My ‘05 Titan was in desperate need of new headlights. Dated, faded, and one full of water. With only 71k on the clock I figure it’s safe to throw a few bucks at it. Here are the pics of the new parts I installed today. What a difference. Next up is brakes and suspension.
Headlight and Grill Replacement
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My ‘05 Titan was in desperate need of new headlights. Dated, faded, and one full of water. With only 71k on the clock I figure it’s safe to throw a few bucks at it. Here are the pics of the new parts I installed today. What a difference. Next up is brakes and suspension.
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nice man looks good
are those the ccfl version headlights?
I like the grill! I have had it in a cart a few times but never pulled the trigger.
I think so. I’m probably going to plastidip mine to see if I like it. Then if I do either get it wrapped or take to an body shop.
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Looks good i was going to do the same grill and instead i did the headlights.
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The lights themselves fit pretty well although they aren't perfect. As with all reviews with any of the aftermarket lights the trim piece under the lamp isn't flush any longer and bows out a bit. But still way better than the faded factory lights. They installed really easy. 3-5/16" and 1-10mm bolt hold each light. The assembly comes out whole. Wiring the led's and halos is pretty painless. I simply wire tapped them to the parking lamp. Wiring initially scared me but turned to be too easy. It utilizes an H1 bulb(supplied) and a 9006 bulb. I decided to purchase Sylvania Silverstar Ultra's from Advance Auto for both. Very Bright and White. I did purchase LED's off amazon but the H1 would have required a little finesse to fit so they went back. And lucky for me I don't think it needs any aim adjustments so I can't speak for that part.
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I am about to attempt installing similar lights and the same grille in my 2013. I’ll post update and pics if it works
I know the feeling…I have to do shocks and struts, been dreading that….while doing the grille, I’m going to also sand some rust off the front bumper and do some touch up painting, and install replacement driving lights as well.
Rear shocks are super easy. Fronts aren't terrible, and that's coming from a 50yr old guy who did them entirely solo with a vise and spring compressors to swap the springs! Plan to take an hour to 90min for the first front side, then about 45min to an hour for the second. Also, I did UCAs at the same time, and I'd highly recommend disconnecting the spindle (really a kingpin) from the UCA for ease of in/out of the strut. That's one nut and a dead blow hammer, so it's easy. Then torque everything back with the truck on the ground and you'll be all set.
Oh, and I rented two sets of compressors and used three of the threaded compressors on the coil, so it was more labor but easier labor to get them compressed and decompressed. I used a second wrench to hold the spring and compressors in place when decompressing initially for reinstall. And I used a couple of box end wrenches to hold the top strut mount steady when getting the center nut loose/tight for the strut. Drop the box end over one stud, and brace against the adjacent stud to keep stuff aligned and not turning.
It's harder on paper than in real life.
Oh, and I rented two sets of compressors and used three of the threaded compressors on the coil, so it was more labor but easier labor to get them compressed and decompressed. I used a second wrench to hold the spring and compressors in place when decompressing initially for reinstall. And I used a couple of box end wrenches to hold the top strut mount steady when getting the center nut loose/tight for the strut. Drop the box end over one stud, and brace against the adjacent stud to keep stuff aligned and not turning.
It's harder on paper than in real life.
Thanks for the tips. I’ve done struts on several vehicles, dreading this one due to the rusty bolts. I have been soaking them in pb blaster all week.
Finished the grille/lights today. The grille is a little shorter than the 2013 OEM…the grille says it’s for 04-07….I have about a 1/2” gap between the hood and the new grille. I’ll fill it with a foam or rubber strip. I really like the look….
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2012 Texas Titan SL, Big Tow, Blizzard White, Tastefully modded
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A good long soak with PB Blaster, like you're doing, should make those rusty bolts come off just fine. I've had the struts off my Titan several times for different projects. These are fairly easy trucks to work on.
your oem headlights still look really good. Are you selling them? I’ve always wanted to do the headlight mod. I’ve sanded my stockers three times now and don’t think my right one will ever look new again.
I found a $200 ccfl version and pulled the trigger recently but haven’t installed them yet.
Would you be able to post a picture or two of your headlights in the daylight if possible..are those the smoke?
I cleaned them up with some headlight restore polish, they came out really well after just one treatment. Haven’t thought about selling them, but I guess I could. I’m just trying to dechrome the truck. Yes the new ones are smoke. I’ll post a close up of the new ones today.
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