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OEM Led Headlight Trade for Alpharex or Morimoto

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Tacojumper, Jun 2, 2022.

  1. Jun 2, 2022 at 5:45 PM
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    Tacojumper

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    I have a 2021 TRD Off Road and I was looking to see if anyone wants to trade a set of Alpharex or Morimoto headlights with the Amber DRL, I would also be willing to add some cash on top to cover if necessary!
     
  2. Jun 2, 2022 at 6:41 PM
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    jcmotr

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    OEM is way better than Alpharex. Search for crashnburn’s headlight threads in here. Tons of good info.
     
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  3. Jun 2, 2022 at 6:44 PM
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    Damn really? I really wanted the amber DRL for my truck i know morimoto makes them and are a solid company but if the reliability isn't there ig ill stick with oem
     
  4. Jun 2, 2022 at 6:50 PM
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    Yes. They look cool, but they’re actually a downgrade from what you already have.

    Here’s the thread…

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

    “The OEM LEDs have excellent beam pattern distribution, they don't have the odd dark spots below the hot spot that Morimoto has or the less than ideal double cut off low hot spot, the OEM lights have appropriate uplight unlike Morimoto and they are higher in peak intensity output than Morimoto or a Philips H9 bulb swap. To further put the low beam performance in perspective, lux at 18' with the OEM LEDs is higher than the Xenon Depot brand HID swap, while being street legal without blinding glare.”

    “AlphaRex does not appear to be a legitimate headlight product. More info my post and quoted posts here. This is also linked in the top of post #3 on LED headlights.”
     
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  5. Jun 2, 2022 at 6:51 PM
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    JasonLee

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    Yep, huge downgrade to "look cool" with amber DRLs.
     
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  6. Jun 2, 2022 at 6:52 PM
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  7. Jun 2, 2022 at 6:53 PM
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  8. Jun 2, 2022 at 6:55 PM
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    aaah you’re right! My bad.
     
  9. Jun 2, 2022 at 7:36 PM
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    Alright alright y’all sold me can’t beat the oem Toyota quality ig
     
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