Headlight an Tail light recommendation??

Just purchased a 2018 4Runner SR5 an was looking to upgrade the head an tail lights.

 

welcome

 

Options headlights: OEM 2021 LED Low beam halogen high or 2022+ quad LED. Or morimoto.

Tails: OEM or Morimoto

Or... Just put H9 bulbs in your headlights and look up the trim mod

 

Welcome.

For the taillights, the OEM ones are good and perform well. The only options will be cosmetic changes. Some aftermarket taillights will reduce lighting performance. I run smoke Eagle Eyes taillights with Lasfit LED reverse bulbs.

For the headlights, it will be determined your budget and end goal. The best bang for your buck is the H9 upgrade. The next best upgrade will be to OEM LED headlights. On my 2016 Limited and 2020 Pro, I ran the H9 upgrade and was impressed with the performance. When I upgraded my 2020 to OEM LED, I was surprised with how well they performed over the H9 upgrade. With headlights, stick with OEM and stay away from the aftermarket junk out there.

 

I do have a set of 2023 OEM LED headlights on the marketplace. The trade equivalent is about $800. If you're in Utah, I can help with the install.

https://www.4runners.com/threads/wtt-2023-4runner-oem-headlights-utah.37455/

 

You dont happen to have links to any of this do you??

 

google "site:4runners.com _________"

in the blank area, but whatever you want to search and youll find wayyyy more opinions and ideas than youre ready to read. Its how I learned a lot really fast.

 

Pretty much look at all the brands and see what you like.

Headlights: I went Alpharex Nova MK2 but they have been sitting on the shelf for a year so you get a google pic.



Tails: I went USR black housing because all the others look like Ford tails or just straight terrible.

 

Not sure if it's plug and play but I'd go OEM LEDs for the headlights. Happy with them and haven't heard of any issues from other owners so far.

For taillights, I'm still weighing either leaving them alone or having my body shop guy add a light tinted clearcoat on them. Otherwise, from past experience, aftermarket ones are usually cheaper quality and can become just another headache to deal with.

 

Don't tint your tailights sot they work less.

 

I've seen him do it to other cars and it looks great, with no noticeable impact on light visibility.

He essentially adds a slightly darker clearcoat and it comes out looking OEM, similar to what you'd see on stock taillights from other manufacturers that are tinted a shade darker from the factory. Most people wouldn't even notice if they weren't familiar with the stock 4Runner taillights.

I've only held off because I think the lighter stock taillights might match my new wheels better.

 

Nah.

 

For tails, OEM, USR, or Morimoto only. I have not been impressed with any of the other tail lights. The rest are dim and have reduced performance.

Headlights, I have had OEM halogen, OEM halogen with HID, Alpharex, and Morimoto. Morimotos have been my favorite.

 

If you're looking for the tinted OEM look, go with the Eagle Eyes or Anzo taillights. The link below is to the Eagle Eyes dark smoke on my Solar Octane Pro.

https://www.4runners.com/threads/solar-octane-thread.31253/#post-449174

 

Morimoto Xb heads, tails and fogs

 

I have a 2018 as well. I went Morimoto Gen 1 headlights and USR taillights. I bought the headlights from headlight revolution. I've had some issues with them over the years and each time they replaced them for me, even outside of the warranty period (just paid shipping). The first time they replaced them they replaced them with the Gen 2 version. I considered Morimoto tail lights as well but honestly I think all the aftermarket tail lights look goofy. USR keeps the factory look which I like and blacked out the ugly chrome the factory ones have.

 

Spyder tail lights from eBay have been solid in both of my vehicles: P/N 111-T4R10-SEQ-BK https://www.ebay.com/itm/133601006608

The driving lights, brake lights, and sequential turn signals illuminate separately, not relying on changing intensity like the stock lights:

 

Welcome

 

Just upgrade to LED bulbs and save your money for some other more functional mods...

 

Wow, are those legal? lol they look really dark. Maybe the lights behind the glass are so much brighter that it remains DOT approved? Or is the glass still clear but everything inside is dark? Definitely matches all the black accents though.

But I’m looking for a very light smoked look if I’m even gonna touch them, just a shade darker than OEM.

 

I hope you are wearing a cape, because you are a superhero!
This is what I do and it gives me way more better results than forum search.

 

I don't have these headlights, but I want 'em and plan to buy them soon:

https://www.headlightrevolution.com/2014-4Runner-Carbide-LED-Heads?quantity=1






These are the Morimoto tail lights that I do have though. I wanted red. I think blacked out or smoke block too much light, and I want people to be able to see my brake lights.

 

Salutations! I might be the odd ball out here, but these Anzo tail lights are great. I got mine from Runnin4Tacos.com

Here's a link:
https://runnin4tacos.com/products/a...02-toyota-4runner?_pos=2&_sid=8b0be2fcc&_ss=r

Here's a quick 8 second video of them vs. OEM ones (I know it looks dim in the sunlight, but I took this last summer in late afternoon)

https://youtu.be/atHEq5jmEpY

A few pics:

 

Those tail lights man...

 

I've been considering getting those tail light hatchback lights. The videos I saw looked like a lot of work to install them. Do they really require drilling or wire fishing? On the site they said on a 1 - 5 scale it was a 2, (minor - 1hr install time).

What was your experience?

 

Surprisingly, yes they are DOT stamped and legal. They also have a non smoke lens version with black housing.


https://www.4runners.com/threads/new-style-tail-lights-eagle-eyes.12751/#post-147616

https://www.reddit.com/r/4Runner/comments/ghdrcf/somebody_asked_to_see_the_signal_light_but_id/

 

It takes a little time, yes.

Is it terrible? No. Does it require drilling? Not from the video I watch.

This video right here is one I watched (non-drilling):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZANkVAR7OY&t=182s

And like any installation: Just take your time. The scariest part was removing the rear spoiler.

 

Thank you so much for this video. It makes the install look waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier than the first video I saw. I think that's very do-able and will probably be my next (and soon!) mod.

Pre-She-Ate-Cha'

 

And if you aren't sure about taking the rear spoiler off, here is a vid that gave me a good idea of what to do:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d5nGv47F8k

Again, not hard. Just take your time and be careful. That rear spoiler is fiberglass.

And like they used to say about the Corvette: Cove your ass in Fiberglass.

 

$800 for headlights?! Oh hell no...