Gen 5 headlight upgrade suggestions

[Alloy]

I have a kinda silly question, should my lighting output has the LHD beam/pattern? Coz I don't think mine has it. Would that due to the fact that I am using the stock housing, or I and everyone eles probably have the LHD pattern, just I didn't notice it.

[OrangeJuice]

Originally Posted by Alloy

I have a kinda silly question, should my lighting output has the LHD beam/pattern? Coz I don't think mine has it. Would that due to the fact that I am using the stock housing, or I and everyone eles probably have the LHD pattern, just I didn't notice it.

I think everyone else has a straight cut off. my old OEM housings looked exactly like yours before I took them off.

[Hawkeye-SE]

Originally Posted by OrangeJuice

I think everyone else has a straight cut off. my old OEM housings looked exactly like yours before I took them off.

Well... its not really a straight cut off (that is for Fog and auxillarly lights only). The problem is that the cutoff of the stock reflectors is so blurry that it is indefinite.

[fredster34]

Originally Posted by DOHCammer

I'm using 9005 GE Nighthawks in my Gen 5 low beams and high beams and find them to be the best bulbs I've used. The low beams put a lot more light on the road although the distance is limited by the headlamp design. The high beams definitely reach out further with more spread. The 9005 low beam retrofit is easy to do and even with a stock replacement bulb will show an improvement over the 9006 bulbs. I'd stay away from the blue tinted bulbs, even SilverStars are not as bright as the Ge's.

so when u put 9005's in the low-beams, do u need to re-aim the headlights? and how and/or wut tool did you use to remove the plastic tabs on the 9005's? holler!

[88 LE]

Originally Posted by fredster34

how and/or wut tool did you use to remove the plastic tabs on the 9005's? holler!

http://toyotanation.com/forum/t6831.html

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