LED headlight bulb

Hi. I just purchased a 2021 cement SR5. Is it possible to put led bulbs into the traditional factory headlights? I was not sure if you could replace the bulbs or if you had to get a completely near headlight out in.

 

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Read this thread explaining the theory behind what an actual upgrade would be..

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-ultimate-headlight-upgrade-h4-not-led-or-hid.398066/

Followed by this one for your 3rd gen

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...light-foglight-upgrade-not-led-or-hid.475064/

 

Perfect reply ^^^^

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Close. This is the 3rd Gen headlight thread. OP, see posts #2 & #3 for product recommendations based on measured performance:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-hid-vs-led-vs-halogen-h11-projector-headlights.589465/

 

There's a lot of good information in the links provided above. There is concern that the halogen light housings are not well suited to LEDs because they do not allow for proper projection/reflection. I did it anyway and love the results. I used these Hikari bulbs from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S37X311/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_7GYWXFDB9WTCKMV980PN

 

tried the GE Mega 130 and my Diedo Dynamics out perform them and the stock halogen. A quality LED light like the ones I use are awesome. I see better, further and wider on these back roads. Never been flashed!

 

Don't do it - just replace the fixtures with ones designed for LED. Either OEM or Morimoto XB, but that's about it.

- SIGNED, someone who used to do this in my 2017 and had really bad glare/night visibility problems.

 

Get a quality led like DD and they will serve you well. I wasted my money on one of the best halogen bulbs like the GE s and they sucked compared to my LEDs

 

I know this is an old(er) post, but can't find much here about these bulbs. How do you like them? Wondering if @crashnburn80 can compare the specs and visual attributes of these vs. the Ultra's to advise/speculate on their performance?

Edit: @crashnburn80, nevermind. Just found this: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ctor-headlights.589465/page-223#post-25218968

Looks like the Ultra comes out on top.

 

Still working great about 4 months in, no issues with these Hikari bulbs. I'm sure if you did a head to head with some other bulb you could find the light pattern is slightly this or that or the brightness is this or that but I just don't care. I turn them on, everything seems lit up nicely down the road with a nice white light. I hesitated for a long time I guess due to paralysis-by-analysis. I finally just bought them and they're great.