How To: Lightsource HID Reverse

[NHXRUNNER]

This is a how-to for installing the Lightsource HID Reverse kit into NON-LED tacoma tail lights.

Here's what comes with the kit.

Remove the tail lights
Top bolt

Bottom bolt

Pull straight back on the housing to pop these two pins out. Be sure not to pull towards that fender to avoid damaging it.

Disconnect the wiring harness

Install bulbs in housing
Remove reverse bulb

This is the reverse bulb socket

This is the Lightsource harness and the OEM reverse bulb

Insert harness into reverse bulb socket. Be sure the contacts make good connection within the socket.

This is the bulb (DO NOT TOUCH THE GLASS!!)

Slide the bulb out of the rubber boot

Carefully insert the bulb into the housing. Try not to make contact.

Stuff the boot into the housing.

Gently pull the wires to slide the bulb back into the rubber boot.

Final product, bulb installed.

Mount the ballast
Apply adhesive, or hook and loop fastener to the ballast

Mount ballast to inner fender.

Make final connections
Connect ballast to reverse harness

Connect ballast to bulb

All that's left is to re-install the housing in reverse of the steps above.

Here's what they look like in OEM housings.

 

[XRUNNAH808]

This will be useful.

 

[nick_gz1]

dang, those things look brighter than some headlights! Looks like its pretty useful in your driveway though.

 

[Xrunner Drifter]

Ok those are def worth the money, very nice sir

 

[hrspwr236]

Nice write up, looks straight forward and easy to do, any significant differences with factory led tail lights?

 

[PiNkY]

Just makin sure but these will melt the housing if left on for to long, correct?

 

[lamia2super]

they dont take time to light up like most Hids?

 

[justin13703]

Just makin sure but these will melt the housing if left on for to long, correct?

Shouldn't, if they do though that kinda sucks but I don't see why they would

 

[NHXRUNNER]

Nice write up, looks straight forward and easy to do, any significant differences with factory led tail lights?

Personally I don't know what the back side of the 09+ tails look like. As long as they have a 921 reverse bulb you shouldn't have a problem.

Just makin sure but these will melt the housing if left on for to long, correct?

I've left mine on while loading my boat on the trailer at the lake, so maybe 3 or 4 minutes. I haven't had any issues.

they dont take time to light up like most Hids?

They do but the brightness of them cold is still as bright if not brighter than an OEM bulb. :top:

 

[Whitebeauty]

Just makin sure but these will melt the housing if left on for to long, correct?

Lets not get the wrong idea here.. it's not a torch it would take a lot of time if that to even happen... It looks like one but it's not...lol

 

[Workman3886]

I know this is completely off topic, but one thing that really burns my butt is when people drive behind me with their brights on. So my question is about the switch that activates the reverse lights, is there a possible way to bypass that switch with a straight lead to power them while driving forward (manual switch in the dash?)...

Just a thought, it would be like sweet revenge for those punks

 

[xrbeach13]

i want them so bad lol

 

[BradyT88]

I know this is completely off topic, but one thing that really burns my butt is when people drive behind me with their brights on. So my question is about the switch that activates the reverse lights, is there a possible way to bypass that switch with a straight lead to power them while driving forward (manual switch in the dash?)...

Just a thought, it would be like sweet revenge for those punks

I was just wondering how feasible this same idea might be! haha:blurock:

 

[TheAngeryGinger]

I know this is completely off topic, but one thing that really burns my butt is when people drive behind me with their brights on. So my question is about the switch that activates the reverse lights, is there a possible way to bypass that switch with a straight lead to power them while driving forward (manual switch in the dash?)...

Just a thought, it would be like sweet revenge for those punks

If there's a will, there's a way. I would guess all you need would be a three position switch and the schematic diagram of the circuit.

 

[Whitebeauty]

i want them so bad lol

Get in on the GB.... Then they'll be all yours...

 

[justin13703]

I know this is completely off topic, but one thing that really burns my butt is when people drive behind me with their brights on. So my question is about the switch that activates the reverse lights, is there a possible way to bypass that switch with a straight lead to power them while driving forward (manual switch in the dash?)...

Just a thought, it would be like sweet revenge for those punks

I was thinking about this too. A switch and a relay would work fine