Replacing the HID bulb on the Toyota Avalon 2011

[@mikehensley]

Just Stopping by 5 years later. That Amazon bulb is still working - passed the car down to my son. I'm surprised at the number of views and I'm glad it's helped some people.

[@ismako76]

Thanks a lot!I watched tens of videos in vain but yours solved by problem!

[@sunburymcgannclan2436]

This video is incredibly helpful! Your attention to detail (especially with the metal wires) patiently guided me through this process for my 2011 Toyota Sienna Limited. I'm so grateful to people like you who are willing to teach others how to troubleshoot and make repairs. THANK YOU!

[@mikehensley]

I really appreciate you taking the time to let me know

[@TheBronzedChorus]

+1 here

[@Hailey-qr7pq]

This video was a life save for me, working with a 2012 Toyota Sienna. I couldn’t find any information on it for that vehicle and your video was EXACTLY what I needed. Thanks for making it.

[@banjomanrb250]

Spot on! DS4 bulb. Auto parts store sold be the wrong bulb. And I also pulled out the fog light thinking I had the headlight. This video was great at clarifying, especially how you push those clips back and release the bulb.

[@samuelorellana2603]

The MOST helpful video on this so far. I will throw a few things in for anyone else watching: For additional space (and you're going to want it when you get to the driver's side light): -Remove the 5 or so pop rivets holding the plastic shroud under the hood. It's very simple BUT be very gentle removing the rivet from their seats. The heads like to break on you if you don't have a narrow trim tool (I used the widest but skinniest flathead screwdriver I could find and still broke 2 of them). This itself buys you more room for rotating both ballasts as well as allows you to remove the battery tie-down bar. -Remove that battery tie-down (be careful not to lose the locking nut like I did) and move the battery away from the ballasts for even more room. These two things bought me lots of space. If you don't need to touch the driver's side light, I wouldn't recommend these extra steps though. I did the passenger side without it and it was decent enough space.

[@1lwillowr1r57]

I have to have a 2008 Avalon Limited and both headlight bulbs need to be replaced, and the mechanic told me the bumper has to be removed to put the bulbs in, is that true???

[@journeytowellness7096]

Thank you for this extremely helpful video! I just got a 2011 Limited Avalon and now I know how to change the HID bulbs because of you!

[@phinstoright5550]

Just wanted to say thanks for this. I was able to swap these out painlessly.

[@kylenewton6274]

This video was a life saver! Thank you!

[@rickc7303]

Thank you very much. Just noticed some "flickering" on the passenger side light. Your patient and well instructed video gave me the confidence to do this myself. Local dealership wanted $250 for both. Bought the same lights you highlighted in the video for $30 from Amazon. Thank You again!

[@mikehensley]

That's the thing about KZbin. It's saved me hundreds of dollars. Usually from videos by young kids (I'm no kid). Its good to give back a little. Thanks for your comment.

[@klynch7329]

I too appreciate that you made and posted this video--great quality. Only helpful one I've found on internet. Saved us hundreds of dollars and lots of time. Thank you!

[@negnanzabriko8523]

Straight to the point. Thank you. The repair shops might tell you that you need the whole assembly.

[@sarahmangone7785]

worse yet, they told me they had to remove the entire assembly just to replace a bulb...insane.

[@LastOneLeftProd]

@@sarahmangone7785 we charge book hours. Of course we wouldn't remove it, but that's what we're supposed to, so we charge for that. Even though it'll take us 5 minutes to do it, were STILL going to charge to R&I.

[@mariorinaldi1020]

Great job on this video. No BS, just clear, well spoken useful info on what to do and helpful hints. Sooooo much better than most!

[@David-vb8ih]

This video is perfect. For anyone trying to remove 2013 there is one additional step after releasing the spring clips to get the bulb bulb out. You practically have to stand on your head and look up under the lip of the housing just dead center above the bulb, there is a tiny #1 phillips screw holding yet another clip that covers the slot where the peg on the bulb slides out. I had to remove this clip to pull the bulb out then replace it after putting the bulb back in. Then follow all the rest of these steps from this video. You can begin to see the screw in this video starting at around 2:25 - 2:40 time stamp. I guess its a hit or miss if you need to remove that piece or not. According to this video it appears you don't have to remove it. On my 2013 I absolutley had to.

[@cara_cakes]

Suuuuper super super helpful! Thank you for taking the time to get good shots of the actual hardware, I needed that so badly. Saving this video for when I need to change bulbs again.

[@BradleyClark]

Super helpful. I was looking for a video for Toyota Venza and all these parts and process are the same. Thank you

[@David-vb8ih]

Best quality DIY repair video put there on this subject. Thank you for your help.

[@chloesalpa1818]

Out of all the videos yours is the Best one

[@嘉義雞肉飯]

I've been searching for the correct and helpful video and now I have it. I don't need so professional but useful. Thank you.

[@critduke4636]

Thanks for this video! Have been looking for hours to find how to replace these HID bulbs on my 2015 Sienna!

[@MJfromMD]

I have the 2013 Avalon LTD that I purchased used with 20k miles on it. I wasn't sure whether it had HID or Halogen Lows. The difference between your 2011 model in the video, and mine - seems to be only that the 2013 uses dual projectors - viewing from the front of the vehicle. But the unit evidently uses the same (#85967-08020) - ballast so I am "assuming" that although the externals may be different, both utilize only a single bulb per ballast. The is video is excellent - and the ONLY one that depicted the parts present in my car. Others seemed to be later built models using different parts - and an easier, simpler system to work on. Thank you for your help!

[@3004446043]

Are your low beams bright and spread out well? Mine is not very good. I have to use high beams most of the time.

[@batliff]

@@3004446043 I have the same vehicle same hid's, my low beam pattern is evenly distributed, no gaps in light spread.

[@nexusnrg]

This was my GO-TO video on changing the D4S HID lights in my 2011 Avalon. You said you hoped it helped someone, and I'm here to say more than you could imagine. Just being able to see exactly what you did, and describing how much force you had to use (which is a lot) to get those covers off helped a lot. I had to replace both, and the driver's side is a lot worse with the battery in the way. Having to remove the cables and the bracket was a pain. If anyone comes here looking for lights I can highly recommend Diode Dynamics. They have an OEM replacement, I selected D4S 6000K for my color, they fit right in place and look better than the original ones which were flickering and going in and out. These are flicker free with a 3 year warranty, $80.00 for a pair. DD1049P is the model number.

[@arnoldkacser2800]

Sorry to ask, how did that bulbs work out for you? Mine need to replace also soon. Thank you

[@nexusnrg]

@arnoldkacser2800 these bulbs have worked flawlessly so far. They've only been in the car a few weeks but I'm happy with them.

[@bronxbomber3194]

Great job! This video helped me change my bulbs on my 2017 Toyota Sienna Limited. Thanks! 🎥 ⭐️

[@erinphelps643]

This helped me out a lot. I was to change my hid bulb without any complications due to your video as a guide.

[@charliekilo3]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I also have a 2011 Avalon Limited and will be replacing my HID capsules soon.

[@MrCee861]

Thank you for making this video. It helped me tremendously to understand how to change the bulbs of the venza.

[@mrsseasea]

One year difference. We have a 2012 Avalon and the bulb was 12.00 and easier to change. Great video.

[@jberg411]

@Mike Hensley: Thank you for making this video. The portions that focused on the clipping and unclipping the retainer were enormously helpful. Thanks again.

[@BWSTKST]

This was the video I was searching for thanks so much.

[@pspruell]

Thank you so much this also works for the 2009 Toyota Venza with the HID low beam lightbulb. All of the other video's had a different bulb and connector but, your video was exactly what I needed and the lighting helped a lot.

[@d.c.6639]

same!

[@jon81wayne18]

AMAZING video....the clips that hold the bulb are a real pain.....2013-2018 is sooooo much easier.

[@Reubengt50]

Thanks for sharing your helpful instructions. Had the same set up on 2011 Sienna Limited. Many other videos didn’t have type of set up. Thanks again.

[@Iloveyoubutyoustink]

Thank you so much! I was looking how to replace the bulb in my 2011 Toyota Sienna Limited which has the HID bulbs, and this is the same!

[@sarahmangone7785]

OMG...this helped greatly. Took it to the my garage and they wanted 265.00 and told me they had to drop the bumper and take out the assembly to replace the bulb. I knew that sounded a bit much since on one side I can get to it and on the other side (Driver) I can get to it better if I removed the battery. Thank you

[@AI2789crg]

Gonna give this a shot today, thanks for the great work on this video. Nice compression and background music.

[@ljrivas91]

What about upgrading to LEDS that cancel out the ballast covering the light bulb

[@johnwagner8465]

Good video...thanks...very slow...no loud music...just how he did it

[@vuaidavid-noaafederal8815]

Thanks for the vid. I'll be doing this fix this weekend. I've changed a few HID bulbs in my life but it's a little different on each car with the access. So thanks for uploading.

[@BillCollette]

Thanks for this video. It was just what i needed for my Toyota Sienna 2011 w HID lights.

[@d.c.6639]

best view i've found to help when seeding the bulb because you're right, it's more about feel but you nailed it. this was helpful for my 2009 Venza low beam D4S bulb replacement.

[@leonardgray1948]

This procedure worked PERFECTLY! However, the first time I tried to twist the ballast, it wouldn't budge. After returning from a day's worth of driving, tried again when the engine compartment was warm. Easy-peasy to twist when it's warm.

[@aaronr7565]

Thanks for this video. Took me a while to find how to change this type of light.

[@ratpoision9298]

Great Video this will help me change mine for a 2014 Toyota Auris

[@NickyNicest]

Thanks I am trying to replace the ones in my es 350 and they are such a pain to access/see what I am doing due to other components in the way.

[@madhunirajapaksha4441]

This was incredibly helpful.Thanks

[@ddk80]

Thank you for his wonderful video! I couldn’t find a video for my Sienna Limited, but I believe the procedure is the same and uses the same low beam HID bulbs as well.

[@mjcasucksass]

Super helpful brother! Thank you for taking out your time to make this

[@mikelittell9124]

This video helped me a lot. Thank you!

[@abpillcwitcher6658]

Thank you. I had to do this to my 2007 Avalon after the dealership told me it would cost over $400. So, now, with my 2011 with 70,000 miles, I'll have to do it again. Thank you Toyota for a poorly engineered headlight system.

[@bloui808]

Super helpful, saved me time and $ when I had to replace the lights on my 2014 Sienna Limited. Thank you!

[@MarkSmith-Uzor]

This Video is so so helpful dude!!! Thanks a whole lot!!!! And God bless You!!

[@hassanquraibah2556]

Helpful, bought my Toyota Noah 2012, didn't know how to remove that ballast, what wanted to know what type of bulb I should buy to replace

[@krispetterson107]

This is excellent thank you for taking the effort.

[@ashleywalker4625]

Nice work mate. Simple and to the point. Great effort and very helpful

[@mattstirling1399]

Great video worked perfect on my Toyota Sai.

[@theaveragecar672]

How have these headlights held up since installing them? Mine are starting to flicker and I'm thinking of purchasing the DMEX ones.

[@rebeccaberkson3046]

Thank you for your incredibly helpful video.

[@ismako76]

Does D4R Led bulb fits into D4S socket?

[@jovandixon4405]

Would this apply to a 2014 toyota canry hybrid?

[@luisbarron2452]

Helped me twice already

[@hellothere9633]

Thank a lot Mike You did a really great job The angle and explanation Super helpful Appreciate!

[@rmp9332]

The passenger headlight of my sienna limited 2011 turns off after some minutes, I think the issue is the ballast. It looks very easy to change but what worries me is the danger sign saying it can shock you with 30,000V. Do you need to use special gloves for this job or why they placed that sign.

[@broj5370]

amaizing explanation. thank you so much!

[@ashfaqurmurad]

did you ever try with the LED bulb here ? is there enough room to place the LED-driver into room ? do let us know if you done it already, I personally will be helpful again from you..

[@MrSparkymike1]

Can the 2011 halogen headlight be replaced or retrofitted to accept an LED lamp instead of the halogen lamps....mine keep burning out! (the halogen lamps) please reply anyone who knows and with instructions please. Thank you!

[@philthyrich1433]

Thank you so much for this informative video! 👍👍

[@georgehornyak385]

Definitely tougher getting the one off on the driver side as I now have changed both. Had to remove battery and almost gave up as I could turn it slightly but it would not come off, second try the next day I was able to muscle it out. Around 1/8 turn and shake it a bit to get it to dislodge.

[@HusseyStars]

Do you have the link to the bulbs you got from Amazon? Love the video btw! Helped me and my dad fix my flickering bulb

[@JulietPapa1]

Perfect video...just what I needed! Thanks!

[@jlotrio]

Learning to hate HID bulbs. Seems to be the same procedure as for our Toyota Sienna 2011 Limited. Question: Looking at those warning labels, should we unplug the car battery before doing this procedure?

[@dl1k072]

Exactly what I was looking to find out - thanks!!!

[@brett6350]

Is this identical with the 2015 hid setup?

[@kurtkurt7664]

Very good video. Thanks.

[@legin6487]

Did you have to reset or reprogram headlight ?

[@ZweiTheBattleCorgi]

Hey Mike, I’m pretty sure my 2011 Avalon has the halogen bulbs, but the outside setup looks almost identical. I haven’t taken it apart yet, but the connector on mine is black and slightly smaller looking.

[@adamsaddo6559]

Any luck with the bulb you needed? Got the same problem. I can’t tell if it’s HID or halogen

[@philthyrich1433]

Can you make a video on how to aim them. They're aimed kind of low on my 2011 Limited. I know they have 2 aiming screws but I'm not sure which way to turn or which screw to turn....

[@Hsukhaybir]

Did you find out anything? I’m looking for that too.

[@philthyrich1433]

@@Hsukhaybir No, couldn't find anything out there so I just left it alone.

[@filmesrobertplas6440]

Thank you! You saved my day!

[@igoris992]

What kind of gloves ate you using?

[@ZweiTheBattleCorgi]

They look like black nitrile gloves. Available online (Amazon) and probably anywhere that sells auto parts.

[@Hsukhaybir]

This is really helpful thank you so much

[@BobDepue-ru5ct]

Mike, Excellent video. Best by far on this particular subject. My question is about the Kelvin number. I have found that the 4300 is a white light. 6000 is a light blue. I'm guessing I should order the 4300 as it would be more "stock" for the car. Im afraid the blue tint might raise questions with the authorities. Any thoughts on this?

[@flyingdoc1]

Excellent video! Thanks!

[@sambolo]

Looks like this could be the case in toyota auris also.

[@kariemismail9740]

My friend in Australia we call these cars aurions the fact that the Avalon is basicly the same as the aurion please when making another videos on the Avalon say aurion too cause there are basicly no videos on the aurion and it's very similar

[@alyrus]

Thanks that's definitely helpful!

[@frankylone]

Perfect, well done! Thanks

[@massesbulet]

I need headlights after market with same setup I can't find for same year dealer want 1000 buck for it

[@charliekilo3]

I replaced both of mine this morning. Took less than an hour to complete. I have large hands so it wasn't easy to get them into the tight spaces.

[@mikehensley]

I'm telling you. No offense, but the Japanese men have small hands.

[@charliekilo3]

@@mikehensley I worked with some mechanics that had sausage fingers. About double the size of mine.

[@darrelvandyke5391]

perfect- thank you very much

[@susdagoose3825]

Great video

[@GRUMPYBEARLYNN]

I am having a very hard time with this any xtra info you have id sure appreciate!!!

[@mikehensley]

oops.. just saw this. What's the problem?

[@dclaet1135]

My lens covers were original and badly yellowed...too far gone (2006). the dealers wanted almost $900 for each lens! Heck no! I bought a new pair off the bay for approximately fifty dollars, which were halogen. My mechanic switched the bulbs over to LED. Now, I can cheaply replace bulbs or lens from here on out.

[@kencarter3616]

Great job. thanks

[@mrsseasea]

Strange fact, we found headlights to a very old car, in my husbands grandpas shop, I believe he was born in 1902 the headlights held battery’s !

[@tidiberzzz]

Thanks again!

[@عبدالرحمنالعتيبي-ظ4ه2ث]

Thank u so much, i appreciated

[@heathersmyth]

Thank you!

[@Learningmane]

The jerk that gave this almost perfect video a thumb down is the type of sucker that pays the stealership the $250 charge for one replacement of one side, and since he or she has no friends for obvious reasons they had to take The courtesy shuttle home just to get a call ten minutes later that the car was ready for pickup.

[@Flipclockfans]

These bulbs are still working.

[@ricardoarevalo8614]

Muchas gracias thankyou so much

[@jerryswagg8674]

Thank u man