3rd Gen HID vs LED vs Halogen H11 projector headlights

Do it!

 

Do you guys know how weird it makes you look if you go into an AutoZone and ask for a 9011 bulb, then shake your head and leave while muttering "that's German, not Korean"? I do, twice over.

 

Happend to me three times! Though the first two were O'Reilly's. And while I lurk this thread, I couldn't stand losing the 9011 on my car if I choose to change my assemblies to factory LEDs. So, while not my final decision, I ended up buying these to hoard:


RX350 projectors...

 

Marty and Moog!

 

Try calling a parts store and asking an employee that has no interest in leaving his computer.

 

https://youtu.be/nlAaJKRtO2o

Quad high-beam time!

 

Sweet setup @mynameistory. All you need is an overtaking video like this...


Especially someone with their PnP LED bulb in a reflector housing!

 

Speaking of which, check out this guy's "annoy oncoming traffic" mod.

 

@daveeasa is our resident wiring guy.

Who also needs to HURRY UP AND GET a 4Runner so Tory and I can lavish in plug and play goodness! Cuz I want to replace all my front facing pods with backlit LOL

 

and the owner can sleep tight with that club on the wheel.

 

I reached out to Dave as soon as I had LED headlights being shipped my way, and we've been going down the rabbit hole ever since. You saw that he put up PnP adapters for OEM LED headlights right?

https://fbchs.square.site/product/4...true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=4

 

Sure, but it won't stop someone intent on fucking with him lol. They can always just take a bat to that fog light and anything else they don't like :/

 

I have not. Didn't realize there was a shutter system.

 

And FWIW, I have a new order of connectors inbound for you T4R guys, temporarily sold out. Should be sending by the end of the week, they are quick enough to make once I have the parts.

 

For 2021 MY only they made two models: LED low and halogen high/DRL, and for Pro and Limited they made bi-LED low/high with the halogen DRLs wired in series to dim the bulbs (6V each). 2022 forward they will all be bi-LED.

LED w/ Halogen High beam ($647.97)
L: 81070-35600
R: 81140-35610

LED Low/High beams ($697.30)
L: 81070-35610
R: 81140-35620

The bi-LED has a shutter for the high-beam, and it's fairly underwhelming- just a small punch of extra light above the cutoff. But with the older halogen high-beams used as before, you can activate the shutters as well for quad factory high-beams.

 

I have not yet tried my headlight laser alignment setup. Jeeps been in the shop for a long time, but would be worth trying on the 1st Gen Tacoma with new OEM headlights.

But yes, if your rear squats more it changes the projected angle of your aim, causing it to need to be adjusted. Height also matters, too high and the beams need to be aimed down more. Lots of great info on Stern’s site on aiming.

 

Finally got number 2!



As I was checking out, the cashier said "You're supposed to change both bulbs at the same time."

"I know, I already have the other one. You should probably stock more than one of these per store. This is my fourth AutoZone looking for these."

What models call for 9011 bulbs from the factory? Probably a very small percentage of vehicles on the road.



Iridescent goodness

 

4Runner LED projector vs halogen reflector high beams. The color and exposure is off on these photos, as they're just quick shots in auto (with Google tuning the shots as it sees fit). The LED isn't really this blue/green.

LED low beams



LED high beams



Halogen high beams (actually, this is just DRL mode with a longer auto exposure). But useful for showing the beam pattern.



Both high-beams on



You can see that the LED projector high beam just adds a punch right at the existing low beam hotspots, while the halogen pattern has "boxes" that spread out to create more flood light for improved foreground and peripheral illumination.

 

If that guy gives me a good deal on those headlights, I'll probably just run the LED low/ halogen high beams. I think he has the Pro model. Not sure if his had the shutters.