This review is for the VLAND sequential tail lights, and as the title says, I failed to install it myself, I'll explain why below and unfortunately limits this review. Actually the removal of the interior parts was surprisingly easy, and most importantly, I verified that the rear bumper does not need to be removed to remove the tail lights (unlike the 2018- Camry, which has a tab that extends into the lower bumper). VLAND should have made a US-specific version instead of assuming it is wired exactly the same as the Chinese version, it's not. To be clear: the VLAND tail lights cannot be self-installed without custom wiring.
Pros:
These are the pictures I sent the seller, who then verified I needed professional installation or to just return the product. The main wire was way too short, and the plug was too tall and didn't fit anyway:
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Here is an example of how VLAND is lower quality than factory, the anchor point is made out of plastic versus metal:
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Here's an unboxing picture:
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The instructions:
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Sorry that's it, I was pressed for time so didn't take any pictures with the trunk lid lights in. If it was successfully installed, it would have looked like this:
Pros:
- excellent box and packaging. Product was well protected, each tail light component had a protective film to ensure brand new surface without any scratches
- excellent fit, at least for the trunk-lid components
- easy plug-and-play wiring, at least for the trunk-lid components
- English installation instructions
- trunk parts were surprisingly easy to remove (this is more Toyota), and most importantly, rear bumper does not need to be removed
- less than half the price of factory sequential tail lights
- not the same quality as OEM, but you already knew that. For example, the anchor piece on the trunk-lid tail light is made out of plastic, whereas the factory one is made out of metal
- related to the above, unknown long-term reliability
- as mentioned, professional installation is required, which is a shame because Toyota made it easy to remove the various trunk components. I'm not an experienced do-it-yourself guy by any means, but even I was surprised how easy it was to get the factory tail lights off
- I didn't get to see it in action before uninstalling, the whole thing needs to be plugged in to work I guess
These are the pictures I sent the seller, who then verified I needed professional installation or to just return the product. The main wire was way too short, and the plug was too tall and didn't fit anyway:
Here is an example of how VLAND is lower quality than factory, the anchor point is made out of plastic versus metal:
Here's an unboxing picture:
The instructions:
Sorry that's it, I was pressed for time so didn't take any pictures with the trunk lid lights in. If it was successfully installed, it would have looked like this:
