User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 09-19-2020, 11:00 PM #76
ForRun's Avatar
ForRun ForRun is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Chicago burbs
Posts: 1,025
ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all
ForRun ForRun is offline
Senior Member
ForRun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Chicago burbs
Posts: 1,025
ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all
Found what I was looking for. a retrofit LED projector. Love it!


Heres what they look like

Last edited by ForRun; 09-19-2020 at 11:03 PM.
ForRun is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 09-21-2020, 01:33 PM #77
amir_gh's Avatar
amir_gh amir_gh is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Maryland
Posts: 172
amir_gh will become famous soon enough
amir_gh amir_gh is offline
Member
amir_gh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Maryland
Posts: 172
amir_gh will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by ForRun View Post
Found what I was looking for. a retrofit LED projector. Love it!


Heres what they look like
beam pattern looks nice.Can you please tell us some more info? Did you do the retrofit yourself? Was it hard? Does it use the same connector?

Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk
amir_gh is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 09-21-2020, 09:44 PM #78
ForRun's Avatar
ForRun ForRun is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Chicago burbs
Posts: 1,025
ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all
ForRun ForRun is offline
Senior Member
ForRun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Chicago burbs
Posts: 1,025
ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all
Quote:
Originally Posted by amir_gh View Post
beam pattern looks nice.Can you please tell us some more info? Did you do the retrofit yourself? Was it hard? Does it use the same connector?

Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk
If you can bake a headlight open / reseal will run about 450 for the projectors.
Im chicken so bought mine, plus I wanted a blackout look so bought Kustom54's lights. They have multiple configurations
ForRun is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 09-23-2020, 09:20 PM #79
NW.OH.T4R NW.OH.T4R is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: NW, Ohio
Posts: 650
Real Name: Jason
NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough
NW.OH.T4R NW.OH.T4R is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: NW, Ohio
Posts: 650
Real Name: Jason
NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough
Tried taking some night shots, but most came out looking really bad (blurry). Here is one, but it’s high beams:


These are Lexus IS bi-xenon projectors. The two reflectors you see around about 1/2 mile at the end of this road, not an oncoming car. I’ll try to get better low and low plus fog shots.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
NW.OH.T4R is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 09-23-2020, 10:59 PM #80
BIGpharma's Avatar
BIGpharma BIGpharma is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 242
BIGpharma is a jewel in the rough BIGpharma is a jewel in the rough BIGpharma is a jewel in the rough
BIGpharma BIGpharma is offline
Member
BIGpharma's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 242
BIGpharma is a jewel in the rough BIGpharma is a jewel in the rough BIGpharma is a jewel in the rough
Headlight before/after comparisons

Wrong thread
__________________
2015 Limited Blizzard Pearl: OEM TRD Pro Fox Suspension | 2”/2” Cornfed Spacers | TRD-OR 17" | 285/70/17 Firestone Destination A/T | Shrockworks Rocker Panels
BIGpharma is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 09-23-2020, 11:07 PM #81
patkelly4370's Avatar
patkelly4370 patkelly4370 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 1,120
patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold
patkelly4370 patkelly4370 is offline
Senior Member
patkelly4370's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 1,120
patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold patkelly4370 is a splendid one to behold
Need night shots with the headlights shining into the camera, not away from the camera.
Oncoming traffic perspective.

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
patkelly4370 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 09-25-2020, 03:53 PM #82
henntseng henntseng is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Lafayette, CA
Age: 59
Posts: 10
henntseng is on a distinguished road
henntseng henntseng is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Lafayette, CA
Age: 59
Posts: 10
henntseng is on a distinguished road
I was reading crashnburn80 tacoma post and it seem his argument for lack of distance on LEDs is the lack of a central hotspot as the led are sidefiring in most other projectors. however, in the 4runners, an LED bulb would be front and back firing in our halogen projectors. seems like you would still get a central hotspot as seen in most of the 4runner LED reviews. Does anyone know if anyone has done the same analysis on the 4runner projectors to the extent of crashnburn80? in particular, the bulb orientation of 45 deg as recommended by some others on this forum vs directly front and rear firing to maximize the central hot spot? Is he actually on this forum to address this question?
henntseng is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 09-27-2020, 08:53 PM #83
NW.OH.T4R NW.OH.T4R is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: NW, Ohio
Posts: 650
Real Name: Jason
NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough
NW.OH.T4R NW.OH.T4R is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: NW, Ohio
Posts: 650
Real Name: Jason
NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough
Updated output shots.
Low beam only:

Low beam plus fog:

High beam:



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
NW.OH.T4R is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 09-28-2020, 08:16 AM #84
NW.OH.T4R NW.OH.T4R is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: NW, Ohio
Posts: 650
Real Name: Jason
NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough
NW.OH.T4R NW.OH.T4R is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: NW, Ohio
Posts: 650
Real Name: Jason
NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough NW.OH.T4R is a jewel in the rough
Quote:
Originally Posted by patkelly4370 View Post
Need night shots with the headlights shining into the camera, not away from the camera.
Oncoming traffic perspective.

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
Photos differ greatly from what you actually see when looking into the headlights. I tried to capture this last night and the photos made it appear blinding.
NW.OH.T4R is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 11-07-2020, 05:26 PM #85
ForRun's Avatar
ForRun ForRun is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Chicago burbs
Posts: 1,025
ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all
ForRun ForRun is offline
Senior Member
ForRun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Chicago burbs
Posts: 1,025
ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all
Updated the OP with the Alpharex nova and explained my finding of each light
ForRun is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 11-07-2020, 11:21 PM #86
mynameistory's Avatar
mynameistory mynameistory is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 952
mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold
mynameistory mynameistory is offline
Member
mynameistory's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 952
mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold
Good comparative post here. Those Alpharex headlights look terrible. All foreground lighting with no distance. Good for instagram only I guess.
__________________
-Tory

- 2016 4Runner - WeatherTech Floor Liners - Key Fob Window Roll-down Mod - 35 PSI Tire Pressure - Gum Holder Delete - iOttie Phone Holder - RainX Windshield Mod - Stock Windshield Wipers (for now) - Radio Stations are 105.9, 106.7, 95.5, and 93.1 - Chrome Exhaust Tip - Really want a Gobi Ladder but I guess I'll just stand on the Tire because it's free and does the same thing - Some Old Coleman Ice Chest - A Gas Can I Found -
mynameistory is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 11-08-2020, 01:51 AM #87
mynameistory's Avatar
mynameistory mynameistory is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 952
mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold
mynameistory mynameistory is offline
Member
mynameistory's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 952
mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold
Quote:
Originally Posted by henntseng View Post
I was reading crashnburn80 tacoma post and it seem his argument for lack of distance on LEDs is the lack of a central hotspot as the led are sidefiring in most other projectors. however, in the 4runners, an LED bulb would be front and back firing in our halogen projectors. seems like you would still get a central hotspot as seen in most of the 4runner LED reviews. Does anyone know if anyone has done the same analysis on the 4runner projectors to the extent of crashnburn80? in particular, the bulb orientation of 45 deg as recommended by some others on this forum vs directly front and rear firing to maximize the central hot spot? Is he actually on this forum to address this question?
I don't think he's on here. However, you do bring up a good point- yes the emitters would be forward and rearward facing in the side-mounted projector housings on a 4Runner.

However, the central problem is still the same. LED chips sitting on a blade of copper (for power and heat transfer) still cannot be shrunk down to the thickness of a wound halogen filament. Because the thickness is increased, the light source is pushed out of the focal point of the optic. You may retain a hotspot, but it will not be placed in the correct location of the beam pattern (at the top, just under the cutoff). This will increase near-field brightness at the expense of distance projection- a very unsafe combination for headlights.

Drop-in LED bulbs are not worth it. I advise you to save your money and get performance or H9 halogen bulbs.
__________________
-Tory

- 2016 4Runner - WeatherTech Floor Liners - Key Fob Window Roll-down Mod - 35 PSI Tire Pressure - Gum Holder Delete - iOttie Phone Holder - RainX Windshield Mod - Stock Windshield Wipers (for now) - Radio Stations are 105.9, 106.7, 95.5, and 93.1 - Chrome Exhaust Tip - Really want a Gobi Ladder but I guess I'll just stand on the Tire because it's free and does the same thing - Some Old Coleman Ice Chest - A Gas Can I Found -
mynameistory is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 11-08-2020, 10:19 AM #88
ForRun's Avatar
ForRun ForRun is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Chicago burbs
Posts: 1,025
ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all
ForRun ForRun is offline
Senior Member
ForRun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Chicago burbs
Posts: 1,025
ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all ForRun is a name known to all
Quote:
Originally Posted by DallasTRDPro View Post
Added some Alpharex Luxx headlights. The install was a pain in the ass. I didn’t install the DRL function since i never use it anyway. Also I didn’t care for the dancing lights at startup. Seemed kinda cheesy to me. Another thing I didn’t care for is the extended shut off time which I don’t have any of that since I didn’t install the DRL harness. I really miss the ease of modding like with Jeeps. I like the black housing. BTW, to adjust the lights don’t use a screwdriver. Just use an 8MM ratcheting wrench. So much easier. I’m not sure what i think about these headlights yet since I haven’t driven far and it was all in the city which will drown out most lights. I’m not sure I like the beam pattern. Just not used to the cutoff pattern. Also the drivers hi beam is much higher than the passenger side.



Led headlights (the 3 that I've had) all have wierd cutoff lines, not sure why. Morimoto tries to cast an "M"
The drivers high beam does look up high

Last edited by ForRun; 11-08-2020 at 10:23 AM.
ForRun is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 11-08-2020, 11:13 AM #89
mynameistory's Avatar
mynameistory mynameistory is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 952
mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold
mynameistory mynameistory is offline
Member
mynameistory's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 952
mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold
Lol those look terrible.
__________________
-Tory

- 2016 4Runner - WeatherTech Floor Liners - Key Fob Window Roll-down Mod - 35 PSI Tire Pressure - Gum Holder Delete - iOttie Phone Holder - RainX Windshield Mod - Stock Windshield Wipers (for now) - Radio Stations are 105.9, 106.7, 95.5, and 93.1 - Chrome Exhaust Tip - Really want a Gobi Ladder but I guess I'll just stand on the Tire because it's free and does the same thing - Some Old Coleman Ice Chest - A Gas Can I Found -
mynameistory is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 11-09-2020, 04:17 PM #90
mynameistory's Avatar
mynameistory mynameistory is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 952
mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold
mynameistory mynameistory is offline
Member
mynameistory's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 952
mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold mynameistory is a splendid one to behold
Quote:
Originally Posted by DallasTRDPro View Post
Not perfect, but at least they are better than the halogens.
I doubt it. They may be brighter but distance projection appears to be lost in the photo that ForRun posted. I'd rather have dim headlights that reach far into the distance than bright headlights that reach 30 feet in front of my truck. And the high beam alignment shows that they have terrible build QC.
__________________
-Tory

- 2016 4Runner - WeatherTech Floor Liners - Key Fob Window Roll-down Mod - 35 PSI Tire Pressure - Gum Holder Delete - iOttie Phone Holder - RainX Windshield Mod - Stock Windshield Wipers (for now) - Radio Stations are 105.9, 106.7, 95.5, and 93.1 - Chrome Exhaust Tip - Really want a Gobi Ladder but I guess I'll just stand on the Tire because it's free and does the same thing - Some Old Coleman Ice Chest - A Gas Can I Found -
mynameistory is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Reply

Tags
before/after , compare , fogs , foot , headlight

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Where is the COMPARISONS subforum? Thai General Discussions 6 08-05-2013 04:29 PM
LED Light Comparisons Btm02144 5th gen T4Rs 5 01-07-2013 11:52 AM
Why all the Explorer/4Runner comparisons? dekeman 5th gen T4Rs 34 08-02-2010 08:11 PM
HP and Torque Comparisons between T4Rs t65k3 Comparisons & Reviews 2 01-22-2007 09:42 AM
04 and 06 Comparisons coolpop 4th Gen T4Rs 7 04-19-2006 11:46 PM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.2

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:25 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
***This site is an unofficial Toyota site, and is not officially endorsed, supported, authorized by or affiliated with Toyota. All company, product, or service names references in this web site are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Toyota name, marks, designs and logos, as well as Toyota model names, are registered trademarks of Toyota Motor Corporation***Ad Management plugin by RedTyger
 
Copyright © 2020