2016 Tacoma HID

Scooby was politely suggesting the light output is very, very poor.

 

They are as bright as the HID 55W that I had installed with much less scattered light. It's difficult to take good pics to replicated the light output.

This one shows it a little better on low beam.

 

Brightness can be deceiving. I doubt you're getting anywhere close to the light output you were from 55W HIDs. A lumens-measuring device is really the only way to compare/contrast.

With your non-projector housings, I think your best bet will be quality halogen bulbs and good light alignment. Have a look at The ultimate headlight upgrade thread - there is still a wealth of great information there that will put you on the right track.

 

I agree here dude... The lights are bright but they do not project very far ahead... That's probably only 70 feet out...

 

Even the guys at TRS say even the best LED options cannot match HID yet....

 

I did have them up higher but other vehicles would flash me even though there was a sharp cut off line. I adjusted them per spec against against a wall and haven't had any issues. The projected light on low beam is correct. There's no comparison between stock halogen and these. Its very difficult to get a good impression on the LEDs from a picture but they truly are very bright. Do a search on the Philips LEDs to get others point of view.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/my-honest-review-phillips-h4-led-headlights.403267/

 

Okay here are some shots as promised. Got the lights In today and installed. These are the Opt-7 Blitz 55w 6000k w/relay in lows, Blitz Bullet 3000k in fogs, Mictuning leds 6000k in highs.
Lows & fogs:

Fogs:

Lows:

Lows & highs:

Incline shot of lows:
Lows cut off:

As we all know, pics don't do justice of how they look in person.

 

Here's a cell phone shot of my hylux 35w and cnlight 4300k, compared to some of the LED pictures shared here...the better option is clear, imo.

 

A blindingly brighter light is not always the best choice. Both LED and HID have there benifits. Overall most HID will be brighter. The issues I had with the HID (and I ran alot of kit over approx 10 years) was finding a good quality kit, ballasts always seem to need replacing, the warm up time for the high beam was not acceptable, the install can be a pain trying to find a place to mount the ballasts, and trying to find a work around when used with DRL.

LED's in most cases are not as bright as a qood quality 55W kit but it really does come down to how much light is needed on low beam. LED are much brighter than the stock bulbs with similar beam patterns. They install similar to stock bulbs. They use less power than HID and are more reliable. There is no warm up time (instant on). Add a LED light bar for high beam use and you will have plenty of light.

 

They look a bit high. Might want to turn them down a touch.

 

They aren't high, they are bright, and they throw a lot farther. You thought someone else's were high beams...I think you're forgetting how much better HIDs are...

 

They throw alot farther? Anytime you change your bulbs you should check the aim. Check them with the chart provided.

Merry Christmas

 

Yes, the light throw throw is a lot further. Disregard the fogs below and observe the light focus between the HID and LEDs below. Note how much more light is focused in the center of the beam pattern for HID. That translates to better throw.

LED:

HID:



These are projector housings and the cutoff does not change by adding different bulbs/HIDs/LEDs and they do not need to be re-aimed. HID left vs. Stock Halogen right.



The light cutoff is below the top of the trunk of any sedan 3+ car lengths ahead, they are not too high. They are just superior to LED in light output.

 

I'm not trying to make this a pissing match. Just check your aim. It's really easy to check. Drive up to a wall on level ground so that the headlights are within a foot of the wall. Mark the top of the cut off lines with a piece of tap. Move your vehicle back 25 feet from the wall. The headlights should drop 4" from the tap marks on the wall.

Like I said before both LED and HID have there advantages. If these work best for you great.

 

I am aware of how to aim them, what I'm tell you is I don't need to. My headlamps were replaced by Toyota due to manufacturing flaw and re-aimed per factory specs. The light cutoff is below the top of a trunk lid 3+ car lengths ahead which is well below the height of the headlamps. It is appropriately aimed.

 

Which exact DDM HID kit did you use? What color? And how closely do they match the stock LED fogs on the TRD Pro? I'm a DDM guy and about to order some for mine too.

 

I ordered the 35w 5500k Plus kits. They match very well to the fogs. They are 10% off right now!


pic isn't at night but hopefully it helps.. Both seem a little more blue in color at night, but just a hint of blue.

 

5500 is what DDM told me should match too. I'm kinda an over kill lights guy so will probably do 55w. My shop is a DDM wholesale dealer

 

I've never done a 55w kit. I order one last week. Should be here Wednesday. Went overkill with 2 kits. One for the fogs (35w) and a 55w for the heads. I may swap the 55w into the highs, if they areh11 bulbs. And put a 35w into the lows. Depends on how they look

 

Remember for H11 you should be buying H11B and not H11A which is generally what you get when a kit says "H11". H11B are needed specifically for HIDs due to the return wire and a projector housing, as we have, to ensure that wire isn't creating a shadow in the projector beam's throw.