WARNING: Toms Taillight owners, check for melting! - Page 10 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

go_a_way1 · 10-17-2015, 04:23 PM

^ Mine look the same they will warrenty them.... but im in canada and don't feel like paying for shipping. + I don't have stock ones to put back in

BigFatFlip · 10-17-2015, 04:24 PM

Just checked mine, USDM red, have had them for about 2 years now without any issues other than the crappy relay. No melting here.

ryoma · 10-19-2015, 02:50 PM

does anyone think that putting some vinyl on the top part of the headlight will stop this melting? and would it even look good? lol

brzsubarusti13 · 10-20-2015, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ryoma

does anyone think that putting some vinyl on the top part of the headlight will stop this melting? and would it even look good? lol

thats usually as far as the melting goes for the toms. buddyclubs on the other end (might or might not) warp slowly until the whole piece falls. It just comes down to personality. will it bug you or not.

brzsubarusti13 · 10-20-2015, 09:34 PM

Okay update. received my "replacements" today. notice the box was quite small. opened it up. they only sent me the left side. my pictures clearly showed it was both side and i never mentioned it being a specific side. This is just sad. On another note they sent me a pair with old style logo i mentioned in my other thread. Pics below

DaJo · 10-20-2015, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cjrodriguez

Okay update. received my "replacements" today. notice the box was quite small. opened it up. they only sent me the left side. my pictures clearly showed it was both side and i never mentioned it being a specific side. This is just sad. On another note they sent me a pair with old style logo i mentioned in my other thread. Pics below

Out of curiosity, what's the "new" style logo?

Edit: nvm, I found your old posts. =P

shiumai · 10-20-2015, 11:51 PM

I really wonder what's causing it. the location seems to be too consistent to be just focused sunlight. what's directly inside that might cause that?
I've had my clear Tom's going on two years now and the driver side light shows the melting, but it's smaller than the above pics. no melting on the passenger side that i can see. the melting's stayed the same size and hasn't grown any larger.

DaJo · 10-20-2015, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by shiumai

I really wonder what's causing it. the location seems to be too consistent to be just focused sunlight. what's directly inside that might cause that?
I've had my clear Tom's going on two years now and the driver side light shows the melting, but it's smaller than the above pics. no melting on the passenger side that i can see. the melting's stayed the same size and hasn't grown any larger.

Very likely that the Clears and Reds are made out of a different material... I somehow doubt that the sun is the culprit...

Someone should vinyl that area in question on a brand new set of clears and see the results after a week... to find out once and for all.

brzsubarusti13 · 10-21-2015, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DaJo

Very likely that the Clears and Reds are made out of a different material... I somehow doubt that the sun is the culprit...

Someone should vinyl that area in question on a brand new set of clears and see the results after a week... to find out once and for all.

It has to be the sun. These tailights can sit in their boxes for months waiting for someone to buy them or outside their boxes on display inside a room. It isnt until they are installed and exposed to sun that they start to melt

DaJo · 10-21-2015, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cjrodriguez

It has to be the sun. These tailights can sit in their boxes for months waiting for someone to buy them or outside their boxes on display inside a room. It isnt until they are installed and exposed to sun that they start to melt

I think the LED components are melting that area... Like I said, it is possible that the shield material above the LEDs are different from the RED Tom's hence the inevitable melting.

shodan · 10-21-2015, 07:59 PM

Surprised no one's attempted to test out the temps inside when it's powered; could be a hot spot right there (which would explain the consistency)

shiumai · 10-21-2015, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cjrodriguez

It isnt until they are installed and exposed to sun that they start to melt

Or actually hooked up to electricity and turned on. i think the sun is too random of a factor. It looks too concentrated in that one area to be due to the whole housing heating up from the sun (or the sun's rays being focused like a magnifying glass). one of my lights has it, the other doesn't, and both are exposed to the sun just about equally.

brzsubarusti13 · 10-21-2015, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DaJo

I think the LED components are melting that area... Like I said, it is possible that the shield material above the LEDs are different from the RED Tom's hence the inevitable melting.

Yea youre right. could be a possibility. Im not opening up mine to find out though haha. so we might not ever know.

HRTROB · 10-26-2015, 07:06 AM

I just checked mine, no signs of any melting. I've had my clear USDM Tom's since March 2014. Then again, I've only driven the car 4,000km (2,500 miles) since that time. The car is also garage kept, so no sun exposure.

I'll bring my infrared temp gun the next time I use the car at night and take some readings on the spot where it melts.

10-19-2015, 02:50 PM	#129
ryoma Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited CWP Location: SoCal Posts: 1,561 Thanks: 34 Thanked 669 Times in 469 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	does anyone think that putting some vinyl on the top part of the headlight will stop this melting? and would it even look good? lol __________________ My 2015 CWP BRZ Build

10-20-2015, 09:34 PM	#131
brzsubarusti13 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: X Posts: 320 Thanks: 11 Thanked 44 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Okay update. received my "replacements" today. notice the box was quite small. opened it up. they only sent me the left side. my pictures clearly showed it was both side and i never mentioned it being a specific side. This is just sad. On another note they sent me a pair with old style logo i mentioned in my other thread. Pics below Attached Images

10-20-2015, 11:51 PM	#133
shiumai Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette Location: USofA! Posts: 1,763 Thanks: 963 Thanked 1,896 Times in 789 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I really wonder what's causing it. the location seems to be too consistent to be just focused sunlight. what's directly inside that might cause that? I've had my clear Tom's going on two years now and the driver side light shows the melting, but it's smaller than the above pics. no melting on the passenger side that i can see. the melting's stayed the same size and hasn't grown any larger. __________________ My DGM BRZ vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OL9OhxexAA My car journal thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43402

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