Just installed Opt7 LEDs in projectors and fogs.

Thanks ridez, I will get the lower wattage for the fogs. I just want the same color light. How about the high beams, h11 for those too?

 

im not sure, i am all stock

 

H11 is a Halogen spec. Anything other than a H11 halogen is an adapted standard. H11 is a standard typically used in low beam lights and pulls 55w of power, H9 has a different base interface and electrical connector and 65w of draw usually for high beams, and the H8 is another similar standard for fogs with a draw of 35w. They are all slightly different to prevent people from putting higher wattage bulbs in circuits not designed for the draw and housings that cannot handle the heat. The OPT7's can fit into all 3 of these standards and because it makes far less heat and draw less power than even the H8. Just remember the OPT7 it's not a H11 standard, it's something comparable with the housing.

 

Great information, thanks for the knowledge guys. The more I hear the more I might wait for the manufacturers to come out with specific replacements for the 2016 tacoma

 

i know they do, but what I'm saying is they aren't h11s all around, manual doesn't say they are, and they aren't. thats all I'm saying. feel free to tell people on here that h11s should work in all 3, but thats not what the oem calls for.

 

The OEM calls for halogens all around. That's the point. The OPT7's can successfully function in those three housings (H8,H9,H11). They are not by any means a standard and don't fall under the standards set by NHTSA and SAE. If you want to be technical they are illegal for roadway use as they break the rules.

 

Wow, talk about fast delivery, 3 days from time of order till delivery. I installed the Opt7 for low beam and a set of the Hella Optilux Extreme Yellow fogs . They really look great and I hope they last for awhile. The install was super easy, the fogs just needed a little dremel trimming on the metal tabs, 30min. job total.

 

That's not what I was getting at. My point is that they're a cross comparable retrofit that can operate within each housing on the 3rd gens. I was trying to describe what each bulb was designed for and what the differences were and why they exist.

 

i couldnt take my stock H9 bulbs and put them in the H11 Bulb housing? so my question is should i buy the two sets of these for high and low beam

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141626730616?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

then 1 set of these for the fogs?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141564966154?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT


Am I correct?

 

Yep, that's what whopper did. As for the fogs, those are very low power LED's, typically used for DRL's They will work but they won't put off any usable light. Personally what I plan to do is go HID in both the fog and low's and the OPT7's in the high beam, maybe just stay with halogens in the fogs and put in some yellow bulbs. This is just to cut down on costs. HID kits are cheaper than a set of LED's.

 

no problems with the highs? does the lights in the dash work as if they were OEM. In my 02 my bright lights light didnt work in the dash when i had my HID on.

 

@whopper

Any issues with interior lights or indicators?

 

My opinion on the lights; If your looking to increase your light output, this is not the answer (low beams). They have better clarity up close, but they do not project light as far as the stock halogen's. The lights look really cool, but I'm not sure if I would buy them again if/when they burn out. The Optilux Extreme Yellow fogs (H11) look great and actually throw some light out, they look like they will help in actual fog conditions. I will keep this setup on the truck, I just hope everything last for awhile.

 

No issues with the dash lights or indicators

 

I used hids in the past and they get way to hot and could melt plastic parts and even the best on the market and I tried all I could find are very expensive and the ballast last maybe 4 months

 

Some people have posted these don't work or there not intended for these type headlights with that being said I like the lights they do put more light out and do shine better in my opinion the h11 in the fogs light up very well down low and to the side like foglights are designed to do the low beam have very good cut line and shine better light I'm not saying it goes further down the road but it's the color of daylight so it's more chrisp clean clear light in the high beams they really do way better then the stock halogen

 

@whopper so you used the same h11 the $100 ones that you used in the low beams for the high beams? How is light output? The same as oem or brighter?

 

No these are all different h11 fogs set h11 low beam set and h11 high beam set from opt7

 

I'm out of town for work I'll try to post the exact model Sunday when I get home got them off eBay and searched opt7 h11 high beam con kit then h11 low beam cov kit then h11 fog cov kit and they sent me three different h11 sets the difference is the focal points of each light is different

 

I think the output is way better not more light but much better light if that makes any sense