06-09 LED headlight bulbs. MUST TRY list

[Finest]

Bought the Auxbeams and blacked out headlights. Anyone having trouble turning them in? The collar started to give and it's a little loose, the small screw didn't seem to hold on very well. Will keep an eye on them, but a quick drive around the neighborhood at night was great and bright. I'll have to re-aim them, but I did notice some small light shake when driving over potholes.

Quick photo after install. Will take more photos after re-aimed.

 

[Fried Rice]

Interesting. I bought a set of the Auxbeams for the low beams on my 2008, had no problems at all and really liked them so I bought two more sets for my high beams and my Mustang. The one of the two bulbs for the Mustang fits more loosely than I’d like (sounds similar to your experience) but the other is nice and tight. I installed the high beams in the 4Runner and neither one worked initially, so I flipped the connectors and both worked, but I had to tape the harnesses together since the latches are now 180 deg apart. That’s sort of lame, but overall I like the Auxbeam product.

 

[Frontier4Runner]

Bought the Auxbeams and blacked out headlights. Anyone having trouble turning them in? The collar started to give and it's a little loose, the small screw didn't seem to hold on very well. Will keep an eye on them, but a quick drive around the neighborhood at night was great and bright. I'll have to re-aim them, but I did notice some small light shake when driving over potholes.

Quick photo after install. Will take more photos after re-aimed.

Yep, I just put in a set this week and I definitely cracked the plastic on the ring with the mounting tabs. I got it back to usable shape and I ran them last night and everything looked great.

I ended up cutting a little ramp on each of the tabs to try to help give them a head start into the grooves. It seemed like the o-ring for the housing seal might be a little oversized so I really had to press in to get the tabs to bite.

 

[adkfinn]

Interesting. I bought a set of the Auxbeams for the low beams on my 2008, had no problems at all and really liked them so I bought two more sets for my high beams and my Mustang. The one of the two bulbs for the Mustang fits more loosely than I’d like (sounds similar to your experience) but the other is nice and tight. I installed the high beams in the 4Runner and neither one worked initially, so I flipped the connectors and both worked, but I had to tape the harnesses together since the latches are now 180 deg apart. That’s sort of lame, but overall I like the Auxbeam product.

You can swap the position of the wires on the bulb plug ends - Just use a small pick or blade to release the small pastic tab that is holding the terminal end in place and the wires will slide right out. Once that is done the locking tabs will line up with the factory harness.

 

[adkfinn]

Noticed today one of my low beams is out (2008). I read through this thread (thank you [MENTION=112299]Formidable[/MENTION]) and also a few other headlight threads using the search function. This other thread, from 2009, references modding a H9 into the low beam socket. I was surprised not to see any reference to that option here given the extensive discussion. Other than the modding aspect, any pros/cons in terms of using the H11 v. H9 for the low beams?

H9 is brighter but was designed as a high beam bulb and as such as a service life about half as long as an H11. I ran H9's for a bit before I installed HID's and they were much brighter than the H11's. At H9 bulb prices - this is the cheapest useful mod you can do to your stock headlights to increase low beam output.

That said - I recently installed a decent set of true bi-xenon projectors and Osram D2S bulbs and they are amazing. Much brighter, way better light pattern than running Amp HID bulbs in the factory projector. They are also much brighter than the DDM Saber Pro LED's in my high beams. Once you've pulled the factory projector and had the opportunity to see it side by side with a nice quality bi-xenon projector the difference is night and day. I am very happy I took the plunge and modded my lights. I will keep LED's in my fogs and high beams, but I am very happy with the HID/projector install.

 

[4 runna]

Not Bad at all. 06-09 Headlight Swap well worth it.

Looks great!

 

[Pale Rider]

I bought these for my '06 T4R.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079KB7QX3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The bulb sockets don't have the little plastic notch like the bulbs I'm replacing them with, and one side is marked positive (+) and the other negative (-). I want to avoid plugging these in incorrectly.

On the OEM wiring harness I'm plugging the bulbs into, which side of the harness plug is positive and which is negative? Looks like one wire to the harness is white and the other is red/black or just red, I couldn't tell in the bright sunlight.

 

[AuSeeker]

I bought these for my '06 T4R.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079KB7QX3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The bulb sockets don't have the little plastic notch like the bulbs I'm replacing them with, and one side is marked positive (+) and the other negative (-). I want to avoid plugging these in incorrectly.

On the OEM wiring harness I'm plugging the bulbs into, which side of the harness plug is positive and which is negative? Looks like one wire to the harness is white and the other is red/black or just red, I couldn't tell in the bright sunlight.

I don't know which wire is which...but if you have a test light or could borrow one from a friend or many auto parts stores loan out tools for free some requirement a refundable deposit, but using a test light will tell you for sure which wire is which.

 

[Pale Rider]

I don't have a light tester.

Will I do any damage if I install the bulb incorrectly with reversed polarity? If not, then it seems all I would have to do is simply pull the bulb, rotate it 180 degrees and plug it back into the harness.

 

[BendRunner]

I don't have a light tester.

Will I do any damage if I install the bulb incorrectly with reversed polarity? If not, then it seems all I would have to do is simply pull the bulb, rotate it 180 degrees and plug it back into the harness.

you're good. Just flip the bulb

 

[Pale Rider]

All good.

Got both bulbs in the correct position on the first try. These are great.

 

[rwelch53]

So I got and installed the DTMoto black housing headlights with the Auxbeam H11 lows and Vehicode 1156 DRL's, and I am thoroughly impressed to say the least! Still have a little aiming to do which is almost as aggravating as the install itself LOL. One question though...what is the tiny amber bulb that seems to also be a DRL and is located below the 1156, facing forward? Apparently 1 of mine was blown and I never even realized they existed, but can't seem to find the size anywhere online.

 

[Gen4SR5]

So I got and installed the DTMoto black housing headlights with the Auxbeam H11 lows and Vehicode 1156 DRL's, and I am thoroughly impressed to say the least! Still have a little aiming to do which is almost as aggravating as the install itself LOL. One question though...what is the tiny amber bulb that seems to also be a DRL and is located below the 1156, facing forward? Apparently 1 of mine was blown and I never even realized they existed, but can't seem to find the size anywhere online.

Its a parking light. Bulb size is 168. If one is burned out I recommend changing them both to LEDs. They can be found for cheap on amazon or ebay!

 

[rwelch53]

Its a parking light. Bulb size is 168. If one is burned out I recommend changing them both to LEDs. They can be found for cheap on amazon or ebay!

Yup, they actually just got delivered today. Total PITA to get my hands in there to replace with the headlights installed though LOL.

 

[gfluff]

Super happy with the AuxBeam low beams. Wow, for $30?!?
Highs and fogs and back ups look like poop now. Feels like an addiction to better lighting is starting...

 

[gfluff]

Picked up back up bulbs. Sylvania 921 Zevo 6000K LED bulbs. Not nearly as impressive as the Auxbeam lows, but I think it has to do with the lens/housing? I’d guess it’s not designed to throw light, with the textured surface in it. I back up to my garage in the dark, nightly. No real difference in what I see. The bulbs look insanely bright in there, but the light just doesn’t travel...

 

[AreaOne]

Has anyone got the dashboard error lights when they installed the low beam lights? The error codes indicated ABS issues but then I put the stock bulbs back in I did not receive any codes.

Then I replaced one bulb at a time and the error codes appeared on each bulb, so I believe these bulbs are defective. I also installed the high beam bulbs and did not get a error code. So I’m asking for a replacement for the low beam bulbs and let’s see what happens.

2006 V-6 Sport Edition

If interested the codes were:

C0226, C0246, C0256 and C1223 all brake related. (I’m having no brake issues)

 

[AreaOne]

A search revealed a person with a similar issue like mine. Start with post #8


ABS, Brake, Slip-Indicator and blinking Multi-Terrain Trouble

Hopefully a new set will not cause this issue.

 

[Wardbird]

Picked up back up bulbs. Sylvania 921 Zevo 6000K LED bulbs. Not nearly as impressive as the Auxbeam lows, but I think it has to do with the lens/housing? I’d guess it’s not designed to throw light, with the textured surface in it. I back up to my garage in the dark, nightly. No real difference in what I see. The bulbs look insanely bright in there, but the light just doesn’t travel...

I bought this back-up bulb and have been disappointed in it: Philips 12789LPB2. Likewise it is supposed to be 6000k LED. It simply does not project very far and I back into my driveway and then the garage. There are no street lights on my street and my driveway is fairly long, 100ft. Often I have to get out and turn on the eve lights and garage lights to back it in.

 

[AreaOne]

Results

I put in the replacement bulbs and do not get any error lights on the dash, so it appears the old bulbs were the problem. All is well now.