Morimoto 2Stroke 2.0 LED Low Beam Headlight Install

LeesO4 said:
So the underlined quote is for the 25’ distance? They did their test based on a 35’ distance. The actual article isn’t very clear. Sounds like they used the SAE guidelines which state 25’ away, but they adjusted the SAE reference points for their 35’ test. Is that your understanding as well?
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Hmm, I didn't see their 35 foot distance in the article. I read it for reference but ended up using the Toyota pdf for my final instructions. Someone has it posted up on here. It's a little complicated for a 4Runner because it also mentions left/right aiming as well... Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the 4Runner does not have adjusters for left and right.
 
The fans on my Morimoto 2strokes are really singing. They are much much louder than when I first installed them. Makes me wonder if the fans are going to fail anytime soon.
 
Hans Moleman said:
The fans on my Morimoto 2strokes are really singing. They are much much louder than when I first installed them. Makes me wonder if the fans are going to fail anytime soon.
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Yeah mine have been pretty loud since day one. I think the limiting factor in these things will be the fan and heat.
 
I put a set in after work today. I'd say brightness is similar to the H9 halogen I had in. Whiter light allowing me to see the crisp cutoff better. Fan does run loud but the engine is louder on 4Runners anyways (I think). I love them...but I'm not trashing my H9s.
 
Can someone confirm if these install with the same turn-to-lock as OEM halogen bulbs? I installed over the weekend and it seemed if I continued to turn they would come out instead of locking into place. Is it possible this is a result of the tighter fitting gasket and I just need to give it even more inward force while twisting into the socket?
 
I initially tried them without the extra o-rings supplied and they didn’t fit well. After adding the o-rings they were snug, but I can spin them freely inside the housing. Does anyone have a schematic of the headlight internals? Is there a physical stop inside that the two of us aren’t contacting?


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This does sound unusual. I installed mine (no extra O-rings etc.) and they definitely locked in place, with the chips at 3 and 9 o'clock. You need to make sure they're clocked correctly, otherwise the lamp will not work as designed.
 
mynameistory said:
This does sound unusual. I installed mine (no extra O-rings etc.) and they definitely locked in place, with the chips at 3 and 9 o'clock. You need to make sure they're clocked correctly, otherwise the lamp will not work as designed.
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Ok, so I had a few minutes to take another look at these. I tried removing the passenger side first to just start over, and the LED separated from the H11 bracket, haha. So clearly the bracket is secure in the housing. Screwed it back in and set the arrows on the bulb housing to 9 and 3, is this correct? Moved on and did the same with the driver’s side. With a 9 month old, I can’t be out tinkering in the garage at 9pm when it’s finally dark, so just hoping tomorrow morning my light output is acceptable.


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I've noticed the factory H11 has a little nub just below the widest blade on the mounting flange. The morimoto does not have this nub. Could this be the reason for it not locking in? Had to remove the gaskets to get a better pic. Also is the mounting bracket on the morimoto supposed to spin separately from the led? I noticed this was happening when trying to install them and i can do this by hand too. Thanks for your help
 

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NW.OH.T4R said:
With a 9 month old, I can’t be out tinkering in the garage at 9pm when it’s finally dark, so just hoping tomorrow morning my light output is acceptable.
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I feel you dude. 1½ year old at home and want to give the wife a break as much as possible, so garage time is nearly zero right now. I'm literally making wiring harnesses with all of the junk in my truck on lunch breaks etc.
 
Has anyone put the 2stroke 2.0 in a 2010-2013 with the reflector headlights? Everything I'm seeing here seems to be in the 2014+ projectors.
 
Low beam led installation

Hi, I am trying to install the low beam on my 4 runner 19, and I would like to know if I need to adjust the angle, I can’t see if the bulb is left to right, any idea how can I check?
Thanks
 
gpilarte14 said:
Hi, I am trying to install the low beam on my 4 runner 19, and I would like to know if I need to adjust the angle, I can’t see if the bulb is left to right, any idea how can I check?
Thanks
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My set had arrows on the housing that indicate the position of the LED chip. I used those to ensure the LED chips were sitting at 9 and 3 O'clock.
 
pointman said:
I thought the Morimotos were not adjustable.
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They are, just not as easily adjustable as other indexing LED housings. There are two O-rings that hold the H11 adapter to the LED housing. It's just a compression fitment, so it can be adjusted with the housing on the workbench but it's very tight. I had trouble with the throw of my first set of these, so I ended up tearing them apart to understand how they worked while I waited for my replacement set. The replacement set installed perfectly. If you look back a few posts, my problem was that the LED housing actually spun pretty freely when I attempted to "lock-in" the H11 adapter (should be quarter turn). TRS said that this was due to the O-rings and their had a revision to resolve this.
 
NW.OH.T4R said:
They are, just not as easily adjustable as other indexing LED housings. There are two O-rings that hold the H11 adapter to the LED housing. It's just a compression fitment, so it can be adjusted with the housing on the workbench but it's very tight. I had trouble with the throw of my first set of these, so I ended up tearing them apart to understand how they worked while I waited for my replacement set. The replacement set installed perfectly. If you look back a few posts, my problem was that the LED housing actually spun pretty freely when I attempted to "lock-in" the H11 adapter (should be quarter turn). TRS said that this was due to the O-rings and their had a revision to resolve this.
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Thanks for the information. I've done a lot of reading about them and your post is the first saying anything about adjustable components.

I actually did read the post about them free spinning. Good to know it was remedied.
 
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