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Are the LED Fog lights any good?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by mabepossibly, Mar 17, 2021.

  1. Mar 17, 2021 at 10:07 AM
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    mabepossibly

    mabepossibly [OP] I know enough to make an ass of myself

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    I’m trading my 12 in on a 21 with the LED headlights. Are the OEM LED dogs anything to write home about? I have a set of Caliraised fogs on my 2012 and want to know if it is worth pulling them off.
     
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    Tacospike

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    I've heard they are pretty good
     
  3. Mar 17, 2021 at 10:08 AM
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    They are better then my oem pro fogs . Will your old ones fit a 21 ?
     
  4. Mar 17, 2021 at 10:13 AM
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    Just a quick note as someone brought it up here. The LED Headlight option does not include LED fogs. They are still halogen unless you get a Pro.
     
  5. Mar 17, 2021 at 10:17 AM
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    I put the "black" LED fogs in my 20 SX, that didn't come stock with any fog lights.. I like the fogs a lot, but my only complaint is the color difference from my standard projector headlights to the LED fogs. If you're getting LED headlights, I would def try to get the LED fogs.
     
  6. Mar 17, 2021 at 10:17 AM
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    mabepossibly

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    I just need to buy the different cover plate.
     
  7. Mar 17, 2021 at 12:54 PM
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    i feel like that is confusion with LED DRL headlights...
    my 20 sport with LED headlights came with LED fogs, as did a buddy's 20 offroad with LED headlamps also
     
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    Good stuff.

    I just wanted to be sure that the OP had that straight with his expectations.
     
  9. Mar 17, 2021 at 1:04 PM
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    nothing wrong with em, I use Diode Dynamics SS3 sport on mine

    that being said, the CaliRaised pods aren't fog lights, as there's no cutoff, and they'll blind any oncoming traffic. I would stick with the OEM or one with a proper fog pattern unless you don't care or only plan to use them offroad.
     
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  10. Mar 17, 2021 at 1:08 PM
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    ^This.

    All the fog reviews are in this thread, including OEM LED fogs and demonstrations of why Calis pods are horrible for use as fogs. I certainly wouldn't bother to pull them, whatever comes on the new truck will be way better. Diode Dynamics SS3s are currently the best performing fogs, linked at the top of the thread, as are the OEM LED fogs.
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-led-sae-j583-fog-pod-fog-light-review.554813/
     
  11. Mar 17, 2021 at 1:13 PM
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    go with Diode Dynamics. They are amazing and a superb product
     
  12. Mar 17, 2021 at 1:19 PM
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    I put on some LED bulbs on my fog lights and they were a hell of a lot brighter. They also had no cutoff so I was blinding everyone. Now I have the stock ones again.
     
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  13. Mar 17, 2021 at 1:21 PM
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    Weird. I am surprised at the cutoff in my stock fogs. I do have LEDs in there with lamin-x yellow covers. They work amazing in fog, which is the only time that I used them.
     
  14. Mar 17, 2021 at 2:18 PM
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    I have a 21 OR and both the headlights and fog lights are LED.
     
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    That is incorrect, it does in fact come with led fogs . If you got the led headlight you got the led foglights
     
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    Me too, the LED headlamp + LED DRL + LED Fog lights are in one package for 2021, Dealer price is $485.
    I like my LED fog lights, it is plenty bright.
     
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    Good stuff. I guess there was a change for the 2021s? There was a thread where someone was chapped about getting halogen fogs with the LED headlights.

    Thanks for pointing it out.
     
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    Sorry about that.

    Thanks!
     
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    Go for the LED fogs you can't go wrong my friend.
     
  20. Mar 17, 2021 at 2:28 PM
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    That guys dealer screwed him and installed leds in his halogen housing . He said he didn’t notice because it was late and didn’t do a good walk around .
     

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