Buying new headlights

Thanks guys. I'm pretty impressed from the pictures how they turned out. I'll be doing lots of comparisons, both in the city and rural. I use a Blackvue dashcam so I'm hoping I can create a split screen and view the differences in real-time.

Likely will be awhile as I'm pretty tied up with work but I'll do what I can :)
 
Had a few PMs regarding the lights so I'll do a summary here.

Regarding the projectors, to have the bixenon functionality on the LS460, they have to be an imported version and further modification on the solenoid. Additionally, the relays are the same H11 type but require a Y-splitter. Both Caesar (Lightwerkz) and Andrew (TRS) are familiar with this. Caesar does all the installation and wiring and is supposed to come plug and play. The solenoid mod was $150, the clear lenses were $45 (I think) and the waterproofing was $50. I mentioned to Andrew about the solenoid sticking issue some warned me about when switching from low <-> high beam and it sounds like he did all the mods and tested it thoroughly during and after the build process. Hopefully no issues. Note: Lightwerkz doesn't do the solenoid modification, only TRS.

Parts involved:

TRS Total: $985USD
LS460 Bixenon w/ upgraded clear lenses & w/ solenoid modification
Osram D2S SVS bulbs
35watt Denso ballasts - waterproofed
H11 relay and Y splitters
Free shipping to Lightwerkz

Headlight Assembly Total: $436.07USD
For the trail smoked L&R OEM headlights:
#8113035530 electrical, front lamps, headlamp components, headlamp smoke Right
#8117035530 electrical, front lamps, headlamp components, headlamp smoke Left

Price at Toyota Part Sales (Toyota Part Sales of Toyota of Dallas) was:

$187.96 + $187.96 + $60.15 (shipping Fedex ground) = $436.07USD. I had the lights shipped directly to Lightwerkz.

However as pointed out, Camelback Toyota (2012 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Parts - Camelback Toyota Parts - Genuine OEM Parts - Free Shipping) sells the same thing and offers FREE Fedex ground shipping. Total there: $360.88USD

Lightwerkz/Retrofitting Total: $889.00USD

Retrofitting price was $755.00
USPS Ground shipping to Canada: $134

Grand Total: 985+436.07+889 = $2310.07USD * 1.025 (CC service charges for international purchases) = $2367.82 CDN + whatever duty and taxes I have to pay on it. :faint:

Not cheap by any means.

Total time from ordering parts, shipping to Lightwerkz, getting labour/modifications done to shipping (tomorrow) was about 1.5 weeks. Granted, TRS fortunately had the LS460 bixenon version in stock.
 
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