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My Honest Review: Phillips H4 LED headlights

Discussion in 'Product Reviews' started by 12TRDTacoma, Nov 28, 2015.

  1. Jun 10, 2016 at 7:41 PM
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    StevoNB

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    Yea. I don't know if it's more than the stock bulbs scatter though. Might have to swap the bulbs and compare sometime.
     
  2. Jun 10, 2016 at 7:43 PM
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    I haven't been flashed once with mine properly aimed...
     
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  4. Jun 11, 2016 at 12:38 AM
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    Readjust your headlights. I'll tell you right now that they seem too high. They were maladjusted from the factory.

    This right here. After replacing my headlight housing assemblies I have noticed my cutoff was lowered a bit over the stocks. I was getting flashed with the stocks every here and there while these replacement assemblies has allowed me to not be flashed once. I am convinced my old assemblies were aimed too high, then again they were broken at every mounting tab but one for each side so..
     
  5. Jun 11, 2016 at 12:40 AM
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    A little late, but I had no idea you even wrote me or this thread was still going! You are very welcome Danny! :)
     
  6. Jun 11, 2016 at 4:52 AM
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    Thanks guys. I'll aim them a bit lower and see what happens.
     
  7. Aug 28, 2016 at 10:31 PM
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    just a few things.
    you guys like these headlights?
     
  8. Aug 29, 2016 at 6:46 AM
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    I've been running my set since last November and am still completely pleased with them.

    Edit:
    I took some pics a few months ago and meant to post them up. They are still this bright today.

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  9. Aug 29, 2016 at 8:23 AM
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    Absolutely. I just wish they had a matching set for the 05-11 fogs
     
  10. Aug 29, 2016 at 8:51 AM
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    trs fogs should be close to that color no?
     
  11. Aug 29, 2016 at 9:03 AM
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    Yeah probably, but I thought they were still in development?
     
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    Lol looking forward to your reviews danny on how well they match
     
  15. Aug 29, 2016 at 10:31 AM
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    Haven't pulled the trigger quite yet...gonna give it a day hahaha
     
  16. Aug 29, 2016 at 11:14 AM
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    I'd be interested to see how the morimotos match as well. If they match, I might pull the trigger and order a set.
     
  17. Aug 29, 2016 at 11:22 AM
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    Well, knowing my financially irresponsible self, I'll probably have a couple beers tonight and end up ordering a set :anonymous:
     
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  18. Aug 31, 2016 at 1:23 PM
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    The colour of the Philips LEDs and XB LEDs are pretty close. I took a pic this afternoon to show how close they are. I'm sure it will be super helpful. Lol. I'll try to get a better picture later.

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  19. Aug 31, 2016 at 1:32 PM
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    I'd love a good night shot of that, plus on like a white wall or something. That was my biggest complaint with my TRS Hid's (non-retrofitted) other than the glare. Ended up taking them out because even though they both were rated at 5 or 5500k they didn't match. I am leaning this route to remedy both issues.
     
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    Right now I just have some cheapo LED bulbs as fogs that illuminate nothing at all, but they match lol
     

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