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Hi all,
I was on Amazon recently and started looking at LED bulbs for the 99.
Can anyone give me some of their experience with them. Do they have a high beam / low beam? Any recommendations would be good too.
Thanks
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02-28-2021, 05:15 PM
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AFAIK if it didn't come with LED headlights it is illegal to add them in North America to a halogen headlight bucket unless for off-road only use, as it will blind on coming traffic which could lead to an accident or head on collision and even if the LED's are not the cause of the accident and they look into it you could be considered at fault. But saying that any aftermarket lights above the bumper in many areas are suppose to have a cover over it for public road use and I don't see anyone getting pulled over for that.
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02-28-2021, 06:06 PM
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I hear you. Where I live, it’s common. The commercial truck I drive, has LEDs and people flash me all the time. I’m not worried about it. I want to know if they would work.
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02-28-2021, 06:54 PM
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The commercial truck I drive, has LEDs and people flash me all the time.
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Here's a crazy idea, totally out of left field: swap them out, and be courteous to others.
In regards to our vehicles, they work out fine I believe, a friend of mine had LED headlights before he sold his 4R. The law is actually more because halogen housings usually projects LEDs horribly, but some people are able to get away with it more than others. "Not all light is the same," as they say. As said it's something that almost definitely won't be a concern unless you're involved in a wreck where it possibly could've contributed. It's fairly common to do where I live too, and I have some a**hole cops around but I've yet to know anybody that's been pulled over for having them
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02-28-2021, 09:33 PM
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The LED's have two modes: shine in other driver's eyes, and light up the treetops. They don't work in our halogen housings and spray light everywhere. Everywhere you don't want it, that is.
Most cost efficient lighting upgrade is to buy a set of aftermarket headlamp housings and put over wattage bulbs in it. Stock is 60W/55W. You can find 65W/60W that are a bit brighter.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gamefreakgc
Most cost efficient lighting upgrade is to buy a set of aftermarket headlamp housings and put over wattage bulbs in it. Stock is 60W/55W. You can find 65W/60W that are a bit brighter.
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This. Some good info here Drop-in headlight upgrade?
The reason people think "plug and play" LED (and HID) bulbs is brighter is due to the increase in glare/scatter from the beam pattern being screwed up by those light sources. Think of it as basically driving with your high highbeams all the time...yup you can see better at the expense of oncoming drivers.
If you want more highbeam performance you can hide a 14" or so LED light bar behind the grill. I have a spot/flood combo from Harbor Freight wired to a relay triggered by the highbeams, going to wire a switch to it though since it's overkill for driving through the suburbs or flash-to-pass in the daytime.
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Before medical school, I was an EMT. I've scraped more than a few folks (or what was left of them) off the asphalt that "weren't worried about it." You're not likely to get a lot of good recommendations for headlights that are going to present a hazard to other drivers from the forums. If you want to increase your light output for safety, consider retrofit projectors.
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Originally Posted by gamefreakgc
The LED's have two modes: shine in other driver's eyes, and light up the treetops. They don't work in our halogen housings and spray light everywhere. Everywhere you don't want it, that is.
Most cost efficient lighting upgrade is to buy a set of aftermarket headlamp housings and put over wattage bulbs in it. Stock is 60W/55W. You can find 65W/60W that are a bit brighter.
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I use to agree that LED bulbs do not work in halogen housing units. Till someone came over to buy my running boards and pulled up in his 02 4runner with these LED bulbs installed.
AUXITO H4 9003 LED Headlight Bulbs, 12000LM Per Set 6500K Xenon White for High and Low Beam Hi/Lo Plug and Play, Pack of 2 Amazon.com: AUXITO H4 9003 LED Headlight Bulbs, 12000LM Per Set 6500K Xenon White for High and Low Beam Hi/Lo Plug and Play, Pack of 2: Automotive
I immediately asked him where he got those LED’s because they weren’t pointed into the sky or way off. Shortly after, I bought a pair and they work great, including the high beams! In the last 3 months I’ve had them installed I have not been flashed once by oncoming traffic at night. Only thing left to do is the fog light mod, because when I try to turn on my fog lights they don’t work and my high beams come on.
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03-03-2021, 12:28 AM
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I too use auxito and hikari leds, both are designed to mimick the light output of halogens so the oem reflectors can do their job of not lighting up trees or rear view mirrors.
I've installed them on my runner, camry (03), sequoia (15), used them for about 3+ years and not once has anyone flashed the lights at me. Far more light dispersion, even cutoff left to right, much brighter and provide confidence down a dark highway.
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03-05-2021, 09:35 PM
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These are what I bought. So far I’m impressed. No one has flashed me yet.
AUTOONE H4 9003 HB2 Hi/Lo LED Headlight Bulbs, Adjustable Beam 12,000LM Canbus Plug and Play for High Low Beam 6000K White, Pack of 2 Amazon.com: AUTOONE H4 9003 HB2 Hi/Lo LED Headlight Bulbs, Adjustable Beam 12,000LM Canbus Plug and Play for High Low Beam 6000K White, Pack of 2: Automotive
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03-11-2021, 09:59 AM
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I use Hikari also without any incidents or problems.
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LED projector retrofit and be done with it. Not that expensive or that hard. My BX Built projectors are absolutely amazing with 3x or more the visibility of stock headlights.
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DO NOT put led's in reflector lamps!!!
This will just make them ridiculously glaring to everyone else and will look aweful.
if by chance you like me and you don't want to swap out the original headlights, just either get some slightly brighter bulbs, or just get yourself some kind of auxiliary lights that you can turn on and turn off
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Another vote for BxBuilt
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I use Beamtech. The pattern is fine.
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