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The Morimoto XB Hybrid 12-15 LED headlight review

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by crashnburn80, Sep 5, 2021.

  1. Sep 12, 2022 at 4:06 AM
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    smth10210

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    Ok thank you if I raise it maybe it will be less visible .......
     
  2. Sep 12, 2022 at 6:40 AM
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    Thank you for your efforts and time in writing this review. I have been considering these lights but not sure what I will do now. They look very cool IMO, but I dont want to blind people on the road.
     
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  3. Oct 2, 2022 at 12:56 PM
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    Sounds like you need to aim them properly starting with the height .
     
  4. Oct 21, 2022 at 11:38 AM
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  5. Oct 21, 2022 at 11:41 AM
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    I was just saying this recently.. If DD ever made headlights I would by them in a heartbeat thanks for sharing can't wait !!!!!
     
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  6. Oct 21, 2022 at 6:53 PM
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    Guesses on price? My guess is 1200+.
     
  7. Oct 21, 2022 at 8:57 PM
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    I can’t picture them selling many of them if they cost that much. I say that but I did pay 5 bills for a set of their fog lights lol, which are top quality. So maybe $1200 isn’t unreasonable, I personally feel like they will be $900-1000.
     
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  8. Oct 22, 2022 at 4:42 AM
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    Fogs were part of my pricing guess. Also factored in the miro’s are retailing for 900+.
     
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    So did they reveal anything this year? I can't find any news
     
  10. Dec 8, 2022 at 4:16 PM
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    I have a pair of these headlights and I dont know if im just blind, but i cannot find on the housing where the headlight bulb gets replaced
     
  11. Dec 8, 2022 at 4:38 PM
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    Not for the Tacoma they had a video on YouTube and looks like just the jeep and newer f150
    https://youtu.be/m04J5Q4QUnM
     
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  12. Dec 8, 2022 at 4:41 PM
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    They are sealed and can't from what I can see only the turn signal bulb...
     
  13. Dec 8, 2022 at 10:23 PM
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    LED headlight assemblies are fully integrated. There are not bulbs to change out, the LED is part of the assembly and supposed to be a lifetime part in theory. The turn signal bulbs in this case are changeable, because they are still an incandescent as it is a 'hybrid' assembly and not full LED.
     
  14. Dec 9, 2022 at 7:32 AM
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    "assembled in America"

    lol
     
  15. Dec 9, 2022 at 10:46 AM
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    Yeah I find that comical also when manufactures say that. So all of the parts are coming from China, but we're assembling it.

    Or made in the USA with "global" components.

    Marketing is Marketing.

    Unfortunately we all know if they made these headlights in house the price would probably be 3-4K for a set. :rofl:
     
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  16. Jan 15, 2023 at 4:22 PM
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    When you were adjusting the horizontal screw, do you remember which direction you turned to go right vs left? I am not seeing much result when turning that hard to reach screw.
     
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  17. Jan 15, 2023 at 4:36 PM
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    Mine came out of the box a bit low and left as well. Definitely need to readjust. Brightness is awesome compared to stock (to me...with hazy stock housing). DRL lights are SUPER bright and have been complimented multiple times already.
    VERY happy with my purchase.
     
  18. Jan 16, 2023 at 5:02 AM
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    It's been awhile since I did the adjustment and I can't remember for the life of me... It was fairly easy to tell which way the light was going to be honest though; I did it up against my garage doors.
     
  19. Jan 16, 2023 at 4:44 PM
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    Do you remember how you access that really hard to reach screw on the bottom? Mine seems to be hiding behind part of the fender.
     
  20. Jan 16, 2023 at 4:53 PM
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    Which side? Passenger side is really tough and I never aligned it as it was good enough out of the box.. the drivers side if I remember correctly I went through the whee well after moving the battery over as much as I could… I also did this without any fender liners which is huge and helpful
     

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