Light-bar upgrade for LE and SE

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by Gokhan, Sep 24, 2023.

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  1. Gokhan

    Gokhan Senior Member

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    I drove behind a gray Gen 5 LE for a long time last night.

    Conclusion: It looks like the tailight bulb burned out. It is an awful, awful design by Toyota. Why would you put a taillight lens without a bulb inside? It has no reflectors; so, it makes no sense whatsoever.

    Eventually, I passed it, and the headlight design is equally awful. There are no yellow marker lights or accent lights visible from the front and the headlights look tiny, barely visible to other drivers. In contrast, the quad LED headlamps on my 2021 Prius Prime Limited are simply beautiful, and I have yellow marker lights visible from the front, accent LED lights, as well as driving/fog lamps. I have so many lights that when I am behind someone, it scares them, which should be the way it is for best visibility.

    Why spend so much effort in designing an elegant shell but completely ruin the taillight and headlight design?
     
    #61 Gokhan, Mar 17, 2024
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    To try and get us to buy upper trims for another 5-6k ;D

    FWIW at least while driving the headlamps feel plenty bright and the turn signals are very visible. But yeah upper trims do have prettier versions.

    Maybe far into the future if/when the lamps get gross and burn out they get swapped XD
     
    #62 Zeromus, Mar 18, 2024
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    anybody has any progress around here ? :D
     
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    Will probably try next year. It is quite expensive, specially the harness to the rear door, I'll probably use connection to the side tail lights like the Japanese blog post lol
     
    #65 EnriqueDFA, Sep 21, 2024
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    hello!...it's been a year.... anybody tried them yet? a youtube tutorial will be a banger
     
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    Not yet, I barely got the car 3 months ago lol I've decided to pay out the car first before modding it, so it'll take more time. So far the japanese blog post has been the best guide i've found.
     
    #67 EnriqueDFA, Nov 28, 2024
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