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New LED headlights tundra pro style

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by bft305, Jan 27, 2020.

  1. Jan 28, 2020 at 8:17 PM
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    What’s the price on the ones you found @Beau
     
  2. Jan 28, 2020 at 8:30 PM
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    360 shipped on eBay here. I’m curious as to what bulb setup is used for the low beams.

    I like the style of these better than the alpharex pro model.
     
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  3. Jan 28, 2020 at 10:05 PM
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    Beau- it looks like a single beam LED not sure how many leds hard to tell. The DRL tube during the day is pretty bright. Here are some photos but hard to tell with the iPhone pics. last photo is dimmed led bars with low beams.

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  4. Jan 29, 2020 at 4:36 AM
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    Nice find @Beau

    But dang it. Why does the 2nd gen cost more. And only a 30 day warranty. Hmmmmm. What to buy?

    @bft305 what's the cut off pattern against the wall?
     
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  5. Jan 29, 2020 at 5:11 AM
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    Zebruaj- I will take some pics when I can
     
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  6. Jan 29, 2020 at 6:16 AM
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    I'm intrigued by those lights for my 17 Limited. Do the LED DRL's dim automatically? No shaking on rough road?
     
  7. Jan 29, 2020 at 6:30 AM
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    well, maybe not. did a quick search on protuninglab. Sounds like a shit show to deal with them if anything isn't right. No thanks.
     
  8. Jan 29, 2020 at 6:35 AM
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    They come with a harness that you wire up to have them run with the headlights off and then dim when headlights are running. The harness is easy to install, needed to buy a low profile mini fuse tap that you use on the 10 amp IGN fuse towards the drivers side fender of the fuse block. I have not driven too much at night since I installed these the other day. There seems to be no shaking that I have noticed. Will pay closer attention next time I am out at night.
     
  9. Jan 29, 2020 at 6:39 AM
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    Ya I saw the negative reviews online and figured I would give it a shot for the price. Worst case I will stop payment and let my credit card company go after them. But for the money I have been happy so far and I love the look of them! Even the wife commented on how good they look compared to the old ones!
     
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  10. Jan 29, 2020 at 7:06 AM
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    It seems like a lot of the "alpharex" variants are popping up. I emailed a couple of the eBay companies and this is their responses:

    Q: How do these compare to the alpharex lights in fit/finish/output? What is the warranty? Thanks.
    A: These lights are alpharex lights. Which item do you want to compare this item to?

    Q: I see these say alpharex in the lens. Is this an alpharex lens and case only or is the DRL tube, high beam, and low beam alpharex as well? Is the low beam 1 LED bulb or multiple bulbs? If multiple, how many. I have alpharex lights now and am pretty happy with them, but would like an all LED headlight. What is the warranty? Thanks.
    A: Everything on the light is Alpharex. We are not sure how many LED bulbs are on one light. It's one piece of LED module.
    We provide 60 days warranty since the day you place the order.

    @bft305- I'm interested in the cutoff pics as well. Here is the pic of my Alpharex pro model with Phillips race vision halogens for comparison.
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    @Jengel451 - If these are actually Alpharex lights, the fit and finish on my sequoia has been great. NO shaking or cutting off. They automatically dim when the headlights come on as well.
     
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  11. Jan 29, 2020 at 7:08 AM
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    These look great! Thanks for the pics and update.
     
  12. Jan 29, 2020 at 7:14 AM
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    @Beau i will try and get some pics against a wall in the next few days. Don’t drive too much at night with two young ones these days. I don’t believe the cut off is as sharp as your because they are not projectors like you pros. Maybe someone with a 2019 stock LED headlight can share some photos for comparison. Would be interesting to see the difference.
     
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    I'm more concerned about the longevity of the sealed leds. Can't just replace a bulb like the old days. Have to replace the whole assembly. And the 60 day warranty sucks. Swaying me back to buy the original Alpharex's and doing a bulb swap.
     
  14. Jan 29, 2020 at 7:34 AM
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    Yup I hear you about the LED longevity, I just like the look better, if these burn out I will go projectors and some HIDs
     
  15. Jan 29, 2020 at 7:54 AM
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    I agree about the look of these, they look great...my alpharex look a little weird with the singe projector in the square box. These look more OEM.
     
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    @Beau Since you asked before here are some pics of the drl in direct sunlight

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    The DRLs seem to be the same as my Alpharex lights.
     
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    nice find, so they are 100% LEDs ? vs the alpharex pro where you have to install aftermarket LED/HID.
     
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    These just look like standard aftermarket stock replacements. TYC, Certi-fit, etc
     
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    Yes they look the same but we’re much cheaper and I believe they are wired a little different. I looked at others threads about swapping stock ones in and they talked about addition harnesses and something about a harness under the dash??? Anyways these didn’t need that, only the harness to make the drl led bars light up when the lights are off.
     
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    Exactly....its the one reason I don't like my pro model. Only caveat is how the LEDs hold up, or even which chipset they used.
     
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    True on the 14+ model but not on the 13 and older models which have a limited market on TRD Pro style headlights.
     
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    @Zebruaj saw those too but at $640 and could still have an issue like if a LED burns out or condensation problems. That is why I took the chance on the $300 ones. Oh and I don’t care about sequential turn signals.
     
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    I'm just amazed how many "versions" are coming out with the Alpharex housings... But they are Chinese made so I'm sure the same factory is selling the molds to everyone in the aftermarket world. Makes me think if I should keep holding out and see what else pops up.
     
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    If you are looking for quality with 5 year warranty, check the Morimotos new offering. However $900.
     
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    I'd like them. The wife and wallet, not so much.
     
  28. Jan 30, 2020 at 4:27 PM
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    @Beau Here are some pics of the beam pattern on my garage, I will try and take some on a flat wall sometime. The first pic is low beams and then high beams. Like I said for be interested in seeing someone with OEM post up some pics of theirs. For the money I am happy!

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    These look pretty legit! The beam pattern seems tight with a great cutoff. The color temp is nice too. When I turn on my LED high beams, my eyes go crazy because of the drastic color difference between them and the halogen lows. If I didn't have the official alpharex lights, I'd be testing out a pair of these myself. Not enough difference for me to jump ship though, even though I love this style and the full LED.
     
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    For anyone on the fence, here is another message I received from the Ebay company when I asked them how theirs compared to the NOVAs:

    A: That is the latest style product. We don't have it on our eBay store yet.

    Here's a picture of the detail of the low beam:
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    As you can see, there are 3 or 4 led bulbs behind the bar. It's different from the lights in your link

    Sounds promising!
     
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