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Originally Posted by Chris Joy
Thanks, I'll check them out. After the epic Tacomaworld lighting thread, I'm always a little hesitant to swap halogen bulbs for LED's since those tests usually show a pretty dramatic difference in favor of a quality halogen bulb vs. LED's.
Cheers
Chris
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This is true, but the focus in the high beam reflector is much less critical than the low beam. It's less of a safety hazard because the reflector is designed to scatter light above the cutoff, and you won't be using them in opposing traffic anyway.
As Cheers said, a 9011 HIR bulb will outperform a replacement LED, but it sounds like you're more concerned about the temperature (color) of the light than performance.
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Originally Posted by Axix23
I tend to disagree with you on that one. About the TRD pro/limited being superior as you won’t be able to change the DRL to led and the Highbeams itself just goes higher slightly.
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This is true. Reports of the LED high beam of the dual projector model are very underwhelming. Large reflectors are more efficient than projectors so this isn't that surprising. People with the "lower" grade LED headlights actually have higher performing high beams.
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Originally Posted by Axix23
Nobody cares about the highbeams much as the lowbeam is the most important thing for driving.
If you have a good output lowbeam, there is no need for highbeams.
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I would... disagree. In day-to-day driving under city lights, with other traffic around, sure. Way out in the cuts? You'll appreciate a high beam that performs well. You'll appreciate auxiliary driving lights even more.