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Headlight Disappointment

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Vito Corleone, Nov 22, 2020.

  1. Nov 22, 2020 at 5:36 PM
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    Vito Corleone

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    I have a 2020 ORP and I knew ahead of time that the headlamps would suck from reading numerous posts here.

    Again, after reading numerous posts, I decided to go with H-9 bulbs. They suck almost as bad as the OEM bulbs. I will say the bright lights are not too bad but the low beams are horrible.

    I have read that LED bulbs should not be used in projector beam headlamps but at this point, I’m willing to give it a try. They cannot be any worse than what I have now.

    I have the OEM LED foglamps and they are o.k. but just o.k. I still want something brighter but I really do not want to spend a grand or more for headlamps.

    I also plan on adding the BriteBox modules to be able to run fog lights with the bright lights or by themselves.

    We’ll see what happens ... To be continued.
     
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  2. Nov 22, 2020 at 5:50 PM
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    gunsnob

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    Well, unfortunately, the 4R lacks some more modern accoutrements; which is fine with me.
     
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  3. Nov 22, 2020 at 6:00 PM
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    PVT Pablo

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    HID's work pretty dang well in the OEM projectors. I ran them in my OEM headlights for four years. Really happy with the light output and minimal glare.
     
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  4. Nov 22, 2020 at 6:02 PM
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    canadian.bacon

    canadian.bacon H9 halogen is the best led bulb

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    I think it also depends what bulbs you get, it seems to be the consensus around here that the Philips ones on Amazon are pretty good.
    I see a difference, not staggering, but better than OEM and plenty for night driving.
    As a plus, I am going to order the oem led fogs, it seems they are the best bang for the buck
     
  5. Nov 22, 2020 at 6:47 PM
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    Thatbassguy

    Thatbassguy New member? Really??

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    Sure, they can.

    I'll be curious to see the results, though.
     
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  6. Nov 22, 2020 at 7:13 PM
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    Huzer21

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    I went with GE MegaLight Ultra H11 +130% (that's quite a name) and the OEM fog lights. Better than stock, but definitely could be improved.
     

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