Upgrading Headlight Bulbs

[michael321]

Hey all, been lurking the forum for awhile and the info that is shared is fantastic. Have a 01 T4R SR5 4X4 with 144K and have started a few budget priced upgrades after doing some maintance on it. Would like to upgrade the headlight bulbs on it to get a longer whiter beam. Would like suggestions on plugs and plug wires as well. Any and all suggestions are appreciated. Many thanks.

 

[Elton H]

osram night breakers

http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=111

 

[kellogg]

Are those better than silverstars elton?

 

[Elton H]

heres a thread about them there nice and white

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80068&highlight=lights

 

[SilverBullet01]

if your going to put nicer bulbs in, disable the DRL

 

[MGP]

I put a set of Philips X-Treme bulbs in my '01 Runner a couple months ago. Huge improvement over the stock bulbs. I'm really happy with them.

My best friend has an '01 as well and he has Silverstar Ultra's -- he likes my Philips X-treme bulbs better too and said he'd probably go with them next time around.

 

[LINY4Runner]

i know I'm gonna get flamed for this but......

www.vvme.com

plug and play HID kits for around 50 bucks:flipoff:



kbye
:runaway:

 

[Supra725]

Retrofit with FX bi xenon projectors
Phillips 4300k D2S bulbs.

 

[Elton H]

i know I'm gonna get flamed for this but......

www.vvme.com

plug and play HID kits for around 50 bucks:flipoff:

kbye
:runaway:

holy glare bat man i would try to turn around after being blinded and chase u down

 

[Fo_SheeZy]

holy glare bat man i would try to turn around after being blinded and chase u down

Prob just the camera, I had HID's in my stock 02 housing for over a year and never got high beamed, now as for my 08, 9 out of 10 drivers honk, flash high beams, or flip me off on 2 lane roads... but they are bright as hell and I can see great!

 

[LINY4Runner]

holy glare bat man i would try to turn around after being blinded and chase u down

nah I think it's just the camera, they're really not bad at all

Prob just the camera, I had HID's in my stock 02 housing for over a year and never got high beamed, now as for my 08, 9 out of 10 drivers honk, flash high beams, or flip me off on 2 lane roads... but they are bright as hell and I can see great!

haha and he's even got projectors




oh and BTW, the plug and play kit only takes about a half hour...and that's if you have no idea what a headlight even is...I installed it in about 12 minutes

 

[Elton H]

i know was given u a hard time id love hid for my driving lights but im sure turning them off then on will murder then in no time

 

[inshore4runner]

i know I'm gonna get flamed for this but......

www.vvme.com

plug and play HID kits for around 50 bucks:flipoff:



kbye
:runaway:

which kit is it. i want them!

 

[LINY4Runner]

which kit is it. i want them!

I have the HID/Halogen low/high beam kit, 12,000K

I would recommend getting the HID dual beam though, as the halogen high beam is garbage

 

[LINY4Runner]

i know was given u a hard time id love hid for my driving lights but im sure turning them off then on will murder then in no time

actually not, because HID bulbs don't work with a filament like a traditional light bulb, it's all a gas reaction in a sealed bubble, so turning them off and on repetedly wouldn't have much affect on the bulb

come to think of it, though, the ballasts might suffer from the on/off/on/off

1 year warranty though, or call them and see if they recommend them for your application?

 

[TR4]

which kit is it. i want them!

it is H4 HID kit for both hi and low beams....
Wholesale H4(9003/HB2) HID Conversion Kit HID Bulbs Xenon HID Car Headlights Ballast at cheap price

plug-and-play, easy to install.... sometimes you can use relay harness to hook up the ballast and work more steadily....

u can choose 43k or 5k,i think, the white colors are brighter for night driving especially for 43k, very bright pure whhite color....

 

[masterjohnson]

I replace my camry factory option bulbs and use D1R 35W Philips XenStart 43K as my [URL="http://www.drivewire.com/vehicle/toyota-camry/headlight-bulbs/"]toyota camry headlight bulb[/URL]. I found the life of them REALLY dreadful! the H1 is a very small bulb that struggles to get its heat away. I got fed up spending too many times in a dark wet layby to swap a bulb (got very skilled at it)

 

[the great him]

go with PIAA bulbs or IPF, i was running a set of 4100k PIAA h4 bulbs untill i got a smoken deal on a set of IPF 5500k h4's, -paid $45 for the IPFs(brand new), they retail for like $160+ if you can find a dealer for IPF. but i loved my PIAAs, still have them in case one of my IPFs eventually burn out. but i swear by PIAA, way better quality than Philips or the silverstars.

 

[Chaplain]

IPF also has a wiring upgrade kit that is a must if your running high watt bulbs.