Change Headlight Assemblies on a 2007 - 2011 Toyota Camry with Foglights
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- Learn how to change the headlights on a 2007-2011 Toyota Camry, with or without fog lights. I polished my headlights for a couple of years, and that worked for a while. After 2 years, they got so yellowed that I couldn't polish them to clear again. So, I installed aftermarket replacement headlight assemblies. This video will show you how you can do it yourself and save a lot of money versus paying a shop to replace your headlights.
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Dennis Coffey
Did you use OEM Toyota headlight assembly or aftermarket ?
If aftermarket, what brand/manufacturer ? Are they of good quality & would you buy them again ?
Thanks
Hi Scott, thanks for watching and for your question. I used TYC aftermarket headlight assemblies and would definitely use them again. They were cheaper than OEM and I couldn't tell the difference between them and the OEM lights. I bought them through RockAuto.com (I am not affiliated with RockAuto or TYC in any way), and I have been pleased with both the supplier and the product.
Did you see the CAPA Certified versions of those headlights at Rockauto? Not sure they're worth paying more for but supposedly they fit more accurately. After 2 years, how are your TYC's holding up?
Hi, I'm sorry for the delay in answering you...I just now saw your comment. Yes, the lights I bought are NSF/CAPA certified. They fit perfectly and continue to perform as well as they did when new. I've had no problems, no yeloowing, etc from these lights. In fact, I had to replace the headlights on my son's Ford Ranger and I bought the same brand and line of lights for his truck. Thanks for watching!
I agree, i purchased 2 TYC brand headlight assy"s at rockauto.com, not only did they fit perfectly \, they looked better than the OEM ones on my 2006 Grand Prix, gonna buy both same brand for my newest car 2007 Camry Hybrid
Some TYCs even come with bulbs and sub-wire harnesses
This is the perfect video. 1) No insufferable, distracting music, 2) Everything is covered, with reminders about which screws go back where. 3) The pace is perfect, and sped up where necessary. Thanks for an excellent video.
Thank you for watching, John! I really appreciate your kind comment!!
Who would dislike this video? This man perfectly demonstrated how to change the headlamp on a Toyota Camry! Excellent work sir, thank you for the instruction!
Thank you so much, DeMarcus! I appreciate you watching, and thanks for the kind comment!
My 86 year old neighbor and Best Friend who I do things for came to me and said the Dealership wanted $1300.00 to replace his badly faded Camry headlights, which he just doesn't have the money to do. He can afford the lights. Your video shows me that I can do this for him in a little over an hour or 3 beers*. Thanks for making it. Good job on the edit and presentation.
* (1 beer to look at it. 1 beer while doing it. 1 beer to stand back and admire the work.)
Bobby, that's great! Very nice of you to take care of that job for your friend. I'm glad to know this will help you....and that sounds about right on the beers! Good luck with it and let me know if I can help! God Bless
It's been 2 years now but you don't even have to replace the OEM headlights if they are working properly, if all that's wrong with them is the fade then you could buy a quality restorer like the one 3M sells for $25 or even cheaper restorer like one I recently also tried sold by turtlewax for only $8, the first one will restore them to like new conditions very easily and the second will be pretty close. $1000+ or just $8 lol
León where are you paying $1000 for a headlight assembly? lol. even the oem toyota ones are $200 for the set.
@@hq2t adjust your low IQ and read BOBBY comment
Your Nightmare im not talking ab bobbys comment. the price he was given was based purely off facts, dealerships charge unreal prices. León says, either choose an $8 fix (restore) or $1000 fix (new assembly).
Your video and $180 aftermarket lights online made my 10 year old car look like new! I wish you well for your help!
I'm glad this helped! Thanks for watching, Jay.
This really was one of the very best videos on TH-cam. Straight to the point, kind and helpful. I respectfully thank you for this video.
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching!
Dennis, I just wanted to personally thank you for posting this extremely helpful and detailed video! I hit a deer on my drivers side headlight that broke the insides of the assembly. Body shop wanted $2000 to fix some minor body damage and install a new headlamp. Since my 2007 Camry is 10+ years old, I can care less about the minor body damage. I ordered new headlamp and watched your video 6-7 times = mission accomplished!
For future viewers, I want to add it is possible to not remove the entire bumper cover if you only want to remove one headlamp. I just left the pin on the other side of the inside wheel well and that was enough for me to disconnect and remove the assembly and put the new one in.
David. thank you so much for the kind words and the feedback. I'm glad you were able to fix your light and I'm glad you didn't have too much damage from the deer. My son hit a deer a couple weeks ago in the Ranger.....we had to replace both lights, the header panel, grill, radiator, etc....took a while but finally got 'er done! :) Thanks for watching!
I replaced both of my headlight assemblies using only this video. Every step is well-explained and the camera angles show exactly where you need to remove screws & bolts. It took me less than 45 minutes thanks to Dennis!
That's great! Thanks for watching, Jeff!
@@dwcoffey helllo if you see this want to ask a question
hey man I just wanted to take a minute and say thank you this really helped me out
Glad it helped! Thanks very much for watching!
Thanks Dennis! A drunk driver took out my passenger side headlight assembly last week, and Toyota wanted approximately $900 to fix it. I was able to replace both headlight assemblies by ordering the parts online (including upgraded headlight bulbs), and installing everything myself for about $200. I couldn't have done it without your video! Thank you so much!
That's fantastic Brian! I'm glad it worked out well and you're back on the road. Thank you so much for watching and for commenting!
Clear instructions. Followed and did this myself over a long afternoon. Went ahead and changed all the bulbs while I was at it. The blinker lights are way easier to get to this way. Might as well just do them all. Dennis, let me know the next car you get so I can follow along on your next videos. Cheers!
Thanks for watching, TJ! I'm glad this helped and yes....you are right. It is much easier to change the blinker bulbs while the headlight assemblies are out. I can't imagine why anybody would design a car so that the fender wells have to come out to change a light bulb! Anyway.....I'm glad they don't have to be changed often. haha. I'll be sure to announce the next vehicle on my channel. My son just bought a Ford Focus, so we've started doing some videos on it now. Thanks for your support!!
Good morning from NJ! Dennis, thanks very much for posting. After procrastinating for quite some time, I broke down and bough a pair of replacement lights for my wife's 2009 Camry and planned to install first thing in the morning. Instead I opted to start around 10:30 PM and finished about an hour later. I'm happy to report that the installation went very smoothly as a result of following your video tutorial TO THE LETTER. Well done and thanks for saving me time, aggravation and probably money ( I have a unique way of solving mechanical problems with plastic car parts sometimes ;-) ).
+Pratt 2007 That's great!! I'm glad to hear the replacement went well and saved you time. Thanks for the note too!
I wanted to say thank you for posting this video.
Your calm pace and clear explanation made it extremely easy to change out the entire headlight assembly on my 2010 Camry . Thank you for taking the time to make this video and sharing with the public
Thank you so much, Bruno! I appreciate you watching!
Thanks, Mr. Coffey for your clear and concise instructions on how to replace the headlight housing and how to easily replace my fog lights bulbs. Before I saw your video, I had to jack the car up to get to the fog lights, No problem with your suggestions.
I'm so glad this helped! Thanks for watching, John!
Thanks Dennis my wife and I sure appreciate you taking the time out to show us how to do the headlights on our Camry.
Thank you very much for watching! I hope the replacement goes well!
Thats a really great video Dennis. 6 years later and it's still helping us DIYers out.
Thank you for watching, Matt! I appreciate it!
Thanks for the video. Very helpful and easy to follow. My son was helping me and we had a couple rusted screws that took a while and he said "that guy made it look a lot easier than this". Good teaching moment as I usually expect a little something harder with most of my projects. Thanks again and continue the good work. It is appreciated.
Jair, that's great that you are teaching your son! I do the same with all my kids and it's great time together. As you say, when things get a little harder than they thought, that makes for great teaching/learning moments. Keep up the good work and thanks for watching!
Hi Dennis,
Just want to say THANK YOU. I followed your video instruction and successfully replaced my 2011 Camry passenger side light assembly without too much trouble. Without your clear illustration, I would probably not be able to do it right. THANK YOU, THANK YOU and THANK YOU!
-wen
Thank you for watching. I'm glad my video helped and I appreciate you leaving such a nice comment!
Hey Dennis, thank you for the tutorial. I was able to change out my wife's headlight assembly with no issues. I love TH-cam.
Mike
That's great Mike! I'm glad you were able to get it done. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment!
2011 camry. Identical procedure. Headlights from amazon. Study your video. Installed headlights in about an hour and a half. Taking my time, no hurry. Thanks for the vid.
That's awesome Roger! Thanks for watching and I'm glad to know this helped!
My 2010 Camry se headlights look a bit yellow but I cleaned them with turtle wax cleaner , but after seeing this video I rather change the assembly myself and purchase brighter lights . Great video ! Gave me confidence to work on my own car .
Thanks for watching, Jose! I had polished my headlights twice in 2 years and finally decided to replace them.
Why does this video have dislikes? Those must be Toyota dealerships that disliked your video, because it stops them from ripping us off.
LOL! That may be right Lamar! Thank for watching and thanks for the great comment!
Agree Lamar. I'm guessing with new headlights and labor your looking at $350 to $400 to have Toyota do it! And my estimation might be to low because I'm not sure what their hour labor rate is now.
@@alanmccooker7829 I had one viewer say that the dealer quoted him $700 to change the headlights. He did himself after watching this vid.
I saw this video earlier and I was like that's a lot of work let me find a shop that can do it. I called the shop and they were like $200 to install them. So I came back and rewatch the video, this time it looked so easy.
I have a 2007 Toyota Camry and hated the way the headlights looked discolored. I ordered the replacement headlights from Amazon for $130.00. Also purchased LED lights for $70.00. My husband and I watched your video step by step and we were able to install them with no problems. For a total of $200 the Camry now has new headlights. Thank you for the great instructions.
Just got done swapping my mothers 2010 camry headlights with the help of your video! Very simple and easy to follow instructions, thank you very much!
Fantastic! Thanks for watching!
Wow! You are one of the best diy video teachers I've watched on TH-cam. No jokes!! I just got a 2008 toyota camry xle. I subscribed to your channel and hope you have more videos. Amazing, thank you so much. So calm and clear! God bless you! And keep it up!
+charls seal That's the nicest thing to say charls! I really appreciate that and thank you for your kind words. I've been really busy with some family members that have been ill, but I hope to get more videos edited and posted soon. Thanks so much for subscribing!
Dennis you are my hero. I'll let you know how it goes. I really appreciate your well paced, insightful and detailed filmography. Thanks.
I'm sure you'll do a great job! Thank you for watching, Laura!
Thank you so much for this video. It gave me the confidence to do the job myself, saving me hundreds of dollars. The job was easy with your excellent step by step instructions. Thank you and keep making awesome tutorials.
Thank you so much Jon! I appreciate you watching and I'm really glad this helped. Its awesome to tackle it, get it done and then realize how much money you _didn't_ just pay somebody else to do it! Keep up the good work sir!
TH-cam guy,Thank you so much. you saved me hundreds. I would have been frustrated and cussing at my car. instead, your simple instructions were so easy the most time consuming part was going to the store for a new turn signal light. thank you
+adamelida19 That's great to hear! Thanks for the kind words and I 'm glad I helped!
Dennis - thanks so much for your tutorial!
Although I read up on how to do this job in my Haynes manual, I had my smartphone dialed into your instructional. It was like having an auto shop teacher over my shoulder. You easy-going yet thorough manner was really helpful.
My headlamps are replaced (even took your suggestion to upgrade and replace my bulbs while it was all open), they went back in correctly - and they work!
Dude - if your in Sonoma County CA, I'm good for a bomber at one of our exceptional local brew pubs. :)
-Bill K.
Bill Kendall Thanks Bill! That's great that it helped. It's always nice to get done and everything works like it should...haha! Thanks again, I really appreciate your kind words!
Excellent video which I watched & used as my guidelines to replacing both headlamp assemblies. Videos like this are absolutely timeless.
I turned on all the lights to make sure they all worked B4 tightening the 3 screws to each headlight assembly & B4 reinstalling the front end. No fog lights on my Yaris.
Depo was the aftermarket brand of headlight assembly I bought & installed.. They fit perfectly.
My vehicle is a 2009 Yaris 4-door Sedan.
I'll now be watching & using your "How to Adjust Headlights"; I installed new Sylvania Ultra bulbs into their new housings.
Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada
I'm really glad to know this helped! Thank you very much for watching and for the kind comments!
Great video. Really broke it down and made the job super simple for me. Can't thank you enough.
Thank you Brett! I really appreciate your kind words and thanks for watching!
Just wanted to stop by and say THANK YOU for making this video. Just replaced some aftermarket headlights that I paid someone to install back in 2009. EASY after watching your video 2x
Thank you so much David. I appreciate you watching and I'm really glad to hear that this helped!
Thanks for a great video, Dennis. Great job in explaining all of the little details. Now that I know that after-market parts fit, I will do it myself.
Thank you for watching, Martin!
I had to replace the headlights on my husband's 2005 Galante. You really saved me a lot of time showing me how to take the front bumper off-cake!!! I can't believe the difference; he was literally driving blind!
That awesome, Christine! Thanks for sharing and I'm glad to know this video helped. My wife's Camry was the same...even after polishing the headlights. Once I replaced them, it was a significant difference. Glad it went well for you and glad your husband can now see better at night! Thanks again!
Very helpful. Glad I watched it first. Thank you, Dennis.
+Troy Williams Glad it helped! thanks for the comment Troy!
Superb video. Thanks Dennis. I wish you could secure a $20,000,000 grant from the government and make a thousand more videos on various aspects of car repairs. There’s certainly a need for it.
I like that idea! That would be great! Thanks for watching, Clyde!
Great video. Best i seen. Dummy proof. God Bless and keep up the good work.
Thank you Peter! I appreciate it very much, God bless you too! Thanks for the support.
Your video saved me a good bit of money versus having a shop do this. Thank you! Only takes a few minutes after you learn how the bumper comes off. That was the hardest part in my opinion.
I agree...kind of surprised me when I first did this job to learn that the bumper cover had to be removed. But, it isn't so bad after all. Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad the video helped!
Thank you!!! Even as a woman, I feel like I could do this! Not scared to get dirty lol
Thank you for watching, Misty! Absolutely, both my grown daughters and my grown sons have tackled things like this and knocked them out! I'm sure you will do a great job!
When I first started watching this video I was wondering what have a I gotten myself into. I knew I couldn't return the purchase because it wasn't the seller's fault for not knowing the challenge ahead, so I decided to tackle it anyway. I knew the video was about 18 minutes long, which meant with editing and my usual luck that it would turn into a 2 hour job -- minimum. Boy was a I wrong. It took 31 minutes, including gathering and putting up tools and having to go get the headlights out of the house. Thanks Dennis for a very detail instructional video. There's no telling how much I saved over taking this to a Toyota dealer.
That's great to hear, Robert! I've had folks tell me that the dealership quoted them $700 to swap out the headlights. I appreciate you watching, and sharing your experience. Very impressive time to complete this repair too!!
Me: “Can we fix it?”
Dennis: *“Yes we can!!!”*
Thank you.
Breyonna the Builder!! :) Thanks for watching, Breyonna!
Dennis thank you for your expertise. It made my endeavor much easier. Thank you sir big thumbs up....
Thanks for watching, Michael!!
Wow, that's a lot of tearing apart just to replace the headlight assembly. Think I'll try restoring them first.
Thanks for watching, Curt! You are right....like I'm surprised they designed it this way. I had restored ours twice before replacing them and so replacing was pretty much the only option at that point. The job isn't so bad, but its a lot more involved than you'd think going into it. Thanks again!
Thank you! I paid five hundred to have new head lights installed but the man did not adjust the light. It was like a black wall that dropped down in front of my car. Thank you, I did it myself by watching your video. If I had known about your videos I would have replaced myself and saved the money. I am a widow an money is short.
Thank you for watching, Darlene! I'm glad this helped! I have several other videos regarding the Camry, so be sure to check them out too!
I replaced the bumper on the camry today, followed your instructions, and transplant went well. Thanks again, Bobby
Alright! That's great Bobby! I'm glad the replacement went well....thank you very much for watching and leaving a nice comment!
Dang, so much work just change a headlight, Toyota screwed up on this one.
You ain't kidding!! When I realized the whole front cover had to come off just to replace the headlights, I couldn't believe it. The upside is, it isn't as bad as it looks. Still crazy though. :)
compared to most cars its pretty simple😂
16 minutes is what it took me. If that’s too much work then I’m speechless.
Very well done sir! Son was just in an accident that ruined the bumper and headlight assembly. Perfect instructional video, piece of cake.
I'm sure sorry about your son, hopefully he is ok. Thanks for watching and I'm glad this vid helped!
Omg, who design this car; it's a hassle just to change one light..??
+Crazy Candy Crush Yes, I have to admit, I was surprised that the bumper cover had to come off to replace the headlight assembly. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
Toyota, the car manufacturer designed this car. LoL. I thought this was outrageous at first. I came from an era where changing a lightbulb meant changing the entire case too, but all things considered, the clip is really easy to remove and you don't need any special tools to do it.
Thank you Dennis! I did mine in under 2 hrs thanks to your video. Dealership quoted about $1400 and i did it for less than $150. Great explanation - i really appreciate you!
Yes!! That's why I love doing these videos....it makes me happy to know you saved a lot of time and money. Thanks for watching and for sharing that Brien!
Thanks for posting! I used these instruction this past Saturday to replace the headlight assemblies on a 2011 Camry. They were past the point of cleaning or polishing, so I chose to replace them. The car looks like new again! Thanks again, you made a great video!!
That's fantastic, Joey! I'm glad this helped you get it done. Thank you for watching!
Sir, you must be an instructor. That was one of the most detailed, clear and informative videos I've ever viewed. You could really teach TH-cam editing video classes. Thanks So Much!
Thank you very much Eric! I appreciate you watching, and thanks for the nice comment!
Thanks so much. I try to do things on my own and when I saw that I was going to have to remove the bumper cover just to get the headlight assemblies on, I darn near took the lights back and just lived with the faded old ones. I'm glad I decided to Google this and found your video. Love my Toyota but you have to take apart the front end just to do anything. 😫 This was a great help and I can't believe anyone found this video unhelpful. Why they would give it a thumbs done just shows that people,have to criticize everything, keep up the good tutorials! 👍👏😀
Thanks very much Jeff! I sure appreciate your kind words and I'm glad this video was helpful to you. It's crazy to me that the front clip has to come off to do this job, but at least it's not as bad as it seems, once you get into it. :) Thanks again sir!
Collision damage to the right side of my 2007 Camry made the replacement a bit trickier, but you step by step instructions were extremely helpful. Thanks! I can see the road at night again!
That's great Tom! Thanks for watching. Yes, with all the plastic parts on cars, any kind of bump makes alignment much more difficult. Glad you have some light now!
I've put in headlights for other toyotas and other manufacturers but always like to see a video before I tackle them. Nice vid Dennis.
Thanks George! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Dude -- great video! I did myself in less than 2 hours, and you saved me $400 that it would have cost at the shop. You nailed every detail. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
That's great Jeff!! Thanks for watching and I'm really glad it helped. It always nice to save money and keep it in your pocket!
Got aftermarket lenses and LED lights from Amazon. I followed the video and was done in about 30 minutes. Thanks Dennis, you da man!
That's great, Richard!! Thanks for watching.
Excellent video.. I just did the same for my main squeeze's car and I was rewarded with some a delicious lunch and some excitement and a nap. Thanks Mr Coffey
Nice!!! Sounds like a great deal! Thanks for watching, Bill!
I know very little about cars, but I needed to replace the headlight assembly as well as my front bumper, and I was afraid I would have to pay a pretty penny for that. Thankful to you, I did it myself!! Your videos are very helpful!!
That fantastic Chelsey! I'm sure you did a great job and should be proud of yourself. I'm glad the video helped and I thank you for watching and commenting!
Dennis job complete about an hour ago. It was a 2 hr job for me because I watched your video and made sure to observe everything and have proper tools before I jumped right in. Thanks a bunch for your calm and precise instructions, because it helped with out having any problems except for a couple of pop in plastic rivets breaking off but that's a minor issue.
That’s great Allyn! I’m glad it went well. Thank you for watching!!
This video is such a money saver. Well made, to the point, and explained wonderfully. Thanks.
I appreciate your kind comment, and thanks for watching!
Dennis,
Thank you very much for your video and taking the time to post it. Very thorough and straight to the point. My buddy and I did his 2008 Camry LE (no fog lights). We both took a side and knocked it out in less than 30 minutes start to finish. Thanks again buddy.
Thanks, Matt
Wow Matt...that's great time for this job! Nice! Thanks for watching
You made it so easy evn this girl can do it, and it took me less than hour. Yayayayayayayayay 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
That's fantastic!! Great job! Thanks for watching.
@@dwcoffey I subscribed 😁 cv joints are next yay
Thaks for subscribing! I hope the CV joint job goes well!
Thanks to youI was able to repair my daughter's car! Easy job once I found your video. God bless you, sir
That's fantastic Barry! I'm glad it helped and thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment!
Really appreciate this video. I'm still waiting for my lights to arrive in the mail but decided to get a head start. Watching this video will definitely save me a lot of time. I had no idea the bumper had to come off and all that's involved. Thanks.
Good luck with your repair Terence! Yes, when I first did this, I wouldn't have guessed that the bumper cover had to be removed. Thanks for watching!
Awesome tutorial, Dennis. I hit a deer and it destroyed my passenger light assembly. This gives me a step-by-step way to do it myself. Much appreciated.
Thanks for watching, Stan! We live out in the country and have had several interactions with wildlife and our vehicles (4 kids driving), so feel your pain. haha. I'm glad this video helped!
I have a 07 camry and I got a quote from a mechanic for 500$ for my headlights to be replaced. Instead I'm going to do it myself for 60$ in parts. My car is only gonna last another year. Woman Power!! ❤ thank you for a great video
I'm sure you will do a great job!! Thanks for watching, Elizabeth!
Thank you so much! Bought my lights from ebay for about $85 ish. I read some reviews some modifications are required but these lights (similar to yours) were a perfect bolt on. Your vid def help, especially the follow along and explaining. ❤
Thanks for watching, Aldo! I'm glad this helped!
I'm going to be changing out the assembly for a 2008 RAV4 but there aren't any tutorial videos, in lieu of that, I've been watching Camry videos (hoping they are similar). This was very well put together - instructions were clear and the shots were good. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching and commenting Kevin! I hope the Camry videos help you with your RAV4.
Just changed out the assembly yesterday, it was very similar after all! Thanks again!
Thanks Dennis, your video was really good at explaining every step. We just bought no brand headlights so I’ll post again once hubby has them in…Ok, all went well, the pins broke as were so old but followed your instructions and they look fantastic…
I'm glad it went well! Thanks for watching!
Excellent video. You never showed us the difference: old vs the new, to better share your joy.
Thanks for watching, Gary! You're right, I should have shown the final result!
Great tutorial. Just what I needed to do a repair on my son's vehicle. Thanks for posting
I'm glad this helped! Thanks for watching, Steven!
Wow! great video Sir! I’m glad I found it….I was able to replace my headlights on my 07 Camry LE with ease following your thorough step by step instructions my old reliable looks new again!
That's great, Luis! Thank you for watching!
Absolutely clear video ... feel like I'm standing in your carport and fully ready to do my own. Thanks very much.
Thanks for watching Forrest!
Hi Dennis. Thanks so much for the GREAT video. I just installed both sides of my 2007 Camry with TYC headlights. Your video was right on! Local shop wanted about $500 for parts and labor. I spent $140 on parts and only one hour of my labor from start to end of cleanup! Thanks also for the nice editing shortening video where possible and NOT having blaring rock music :)
Thanks so much Steve! I'm glad it went well for you and saving some money is even better!! Thanks very much for your kind comments and for watching!
This video work today for me fantastic. The man is very professional and patience he did not miss a lick he knows what he is doing and I thank him for posting this video I done this on my 2007 Camry today went great thanks again man
That's great Travis! I'm glad the video helped and you got this done ok. Thank you so much for watching and for the nice comment!
Good day Dennis from Australia. I changed the left hand headlight assembly successfully. I followed your tutorial and It worked exactly as you described. Thank you for the video.
+Gordon Clark Hey Gordon! Thanks for watching and leaving a note. I'm glad it went well and that the video was of some use to you. It always nice when a job goes well! Take Care!
Thanks for the video, Dennis. Watched your video and did the entire project, including washing up, in 42 minutes. Used Toyota headlights.
That's great John! Good time too! Thanks for watching!
Glad I watched this before starting this task. Had no idea the whole bumper needed to come out wow!
So glad my Honda assembly line days will come in handy when I used to do minor paint repair after car came off line by removing front and back bumpers😁
Thanks for watching, Rafael! Yea, it's crazy to me that the front end has to come apart to replace the headlights.
Thanks alot Dennis for the detailed explanations. I had second thoughts about tackling this project by myself and just paying a mechanic to put them on. I switched my old lights for aftermarket audi style lights on my 2011 Toyota Camry XLE. They look and work great and I would have ended up paying some guy 100 plus to put these in. You da man
+RunAllDay3428 Thank you very much! I'm glad it helped and I bet those new lights look great on your ride!
Dennis:
1) A friend and I just did this on a 2010 Camry SE (six-cylinder!) yesterday. Thank you very much for your clear, measured, thoughtful instructions; yours was absolutely the clearest I found. Saved a bunch of money (although my friend did require a couple of bandaids, from some underneath-work cuts).
2) On that 2010, underneath there were outside 10mm screws, but the majority of the fasteners were those stupid plastic rivets, exactly the kind that you discuss, up top, at about the six-minute mark. Would've been SO much easier to use a socket down on the ground, instead of trying to deal with the edge/gap aspect of all those pieces of plastic (a bunch of which we butchered on removal, but we had our own supply of assorted plastic rivets for backup).
3) Regarding aiming the headlights, most instructional videos and text sites on the matter recommend different heights for the two sides, so that there's a sort of "step up" when going from the driver's side to the passenger side (in order not to blind oncoming traffic). You might want to add a text overlay that mentions that.
In any event, thanks again. It was a real pleasure learning from someone who knows how to teach, not just how to do something.
Thank you so much for watching, and for the thoughtful and insightful comment! I agree about the plastic rivets, especially underneath. Good point regarding the headlight aiming, thank you!
dennis, thank you for posting this vid. i need to replace a headlight (might as well replace both) on an '07 camry. this video just made the task much simpler. i'll be raising my beer to you once i'm done.cheers!
Carlos, thanks for watching and commenting! Please let me know how you install goes. I hope it goes smoothly for you!
My daughters car now has some bright lights again.Great video !!! Thanks for the tutorial!!!
That's great Ed! Got to keep the kiddos safe! Thank you very much for watching.
Wow thank you sir! After Firestone tried to charge me $650 for replacing one headlight and Toyota wanted the same thing, I knew it is time to break open that tool box myself. I feel confident of giving this a try myself after watching your video. Now we’ll see in a few days after I get my headlight delivered if I’ll be eating my short!
Thank you so much for watching and I'm sure you will do a great job! Let me know how it turns out and also if I can help. Thanks again!
Thanks for the video. I’ve got a U.K. 2007 RAV4 ( 5 door) which I’m taking to Spain. They drive on the right, so the head lights have to be replaced to accommodate their roads. Garages are quoting €1500.00 to replace. Your video have inspired me to save my money. I’ll change the lamp assembly myself. Only have to get it inspected and MOT when I get there.👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Thanks for watching! Yes, that sounds like a great way to save a bunch of money. Enjoy your trip!
What a great instructional video! I've got the same color Camry, but mine's the 4Cyl SE in Manual. It's almost like you were working on my car! You were very clear and easy to understand, not to mention very thorough.
I'll be looking at this again when I replace my headlights on my Camry later on. Thanks for the tutorial Dennis!
+Kevin Allen Tan Thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it.
I love your video! Thanks for showing us the procedure in details and step by step ,so every body can do it ourselves !
Thank you for watching, Minh! I'm glad this helped!
Watched to help me change the headlight assemblies for my '11 corolla. I like the wider angles to show just where the bolts are. Excellent video.
Thank you and I appreciate you watching!
Great video! Just replaced my 2011 Camry headlights, no problems at all. Thank you sir!
+Digger Hayes Fantastic! I'm glad it went well! Enjoy those new lights!
Thanks for the how-to. You saved me $264 and made my husband a hero!
+Cathi Parish Haha!!! That's great. You know, us guys always like to be heroes to our wives!
This was perfectly done. Saved me a ton of time and aggravation. Can't thank you enough, Dennis.
Thank you Chris! I appreciate you watching!
You have the best videos compared to others. Some are dark with just a flash light.
Thank you so much, Darlene!!
Hi Dear, Thanks for very detail video to change head lights, i perfectly did it no issues came, also serviced the headlamps motors, i ready the tools and did the same but at night time after my office so couldn't make video, appreciate you for helping us and saving money and time from garage, Any one want to change there camary headlight i recommend this video, Thanks one again bro
Thank you very much Tauqeer! I appreciate you watching and leaving such a nice comment! Thank you!
I got lights for our Camry and almost gave up when I figured I needed to remove the bumper cover. Your video was just what I needed to give it a shot. Thanks
Thanks for the comment Steve! I sure hope my video helped. Take care!
Thank you so much for the insight and how to apply the procedure. The video was very splendid and enjoyed watching.
Thank you so much again.
Thanks for watching, Ahmed! I really appreciate it!
Appreciate the video. I figured this was something I could do on my own pretty easily, but after watching the video I'm more confident and ready to tackle the project. After seeing how easy the front clip is removed I'm even thinking about a quick respray with a fresh coat of paint and clear coat. A little customization will make my hybrid stand out amongst the sea of other Camrys. Thanks again.
Sounds like a great idea Richard! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for showing us how to do it, I impress with the quality of your video and how easy can be after watching this demo, thanks again!
Jan, thank you very much for watching! I appreciate your kind words.
Thanks so much for the video. Done in 2 hours including chasing screws and searching for spare rivets that have fallen off the car over time.
That's great Doogie G! I'm glad you were able to get it done, and in good time too! Thanks very much for watching.
Excellent video, I just changed my 2011 camry's head light assembly after watching your video.
Fantastic Arsie! I'm glad it helped, and thanks for watching!
great video. I was gonna take mine to a body shop but this video saved me MONEY!!!! THANKS so much.
That's great Al! Thanks very much for watching and commenting!
You did an outstanding job here. Personality plus as well. Keep up the good work. Good luck
Thank you so much Christopher! I really appreciate your comment and thanks for watching!
Thanks for this video Dennis! My son and I will be changing the headlights in his Camry this weekend and this video will be extremely helpful!
Thanks for watching, Brett! I hope all goes well....I'm sure y'all will do a great job! I love doing auto projects (well any projects with my kids). Thanks again!