Dim tacoma Beast headlights

Back about January or February I had installed the Tacoma Beast headlights, completely unaware of just how dim they were. I avoid driving my Tacoma at night because they are so bad. But I love the aggressive look it gives the truck and don't want to change that.
Where is the best place to look for LED lights that fit that housing without having to modify the dust cover?

 

Yea they blow, read this thread. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-hid-vs-led-vs-halogen-h11-projector-headlights.589465/

@crashnburn80 has been testing everything under the sun

 

The housing suck so no matter the bulb the projection is gonna suck

 

Put stock lights back in, or did you sell them?

 

I used to have these lights. I decided to get my OEM lights retrofitted.
The OEMassive lights have H7 bulbs. You can put in HIDs. I also fit H7 LEDs in the high beams.
Check out this old thread.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/new-headlights-have-arrived.530604/

 

This topic gets beaten to death and I'm not trying to be a jerk..

But you shouldn't stuff LEDs or HIDs into a halogen housing. It really is obnoxious to people coming toward you. Just because the HIDs seem "brighter" doesnt mean its an upgrade. The light going straight up into the trees, not down the road.

Crashnburn80 knows his stuff, his threads are legit. Please read them

 

I’ve read them all, I have retrofitted headlights.
I’m just trying to help this poor guy on his first ever post.
I used to be where he is. Those lights have a good cutoff. HIDs worked.

 

Welcome to the forum! As mentioned you bought low quality headlights that are known for awful performance. The headlights lack focused optics. Replacement LEDs bulbs actually make focus even worse, so the performance with LEDs will be worse than what you have now. Pretty much the only way people get enough light out of those is by using HID, but that will produce excessive uplight/glare to oncoming drivers since they are halogen projectors that allow uplight vs true HID projectors. There is no legitimate way to ‘fix’ their output. The best off the shelf headlights by far are OEM.

 

Just went out for a drive in the rain (9pm) and I literally couldn't see anything from the headlights. I ended up having to drive 30mph in a 45mph road because I couldn't see what lane I was in. Btw, I don't drive at night/in the dark.

I'll get the dashcam footage brb

it really only sucks in the rain

 

1080p 60fps. Can't see anything...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvHNiZBphsI&ab_channel=Michael

 

return for refund quickly, if possible

 

Yea that's exactly how it's for me. Usually if I go anywhere at night I drive my wife's Wrangler that has Pro Comp daymaker headlights.

 

I made the mistake of selling my oem headlights lol

 

Ouch. I put mine in storage. I may just save up and buy the new Alpha Rex TRD Pro style headlights. Hopefully someone will have a review of them soon.

 

@crashnburn80 have you done a test on the alpha Rex 3rd gen yet?

 

Nope. I have seen reviews on the LED versions but not the last ones that they have put out, which are halogen. The new ones are also somewhat more affordable.

 

Its funny how the headlights are fine when its not raining
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC_lT2gHrUA&ab_channel=Michael

 

heres another clip of the headlights in the rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EclvcvRyEss&ab_channel=Michael

 

I believe that someone pointed out that this is still not "fine". @crashnburn80

 

I’d find a set of stock assemblies someone is selling and do the upgraded halogen bulb (H9 or the +130s) and be done with it if the OEM LED units aren’t in your budget.

Literally anything other than those two are a downgrade from an output standpoint.