Thank you for this video. Very well explained. I did my headlights today an it took about two hours. I did not remove the grill. Thanks for the excellent explanation and instructions.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful. See the comment section also. Some viewers noted I didn't have to take off the grill I think. (although I followed the FSM :-)
You don't need to, but you don't NOT need to, either. It let me get better access to everything, plus mine is broken so I had to replace it anyways. I followed your directions and replaced mine, and boy is it such a huge difference! Same bulbs but it's like they're 150% brighter!
For the pop-clips like the one at 5:13, use a small (as in electronics small) screwdriver to pop the center portion up. Trying to remove it without doing that results in broken clips (and damaged surfaces). Installation, put back in place with the middle portion up and push that back down once inserted back into the body work. Oh. He figured it out 😄
Thanks. Totally agree. I eventually figured this out, but for this job I did buy a few replacements. Fortunately I found a box of semi-generic ones at the car-parts store in town 🙂
Great video I'm gonna change mine on my days off the only different thing I will do is just lift the car a get on stands Jack's just to have little more space to work in the bottom of my car but everything you did I will follow through thank you Sr.
This a good running vehicle. I have to admit. However it seems as the years go by the cost of repairs even just for a headlight halogen or whatever climbs up to over $200
Now protect all your work and new replacements with MEGUIAR'S G17804 Keep Clear Headlight Coating, 4 Oz. - Maintain The Clarity of Your Headlights. About $8.50. Just lightly clean and then spray on and you won't have to replace them again.
I went to RockAuto's site. They had several options at the time and this TYC seemed to be a good value. While not the cheapest, it said "certified" or something like that.
Thanks. Sorry - I ditched them, and even sold the car. Moved on to a Honda Clarity (PH)EV to try electric in a similar size/style car. The Clarity is an EV with a backup plan for long trips :-) So far, have been loving it - but miss the better sound system in the Avalon !
It should be a crime for them to make something so simple so difficult. The manual states to chance ANY of the front bulbs that it should be done at the dealer to avoid damaging then light housing.
Interesting. But in their defense, some average owners don't know to not touch halogen bulbs, could damage wires trying to take the connector off if they don't have experience, etc. (This was the full assembly - not just the bulb of course. So somewhat more involved.)
I bought these at RockAuto. I just did a quick look and don't see HID for the '07 Avalon currently. Checking my records, it looks like they had HID ones back in 2018 (for $950 each, vs $126 each for these), under "TOYOTA>2007>AVALON>3.5L V6>Body>Headlamp Assembly". But I don't even seem them now... Sorry.
Bummer. Mine was an XLS trim (I think) '07 Avalon and it had halogen lights. Is your a Limited with HID lights maybe? Rock Auto website helped check for fit on mine I think (they asked for the car info).
Hope you succeeded in getting it back together. It definitely is a somewhat involved job! It was dark by the time I had it buttoned up - but the result was worth it in the end I think.
I have an avalon..ur model..and u need to raise the headlights..makes a big difference. Take a philips screwdriver and turn counter clockwise. A few degrees..wow..never been flashed in six years. Too much light is pooled in front.
Sorry - I don't have that car anymore. As I recall, the lights just had the hex-nut adjustment things shown at the end of the video for height. There was nothing for left-right (at least I didn't need that). Fortunately I had taken a photo of where the lights hit the garage door (and where the car was parked) before doing the replacement, so I just adjusted to match the original positions after parking the car in the same way.
RockAuto dot com. They had several choices, so be sure to get the right type. Mine were halogen and I went for a mid-price certified one rather than the least expensive :-)
@@conrad2959 Sorry, I don't know. Sold the car a couple years ago and don't recall the details now. And I don't know all the different options that Toyota had on the Avalons.
Sorry - don't know. I ended up selling the car and getting a new car a few months after doing this. They held up perfectly for the few months I drove it - but can't say beyond that...
@@virachai336 Haha I'm actually going to replace my halogen headlight assemblies with the HID assemblies. Ordered one already. Going to buy the other in a day or so. I hope it's a direct plug and play!
I think I started in the early or mid afternoon and didn't finish till after dark. But there were a number of things to prep and figure out, and I took my time. Plus I was filming too :-) The comment below indicates that Matt did it in about two hours. But I would plan for a bit more.
He bought his headlights from Rock Auto . I seen the tag on the box when he was showing the opening of the box. Great company, have ordered a ton of parts from them
Wooooow!!!! So basicly I thought this would be a simple job but I called and the dealer told me 275.00 and low and behold it cost u 250.00 to do it yourself. 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩... for a headlight . Omg man man man... talk about the overall cost of the vehicle 😒
Bummer. This was complicated enough - though not horrible. Interesting that the assembly is different on the HID ones. Thanks for the alert - I've updated the title to specify this is for Halogen.
So, you threw out a diamond (the OEM Toyota headlight assemblies) and you replaced it with a CZ, the after market ones. You might as well throw your money out the window. The OEM parts from Toyota are excellent. Next time, get a headlight expert to restore them for you. Always stay with the OEM parts. Always. Too bad...
I have yet to see a restoration on plastic lenses that have big, bright bulbs shot through them last. Tell Toyota to make the lens out of glass or to make the lens removable from the rest of the assembly, and it won't be an issue. As it is, Toyota wants a lot for a genuine assembly, no?
Enjoyed the easy going/relaxed and informal narrator. Good overall tutorial.
Thanks. The job started out pretty relaxed, but I didn't use good time management as can be seen in the shots in the dark at the end ;-)
Thank you for this video. Very well explained. I did my headlights today an it took about two hours. I did not remove the grill. Thanks for the excellent explanation and instructions.
Thanks for the post. Was able to DYI and it took me about an hour.
Just the video I needed, dually noted I'll need to have a headlamp on hand!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful. See the comment section also. Some viewers noted I didn't have to take off the grill I think. (although I followed the FSM :-)
You don't need to, but you don't NOT need to, either. It let me get better access to everything, plus mine is broken so I had to replace it anyways. I followed your directions and replaced mine, and boy is it such a huge difference! Same bulbs but it's like they're 150% brighter!
Cool. Thanks for the info. Good to know the FSM procedure has some validity. Interesting how much brighter it got too!
I have an 05. What monster invented this design on this freaking car?!? Changing a headlight shouldn't be an act of congress. This is ridiculous.
Thank you sir: followed your instructions and changed mine.
I did not know Mike Judge did DIY vids. NICE!
For the pop-clips like the one at 5:13, use a small (as in electronics small) screwdriver to pop the center portion up. Trying to remove it without doing that results in broken clips (and damaged surfaces). Installation, put back in place with the middle portion up and push that back down once inserted back into the body work.
Oh. He figured it out
😄
Thanks. Totally agree. I eventually figured this out, but for this job I did buy a few replacements. Fortunately I found a box of semi-generic ones at the car-parts store in town 🙂
Thanks and after watching the "Bumper removal video" you recommended. I did not remove the front grill, which saved me that step. Thank you.
Can u make a video on how you did it thank u it will really be helpful
Good video. I’ll be doing mine tomorrow thank you for the tips!
How did it go buddy....im trying to do mine today...2009 toyota avalon..
Great video I'm gonna change mine on my days off the only different thing I will do is just lift the car a get on stands Jack's just to have little more space to work in the bottom of my car but everything you did I will follow through thank you Sr.
This a good running vehicle. I have to admit. However it seems as the years go by the cost of repairs even just for a headlight halogen or whatever climbs up to over $200
Glad I found you getting ready to order mines now....
Now protect all your work and new replacements with MEGUIAR'S G17804 Keep Clear Headlight Coating, 4 Oz. - Maintain The Clarity of Your Headlights. About $8.50. Just lightly clean and then spray on and you won't have to replace them again.
WOW nice job not to brake things great video thank you so much 😊
Thanks ! Yeah - I was especially worried about popping the fender, but having the factory service manual took some stress out of the job :-)
Nice video. My daughter has the same make and model and I want to replace hers. Where did you source the replacement headlight assemblies? Thanks!
I went to RockAuto's site. They had several options at the time and this TYC seemed to be a good value. While not the cheapest, it said "certified" or something like that.
Thanks for the reply ✊🏍
Great. The Limited has a different headlight assembly than every other Avalon. Fuck.
Thanks
Great Video. Thank you. If you still have the old headlights I will purchase them from you.
Thanks. Sorry - I ditched them, and even sold the car. Moved on to a Honda Clarity (PH)EV to try electric in a similar size/style car. The Clarity is an EV with a backup plan for long trips :-) So far, have been loving it - but miss the better sound system in the Avalon !
still need? I have mine
It should be a crime for them to make something so simple so difficult. The manual states to chance ANY of the front bulbs that it should be done at the dealer to avoid damaging then light housing.
Interesting. But in their defense, some average owners don't know to not touch halogen bulbs, could damage wires trying to take the connector off if they don't have experience, etc. (This was the full assembly - not just the bulb of course. So somewhat more involved.)
Where’d you get the assembly? I have xenon HIDs, not halogen.
I bought these at RockAuto. I just did a quick look and don't see HID for the '07 Avalon currently. Checking my records, it looks like they had HID ones back in 2018 (for $950 each, vs $126 each for these), under "TOYOTA>2007>AVALON>3.5L V6>Body>Headlamp Assembly". But I don't even seem them now... Sorry.
How have these held up? They aren’t exactly cheap and I would hate to hear that they are starting to oxidize so quickly.
Sorry - I don't have any info on that. I sold the car a year or two after this was done, unfortunately.
@@MegawattKS Thanks anyway
I have the hid version.. Would I be able to swap them out with these ?
Great video how much did lights replacements cost? Are they oem or after market
According to my notes, $126 each from Rock Auto. They are TYC units.
Cheaper on Amazon too
I’m watching this video, the new assembly I have matches yours, however the one that was already in the car is much different… what do I do?
Bummer. Mine was an XLS trim (I think) '07 Avalon and it had halogen lights. Is your a Limited with HID lights maybe? Rock Auto website helped check for fit on mine I think (they asked for the car info).
Would’ve been 10x better video if you would’ve filmed putting it all back together 😅 going back and forth through the video trying to put it back now
Hope you succeeded in getting it back together. It definitely is a somewhat involved job! It was dark by the time I had it buttoned up - but the result was worth it in the end I think.
@@MegawattKS I did and was ecstatic when I did not break a single piece 😂😂
Hopefully this helps 🥳✌🏽will let y’all know 06 Avalon
I have an avalon..ur model..and u need to raise the headlights..makes a big difference. Take a philips screwdriver and turn counter clockwise. A few degrees..wow..never been flashed in six years.
Too much light is pooled in front.
Just did this, you don't need to remove the grill. It will come off with the bumper cover and help to keep it from flexing as much.
Can you do a video on how to adjust the lights
Sorry - I don't have that car anymore. As I recall, the lights just had the hex-nut adjustment things shown at the end of the video for height. There was nothing for left-right (at least I didn't need that). Fortunately I had taken a photo of where the lights hit the garage door (and where the car was parked) before doing the replacement, so I just adjusted to match the original positions after parking the car in the same way.
Thanks
Where did u get the headlights
Need to replace my headlight and foglight 2007 avalon limited too
RockAuto dot com. They had several choices, so be sure to get the right type. Mine were halogen and I went for a mid-price certified one rather than the least expensive :-)
@@MegawattKS does this one have the DRL and is it compatible with
2007 limited? Thank you
@@conrad2959 Sorry, I don't know. Sold the car a couple years ago and don't recall the details now. And I don't know all the different options that Toyota had on the Avalons.
BULBS ARE $100 a piece also hard to find Phillips only brand i found at pep boys
That's only if you have the model that has HID bulbs, but most Avalon's have regular halogen bulbs, the HID only came on the "touring" model
Any one know if we could swap the hid with these halogen ?
@@bretlong669 ...and Limited
After two years of use.
How’s the head lights look now?
Sorry - don't know. I ended up selling the car and getting a new car a few months after doing this. They held up perfectly for the few months I drove it - but can't say beyond that...
this one that you install is this halogen or HID .because mine is HID and some said that halogen would not fit on my HID.
Hey did you ever find out if you could swap these out with the hid one ?
Why would you want to replace the HID with halogen?
@@virachai336 Did you ever do it?
No i didnt.. Seems like too much work so i just left it and wrap the head lights haha
@@virachai336 Haha I'm actually going to replace my halogen headlight assemblies with the HID assemblies. Ordered one already. Going to buy the other in a day or so. I hope it's a direct plug and play!
Was this the 2007 Toyota Avalon limited?
Definitely '07. Technically they called it the XLS version I think. Not sure if that's the same as Limited.
@MegawattKS it's not. There's the XL, Touring, XLS, & Limited
How long did it take you ?
I think I started in the early or mid afternoon and didn't finish till after dark. But there were a number of things to prep and figure out, and I took my time. Plus I was filming too :-) The comment below indicates that Matt did it in about two hours. But I would plan for a bit more.
Where did you buy the light
He bought his headlights from Rock Auto . I seen the tag on the box when he was showing the opening of the box. Great company, have ordered a ton of parts from them
Rock auto
Wooooow!!!! So basicly I thought this would be a simple job but I called and the dealer told me 275.00 and low and behold it cost u 250.00 to do it yourself. 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩... for a headlight . Omg man man man... talk about the overall cost of the vehicle 😒
This for halogen...its more complicated hid which i have
Bummer. This was complicated enough - though not horrible. Interesting that the assembly is different on the HID ones. Thanks for the alert - I've updated the title to specify this is for Halogen.
So, you threw out a diamond (the OEM Toyota headlight assemblies) and you replaced it with a CZ, the after market ones.
You might as well throw your money out the window.
The OEM parts from Toyota are excellent.
Next time, get a headlight expert to restore them for you.
Always stay with the OEM parts. Always.
Too bad...
I have yet to see a restoration on plastic lenses that have big, bright bulbs shot through them last.
Tell Toyota to make the lens out of glass or to make the lens removable from the rest of the assembly, and it won't be an issue. As it is, Toyota wants a lot for a genuine assembly, no?
@@hahdwerk596 you must be old and kinda a knucklehead.. 😂
Go back to bed
SLOW MAN