LEDs and DRL

[cosport]

Its been quite a while.
I’ll try to find the order…

Yeah given the number of years you have had them I am willing to bet they have discontinued the model. As I look closer at the search now, every site is referencing this model number.

Amazon product ASIN B076RR5SKL
But the descriptions says nothing about being compliant with low voltage DRLs.

 

[Markuson]

Yeah given the number of years you have had them I am willing to bet they have discontinued the model. As I look closer at the search now, every site is referencing this model number.

Amazon product ASIN B076RR5SKL
But the descriptions says nothing about being compliant with low voltage DRLs.

All I know is that the lowbeams work on my 2008. I recently turned my DRLs off, ghough (via Carista) because when pulling into dark camp sites, even low power is very bright when folks are around a campfire in the dark. I just let my BajaDesigns yellow lights on my LP9s serve for that.

These are what I bought:
-301HLB (low beam pair)
-351HLB (high beam pair)

They may have changed the designation.
If in doubt with a changed model number since 2017…just call ARB USA and ask what is the equivalent.

 

[cosport]

All I know is that the lowbeams work on my 2008. I recently turned my DRLs off, ghough (via Carista) because when pulling into dark camp sites, even low power is very bright when folks are around a campfire in the dark. I just let my BajaDesigns yellow lights on my LP9s serve for that.

These are what I bought:
-301HLB (low beam pair)
-351HLB (high beam pair)

They may have changed the designation.
If in doubt with a changed model number since 2017…just call ARB USA and ask what is the equivalent.

I appreciate the info. It's funny you say you just use the LP9 back lights as I did that with my GX470 that I am selling. DRLs on that were the turn signals too so I turned them off and just had the LP9 back lights wired to the parking lights.

I pulled the trigger on those IPF bulbs I linked above. If the DRLs don't work right on the 2014 you can just turn them off in the stereo head unit.

 

[TheGrrrrr]

Ok, just ordered High Beams (Voltage Drop), Low Beams and Fogs all in matching 5000k color temps from VLED. This would be the first time that the color temp for all three matches on my truck, and hopefully the light production is improved across the board. Will update when I have them installed. Thank you to all the Mud members that continue to contribute to the community and to ensuring my wallet doesn't get too heavy. Hopefully paying a premium for good LEDs is worth it.


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Ok, so here is what I have found...

The "Voltage Drop" version for High Beam/DRL does not work on Toyotas. Only works on Honda, Acura and some Subarus. They are going back to VLEDs who have been great to work with. The install instruction for their low beams look like some surgery that would be challenging to reverse, so those are going back too. The fogs work great, but not brighter or a better light pattern than the much cheaper versions I found on Amazon. I'm keeping them though because I like the color temp better and because they seem extremely well built.

 

[Adrenaline6]

Do they make a programmable DC LED PWM driver that operates on input voltage? That would solve your problem.

 

[linuxgod]

Ok, so here is what I have found...

The "Voltage Drop" version for High Beam/DRL does not work on Toyotas. Only works on Honda, Acura and some Subarus. They are going back to VLEDs who have been great to work with. The install instruction for their low beams look like some surgery that would be challenging to reverse, so those are going back too. The fogs work great, but not brighter or a better light pattern than the much cheaper versions I found on Amazon. I'm keeping them though because I like the color temp better and because they seem extremely well built.

They're absolutely not direct fit but the Rigid SAE fogs are amazing compared to the Toyota ones, if you're willing to do some surgery to mount them. Output is much brighter, but they maintain a good cut-off. They are a bit whiter than stock but you can get a sheet of Lamin-X if you prefer yellow

Wish I had good recommendations on the DRL/high beam. I'm pleased with my Philips XtremeVision HIDs for the low beams though they are only maybe 10-20% brighter at a distance and aren't really worth $200 if your OEM lights are working fine.