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Help finding a headlight bulb?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Fortybelow, Apr 9, 2020.

  1. Apr 9, 2020 at 5:50 PM
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    Fortybelow

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    Could anyone help me identify this bulb?

    I bought my 2013 Off Road used, and I think this headlight kit is aftermarket.

    One burned out and I’m having some difficulty finding a replacement
     
  2. Apr 9, 2020 at 6:01 PM
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    It's an aftermarket (Chinese) drop in LED bulb. Literally dozens of them out there - all claiming to be awesome. Truth be told, you're actually losing performance with them in a factory headlight housing. Going back to a standard 9003/H4 halogen will actually improve your performance and significantly reduce glare for oncoming drivers.
     
  3. Apr 9, 2020 at 6:13 PM
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    The whole kit with two LED bulbs and igniters can be bought for less than $20 on eBay or Amazon. Search for "HB2 LED". You won't find a single bulb for sale for cheaper.

    There will be beam pattern drawbacks like @Too Stroked mentioned.
     
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  4. Apr 9, 2020 at 6:31 PM
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    Thank you all for your excellent replies.

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    the bulb was hooked into this thing, which says OPT7 on the sticker.
    This is wired into the cabling pictured at the top.


    Will an OEM bulb work with this setup?
     
  5. Apr 9, 2020 at 6:35 PM
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  6. Apr 9, 2020 at 7:49 PM
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    Thanks for that info.
    Could someone tell me if I’m good to plug an oem bulb into that thing I posted in my last pic ?

    Im assuming that harness isn’t standard... what do I have to do to make the OEM bulbs work in it?
     
  7. Apr 9, 2020 at 9:00 PM
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    No you rremove that thing that is connected to the h4 plug and plug the h4 into the stock bulbs
     
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    so I’ve gotta pull apart those bundles of cables there?
     
  9. Apr 9, 2020 at 10:22 PM
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    Remove all that red Chinese garbage. Those are awful performing illegal opt7 LEDs that everyone thought were the rage years ago before people knew better. Beam pattern on the right is Opt7 with glare everywhere above the cut off dangerously blinding other drivers while having reduced visibility for you. Beam pattern on the left is the halogen upgrade linked earlier, far brighter and doesn't catastrophically change the beam pattern like the Opt7 LEDs. The glare on the left is carryover from the LEDs, as they are that bad.

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    Yes, following all that wiring back and you should find the connector for the oem bulb.
     
  11. Apr 10, 2020 at 4:16 AM
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    Given that that thread was made in 2015, has a better bulb recommendation come along?
     
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    Note that the thread was last updated in Feb of this year. It is actively maintained to keep relevant info in the original post. The stock wattage high efficiency bulbs have improved since the start of the thread and the current highest performing ones are covered in the original post. There hasn’t been any improvement in the high wattage bulbs.
     

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