I like how they look - not glaringly aftermarket and the execution is nice and clean. They could be OEM in appearance, which is the look I usually like (OEM+).
However, as a person who currently has Philips HIDs and is primarily concerned with light performance instead of light appearance, just not sure these will be making their way to my house.
I appreciate Morimoto’s investment in the fifth gen though.
However, as a person who currently has Philips HIDs and is primarily concerned with light performance instead of light appearance, just not sure these will be making their way to my house.
That's what light bars, and fog, and a-pillar and roof lights are for! ;)
I'm in for the OEM+. Execution (aesthetically) is spot on. I personally will sacrifice some lighting performance... Form > Function I suppose.
Glad someone said it. I LOVE my 50w Morimoto drop ins. I had a relay go out, and ran the stock bulbs in the rain for a day. Honestly felt like I didnt even have my headlights on compared to the HIDs. If these are a step down from that, no way Jose.
Although..... Meso on TW swapped the LED units in these for M-LEDs and got more than 4x the output. Not sure I'd order $1200 lights to sacrifice as a donor housing for more expensive LED projectors, but that actually tickles my grunddle a bit. I mean, if they're that powerful, negates having a ****ing $1500 lightbar in the grill, so I mean....
Well, that's one advantage to purpose-built LED lights right? Not burning out ballasts every other month?
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Brands are another point. I've read for years about Morimoto quality being OEM-like and they're allegedly the best of the best. However, I burned through 4 HID sets in my Rav4 over 3 years and finally started asking around for help/referrals because it seemed like something was wrong. I talked to a lot of people - including qualified installers - who basically said, "Yeah... Morimoto quality isn't as good as it once was. We are seeing more and more issues like this."
When I bought my 4Runner, I went for Philips and I've never had so much as a flicker over 3 years.
Are Morimoto's LEDs better quality than their HIDs?
Personally, I'll be getting them because I love the look, they will be miles better than my halogen setup, and I will be upgrading from 10-13 style bumper to 14+ bumper with these headlights.
Seeing how nice the C6 Corvette XB LED headlights came out while owning a C5 has made me want these even more.
As long as these have noticeably better light output than the OEM halogens, I'm down for sacrificing some $$ for them. They look stunning and are less expensive than Kustom54 so hopefully they'll be up to snuff.
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