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LED Headlight Conversion

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by genetiix, Sep 3, 2012.

  1. trentofdestiny

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    Would be better to strip off a little bit of insulation (without cutting wire) and solder and tape. But that's not 100% water proof either


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    yea...i think the best would be scotch locks tho, then get some protection thingy over them to make it waterproof, some kind of seal.
     
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    Hi guys. Working on swapping the 2014 LED headlight on my 2011. Decide to make my own harness. Just need a little guidance. This is the back of the LED headlight harness I cut up.
    Black: LED (-)
    Red: LED (+)
    White w/black stripe: parking/v-strip (-)
    Green: v-strip (+)
    Yellow: parking (+)
    Blue: what is that and what can I tap that in with or leave it hanging???
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    Liquid electrical tape


     
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    Blue is a data wire for the headlamp computer to talk to the display on the dash and tel you if a headlamp is out. There's nowhere for it to go if the car came with halogen headlamps.


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    but i am wondering... is the 2011 LED headlight changeable like plugnplay with the 2014 LED version? thats what im thinking about doing but im wondering how to wire the parking strip? since its a bulb on the 2011 version.
     
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    Wire the LED strip just like a bulb, + and -. If you have a retrofit harness, both headlights should plug right in to your car. The ballasts are different and have different plugs inside the headlight though.


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    i see, so its a 5 watt strip? and ehh ahkeyyyyyy... mhmmm... i know the 2011 versions got little LED in the top also plus the two projectors on each side. The 2014 dont have these after what i have seen... [​IMG]
     
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    I don't know that it's 5 watts however it takes power and ground just like a regular bulb.

    And yes, that third LED is to cover the gaps in the beam pattern from the two projectors, or so I've read


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    but my question is then... why dont the facelift version got that? thats what i find weird... cause for what i have seen the two projecters r exactly the same in the facelift and the 2011. But they dont have that upeer light thingy that u said where for filling the gap (which actually makes perfect sense lol) but yea..

    and i would imagine the strip thingy to be 5 watt as the T10 bulbs u put in there on the 2011 version. I coant imagine them changing out the whole wiring net and power and stuff just to power the LED strip if that makes sense.
     
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    I think the strip is less than 5W since 5W is a lot of power for LEDs. But yes the original T10/194 bulb is probably 5W


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    The facelift model is more blue to. More like 5500k instead of 4300k of the 2010


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    Yes I believe you are right, it is different. I like the later one better.


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    Here's a little something I made today to show about how the headlight conversion harness is wired




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    Hi guys. I’ve purchase a set of PIP OEM LED headlights but without the ballast. I’ve been looking up on eBay with the keywords “
    85967-30070” but only comes out with a few listed. I tried to look it up online too n some sources directed me to the Lexus parts department. Just wondering r they the same? Which keyword should I search in order to give me more results on the ballast? Thanks guys
     
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    Discount parts monster dot com is where I went. It is a Lexus part for half the price of the Toyota Prius part.


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    Thanks for the info. I’m planning to build my own socket to plug into the headlights. Thanks to your video but I would like to ask, 82998-12440 seems like the part number for the terminals. Just wondering if there is a cheaper way to do that? Such as buying the head only n use my own wire? Thanks
     
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    It has to be those terminals. I never said they had to be new though ;) a lot of other connectors of different sizes use those same terminals and you can cut them off something at the junkyard (like a non-hybrid Toyota, a Subaru, etc).


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    Great!!
    Let me source down which plugs can I cut from the junkyard lol
    Since mine was a 2011 with halogen, I’ll just need to modify my parking lights socket into that triangular socket (or any other 2 holes socket) n leave my side marker socket hanging?
     
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    Or maybe the metal clip is the way to release the bulb socket n become the triangular tab? Lol 65FCBE00-F34E-4A37-BCC2-CCDA6BC007F5.jpeg