Headlight Differences (1 Viewer)

[afgman786]

Which HID did you go with?

Brand is innovited on Amazon. I got 5000k since I wanted them to be white

 

[NQCruiser]

I would expect all of those side effects for brand new aftermarket lights.

Your factory ones are filling with humidity?

Yep, humidity or precipitation leaking into them. They've done pretty well for 11 years in the sun, heat, dust, bird strikes and the never-ending vibrations & shock loads. I've got LED bulbs in them and they still throw excellent light - I just wonder if something with LED's built into it from the start might be better...?

 

[radman]

Brand is innovited on Amazon. I got 5000k since I wanted them to be white

$20 vs $110 Philips? Seems cheap enough to give it a shot, especially if you're liking them. But also willing to pony up a bit more to get quality...

Amazon product ASIN B01H2BHGZQ
Amazon product ASIN B00480J4I2

 

[CharlieS]

Buy cheap, spend twice. Now your Philips bulbs cost $151.

 

[bloc]

Yep, humidity or precipitation leaking into them. They've done pretty well for 11 years in the sun, heat, dust, bird strikes and the never-ending vibrations & shock loads. I've got LED bulbs in them and they still throw excellent light - I just wonder if something with LED's built into it from the start might be better...?

OE headlight buckets are expensive for good reasons. They are quite difficult to make when you consider things like how precise the reflector shapes need to be.

I have never seen an aftermarket headlight that approached OE levels of materials, light pattern, or quality of electrical connections. Yours leaking means simply polishing them won’t do much good.. personally I’d be trying to find a set of used factory buckets and polish them. Without having been in an accident the leaks you have are quite rare as far as I know.

 

[32cls6speedmt]

$20 vs $110 Philips? Seems cheap enough to give it a shot, especially if you're liking them. But also willing to pony up a bit more to get quality...

Amazon product ASIN B01H2BHGZQ
Amazon product ASIN B00480J4I2

be careful with counterfeits on amazon. Also, there some used-like new that are half the price for the phillips.

 

[NQCruiser]

OE headlight buckets are expensive for good reasons. They are quite difficult to make when you consider things like how precise the reflector shapes need to be.

I have never seen an aftermarket headlight that approached OE levels of materials, light pattern, or quality of electrical connections. Yours leaking means simply polishing them won’t do much good.. personally I’d be trying to find a set of used factory buckets and polish them. Without having been in an accident the leaks you have are quite rare as far as I know.

It's just an age thing. I've got a 2015 Hilux here that's doing the exact same thing. I'll probably just source some new reflector buckets (we have a couple of trade accounts with automotive suppliers) at some point when the work calms down a little bit....