DDM vs VLED

Wanting to upgrade my headlight bulbs. Would like some feedback on these two. Thanks!

 

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I would get a full OEM LED replacement. Or an HID drop in if you want.

I have had good experience with VLED though. I run them in my fog lights ~ not used in street driving though or if nobody is around.

 

HID drop in?

 

Yeah, just a loose terminology of a drop in 'bulb' type application.

 

Mist of the HID kits are garbage. You don't see many of them any more. Vleds will be the better quality of the two.

 

You should really look into swapping headlights to the led ones. Its gonna be a little bit more, but you wont be hurting oncomers eyes with those led's that scatter light everywhere.

If you dont care about other peoples eyes on the road, get vled's 100%.

I haven't messed with ddm led's but probably about 10 years ago i used their ballasts in a projector retrofit, they were cheap and didn't last that long.....and took forever to warm up. vled's are the quality choice!

 

second on the LED OEM swap. The headlights are about $250 bucks each, plus the iHacker harness is $100, and you can sell your existing halogen lights for at least $100. Switching to OEM LED's was my top 3 mods as far as function and aesthetics.

 

I’ve looked at the OEM LED headlights and while I’d like to have them I cant spend $800 on them. I may just go with the VLED.

 

Check out the TRDshop, i bought them for $240 each.

 

They don’t have them.

 

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OEM PART SOURCE

 

Damn I guess covid has raised the prices on these too

 

Dont know why I couldn’t find them. Thanks!

 

Yeah. Still less than half the Tacoma ones. Those are almost $700 a piece

 

Are the taco ones projector led?

 

A trick you can use is to search by part # or SKU

 

Same reflector style except the DRL is a switch back as a turn as well

 

hmmm wonder why they are so much more expensive

 

Well I went ahead and got the OEM led and HR harness.