# 2002 Toyota Corolla - having trouble with the wiring for LED lights **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** corolla, toyota\ **Created:** [March 23, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-corolla-having-trouble-with-the-wiring-for-led-lights/161552 "2020-03-23T01:54:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jasonn\_richardson\_165504](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jasonn_richardson_165504/32/20057_2.png) [@jasonn\_richardson\_165504](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jasonn_richardson_165504)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-corolla-having-trouble-with-the-wiring-for-led-lights/161552/1 "2020-03-23T01:54:52Z")
Switching halogen headlights out of 2002 Toyota fielder to the easier LED setup having trouble with the wiring setup not as simple as I thort. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-corolla-having-trouble-with-the-wiring-for-led-lights/161552/2 "2020-03-23T13:14:16Z")
Most of us here recommend sticking with the original headlight system instead of trying to retrofit LED lights. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-corolla-having-trouble-with-the-wiring-for-led-lights/161552/3 "2020-03-23T13:23:52Z")
I wish people would STOP doing this. What are you gaining by adding LEDs to a car never designed for them except headaches for yourself? You can buy better halogen bulbs for the car and they WILL work. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-corolla-having-trouble-with-the-wiring-for-led-lights/161552/4 "2020-03-23T13:24:42Z")
Other than possibly needing load resistors, there should be no wiring involved at all. LEDs in headlight assemblies not specifically designed for them isn’t a good idea. Assemblies are designed for the lighting pattern of the intended bulb type, and LEDs have much different patterns than halogens. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-corolla-having-trouble-with-the-wiring-for-led-lights/161552/5 "2020-03-23T13:43:56Z")
The headlight plastic lenses probably turned yellow with age…it was the case with my 99 Corolla.Clean them with this product and you won’t need those retrofit LED lights. [https://www.meguiars.com/automotive/products/meguiars-plastx-clear-plastic-cleaner-polish-g12310-10-oz-liquid](https://www.meguiars.com/automotive/products/meguiars-plastx-clear-plastic-cleaner-polish-g12310-10-oz-liquid) ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-corolla-having-trouble-with-the-wiring-for-led-lights/161552/6 "2020-03-23T23:47:52Z")
Retrofit LED lights are getting better, but there’s still a lot of junk out there. The trick is size and position the LEDs the same as a filament ---
**Author:** ![jasonn\_richardson\_165504](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jasonn_richardson_165504/32/20057_2.png) [@jasonn\_richardson\_165504](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jasonn_richardson_165504)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-corolla-having-trouble-with-the-wiring-for-led-lights/161552/7 "2020-03-26T22:55:50Z")
Thanks all for the comments original lights were hard to find in N.Z had to be ship from Japan at 7 hundred a side but got it sorted there look pretty good aswell.