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Originally Posted by joec500
There are several independent tests out there that demonstrate LED's that can out perform halogens and very competitive to HID's. The LED's I have in my 4runner are very comparable to the HID's I have in my 2014 Porsche 911's HID's. I am also running the projector housings on my 4Runner which could make a difference.
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Not "could" but absolutely DO make a difference which is significantly greater than any LED bulb upgrade you can throw into the regular headlight.
The standard headlight reflector housing is designed around scattering light from a halogen bulb, which emits the lights completely different from an LED bulb. Many people get stuck on the "its brighter so it must be better" idea and thats just not true. I've run various LED bulbs in the standard housing, ranging from $15 dollar china knock-offs to more expensive $75 amazon sets. The result was the same. They were bright, but the patter was pure shit and I could see the road MARGINALLY better at the absolute best (while significantly increasing the amount of people I blinded).
HID's and LED's are in the same boat for me.. just a waste of money unless you want a different color headlight.
If you're truly serious about trying to increase the output you need to retrofit a projector. If you're not going to take the time and money to do that, just save the same said money and stick with the OEM halogen style bulbs. Even a cheap sub $250 HID projector kit did absolute wonders to the output and cutoff. I can't imagine something a bit more on the nicer side, like Morimoto.