Philips H4656LED & H4651LED

[IronNam]

Are you looking for new headlights that are classy, very functional, and made by an OEM provider? Then check out the Philips LED 4x6s.

Starting off, these retain the reflector appearance while maintaining a very nice cut off line.
The beam is pretty wide and the throw is excellent for night time driving. There's not a ton of foreground to wash out your vision.
With that being said, I did take some photos of the high beams they're currently aimed close to eachother but each individual hi beam has a pretty good "hot spot" that is easy to aim.
This means that you can get a nice long distance aim when you're on those empty roads and need to light it up. Remember, excess foreground lighting prevents you from seeing well in the dark.

One of the biggest reasons I didn't get generic offbrand 4x6s is simply because:
1. I don't know if they have DOT compliance
2. Not having that DOT compliance usually means they don't have a good cutoff pattern
3. Are they made by a reputable company? Definitely not.

Installation is easy, but keep in mind we have reversed polarity wiring.
All I did was to swap two pins on each of the low beam units.
The high beam units, I installed with the plugs 180°.

I'm going to try and add a short video on the next post.

Here are my links for:
H4656LED https://amzn.to/4iWxZ7T low beam
H4651LED https://amzn.to/4kdvJdy high beam

 

[IronNam]

The video didn't attach. Have some screenshots instead. It is just a quick low to high in my neighborhood where it is very dark. I haven't had a chance to snag good night photos with how late sunsets and early sunrises are.

There's still a tiny amount of "bleed" (or what we call "dirty light" in tactical applications) where you can still see road signs. In the Headlight Junkies realm, we call them squirrel finders.

I retrofitted FX-R HID projectors into my Toyota Pickup and RX350 HID projectors into my Supra. While those have extremely crisp cutoff lines, they did have the tradeoff of not having any soft "light bleed" for me to hunt down road signs with.
For what it's worth, these LED reflectors are impressive for their simplicity, sharp cutoff, long distance throw, and they just look good. No ugly bulbous multi-projector'd LED setup here.
I honestly thought about building my own retrofitted 4x6s, but I definitely wouldn't have been able to keep it under $400.
I'm about to retrofit Morimoto LED Projectors into my Lexus ISF and that is easily double the cost of this project alone.

Also, for the Low Beam pins. Swap the black and white wire. (whichever the ones on the side are. I'll try to snag a photo soon). This is easy if you have a needle point scribe or small flat head screwdriver. Insert it into face side of the connector where the pin release slot is. You'll push the metal tab and it should begin to retract. Easy peasy.

My FJ62 does have an old alternator.
With LED headlights, sidemarkers, and taillights, there's barely any draw on the system. The Voltmeter doesn't drop when you turn the lights on.

Let me know if you have questions.

 

[IronNam]

 

[RivMan]

Interesting

So the H4656LED has both a high and a low beam? And the H4651LED has High beam only?

If so, how does the high beam on the H4656LED compare to the dedicated high beam? Could 4 of them be used for a 4-low / 4-high setup?

Thanks
-Rob

 

[IronNam]

Interesting

So the H4656LED has both a high and a low beam? And the H4651LED has High beam only?

If so, how does the high beam on the H4656LED compare to the dedicated high beam? Could 4 of them be used for a 4-low / 4-high setup?

Thanks
-Rob

H4656LED appears to be low only from what I can tell. I wish it was dual pattern.
H4656LED is high only, that's for certain.

 

[BurntToast]

Interesting

So the H4656LED has both a high and a low beam? And the H4651LED has High beam only?

If so, how does the high beam on the H4656LED compare to the dedicated high beam? Could 4 of them be used for a 4-low / 4-high setup?

Thanks
-Rob

They are high only or low only. I almost got these but wanted high and low in one light

 

[majdomo]

Very interesting - I need some new ones for my 62, did you update your wiring or use the stock harness? Does the high beam indicator work with them? Thanks for posting this up!

 

[IronNam]

Stock harness. High beam indicator doesn't work for now, unfortunately.

Very interesting - I need some new ones for my 62, did you update your wiring or use the stock harness? Does the high beam indicator work with them? Thanks for posting this up!

 

[HemiAlex]

I have been browsing these for our 62 for a while. Rock auto has them dirt cheap.

They're considerably cheaper right now on amazon. $350 shipped vs $370 for RockAuto.

I'm ordering them right now. I've been avoiding driving the 62 a while because of the headlights.

Thanks!

 

[IronNam]

I have been browsing these for our 62 for a while. Rock auto has them dirt cheap.

They're considerably cheaper right now on amazon. $350 shipped vs $370 for RockAuto.

I'm ordering them right now. I've been avoiding driving the 62 a while because of the headlights.

Thanks!

You get to toss these on yet?
It's nice having crisp lighting that's effective and won't blind others.

And not having to guess what my old sealed beams were doing haha

 

[HemiAlex]

They just showed up. I'll have them on this next weekend. I'm very thankful I don't have to figure out the wiring now.