Sac State

Have any of you 4th generation owners noticed the low beam of the headlights is very lowly lit? I mean the lights barely illuminate 25 yards in front of me, I find myself using the Hi-beams more than I should. There is about a 180* difference between the low and hi beam selection. Which is more than I think it should be.

FirstToy

maybe your headlights are misaligned?
I haven't noticed them being abnormal

Woodbert

Sac,

My lights are white and bright. Here's the low beam:

High Beam:


I think they are the brightest I've ever had.

Roccos_Van

I noticed the factory headlights were junk as well.

I just installed a Catz 4300K HID kit. Unbelievable difference. Only thing it is very pricy, but its true HID lighting. I believe this is the best route.

Good Luck,
Marco.

JGage

Happy with mine.

FirstToy

I dunno, I looked at them just now in the dark and they seem like pretty clean, bright white light.
I've never noticed them to be underlit. They are certainly brighter than my last truck... if they are that bad maybe it's aimed too low or something.

jharris2

Mine are the brightest stock lights I've ever had. Check to make sure they are not misaligned -- if they are too high, or too low, or aimed differently from each other, it gets dark in a hurry.

EDGE

Their bright and white but they seem like their pointed lower to the ground then normal.

Roccos_Van
whats the price and is their a link

JGage

So are they user adjustable ? If so, how ?

Sac State

But wouldn't the high beam be out of adjustment if the low beam was out of adjustment? Or is each light adjusted separately?

Driving down a small, country road with thick forests on both sides with deer in rut jumping out every two feet is similar to a ride at Disneyland. Having low beams that don't illuminate is a royal pain. I am taking her in tuesday to the dealer for the 7500 maintenance, so I'll have them look at it.

Marco, do you have a link or contact for the HID's. I know some people are running 'SilverStars', any feedback for that product?

Thanks guys.

HuntRunner

Hey, my 03' lights did not seem to shine out very far either. There is a dial under the hood that takes a 8mm socket. Put a mark on it so you know how many turns you are making and adjust it 1 turn or, what ever works for yours (counter clockwise I think). This will make them shine out further. It helps a lot! If you have the factory fog lights, you can do the same but the set screw turns the opposite direction to get them to shine out more. Hope this helps.

Sac State

Excellent! Thanks

Colemanfu

My lights are fine. Just wondering if there is a way to run the fog lights with the parking lights? Now I can only turn on the fogs if I have the lights on.

Roccos_Van

Hi,

Well, I purchased my kit locally (~$500) And I can tell you its an excellent product. I did some checking on the net and found this info in this website: http://www.xtremewhite.com/ORD-Light...32-1-1-1-1.cfm

CATZ HID Conversion Kits 9006 Low Beam - HID headlights.

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The Aqua White light produced by the CATZ HID bulbs is similar to daylight, reflecting road markings and signs better than conventional lighting. The CATZ HID bulbs is a micro-discharge bulb filled with a mixture of noble gases including Xenon.
These H4 High Low Beam HID headlights Systems are very easy install (plug and play) for your specific vehicle applications and fit directly into your existing headlights, all necessary hardware are also included.

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Key benefit for the CATZ HID Conversion Kit - Xenon headlight.
»More than 3X the light output (High Intensity)
»Enhanced peripheral vision
»Improved visibility / illumination
»Sunlight color light beam (Higher (blue / purple) color temperature)
»Lower power consumption
» CATZ HID Conversion Kit comes with:
»Two (2) HID bulbs, two (2) ballast, two (2) sets of relays and connectors.
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»Fit all cars and motorcycles.

Note: One Pair / All installaion hardware is included / For most car, truck and SUV

There is also a wealth of info on this site:

www.hidforum.com

I recently learned that HID retrofit kits were illegal for sale in the US, however, I was still able to find a kit, and so should you as well. I will try to post pics of my 4runner with HID on soon.

Here is a temp stock photo>

Roccos_Van

Here is another temp. Stock photo: