Axix23
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agreed. I returned mine. lol I was like ugh.
Headlight comparison stock vs others
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agreed. I returned mine. lol I was like ugh.
Axix23
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Updated OP with this. I was able to make the GTR ultra fit. Best thing I like about these? Good even light, no bright/ dark spots, drove a Buddys civic and with the runner coming towards me, no obnoxious light or glare. I found a keeper
That actually looks surprisingly very good. lol
I want to see what the diode dynamics and xenon depot leds look like vs these.
Confirming this photo has no fog lights on?
ForRun
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Maybe someone can post pics because I'm done buying bulb's lol.
Confirmed, no fogs in any of the pictures.
ForRun
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I sent the xb back. The lighting imo is awful.
I was kind of hoping everyone would post up pics. Don't need to be from the same spot, just see the output. I imagine in this forum I would guess about every bulb out there would have been used by now!
cb1111
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Look at the 5k and the morimoto photos. Both of those have awful glare right about where the grassy area is on the right middle of the photo.
Those hotspots and glare is where your eyes will be drawn. Your goal is to get even lighting with the brightest spot (if any) furthest away from you and mostly centered.
As far as aiming is concerned, here is the proper procedure for manual aiming. It is a bit time and labor intensive, but the results will be worth it.
Link goes to a pdf
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ForRun
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Wrong, the morimoto XB had zero glare, just didn't care for the cutoff up close.
Mine were laser alined so they were accurate
ForRun
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Many have them problem free. They run hot. oem stock using infrared temp gun run 140-150ish. The H9 runs over 200, even the face of the headlight gets hot. In comparison the gtr runs 120ish
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cb1111
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And the H9 is also the only "semi legal" upgrade.
cb1111
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Look at the bright spot right next to the grassy area.
Ripper238
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That's good info. Winter here now so it wont be an issue but ill keep an eye on them in the summer. Especially when i drive south for a long trip.
I am unable to find any issue threads on the H9's so i am guessing they are fine even at the higher heat.
Looks like Subaru's also have this as a mod and i was unable to find issue there ether. So H9 mod seems very solid. Even the life span appears more than one may expect.
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For $30 these seem like an easy and worth while upgrade.
Veinz
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Great thread, thanks for this.
I am currently looking to upgrade my headlights. I have some Philips X-tremeVision halogens here for the low and high beams, but I wanted to go with LED and pawn those halogens off on the wife's Jeep. But now this thread has me questioning that because in the pics, the Philips bulbs look good. They were also MUCH cheaper than the LEDs I want to get, those will run me $350-$400 CAD. Also from what I understand most LEDs are shit for this headlight assembly but there a few that are ok. I had my eye on sets from Morimoto and Diode Dynamics.
Also, I was putting money away for those Morimoto XB headlights but the light output is really disappointing, that money is now going towards upgrading my sim racing setup, lol.
I am currently looking to upgrade my headlights. I have some Philips X-tremeVision halogens here for the low and high beams, but I wanted to go with LED and pawn those halogens off on the wife's Jeep. But now this thread has me questioning that because in the pics, the Philips bulbs look good. They were also MUCH cheaper than the LEDs I want to get, those will run me $350-$400 CAD. Also from what I understand most LEDs are shit for this headlight assembly but there a few that are ok. I had my eye on sets from Morimoto and Diode Dynamics.
Also, I was putting money away for those Morimoto XB headlights but the light output is really disappointing, that money is now going towards upgrading my sim racing setup, lol.
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RichinRidgewood
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There are 1,000,000 headlight threads on this forum.
It's so confusing.
I have a headache. Someone should put all of this crap in a spreadsheet so people dont have to reinvent the wheel to fix the headlight problem if there even is one.
It's so confusing.
- People recommend HIDs but then they don"t
- 2Strokes and the fancy Morimots head lights dont work?
- Use H9's in place of the OEM H11's after you do a chop job?
- LEDs dont work ?
- H11 halo's with higher output burn out faster
I have a headache. Someone should put all of this crap in a spreadsheet so people dont have to reinvent the wheel to fix the headlight problem if there even is one.
ForRun
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Fyi, headlight revolution, xenon Depot and retrofit source are all one company (same owner), they are in business to make money. I spent hours searching and watching videos, in one vid they endorse bulb x. Next vid it's xx so take it with a grain of salt.
I'm no lighting expert but through reading, watching, and buying I found the H9 and H11x100 to be the best bulb for a 4runner projector without doing a retrofit. Just yesterday 20164runner baked his lights open to black them out. When asked if he would retrofit he said nope, H9 works great
There are hundreds of bulbs with more and brighter lighting. None are fair to oncoming traffic
david05111
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Is it just me or do the Phillips Xtreme +100s look pretty darn good? I may not be looking at them correctly, but I don't really see noticeable hotspots?
Are those just drop-ins or do they require modifications like the H11s?
Are those just drop-ins or do they require modifications like the H11s?
ForRun
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The +100x is an H11 drop in without mods. The H9 you need to trim the connection and the metal tabs(not hard to do at all) 100x is $30 and H9's are 12 on Amazon. I didn't notice hot spots with them
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