08-07-2020, 09:13 PM
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Sorry guys, UPS changed their delivery to this coming Monday.
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Unacceptable! I'd like to speak to the person in charge!
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08-07-2020, 11:07 PM
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Unacceptable! I'd like to speak to the person in charge!
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Lol! Yeah it is unacceptable! I ordered something from Germany on the same day and it already arrived.
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08-09-2020, 10:36 AM
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I'm not a fan of HID. I have had nothing but problems with them.
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What brand? I previously used the "holy grail" Morimoto HIDs and had nothing but problems with nonstop warranty claims every 4-6 months.
Switched to Philips bulbs/Xenon Depot in 2016 and have never had so much as a flicker.
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08-11-2020, 10:49 PM
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Ok, it finally arrived. Because it arrived late I’ll have to install it tomorrow. Here are some pics. I’m not 100% sure if this is the gen2 but from the case label it does say V2 (version 2). Maybe someone can confirm? More to come peeps!
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08-11-2020, 11:20 PM
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Ok, it finally arrived. Because it arrived late I’ll have to install it tomorrow. Here are some pics. I’m not 100% sure if this is the gen2 but from the case label it does say V2 (version 2). Maybe someone can confirm? More to come peeps!
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nevermind I compared the item number and it matches with the Gen2 online.
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08-11-2020, 11:41 PM
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Those are indeed Gen 2 lights as the part number is different than mine. Good luck! I may go back to OEM if mine fail again. It’s a pain working around a winch bumper, fender flares, and a light bar just to change out a headlight.
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08-11-2020, 11:45 PM
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What brand? I previously used the "holy grail" Morimoto HIDs and had nothing but problems with nonstop warranty claims every 4-6 months.
Switched to Philips bulbs/Xenon Depot in 2016 and have never had so much as a flicker.
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I probably have warrantied 5-6 pairs of Morimoto ballasts through TRS over the years. I finally had enough and bought Denso ballasts when I retrofitted my F150 headlights. Those heat up super fast and never, and I mean NEVER, flicker. I have heard that the new Morimoto ballasts are nice though, and the Morimoto bulbs are pretty good as well.
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08-12-2020, 05:38 PM
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Ok installed. Everything went in smoothly and under the hood is nice and clean. I’ll wait until night fall to test it.
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08-12-2020, 05:44 PM
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Ok installed. Everything went in smoothly and under the hood is nice and clean. I’ll wait until night fall to test it.
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Looking good please adjust the headlights before driving. Cant wait to see if they fixed the beam pattern issue.
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08-12-2020, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Gecko
What brand? I previously used the "holy grail" Morimoto HIDs and had nothing but problems with nonstop warranty claims every 4-6 months.
Switched to Philips bulbs/Xenon Depot in 2016 and have never had so much as a flicker.
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I thought I was the only one. I warrantied 3 pairs of ballast back to back as the new ones that would come in immediately would act up. I bought through the retrofit source so I had them send me another brand and I had no issues. Never even considered these morimoto headlights due to the issues I saw once people started receiving them. I went with alpharexs luxx series led headlights and 6 months in no issues.
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08-13-2020, 12:50 AM
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08-13-2020, 08:39 AM
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Thanks for putting these up so quick for us. You can tell that the headlights definitely need to be aimed up a bit. However, it looks like the beam pattern is very similar to the V1 in terms of side coverage with a slight improvement. Bummer, was hoping these would knock it out of the park.
I still haven’t seen reliable beam shots of the Alpharex Nova series but it looks like both the Nova and the Morimotos have poorer lighting performance vs a stock projector with an HID bulb drop in. Looking forward to seeing how the new OEM headlights pan out
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08-13-2020, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Xtremluck
Thanks for putting these up so quick for us. You can tell that the headlights definitely need to be aimed up a bit. However, it looks like the beam pattern is very similar to the V1 in terms of side coverage with a slight improvement. Bummer, was hoping these would knock it out of the park.
I still haven’t seen reliable beam shots of the Alpharex Nova series but it looks like both the Nova and the Morimotos have poorer lighting performance vs a stock projector with an HID bulb drop in. Looking forward to seeing how the new OEM headlights pan out
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Agreed. There is a slight improvement compare to gen 1. Will have to wait for OEM LED headlights from 2021 4runner and see if that makes a difference.
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08-13-2020, 09:13 AM
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Love the way they look but..
Looking forward to seeing them aimed and more thoughts and reviews. So hard to tell from a photo, but I feel my Morimoto LED high and low beam bulbs are just as good, if not better to the sides.
Granted 4R aftermarket is not as good as Jeep, but 10+ years of installed base seems like a great opportunity for other manufactures of headlights to jump into. JW Speaker with heating elements would part me with my money pretty fast.
I seriously doubt the 2021 Toyota update will be better than what I have now. And likely need upgraded bulbs to an already high, or very high, price.
Just bought my daughter a ‘20 Honda Civic Sport Touring hatchback with their LED headlights, wow!
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08-13-2020, 09:25 AM
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Love the way they look but..
Looking forward to seeing them aimed and more thoughts and reviews. So hard to tell from a photo, but I feel my Morimoto LED high and low beam bulbs are just as good, if not better to the sides.
Granted 4R aftermarket is not as good as Jeep, but 10+ years of installed base seems like a great opportunity for other manufactures of headlights to jump into. JW Speaker with heating elements would part me with my money pretty fast.
I seriously doubt the 2021 Toyota update will be better than what I have now. And likely need upgraded bulbs to an already high, or very high, price.
Just bought my daughter a ‘20 Honda Civic Sport Touring hatchback with their LED headlights, wow!
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LED bulbs in halogen projector reflector bowls or halogen reflector housings are a terrible solution. LED lighting is very directional vs. the omnidirectional lighting coming from halogen and HID bulbs. So I would be really surprised if your current setup matched the performance of a headlight with proper LED projectors.
Sorry I'm a bit of a lighting nerd because I have diagnosed night vision blindness. So lighting is pretty critical for me. It's important that people have the right info. I agree on your point on OEM LED lighting getting really really good. We have a set on our BMW X3 and its fantastic and makes driving at night much easier.
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