LED Headlight Conversion

If they are 2012-2015 then no you cannot fix them.


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Does anyone actually know the light output specs on the facelifted model LEDs? Watts/lumens/color temp

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I believe the wattage is on the back of the headlamp housing. I will check. The color temp is about 6000k.

In other news, I just made another headlamp conversion harness. Here are the parts I used:



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After three years of searching. I finally found a set of mislabeled led headlights for a 2012 Prius V. At a price i could justify. Just finished the conversion harness. They had cut of the old headlight harness. So all I had to do was wire them to make them work. Total was 360. Big shoutout to trentofdestiny without his video I would not have known the wiring. Although more pictures showing the pins and wires would have made it snap. I figure I can sell my existing headlights for at least 120-150 dollars.

 

Sorry about not having better pictures. Glad you got it working though. My headlights went for 250 for the lair a few years ago. I can't sell the pair that high that I just took out last year.


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Thanks a million for this! I have been scouring the internet all night since I just got my first of the two headlights in, and I've just placed an order in for these, SOOOO Much appreciated!

 

This thread is a blessing. Without it, we would have never come this far. 2012 Prius Four here, we did all kinds of stuff already on our car and now we're finally switching our dingy halogen headlights to LEDs. It's about time. Got the two LED 2012-2015 headlights already, ordering the control modules (thanks to you guys we save some money and will not get the ones specifically for the Prius which are currently $230 each (81107-47380), but the ones for the Lexus GX460 which are apparently identical (85967-30070) and are sold at around $90 online (Lexus dealer). Will get the covers separately somewhere from a Toyota dealership as the shipping costs are always astronomical online and it's just not worth it. Discount parts monster wanted to charge $35 for shipping alone. Oh yeah, here comes the first question: Are the covers required? Looks like it as the modules are mounted on the covers, correct?

We will also build our own harness as I can't find any good adapter kits anywhere, the Japanese auctions are empty. Special thanks to @trentofdestiny here for his video and pictures, you are a true lifesaver!

Now, I have just a couple of quick little questions, and please forgive any stupidity in advance, we're not mechanics.
Ok, so here we go. I couldn't find anything in this thread about the H11 high beam bulb, and yes I read the whole thing). It looks like the H11 has its own connector and wiring. Is that correct or is it part of the 6-pin LED socket?

Then about the connectors themselves and maybe you @trentofdestiny can answer this, as you seem to be the most knowledgeable person when it comes to the harness... If I order connectors from a dealership, do they come with terminals? Doesn't look like it. But the ones you're ordering from that company on Amazon come with terminals and wires, correct? Are they using the same color wire for all the wires in the connector (looks like it from the pictures)? Are you even using their wiring or your own? Which wires would we have to get? How would I know if they're using the correct terminals (82998-12440)? And last but not least, does the connector only fit one way? (That would make it easier to keep track of the wiring should the wires all be the same color)

Also, is it 90980-11663 for the 6 pole connector with 5 wires or is it 90980-11194? Or does it even matter as they seem to be identical?

For the 3 pole connector, the number on your order form is 90980-11015, if I search for that plug on a dealership site it gives me a socket for a Yaris. Although I can still find it with that number on Amazon and Google Shopping. Is there another number for this one?

And then the H11 fog light connector is a universal one, correct?

Do we need anything else to make this work? Should be it, right? Can't wait to have them installed already.

 

I don't know about all the other things in your post above, but I'm fairly certain that the highbeam bulb and plug is the same H9 as the original one from your old headlight setup.

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Thanks, yeah that's what I thought.

 

great thread. I ordered the parts from aliexpress. I also made a picture of the wiring diagram to help anyone. works on V models too

 

I would like to point out that you could use either "running light" wire to power all of the running light or parking light circuits in the LED headlamp. For mine I used the one from the triangle connector. The factory 2-wire running light plug just dangles now. I haven't had a problem with corrosion in it that I'm aware of.

 

yea I know. I just didn't want a random dangling wire in that area. risk some wiring issue so I wanted 100% of the halogen headlight wiring on the harness. clean.

 

Wow great thread and glad I found it as I just received a low cost set of JDM LED headlights for my 2010 Prius. For those looking for a harness, I just purchased a set from Yahoo Japan via proxy for 27.12 USD. Shipping will most likely be around 25 for EMS (1 week).

I cant wait to get them installed!

 

what is the best reference post on this thread that brings everything together, been trying to follow but still not very clear.

have a 2012 prius v (wagon) with halogen lights and would like brighter and whiter headlights , is there any reliable LED plug and play route or do I need to go the HID way?

for HID for Prius v what is the post to follow?

I would need the new headlight housing, the HID computer that is connected to it and the harness?
how much would I expect to spend?

 

If you're comfortable, the best way would be an LED projector retrofit. The NHK Gen V projector bolts in with an adapter bracket & minimal trimming - I did quads. Output is significantly better than an HID or LED kit.

 

and something less involved perhaps? I did retro fit on my highlander , took out the heads and warm it up in oven change the lens and cook them back, was a whole project...

not sure if I'm up for all that , is it really worth it?

 

It really depends on how much night driving you do & the current condition of your headlights. If your lenses are good (or you can wetsand/refinish them) the OEM halogen Koito h11 projector does ok with an HID kit - that would be your best bang for the buck.

The problem is when you have aftermarket non OEM headlight assemblies.. the projector in those typically don’t do as well with HID kits.

I do tons of night driving in remote places, so the effort of a retrofit was a no brainer for me.

 

so sorry I had to google some of the names you used...

so you are saying if I have the original headlamp assembly and it was not changed to a 3rd party assembly (which Im not sure since I got the car and it has history of accidents) I can put an HID Kit ? any recommendation on that?

and what about getting the projector Headlamp assembly from a Trim 5 and put them on? how involved is that?

How is the compatibility of Headlamp assembly for a 2012 Prius Wagon , can I use the headlamp from any 3rd gen prius , what about any prius Wagon?
or am I limited to Prius Wagon 2012-2014 (as I look in salvage yards)?

 

I personally decided to go the easier route and do the H11 HID kit. It is fairly simple to install. It's not as easy as an LED kit, but in my opinion (and many others) HIDs produce a lot better beam pattern in a projector lens rather than an LED does. I got the Morimoto HID kit. I got the 6000k 50 watt kit. Works great. Alot brighter and wider beam pattern. I love the color as well. It's not blue at all. The 50 watt ballast brings the color down to about 5k instead of 6k. I've been running them in my '12 since the beginning of December. I do alot of night driving. They are awesome. Now don't get me wrong, a proper hid projector retrofit and all the other stuff that goes with it obviously is a much brighter and better option, but I personally didn't want to spend the extra time nor money, especially since my Prius has almost 240k mi. on it now. I'll try to upload some pictures of the hid kit and beam pattern.

 

Here's the link to the ones I got. I got them when they were on sale last year.


H11: Elite HID System | Headlight Revolution MM.N.029