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The ultimate headlight upgrade H4 (not LED or HID)

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by crashnburn80, Oct 27, 2015.

  1. May 8, 2021 at 9:40 PM
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    jarebear74

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    Wont get any sleep if he opens em either :rofl:
     
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  2. May 8, 2021 at 10:16 PM
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    crashnburn80

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    Happening now.

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  3. May 8, 2021 at 10:24 PM
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    daveeasa

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    @Empty_Lord are you already figuring out how to massage these into the space of 1st gen Tundra???
     
  4. May 8, 2021 at 10:26 PM
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    crashnburn80

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    Shit. The Morimotos headlights have different rear dimensions and are not compatible with my rack mount design. Will need to improvise.
     
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  5. May 8, 2021 at 10:27 PM
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    Empty_Lord

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    Too many trucks and mods to list.. check builds
    honestly. i dont have much desire for LED headlights. i had a rental car with LED. I couldnt see shit in the rain with that whiter light
     
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  6. May 8, 2021 at 10:34 PM
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    crashnburn80

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    Fixed. ish.
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  7. May 9, 2021 at 2:29 AM
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    Just look at all that gear. :eek: Likely Transistors so Discreet, we can’t even talk about ‘em. :gossip:
     
  8. May 9, 2021 at 5:45 AM
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    I do love Morimoto products!!! Can't wait to see the installed photos.
     
  9. May 9, 2021 at 6:22 AM
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    I think you'll find that they don't quite fit in @crashnburn80's new Jeep.
     
  10. May 9, 2021 at 12:22 PM
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    :rofl:
     
  11. May 9, 2021 at 12:23 PM
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    Too many trucks and mods to list.. check builds
    i think it was a challenge. break out the zipties!
     
  12. May 9, 2021 at 12:49 PM
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    Dying for results!
     
  13. May 9, 2021 at 9:42 PM
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    Need to redo the Morimoto distance test. Forgot to laser measure the distance for accuracy. Facepalm. :anonymous: Hope to repeat it tomorrow.
     
  14. May 10, 2021 at 5:45 AM
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    Wow!!! Wish they made stuff for the older 2nd gens...
     
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  15. May 10, 2021 at 5:50 AM
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    You might want to wait until crash tests them. The output looks awful blue - which really cuts down on output. And if they dump most of their available light right in front of the truck like some other brands (to give the impression of great lighting), all they'll be is pretty.
     
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  16. May 11, 2021 at 12:49 AM
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    Full review on the Morimotos pending soon. I'm a bit of an OCD perfectionist, so I've got to get everything just right before posting data, which in this case means annoyingly re-testing some things for the most accurate information. Not surprising spoiler alert: they are not remotely comparable to this halogen upgrade.
     
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  17. May 11, 2021 at 6:29 AM
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    You mean they're not 500% brighter? I'm so totally, utterly, completely shocked. I may even have to seek counselling. Folks will still buy them in droves because they look cool. Words fail me.
     
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  18. May 11, 2021 at 7:09 AM
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    Sprinkle me shocked! Haha 500% increase in lux on the housing cover :rofl:
     
  19. May 11, 2021 at 11:23 AM
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    This reminds me of all the BS that happened with mobile audio equipment output a few years back. There needs to be some standards set.
     
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  20. May 11, 2021 at 12:45 PM
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    Does MTX still ship their results with amps? I remember them always being higher than what was posted.
     

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