3rd Gen HID vs LED vs Halogen H11 projector headlights

Thanks for pointing those out! Philips other +150 (Racing Vision +150 in H4) are outstanding performers on low beam, the best of the low beam stock wattage bulbs in H4. (In H4 their high beam performance is reduced due to the blue coating over the high beam filament, but that doesn't apply to an H11). I was looking forward to when Philips would bring a +150 to the H11. It will be interesting to compare to their next gen +150 Pro bulb. Everybody is going Pro these days. Great lifespan at 400 hours for the H11 Pro compared to the GE bulbs. I'll preorder a set of the H11s, doesn't look like you can preorder the H4s yet.

 

I opted for Philips H9 an adapter from Amazon. Availability played big part, cost, hrs. I'll put them in this weekend.

 

I saw their updated ad on Alibaba with the signal in the parking light reflector... yikes. Not a nice looking set up.

 

VLAND's manufacturer sent me another version of their lights. Looks like a mash up of the OEM LED and Morimoto XB.


These go for $400-500, and about $100 via UPS, for a set.

 

Yeah, I’ve seen those on Alibaba. I’d avoid any Alibaba light specials. The AlphaRex Alibaba lights look to have abysmal beam pattern and were likely never actually compliance tested. I wouldn’t expect any better with other Alibaba headlight products.

 

Ye, kind of surprising how they are all popping up now.

There is a now local AlphaRex distributor in my area also. Came across one of them at a stoplight, do not know if he just aimed it wrong, but there is a lot of light on the road right in front of him.

Couldn't really compare light throw. OEM are brighter too, or seems like it. I was able to cast a shadow over his lights.

 

Likely not aimed wrong. Everything I’ve seen with those lights is they have stupid excessive foreground light, the ‘hot spot’ is way too low in the pattern if you could even call it that, and they lack pattern intensity at the cut off, meaning little distance light.

 

So VLAND's manufacturer sent me another video of the "Higher end" headlights. It has the signature AlphaRex startup, though the turn signals was not what I was expecting...

There is also a short look at the beam pattern @0:35, looks "meh" at best.
All projectors appear to be bi-LED.

I kind of like the look of these though.


Didn't think they had actually brought a Tacoma to China to test their stuff on.

 

All "Made In China" which I have a big issue with, not the people, their government. Oh, and the Covid BS. I know, let the hate mail begin.

 

Anyone used these in place of modding the h9 bulb:


MUYI 2Pcs Adapter H11 Male to 9006

 

Not certain, I have read that some people are using a harness and this is the closest I have found.

 

I purchased this guy:

Nokya Wire Harness H9 NoK9117 Head Light Bulb Socket Female Male High Beam Plug

It works without trimming the H9 base, though polarity is “reversed” but that doesn’t matter at all for a halogen bulb. I decided to keep using my +130’s for now because I like the slightly whiter light and soon I’ll switch to OEM LED.

 

I'll be completely honest, I'd rather snip off a small piece of metal and plastic before I install wiring of potentially questionable nature.

 

No. The upgrade for a 9006 is to use a 9012 HIR and trim the external top tab to fit the socket.

 

HID recommendations? Low beams and fog..

 

Lexus RX350 Projectors in a custom retrofit with Osram Xenarc Laser +200 HID capsules and an OEM grade ballast from Denso or Hella for headlights. For fog the Diode Dynamic SS3s in selective yellow.

 

Do you have a preference sport vs pro SS3?

 

I run the Pro in selective yellow. But I also only run my fogs when actually needed, as any informed driver should. Fogs are not aux driving lights as many treat them to be. It took a long time for an LED to be able to meet all my requirements to replace a halogen fog. The SS3s were the first product that I can solidly recommend as a great SAE replacement with an OEM like install that is also capable of deicing and run in a usable low color temp selective yellow/4000k.

 

My bad. I should have written HID bulb replacement for low beams and fog.