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3rd Gen LED or HID headlight upgrade.

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Yamaha54, Dec 9, 2019.

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Dec 9, 2019 at 9:02 PM

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Looking to upgrade the stock headlights, just wondering everyone’s opinion on HID or LED. Pros and cons of both. Pics of either or? Thanks

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Dec 9, 2019 at 9:09 PM

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All the info:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-hid-vs-led-vs-halogen-h11-projector-headlights.589465/

Also see posts #2 & #3 for additional testing and comparisons.

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Stick with regular halogen bulbs unless you want to spend a lot of $$$$.

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