XD LED Low beams came in today

Paragon1

Paragon1

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First impressions, holy crap they're bright and the color is perfect! I'm concerned about these heat sinks though. They're huge. They scrunch down enough to fit behind the housing cap, but I'm worried they'll overheat. Does anyone run without the headlight housing caps? Here's a couple pics. I'll post more after it gets dark. Also, the fogs are on in the pic, they're Phillips LED.








 
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Color looks nice from the photo....

Comparison night shots of each OEM and LEDS would be great also check for distance lighting between both as well as side lighting off to each side of the vehicle!
 
Saker said:
Color looks nice from the photo....

Comparison night shots of each OEM and LEDS would be great also check for distance lighting between both as well as side lighting off to each side of the vehicle!
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Let me know how this works for you. You're also doing the high beams? How will the DRLs work? Please let us know how the LED fogs work. I'd love to replace all t he bulbs with LEDs when I buy my T4R. Cheers!
 
Headlight (low beam) H11 / H8 / H16 PHILIPS X-TREME ULTINON LED BULB $119.99
H11 LED Headlight Kit | H11 LED Upgrade

Fog H16 $179.99
H11 Philips LED bulb | H16 Philips LED bulb | H8 Philips LED Fog bulb


Discount code: XD15 = -$45
Total: $254.98


Is this correct? seems expensive for just bulb but i'm new to LED car headlight bulb.

Also on this page for 2015 4Runner
H11 HID kits | H11 LED bulbs | H11 automotive bulbs

Theres this H16 Fog light LED kit? $119.99
H16 LED Fog light Kit | H16 LED Headlight Bulbs

Why the very top Ultinon $179.99 over the $119.99? similar lumen output 2400 Vs 2500 and the cheaper one says 360 degree output for ideal fog (flood light).
 
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Paragon1 said:
First impressions, holy crap they're bright and the color is perfect! I'm concerned about these heat sinks though. They're huge. They scrunch down enough to fit behind the housing cap, but I'm worried they'll overheat. Does anyone run without the headlight housing caps? Here's a couple pics. I'll post more after it gets dark. Also, the fogs are on in the pic, they're Phillips LED.








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I also just installed mine, and that also came to mind. Inside the headlight chamber is quite tight, and it seems that it does get hot in there.
Maybe Xenon Depot can chime in on this.
 
Couldn't post this yesterday when I was debating to pull the trigger with the 15% off? JK

Thanks for posting. Maybe the end of August then.
 
I put the same ones in for headlights. I too am a bit worried about the flexible heat sink and it melting things it touches inside the headlight enclosure.

Everything does fit inside the headlight enclosure with the dust cover back on. However, it's packed in there pretty tight. Not sure how that helps with dissipating heat but will have to trust the XD engineers on that one.

I was toying with the idea of buying two more dust-covers from Toyota and cutting a slot in them just big enough to push the flattened heatsinks through and spread them out on the outside of the dustcover. Only problem so far is that in order to twist the dust-cover pack in place will it twist or rip the heatsink attached to the back of the LED bulb assembly?

I did run the headlights at night for about half-an-hour and put my hand on the back side of the dust cover. It does feel hot but not painful or alarming.

So far no drivers have flashed their lights at me for being too bright or glare. Around here it seems like people drive with their finger on their high-beam flasher ready at an instant to alert oncoming drivers that their lights are too bright so I am pretty confident trusting the lack of feedback on them being too bright. Of-course, any light is too bright if you look right into them!
 
Curious how this works... does it use the projector to manipulate the beam like a halogen and HID? Are there "OEM" type kits available? Technically should a retrofit include an entirely new projector?
 
Boyds4Runner said:
was toying with the idea of buying two more dust-covers from Toyota and cutting a slot in them just big enough to push the flattened heatsinks through and spread them out on the outside of the dustcover. Only problem so far is that in order to twist the dust-cover pack in place will it twist or rip the heatsink attached to the back of the LED bulb assembly?
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Use a marker to put a line on your present dust covers in the angle that the heat sinks are in. Cut a slot large enough to pull the copper braid through. Put a small wire through the braid and fish it through the slot and then install the cover. Pull the wire and braid through the slot to allow for proper cooling. The LED life will be fairly short if they do not get air across them. Buy new covers and stash them just in case.
 
Comparison shots should have been taken in the same place.
First with the OEM's then with LED replacements for accurate results....

just sayin'
 
Saker said:
Comparison shots should have been taken in the same place.
First with the OEM's then with LED replacements for accurate results....

just sayin'
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True, but I was tired and didn't want to wait for the sun to set fully. Additionally, the comparison is against sylvania ZXE bulbs which are already significantly brighter than stock.

I'm not fully sold on these bulbs yet. I think Xenondepot should've put both diodes on the same side. There's no point in lighting the back side of the projector. Secondly. I think these bulbs are more tuned to the "pre refresh" version. It doesn't appear they considered the dust covers for the headlight housings. The covers needs to stay because the projectors aren't watertight.
So [MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] ... Care to expand on this?? Seems like they're "almost" where they should be, but not quite.
 
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Use a marker to put a line on your present dust covers in the angle that the heat sinks are in. Cut a slot large enough to pull the copper braid through. Put a small wire through the braid and fish it through the slot and then install the cover. Pull the wire and braid through the slot to allow for proper cooling. The LED life will be fairly short if they do not get air across them. Buy new covers and stash them just in case.
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I looked at doing this, the heat sinks are too short so they probably won't fan out how they should, and the cut into the dust cover would be at an oblique angle. They're not centered. I think this would be better if the sinks were longer OR if there's a way to seal the housing to do away with the dust covers altogether.
 
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