Opinions on vland headlights

Whats up guys. New to the tundra community here in CO been eyeing them for a long time and finally took the plunge! Been a lexus/toyota enthusiast for quite some time now.

Wanted to get some feedback from anyone using the vland headlights (non-projector) I’m afraid to lose the leveling function on the dial, trooperdc4x4 had mentioned it integrates over just wanted to confirm. I have the vland heads and tails on my 09’ lexus Is-F and have been impressed with the quality and willing to give vland more of my business from good experience in the past.

How is the light output and cutoff look like compared to oem halogen? Do they look cheap in person, and is the drl smooth with no hot spots. Appreciate your feedback! Ill add a couple of pics of my current projects for kicks. Thanks!

 

I've never even heard of them.

 

Have a link?

 

Yessir https://www.vland-official.com/coll...heng-led-headlights-for-toyota-tundra-2014-up

 

That looks like a one selling on the ebay for $400.

 

$699? You can get oem LEDs for less.

 

They look too Chinese. Just get the OEM LED.

 

They look identical to the OEM lights (says nothing about quality).

They are $439 on eBay
VLAND LED Headlights Compatible with Toyota Tundra 2014-2019 with Sequential, No Bulbs Needed, Black, YAA-TDR-2045H

VLAND Projector Led Headlights Compatible with Toyota Tundra 2014-2019 w/Sequential Turn Signal, Black Housing, passenger&driver Side

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07Z762..._glt_fabc_8FS2QWMGVRVSMWYZ0GVN?_encoding=UTF8

 

OEM are only slightly more. Plus the vland website says theirs don’t work with 2019+. Big sign they aren’t equal to oem.

 

I was not mentioning quality.
I was just referring to how he said they look too Chinese.
Yet they look aesthetically exactly the same as OEM.

 

I can't tell just by looking at it if it's OEM or not. Someone had a thread about it and he was very happy with them. It wasn't advertised as vland tho.

 

Right, I wasn’t trying to target you specifically, just putting the info out there for anyone reading.

I personally wouldn’t want to risk such an important component of my truck to a Chinese copy to save $150.

 

They do have better pricing on other sources, yes. Curious as to what the differences between the 19’s vs. other model years and why that particular year has “alarm” issues?

 

The difference between OEM and VLAND is they provide you with wires to make the 2014-2018 Tundra headlights work. 2019+ comes with factory LED headlights. Older tundras need the wiring harness to make the OEM LED headlights function. Usually the wiring harness runs an extra $100+.

So it's not just an extra $150 on OEM headlights, you're also looking at additional costs if your tundra is between 2014-2018.

 

Just thought I'd post up that I bought those Vlands. I read reviews that the amber bulb eventually melts the housing. So I replaced those immediately with LEDs with resistors. So far, so good. I think they look great!

 

Those look sharp!

 

On my truck, I disconnected one of the three wires from the turn signal so that it only operates when I turn on my turn signal. I had to replace my LED bulb because it got hot and burned out the bulb. So this should increase the life of the bulb since it's not on all the time anymore.

 

just ordered these off Amazon lol. which wire did you disconnect? is the turn signal bulb the same as the factory? I have '15 Pro (halogen) lights now, with the VLED V6 Triton switchbacks (for DRL and turn signal in the stock location) - would I be able to reuse these in the vland lights?

 

What about having a 2021. With halogen lights. I asked the Toyotas part department at my local dealership.. and I was told I need a whole new wire harness and leds at the price of $3500 to 4,000 to have them installed on my truck .. is that the actual price or were they just blowing smoke ?

 

How have these held up ? Im debating buying them for my 15 dc

 

Still working great

 

Do they work like the oem stuff ? Like drls when the headlights are off also did your truck originally have led drls or was it halogen with just the amber light bulb drl

 

If you install them exactly as they come, the white LED and yellow amber stay on as your DRL. I think there is a wire you can cut via their instructions and it stops the amber light from being on with the white LED for the DRL. I liked both being on, so I didn't bother with that. Personal preference. I will say, I replaced the amber bulb it came with due to worry of them getting too hot. I read and saw pics of the housings melting slightly. So I bought some LEDs. They were slightly expensive but they worked without resistors or anything extra. Plug in and they were good to go. I'll find the brand if you need, I just can't remember off the top of my head.

My truck was stock with just halogen bulbs and ambers.

 

Awesome i appreciate the help i love the look of the factory ‘19s but 700 plus another 100 for the harness when i found these on ebay for 300 new and if you say they are still holding up thats a no brainer

 

Yeah I was nervous about the longevity, but these have been my favorite upgrade.

Some other things I've done and love:

Remote start kit, plug and play $200:
Start-X Complete Plug N Play Remote Starter kit for Tundra 2010-2017 || Zero Wire Splicing!

$199 Start-X Complete Remote Starter kit for Toyota Tundra (2010-2017) | Key Blade Start Engine | G-Key | Zero Wire Splicing | Plug N Play | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VBHNBHS

Tailgate lock kit $125:
POP & Lock - Toyota Tundra Heavy Duty Power Tailgate Lock with Plug and Play T-Harness

$132 POP & Lock - Toyota Tundra Heavy Duty Power Tailgate Lock with Plug and Play T-Harness

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T5HSW9Z

Not The brightest lights but they do help a lot because I have a bed cover.
Bed light kit $60:
LED Cargo Bed Lighting Kit for Toyota Tundra Tacoma 2015-2021 Truck Pickup includes Both Lights with Mounting Bezels and Wire Harness Replace 00016-34187

LED Cargo Bed Lighting Kit for Toyota Tundra Tacoma 2015-2021 Truck Pickup Includes Both Lights with Mounting Bezels and Wire Harness Replace 00016-34187

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TK4BZR9

 

I just picked up this truck a month ago its a 15 dc limited has factory trd exhaust stabilizer and remote start i did the drivers side grab handle tinted the front windows and led interior lights with vleds footwell kit now its time for some bigger stuff like a level kit and headlights im glad to hear good things about the headlights

 

Did you ever find out the brand led signal bulbs you used i just got my headlights installed and want to swap out the ambers before they melt the housing and the ones i bought are giving me the hyper flash

 

Gtrtuning.com and here's a screenshot of the bulbs i ordered.

 

This isn't 100% accurate. 2018 offered factory LED on some packages.

 

I just installed vland headlight kit. Question. I see a sticker or something inside the headlight. Was I suppose to remove that?