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Old 11-27-10, 12:04 PM
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I am planning to replace the parking bulb on the headlights to a LED version. I am just wondering if we have to take the whoe headlight assembly out?

I cannot seem to reach to the bulb at all...

Anyone here has done it before?

I have 08 ES350...
Old 11-28-10, 04:33 AM
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dont need to take anything apart... either reach in through the hood for low and high beam... or for the blinker and small wedge light... you have to go through the wheel well.. turn the wheel towards the outside, reach in undo the screw and have fun...
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Originally Posted by SickES350
dont need to take anything apart... either reach in through the hood for low and high beam... or for the blinker and small wedge light... you have to go through the wheel well.. turn the wheel towards the outside, reach in undo the screw and have fun...

Sweet.. Thanks.
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does 2010 have LED there already? I looked at the headlights I cant tell. Which one is this BTW
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Originally Posted by frankbcnt
does 2010 have LED there already? I looked at the headlights I cant tell. Which one is this BTW
I don't think the '10 has the LED as well. You should be able to see this light on the corner of your headlights.
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inside out outside corner?
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Originally Posted by frankbcnt
inside out outside corner?
Outside corner
Old 12-08-10, 12:17 AM
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If it was originally an incandescent bulb and you're switching to LED, you might have issues with a bulb out indicator. But since it is just the parking light and not a turn signal or headlamp, you should not have any problems.

I would recommend getting a resistor if you have any problems with a bulb-out indicator.
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i didn't have problems exchanging the lights..i have my led's in there..but now my led makes the HID look like a halogen because of teh color..then again i had the same issue when i did it with my is250, when i changed the parking light it made my hid's look more halogen too
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