Philips LED H4 Headlight Bulb Review

Still happy with mine. I have noticed that the high beams don't seem to provide visible light as far as the factory bulbs, but that may be a function of color. reflective street signs show up WAY down the road, but actual road visibility has not improved with the high beams. Low beams are definitely better and the white color looks much more modern.

 

I've noticed that also, trying to find a mod to have lows and highs together. Tried a mod that was a version of anytime fogs which kept low and highs on but didn't work. Anyone have any ideas?

 

Installed the Phillips lights this past weekend. I am really enjoying them so far. From what I can tell the viability is at least as good as the PIAA's (though I don't have direct back to back comparisons because one of my PIAA's burned out). I am not getting "flashed" any and the bright white light is a really nice match for my Opt7 LED fog lights and running lights.

I had 2 sets of PIAA's and one set of Silverstars before that and none of them lasted very long. They were at a lower cost point for sure, but having them burn out so often was a pain. I am hoping these Phillips last a bit longer with the 3 year warranty. I am also impressed with the "build" of the Phillips LED's. They at least appear very solidly put together and install was easy. Time will tell.

 

Follow up review. To agree with several others, I really like these Phillips lights with the slight exception of the high beams. I wasn't able to do back to back comparisons because one of my PIAA's was burned out, but my unscientific observation is the PIAA's are/were superior on the high beam setting. Not drastically, but definitely enough to notice. The LED's are a bit more scattered and cause more glare off road signs, etc. Otherwise I am very pleased.

 

Has anyone purchased these with the DTRL option?

 

Sub'd

 

Anybody have review after an extended period of time? 6 month review or something?

 

I'm getting close to one year. No changes. Still happy with them.

 

Where'd you purchase from?

 

Don't remember. Might be in my postings earlier in the thread.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/why-leds-should-not-be-run-in-halogen-reflectors.454371/

 

Everyone has opinions. Read both threads and make up your own mind. Philips is a reputable brand, and the light pattern is nearly the same as the factory bulbs - just a little brighter, a little whiter, and they will last a lot longer.

 

Agreed.. but the pics in the OP show all the failings of LED bulbs, bad scatter, spotty throw, and low performance high beams.

It isn't a question of brand.

 

Thanks i'I'll track it down.

 

Only thing in your list that I have noticed is a minor loss of high beam visability. Very minor, and the rest of the performance aspects offset it in my opinion. Pics of a light pattern are hardly an acurate depiction of reality.

 

I've had them for a few months now. They are nice lights. They have some scatter which you will notice on reflective signs. After aiming them properly I am very happy. I am still considering retro's though.

 

Mine are almost a year and loved them still!
Haven't had anybody flash they're lights on me for blinding them from upcoming traffic so I'm verry happy with them.

 

I'm still happy with mine. Had them installed since 8/21/2015 and have over 200 hours of use. I've been flashed twice in over a year. With halogens, I was getting flashed twice a month! Yes, high beams are better with a brighter halogen, but it gets old having to replace the halogens year after year (coming up on having this truck for 12 years in less then 2 months). I'll take the longevity of the LEDs for a trade off on the high beams' distance.

And just a reminder. Other LEDs don't work in reflector housings like these. I still have a set of LEDs that I tried before these that scattered light everywhere. I refuse to run a bulb that doesn't match the OEM pattern and blinds other drivers.

 

Any issues with condensation in the housing or glare with the Phillips Phogs?

 

No issues with glare and haven't changed out the fogs. I tried some LEDs in the fogs, but returned them because they would have blinded other drivers.