FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Alligator Eyes - side mirror light mod

Removed the deflector (a real pain in the ass) and swapped out the stock lights for amber. **If you're interested in doing this, do NOT follow the directions online from LA Trail Teams - you will likely break tabs off the back of your mirror or worse. So far, we have found NO info in any Toyota manual anywhere on how to remove the mirrors properly without damage. I broke tabs off one mirror, and then figured out the right way to do it on the second one. Talk to me if you're interested in doing this mini-mod, and I'll show you the right way ;-D

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Comment by Blowtorch Betty on July 17, 2012 at 12:38pm: The amber color has proven to be very helpful for keeping track of the truck in a night-time convoy.

Comment by C4B_ROCKs on July 17, 2012 at 12:15pm: Congrats on the mod, Looks good.

Comment by Cowboy on February 22, 2012 at 10:50am: Thank you : )

Comment by Blowtorch Betty on February 22, 2012 at 9:00am: No prob. Ping me when you're around next week.

Comment by Cowboy on February 22, 2012 at 8:44am: I don't need to remove the deflector. Just change the bulb : )

Comment by Blowtorch Betty on February 21, 2012 at 10:45pm: Heya Cowboy - I did my second mirror light mod last night, and we took tons of pictures so I can create a quality online 'How-To.' In the meantime, if you're in Oakland/Alameda next week, I'll show you how to do it. I think I might have extra bulbs too. Do you want to take out your deflectors?

Comment by Cowboy on February 21, 2012 at 6:03pm: I am interested in being educated in the correct proceedure in getting at those bulbs. One of mine is burned out and my FJ feels incomplete and sad : (

Comment by Blowtorch Betty on February 21, 2012 at 3:31pm: @NDA431FJr. -- Bright enough so that if you fold your mirrors in while night wheeling you can light up the sides of the trail?

Comment by NestahEdition on February 21, 2012 at 1:04am: I used Oznium high intensity LED flood lights and they are bright enough to use as turn signal lights.

Comment by Blowtorch Betty on February 20, 2012 at 12:55pm: FYI - Because the lights are front-facing, red or blue bulbs are toootally illegal and are reserved for police and emergency vehicles.