New 2017 Tacoma

Just traded in a 2010 Tacoma with 275K+ miles (which ran like a champ) for a new 2017 Tacoma TRD. Love the new truck except for one thing: the low beams are HORRIBLE! To the point they are dangerous. The projection is awful and I don't feel comfortable driving over about 35 in the dark, which of course presents a problem. There is a definite light line as though the truck is in a box and there is no light above or beyond the box and the projection only reaches about 60' in front and 15' on the side, pitch black beyond. If I'm driving into a dip, the head lights only light up about 20'. The high beams are great. Since I believe this is actually a design flaw caused by a metal casing, I'm wondering what I can do about it. Any advice would be appreciated. This is my 6th Tacoma and all of the others had good headlight projection.

 

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Welcome! When I bought my truck, the headlights were terrible too, and so I bought some Sylvania Silverstars for $40 and WOW did they make a difference! Just a thought. However, if you think it's a design flaw with the truck, then I don't know if this would help or not.

 

Also just curious, how did you get almost 300k on that new of a truck so quickly?

 

I travel all over Montana for my job. On what year truck did you replace the headlights? Was it a 2016?

 

Nice! I lived in Helena for 9 years. And haha it's on an 03, so completely different. If you think the design of the 2016 headlights is a problem, then that won't help (obviously) but if you think the bulbs just aren't bright enough, then new ones should make things brighter.

 

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Welcome from Mrs. Pure Tacoma here. I'll run your issue up the flagpole here for what it's worth.
The owner of www.PureTacoma.com is OBSESSED with lights. You drive too much to have this issue; if it can be helped that is....