235,000 miles and still all smiles.

[AKmoney]

Never been flashed by oncoming traffic, though the pattern illuminates street signs.

Very even illumination of the entire street width with soft daytime lighting. This is compared to hot center and mild sides with 35w 4,300K HID.

Like I said above, I'd now get the new 4,500 lumen kit because of adjustment.

Seems interesting. I'll keep my eye on this stuff. Right now they only offer 5000K color temp bulbs which, for me, is too "blue". If 4300K kits become available I might take more interest.

 

[RL Lemke]

Seems interesting. I'll keep my eye on this stuff. Right now they only offer 5000K color temp bulbs which, for me, is too "blue". If 4300K kits become available I might take more interest.

I had a discussion with the company owner about just this topic, as I much prefer the brighter 4,300K color with HID too. His conclusion, and confirmed by my experience now, is that the 5,000K and even 6,000K are not at all blue with LED. The color is a very natural daylight color.

In fact, in HID one needs to exceed 6,500K to get into the dreaded blue arena so lauded by the tuner crowd. I have Phillips 6,300 HID on my 4Runner, which will soon be replaced, and it offers a very crisp white light color. This confirms that different manufacturers determine color, as well as lumens, differently.

My LEDs are called 6,000K and I find the color natural, like sunlight.

 

[AKmoney]

I had a discussion with the company owner about just this topic, as I much prefer the brighter 4,300K color with HID too. His conclusion, and confirmed by my experience now, is that the 5,000K and even 6,000K are not at all blue with LED. The color is a very natural daylight color.

In fact, in HID one needs to exceed 6,500K to get into the dreaded blue arena so lauded by the tuner crowd. I have Phillips 6,300 HID on my 4Runner, which will soon be replaced, and it offers a very crisp white light color. This confirms that different manufacturers determine color, as well as lumens, differently.

My LEDs are called 6,000K and I find the color natural, like sunlight.

I did an LED interior light retrofit on my truck and my experience is mixed. Power consumption was reduced (which is great for conserving battery life at a campsite) but the light isn't as good as the previous halogen/incandescent lighting. Brightness is the same but the bluish tint and poor CRI (color rendering index) make things harder to see. I definitely don't want this effect with headlights.

I'm currently running 9012 HIR bulbs as a mild upgrade. These have 18xx lumen output, so an upgrade to 3000 lumens is a big one. But it would be nice to see how a 5000K LED compares with a 4300K HID. I wasted money on my previous HID upgrade due to the poor light dispersion and glare to oncoming drivers which made them unusable in the stock reflector housing. I don't want to be "that guy" again.

 

[RL Lemke]

LED offerings are 99% junk.

Just like with household LED offerings there are a whole new class of diode which is actually bright. A few manufacturers offer quality LED products. Clearwater for example.

Choose to accept my experience, or not. Your call. The new LED bulbs I replaced my HID with were a good purchase. Instant on too.

I've personally done a lot of LED light testing on motorcycles. Clearwater uses 6,000K diodes because they find the color best for high speed riding at night.

15% brightness on the Clearwater Erica 6,000 lumen each LED (top) and Darla 2,400 lumen each LED (bottom) 6,000K color.

These are the street and DOT legal Gravity LED driving lights I'm adding: (2,104 lumen each - 5,000K color)

 

[JB.]

Is it alright to say that I still really enjoy my 2004 4Runner?

Absolutely.

I feel the same way. So much, in fact, that I think an attempt to accurately describe it would just sound goofy.

But many of us know what you're talking about.

Enjoyed the pics.

 

[LTDSC]

Hell why would you feel bad about that? 119K on a 12 year old vehicle is less than 10K a year. She's still a baby lol.

Mine gets driven that's for sure. I've probably done 30K per year on mine on at least 3 separate years of ownership.

mainly because ive never owned anything over 100k. Ive always just bought new ones before then. Im slowly learning its no big deal. I didnt drive it much as i had a work truck before. Now its all me and the car, no work truck so it get 300 miles a week.

 

[BOSMECH]

Awesome pictres I love it.
And those are low miles you got another 300,000 to go at least.

 

[jediwebdude]

Nice! I'll keep a lookout for ya in the DFW area.

A buddy of mine in the Dallas astronomy club has a 4th gen 4Runner. He mentioned to me that he's looking to trade it in because it is "getting up there in mileage." I asked him how many, he said 75,000. I replied with, "You have no idea what you have, do you?"

I expect to keep my 4th gen until they lock me up in an old folks home and take away my keys.

 

[Chubbypanda]

Is it alright to say that I still really enjoy my 2004 4Runner? Still don't see any need to trade to something I might not like as much?

It is alright to say that you enjoy your T4R. You may not have a need to trade it in, but when you do than we all already know what you will trade it in for. Heck you may even trade it in for a Tacoma, Tundra, Sequoia, GX460, or a Landcruiser.

 

[swanny]

227k on my wifes 06 and still rolling nearly like the day we picked it up 7yrs ago.

Only gripe is our MPG's have definately gone down hill lately. Averaged 15 on the last tank with half of that at 65-70mph. Aside from that it's comfortable, great sized, and the perfect go anywhere do anything vehicle.