2007-2009 Toyota Camry Tail Light Minutiae

2007-2009 Toyota Camry Tail Light Minutiae








8 Responses to “ “2007-2009 Toyota Camry Tail Light Minutiae”

  1. Corn says:

    The way led components are implemented by most car companies baffles me. Why have they not all just become LED? Why does BMW make halogens standard still, and Corollas get projectors for next to nothing?

  2. Alex says:

    I thought later models of this generation – such as a 2011 – had LED’s on the XLE trim. They have the jewel look to them, only they look like the SE/CE with different illumination.

    Also, I was sitting for 10 seconds behind a Chevy Malibu (6th gen) 3 hours ago and it had its turn single on. The tail light that was signalling looked as if it was ‘pulsing’ such as a blood vessel does in all those biology shows, and it was mesmerizing. This is where ‘Minutiae of the Minute’ comes in as I was thinking to myself if i should take a quick video, but thought since you haven’t done one in a while, it sure as hell won’t be on tail lights.

    Glad I was wrong.

  3. Lenn says:

    There were actually a couple more style tail lights if you consider that this body style lasted from 2006- early 2011.

  4. CarSnaab says:

    My Saab has the same treatment with respect to LED brake lights but incandescent turn signals. I thought it was some sort of bean counting, and it might be. But, brake lights are where you want people to have the fastest reactions too. Therefore, the instantaneous nature of the LED’s are beneficial for brake light application. For the turn signal, the pulsing that Alex mentions may be beneficial for some reason. I do find it more pleasing that the harsh on/off of LED turn signals.

  5. Kara says:

    In Europe the same treatment is done to the small Toyota Yaris (Echo in the US ?) : clear LED stop brake lights on Hybrid models, non-LED for others.

    Maybe because LED needs less intensity ? Less electricity for the brake lights means more for the engine :)

  6. Darren says:

    Remember the Kia Amanti? It had LED turn signals on the FRONT of the car, but regular old halogen/incandescent lamps everywhere else. Why?

  7. sokwdc says:

    Agree that there are a couple more iterations for this particular model. One includes LED turn signals that are so small in the amount of actual (red) LEDs that it’s hard to identify the turn signals when the brake lights are on. Really dopey design for a car that touts a 5 star safety system or some such.

    Oh and don’t get me started on Toyotas in the left-hand lane. Corolla drivers are the worst offenders by far.

  8. rlkelleyx says:

    Clearly you have too much time on your hands Doug. The minutiae of one of the most boring cars ever made… ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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