesn't reduce the output of the lights. It simply changes the silver trim to black. The top strip has nothing to do with light output and the bottom silver trim is just that... trim. My g/f and I are both police officers so our mods stay legal and we're very familiar with the law. See this thread for further since you're not familiar with it.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-g...acked-out-headlight-thread-diy-lots-pics.html
Not sure if this board supports "mentions" but @jolly that's what we're looking for basically but inside the light as the "eyebrows" look like an afterthought instead of factory clean. We'll bake them and I'll do a write up.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-g...acked-out-headlight-thread-diy-lots-pics.html
Not sure if this board supports "mentions" but @jolly that's what we're looking for basically but inside the light as the "eyebrows" look like an afterthought instead of factory clean. We'll bake them and I'll do a write up.
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Well, now that you know about the mention, it will disappear...
It sure would look nice. I've wondered why Toyota didn't take full advangate of narrow LED headlights in their desing (like Furia)
As for the law, I don't know about US but here (Canada-Québec) it simply says : " Reducing the brightness of headlights, lights and reflectors regardless of the technique used is prohibited". So a cosmetic mod would be legal but if a police officer has a doubt, you end up having to justifiy yourself in court. You might win, but what a royal "pita" ! I think there was a US case like that a few years ago : a guy wilth a Pontiac Grand Prix (with dark tail lights straight frome the assembly line) had to contest a ticket.
It sure would look nice. I've wondered why Toyota didn't take full advangate of narrow LED headlights in their desing (like Furia)
As for the law, I don't know about US but here (Canada-Québec) it simply says : " Reducing the brightness of headlights, lights and reflectors regardless of the technique used is prohibited". So a cosmetic mod would be legal but if a police officer has a doubt, you end up having to justifiy yourself in court. You might win, but what a royal "pita" ! I think there was a US case like that a few years ago : a guy wilth a Pontiac Grand Prix (with dark tail lights straight frome the assembly line) had to contest a ticket.
It's a lot easier to screw up the sealing surfaces if you use a multitool. Using an oven is the easiest way to do it. I've never heard of heat having ill-effects on LEDs but I'm no engineer.
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First... the lights are sealed to keep moisture out. They're not just screwed together. If you clicked the link I provided, you would see what I mean.
Second, LEDs generate a ton of heat so 225 degrees in an oven isn't going to hurt them.
Third, they're packed in an engine bay next to components that get extremely hot so see above.
Second, LEDs generate a ton of heat so 225 degrees in an oven isn't going to hurt them.
Third, they're packed in an engine bay next to components that get extremely hot so see above.
Someone took the headlight apart...
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/sho...ance-Venice-14-Corolla-LED-Headlight-Retrofit
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/sho...ance-Venice-14-Corolla-LED-Headlight-Retrofit
If anyone wants to go for it and buy one for $75, here it is.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-2014-To...ota|Model:Corolla&hash=item3cea1fdfe2&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-2014-To...ota|Model:Corolla&hash=item3cea1fdfe2&vxp=mtr
