Pavement Tested
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I saw the compilation thread on lighting, it's almost 600 posts of old information and broken links. Good job to those who initially put it together but after 6 years it illustrates the inherent flaws in compilation threads. HID and LED lighting has made great strides in the last 2 years alone so I'm looking for some up to date information on forward lighting that is working well for the T4R. I also did a forum search on the subject and didn't get any useful returns.
I'm a bit of a lighting nerd. I like good lighting on my vehicles and I think we can all agree that the factory lighting on these rigs sucks. I've retrofit a number of headlight assemblies and enjoy doing headlight builds. I also do not just throw a set of LEDs in a halogen bucket or projector and roll with it. I'm not looking for replacement bulbs.
I would like to hear is solid experience and feedback with the following setups:
- Morimoto XB LED assemblies: Most of my retrofit build have been with Morimoto components. I've had good experience with their HIDs and the LED taillights on my truck have not had any issues for the year or so I've had them.
- Alpharex assemblies: Particularly their Nova series. I haven't heard a ton of good about Alpharex as a whole and have a close friend who had issues with a set of their lights in his GMC so I'm not a superfan for the company out of the gate.
- Morimoto Retro-Quik M LED kit: This is the only "off the shelf" retrofit kit I've been able to find for the T4R. Has anyone done a build using this kit? My concern here is the hassle of having to split the assembly to remove the projector in the event of a failure unlike and HID projector where the light source is removable.
- Other quality replacement assemblies that use LED or HID lighting that you have had a good experience with. I've used DDM Tuning kits with some success for lower end builds.
If you've thrown LEDs or HIDs in the stock housings, save your input. I don't want to hear about it. You are doing yourself and other drivers a disservice and I will automatically discount any input you may have. Yes, it's like that.
I'm a bit of a lighting nerd. I like good lighting on my vehicles and I think we can all agree that the factory lighting on these rigs sucks. I've retrofit a number of headlight assemblies and enjoy doing headlight builds. I also do not just throw a set of LEDs in a halogen bucket or projector and roll with it. I'm not looking for replacement bulbs.
I would like to hear is solid experience and feedback with the following setups:
- Morimoto XB LED assemblies: Most of my retrofit build have been with Morimoto components. I've had good experience with their HIDs and the LED taillights on my truck have not had any issues for the year or so I've had them.
- Alpharex assemblies: Particularly their Nova series. I haven't heard a ton of good about Alpharex as a whole and have a close friend who had issues with a set of their lights in his GMC so I'm not a superfan for the company out of the gate.
- Morimoto Retro-Quik M LED kit: This is the only "off the shelf" retrofit kit I've been able to find for the T4R. Has anyone done a build using this kit? My concern here is the hassle of having to split the assembly to remove the projector in the event of a failure unlike and HID projector where the light source is removable.
- Other quality replacement assemblies that use LED or HID lighting that you have had a good experience with. I've used DDM Tuning kits with some success for lower end builds.
If you've thrown LEDs or HIDs in the stock housings, save your input. I don't want to hear about it. You are doing yourself and other drivers a disservice and I will automatically discount any input you may have. Yes, it's like that.
