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LED Headlines That Work!

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by dayusmc, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Mar 19, 2018 at 9:51 PM
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    dayusmc

    dayusmc [OP] Well-Known Member

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    So I know there has been tons of debate on what and if any LED bulbs work good in out headlights.
    So I bought two sets of SuperBrightLEDs H11-HLV4, one set for low beams one for high beams. The color matches my TRD Pro fog lights perfectly. These do project light out further than the stock bulbs and are way brighter. Only catch is bumper cover has to come off to put low beams in. But these are only $60 a set! When putting them in, the led part must face left to right to get the correct pattern. Here is a link to them-
    https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...version-kit-with-compact-heat-sink/3924/8559/

    I have to admit, I was doubtful that for $60 a set they would be good. But after a lot if online research, all I could find was good things about these bulbs. These bulbs also do not have any resistor boxes, so installation is very clean. They are CAN bus comparable, and sid not give me any warning lights.
    One catch, don't bother calling the company for any information. There tech guy sounds like a lazy POS that has a third grade education and is bothered that you call him. He tells you "look on the website, all the information is there", what I was looking for was not in the site, but everything worked so I was happy. In short, terrible company, great product.
     
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  2. Mar 19, 2018 at 10:33 PM
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    mrkabc

    mrkabc Mall Crawler with a Locker

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    Hmmmm no bad reviews on that website. Coincidence?

    Fanless makes me wonder if the heat will damage the light assembly. There is a review that states the heatsink gets "smoking hot".

    The Skeptical Dog... is Skeptical .
     
  3. Mar 19, 2018 at 10:57 PM
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    There's already a huge LED thread with a lot of extensive research/reviews on LED headlights, you should post this in there. My LED bulbs with fans and much larger heat-sinks get hot...can only imagine how hot these get. Not sure why you had to take the bumper cover off to get the low beams in though? The bulbs I use are much larger than these and I was able to get them in all places just fine (fogs,low,highs).
     
  4. Mar 19, 2018 at 11:22 PM
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    crashnburn80

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    Not that hot, their output is less than stock H11s if you read the specs with nearly useless color temp of 7200k.
     
  5. Mar 20, 2018 at 4:53 AM
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    You are right, there is a HUGE thread with a lot of info in it. That is exactly why I didn't post in it. Most people do not want to read through that big of a thead, especially when have of it is not related to the topic.
    Bumper cover had to come off because it is third generation (that is why I posted in the 3rd generation section) and the bolt to remove the headlight assembly is under the bumper. These were not going in without removing the assembly, I tried for 30 minutes before giving up and taking the cover off.
    I did not create this thread to debate on what led bulbs are good or not. I simply wanted to let other people know what I think of these led bulbs.
    My opinion is these shine further and brighter (and are whiter) than the stock bulbs do. These are also very affordable. Other people like what bulbs they bought and that is good. This is just for people like me who were searching led bulbs and don't want to read 50 pages of people chit chatting back and forth about unrelated stuff.
    Bottom line, I bought these, I put them in, bumper cover has to come off (on 3rd gen) to install them in low beams. My opinion is they shine further, brighter and whiter.
     
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  6. Mar 20, 2018 at 6:47 AM
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    I work down the street from these guys. They carry quality stuff. This isn't Amazon Chinese bulbs we're talking about. This is an American company selling pretty high quality assemblies. I just put a set in last week and my night time visibility is way better.
     
  7. Mar 20, 2018 at 6:49 AM
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    I've been through other LED bulbs in my wifes Honda *cough ridgeline... lol no, Accord. I have XenonDepot.com leds in it now and they are the best ones I've used.

    Lifetime LED, like 6 different replacments, all garbage.
     
  8. Mar 20, 2018 at 8:58 AM
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    Their tech support guy was Horrible! But the product is good...
     
  9. Mar 20, 2018 at 9:46 AM
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    They're expanding pretty rapidly and they're always hiring tech support guys. I'd imagine that may be part of the reason.
     

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