Hows the lighting on the 2014+ Headlights
#1
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Hows the lighting on the 2014+ Headlights
In the market for a Lexus and was wondering how the Headlights perform. Do these headlights light up the road like a 2017+Corolla?
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nothomex17 (02-21-19)
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I did a professional and full BI-XENON retrofit using OE Lexus ballasts, german Osram bulbs, and bi-xenon projectors.
The stock lighting is below acceptable.
Some will jam cheap stuff in their headlights but I wouldn't recommend it. There's a laundry list of potential problems with using cheap LED or cheap HID plug ins. One of them being fire.
The stock lighting is below acceptable.
Some will jam cheap stuff in their headlights but I wouldn't recommend it. There's a laundry list of potential problems with using cheap LED or cheap HID plug ins. One of them being fire.
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I installed aftermarket LED's for low beams and fogs on my CT200h.......going strong for 4+ years now. AND NO fires!!!
I suppose anything can go wrong with any aftermarket installed items even with VERY EXPENSIVE/REPUTABLE PARTS (installed incorrectly). The trick is to use common sense.
Some folks subscribe to the notion that more expensive the part is, then it must be the BEST!! Maybe it is true, maybe not. Again, common sense tells me otherwise. For me if the AFTERMARKET headlights cost like more than two grand, then I will not do it. I'll just get rid of the car and make sure I get the headlights I wanted in the next car!!!
I suppose anything can go wrong with any aftermarket installed items even with VERY EXPENSIVE/REPUTABLE PARTS (installed incorrectly). The trick is to use common sense.
Some folks subscribe to the notion that more expensive the part is, then it must be the BEST!! Maybe it is true, maybe not. Again, common sense tells me otherwise. For me if the AFTERMARKET headlights cost like more than two grand, then I will not do it. I'll just get rid of the car and make sure I get the headlights I wanted in the next car!!!
I did a professional and full BI-XENON retrofit using OE Lexus ballasts, german Osram bulbs, and bi-xenon projectors.
The stock lighting is below acceptable.
Some will jam cheap stuff in their headlights but I wouldn't recommend it. There's a laundry list of potential problems with using cheap LED or cheap HID plug ins. One of them being fire.
The stock lighting is below acceptable.
Some will jam cheap stuff in their headlights but I wouldn't recommend it. There's a laundry list of potential problems with using cheap LED or cheap HID plug ins. One of them being fire.
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#8
I also have factory LEDs, and while they are very bright and light up the road well, they don't throw the light far enough down the road. A simple alignment adjustment with a screw driver did the trick.
It's funny, both my mechanic and my dealer told me you can't adjust these headlights because they auto-level. I figured they auto-level based on the default value, which I assumed was software based, but nope, it's just a **** under the hood and the adjustment indicators are even carved into the plastic shield above the radiator. A friend showed me how to do it, and now I have them set the way I want them.
It's funny, both my mechanic and my dealer told me you can't adjust these headlights because they auto-level. I figured they auto-level based on the default value, which I assumed was software based, but nope, it's just a **** under the hood and the adjustment indicators are even carved into the plastic shield above the radiator. A friend showed me how to do it, and now I have them set the way I want them.
#9
I also have factory LEDs, and while they are very bright and light up the road well, they don't throw the light far enough down the road. A simple alignment adjustment with a screw driver did the trick.
It's funny, both my mechanic and my dealer told me you can't adjust these headlights because they auto-level. I figured they auto-level based on the default value, which I assumed was software based, but nope, it's just a **** under the hood and the adjustment indicators are even carved into the plastic shield above the radiator. A friend showed me how to do it, and now I have them set the way I want them.
It's funny, both my mechanic and my dealer told me you can't adjust these headlights because they auto-level. I figured they auto-level based on the default value, which I assumed was software based, but nope, it's just a **** under the hood and the adjustment indicators are even carved into the plastic shield above the radiator. A friend showed me how to do it, and now I have them set the way I want them.
#10
This is exactly what's on the plastic shield. It has an arrow moving in a U-shape and the letter U and D and another arrow with L and R. I've never found the left and right adjustment, only the up and down. The **** is actually a sharp-toothed metal gear with a small opening in the plastic cover for a screwdriver. It's designed so that the screwdriver just turns the gear as you twist (Philips or + type). Pretty easy really.
#11
Please oh please test them out when you adjust them. Have someone drive normal distance in front of you, and see how it looks in the rear view mirror.
Not only that, so many people adjust their driver side higher, so the beam shines farther down. But when you look at them from the rear view mirrors, thee driver side light is blinding you. All cars have driver side lights aimed lower than passenger; it's to avoid blinding on coming traffic.
Not only that, so many people adjust their driver side higher, so the beam shines farther down. But when you look at them from the rear view mirrors, thee driver side light is blinding you. All cars have driver side lights aimed lower than passenger; it's to avoid blinding on coming traffic.
#12
Please oh please test them out when you adjust them. Have someone drive normal distance in front of you, and see how it looks in the rear view mirror.
Not only that, so many people adjust their driver side higher, so the beam shines farther down. But when you look at them from the rear view mirrors, thee driver side light is blinding you. All cars have driver side lights aimed lower than passenger; it's to avoid blinding on coming traffic.
Not only that, so many people adjust their driver side higher, so the beam shines farther down. But when you look at them from the rear view mirrors, thee driver side light is blinding you. All cars have driver side lights aimed lower than passenger; it's to avoid blinding on coming traffic.