*Review* Alpharex Pro headlights

[RSalha17]

I put some up in the first post. You're welcome. I'm kind of indifferent to the look. I thought stock looked great, but these are appealing. Not ugly or "ricey" to me by any means. I was more after the performance.

Oops! Total derp moment, was just looking at the output and completely missed the pics of the truck, sorry!

 

[ForRun]

There's more useable light than with the stock headlights.

With the stock headlights, my factory LED fogs would be needed to light up the sides.

I turned on the factory LED foglights with the new headlights and could barely tell they were on. That tells me the sides are getting enough lighting to the sides from the Pros to drown out the output of the LEDs.

This pic was taken in the same spot. Factory headlights vs Pros. You can see how it lights up that road marker on the drivers side with the Pros but not with the factory lighting. I would have needed my fogs in with the factory lighting to light that up.

My passenger side needs work though. Stock has it beat a little for up close to the right work. Gotta loosen and aim right a tad.

Now on a PC it still looks like the cut off is bad upfront and close with the Alpharex. maybe because they put a type of surround from the projectors?
1st pic is yours, 2nd is my old XB and for comparsion I put up the stock H11. In the stock H11 follow the crack center the road, coming towards the runner and shifts to the left. Cant barley see it with the XB. My pics were taken at the same spot within inches of each other. I'll need to wait for more photos. If someone could post before and after shots taken from the exact same spot, camera planted front / center of the steering wheel that would be awesome, thanks

 

[CharlesNellis]

Now on a PC it still looks like the cut off is bad upfront and close with the Alpharex. maybe because they put a type of surround from the projectors?
1st pic is yours, 2nd is my old XB and for comparsion I put up the stock H11. In the stock H11 follow the crack center the road, coming towards the runner and shifts to the left. Cant barley see it with the XB. My pics were taken at the same spot within inches of each other. I'll need to wait for more photos. If someone could post before and after shots taken from the exact same spot, camera planted front / center of the steering wheel that would be awesome, thanks

They do look very similar to the XB. I took my pictures from a drivers POV to include some of the instrument cluster.

However, my H11's seem no where near as bright as yours. Perhaps they were aimed too low from the factory.

Here's a comparison between stock and alpharex pro. Same spot, relatively same camera position.

 

[david05111]

So this is my first post ever on the forum. Hi gents.

I’m actually taking a delivery of a 2020 TRD Pro in about two weeks and one of the first things I want to address are the headlights. This thread is right up my alley.

Forgive me if I cover some ground that already has been covered on the board; I’ve tried a few searches, because I know that can get obnoxious.

This seems to be the third option I’ve seen for upgrades.

Option 1: OEM w/ H9 or H11 bulbs
Option 2: Morimodo XBs
Option 3: These


Full disclosure is that I was going to just order the XBs, but then I saw a few posts from months back about them having huge dead zones on the corners. Just to be clear: they haven’t addressed that yet on those headlights? I heard they we’re aware of the issue and were working on a fix?

Back to these. The pictures are great, so thanks for taking the time to take them and post them up. From a practical standpoint and not so much raw output, how do they stack up in the same corner areas compared to OEM or any modified versions or housing options? They seem to have good coverage from the pictures, but it’s hard to tell.

Pictures also don’t really tell the practical story. Do you find yourself really struggling to see at all when making turns without the fogs on with any of the setups? Is the issue blown out of proportion?

 

[CharlesNellis]

So this is my first post ever on the forum. Hi gents.

I’m actually taking a delivery of a 2020 TRD Pro in about two weeks and one of the first things I want to address are the headlights. This thread is right up my alley.

Forgive me if I cover some ground that already has been covered on the board; I’ve tried a few searches, because I know that can get obnoxious.

This seems to be the third option I’ve seen for upgrades.

Option 1: OEM w/ H9 or H11 bulbs
Option 2: Morimodo XBs
Option 3: These


Full disclosure is that I was going to just order the XBs, but then I saw a few posts from months back about them having huge dead zones on the corners. Just to be clear: they haven’t addressed that yet on those headlights? I heard they we’re aware of the issue and were working on a fix?

Back to these. The pictures are great, so thanks for taking the time to take them and post them up. From a practical standpoint and not so much raw output, how do they stack up in the same corner areas compared to OEM or any modified versions or housing options? They seem to have good coverage from the pictures, but it’s hard to tell.

Pictures also don’t really tell the practical story. Do you find yourself really struggling to see at all when making turns without the fogs on with any of the setups? Is the issue blown out of proportion?

I've tried H9's in mine and they were great, but the factory projectors weren't great so any weird anomalies that were above the cutoff were that much brighter to oncoming drivers. I felt putting LEDs or HIDs in the stock housings would be even worse than the H9's glarewise so I didnt even consider that option.

I took them out and put the factory H11's back in.

Then I tried to run with Toyota LED factory fogs on all the time with the stock H11's. The fogs had a great cutoff and helped with the sides, but they just didnt cut it for brightness and distance.

Then I put in some diode dynamics ss3 fogs in yellow. These were awesome and really lit up the sides and front. Even though they were "dot" compliant I think they caused a little too much glare above their cutoff to run all the time. I took them off.

Now we reach this point. I put the alpharex Pros in and I am finally satisfied. I put my factory LED fogs back in and dont feel the need to use them anymore as additional lighting aids, as the Pros offer great forward visibility and adequate side visibility.

 

[CharlesNellis]

I will try to get more pics tonight. I put them in after work yesterday and was a bit tired afterwards to do any more night time driving.

 

[mcat707]

Yah. I think you should keep them. Even though we have to take them off, at least they are serviceable by us and we don't need to ship them out if a bulb goes out.

HID and LED bulbs should last longer than halogens. I don't see myself servicing the bulbs for 2 or 3 years.

If I had armor, a winch or any other aftermarket part that would take more effort to take off than the factory bumper, then I would definitely return them.

Just taking off the factory bumper can take 10-15min and another 10-15 to put back on so a half hour total ain't that bad. If you’re quick enough I’m sure it can be done even faster.

I don’t plan on installing any aftermarket bumper armor or anything else, so I might just keep them.

 

[CharlesNellis]

Added pics in the original post showing how you can't change or mess with the low beam bulb once the lights are in.

This can pose an issue for those of you who run longer LED bulbs that stick out past the dust cap too. They most likely wont clear. The wires for my HID bulbs barely cleared.

 

[z32-z33]

I've tried H9's in mine and they were great, but the factory projectors weren't great so any weird anomalies that were above the cutoff were that much brighter to oncoming drivers. I felt putting LEDs or HIDs in the stock housings would be even worse than the H9's glarewise so I didnt even consider that option.

I took them out and put the factory H11's back in.

Then I tried to run with Toyota LED factory fogs on all the time with the stock H11's. The fogs had a great cutoff and helped with the sides, but they just didnt cut it for brightness and distance.

Then I put in some diode dynamics ss3 fogs in yellow. These were awesome and really lit up the sides and front. Even though they were "dot" compliant I think they caused a little too much glare above their cutoff to run all the time. I took them off.

Now we reach this point. I put the alpharex Pros in and I am finally satisfied. I put my factory LED fogs back in and dont feel the need to use them anymore as additional lighting aids, as the Pros offer great forward visibility and adequate side visibility.

Would you say your current setup with the Alpharex Pro is less blinding to on coming traffic than the H9 were? I've tried XD xtreme hids (too much glare)and currently have H9 in my 2017 stock housing, but just not satisfied with them.

 

[amigomason]

OP- what kelvin rating did you go with for the HID kit? I’m in the debate to go with the Nova vs Pro. That said if it’s marginal difference between Pro and Nova given that you have to send in the unit for any services is a no go for the Nova.

 

[CharlesNellis]

Would you say your current setup with the Alpharex Pro is less blinding to on coming traffic than the H9 were? I've tried XD xtreme hids (too much glare)and currently have H9 in my 2017 stock housing, but just not satisfied with them.

Well, if I'm bouncing on bumps and stuff and the cutoffs reach their eye level they're in for some sunshine! Lol. There is absolutely no glare above the cutoff line. The only glare that happens is when you are 2 feet in front of the headlights and the light is bouncing off the projector shrouds. The only time I may really blind people are small cars side view directly to my right. Life of a lifted truck I guess. Then again maybe I just notice it much more now that the cutoffs are more pronounced.

 

[CharlesNellis]

OP- what kelvin rating did you go with for the HID kit? I’m in the debate to go with the Nova vs Pro. That said if it’s marginal difference between Pro and Nova given that you have to send in the unit for any services is a no go for the Nova.

4300k

 

[CharlesNellis]

Update:

No pics but I put some katana h7 LEDs in the high beams and the output is even more garbage than with the h7 halogens. That bulb is supposed to be one of the good ones in highbeam projectors but maybe the youtubers only tested the intensity 3 feet away.

So I went to autozone and got some h7 xtremevisions. Much better output and I retain color definition at distance.

That's the route I would go with. HID lows, xtremevision halogens high. I was thinking about HID in the highs too but might want to retain the ability to flash people.

 

[Mudhorn]

Sorry you might have addressed this already. How much can you adjust the headlight beam up and down? If so, what setting are yours set to (assuming 3" lift)?

Sorry, I have been reading too many retrofit headlight threads.

 

[CharlesNellis]

Sorry you might have addressed this already. How much can you adjust the headlight beam up and down? If so, what setting are yours set to (assuming 3" lift)?

Sorry, I have been reading too many retrofit headlight threads.

The height adjustment is in the same location as the stock headlights. The range is as good as stock. I haven't had to go to either extremes to find out.

Started at 2 inches below cutoff at 35 feet. Then kept adjusting lower.

I believe mine are 4 inches below center of headlight at 25 feet now. I'm lifted 1.75" front and 1.25" rear. I figured my front end went up about 2 inches so I should go down 2 inches from the standard 2 inches at 25 feet others use.

It seems good so far and I haven't been flashed once since installing these lights.

 

[mcat707]

I put some up in the first post. You're welcome. I'm kind of indifferent to the look. I thought stock looked great, but these are appealing. Not ugly or "ricey" to me by any means. I was more after the performance.

Looking “ricey” was one of my main concerns before ordering a set of the PRO’s.

After having them on, I’m happy with the way they look and especially the sequential LED “check mark” turn signal feature. Mostly the reason why I got them.

I personally love the classy look of having mostly OEM parts on all my vehicles with a bit of my personal custom taste. But I guess I’ll make an exception with these aftermarket headlights.

 

[Ngonerogwu]

Looking “ricey” was one of my main concerns before ordering a set of the PRO’s.

After having them on, I’m happy with the way they look and especially the sequential LED “check mark” turn signal feature. Mostly the reason why I got them.

I personally love the classy look of having mostly OEM parts on all my vehicles with a bit of my personal custom taste. But I guess I’ll make an exception with these aftermarket headlights.

I couldn't have said it better.

The white DRL area bothered me a ton at first.. but after a couple days I'm okay with it.

 

[honda250xtitan]

Install went well. The lights sit good and there are no noticeable gaps.

Once the lights are in you cannot change the low beam bulb so pick and clock which bulb you want to run before putting everything back together.

This can also pose an issue for those of you who run longer LED bulbs that stick out past the dust cap too. They most likely wont clear. The wires for my HID bulbs barely cleared.

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honestly am surprised at those cut offs. Looks great, especially for the price. I'm all about the morimoto products in general but these are super tempting.

 

[CharlesNellis]

I couldn't have said it better.

The white DRL area bothered me a ton at first.. but after a couple days I'm okay with it.

Yeah the lights looked good to me from the start and they have continued to grow on me. I love these now. Great price, great output, great looks, but not so great if you want to change the low beam bulb lol.

 

[CharlesNellis]

honestly am surprised at those cut offs. Looks great, especially for the price. I'm all about the morimoto products in general but these are super tempting.

It seems as though someone really took their time making sure these projectors were perfectly aligned. Mine were level right out of the box. The steps are the same distance apart as my headlights are away from a wall and the cutoffs are even horizontally. That was what I was having nightmares about before installing and seeing a perfectly horizontal and crisp cutoff afterwards was a huge relief.

I read a few complaints about the cutoffs being crooked on some ford forums but the production numbers for those are probably way more.