OK, I was out with my wife tonight and got a chance to really pay attention to the headlights. The truth: the LED thing may look good for the guy lookin' at me, but from the driver's perspective I don't see much difference between that and whatever stock headlights were in my 2010 Corolla S. And the radio/backup camera/bluetooth is WAY more functional than the old "radio", but the sound is about the same. Not bad at all but nothing "gee whiz" about it. The bluetooth functionality (sucking songs out of my iPhone, etc) IS gee whiz, however.

 

Thanks man for your response, if possible, can you take a picture of film a video of your headlights at night on a road where there is not much light?

Also can you film a video of the stereo? Is there still a JBL option? Thanks in advance.

 

It will be interesting to see if you can do a HID retrofit on these new LED headlights.

 

HID retrofit is possible on any car

 

If the LED headlights in the corolla are the same as the ones in the new IS350 then it's probably not much brighter than halogen. I've been in my friend's 2014 IS350 F package with the LED headlights and both him and I were disappointed with the output. It's still brighter than halogen but maybe because it whiter it "feels" dimmer from inside the car. It's definitely nowhere as bright as HIDs but they do look very nice from the outside tho.

 

IIRC, LED lights are more reliable than HIDs. Not that it's related, but the 2nd gen Prius had a problem with HID lights burning out prematurely (Cost Toyota a lot in warranty and there might have been a class action). With the 3G Prius, HIDs are no longer available, and only the Prius V gets the LEDs.

I have no idea if there is a JBL option. I kinda doubt it, unless it's packaged on the S PREMIUM.

That would be a bummer if that is the only sound system available.

 

IIRC, LED lights are more reliable than HIDs. Not that it's related, but the 2nd gen Prius had a problem with HID lights burning out prematurely (Cost Toyota a lot in warranty and there might have been a class action). With the 3G Prius, HIDs are no longer available, and only the Prius V gets the LEDs.

 

I have no idea if there is a JBL option. I kinda doubt it, unless it's packaged on the S PREMIUM.

 

I don't think JBL is offered anymore. It was offered only from 2009-10. I have it on my 09 XRS because that was the only way to get Bluetooth at the time. For me, it was a must have option, since you got BT, JBL and XM. I originally wanted the Navigation option, but I changed my order once I found out BT was not available with it (dumb packaging Toyota).

 

picked up my car 2 days ago and soo far everything is good! sound system could b better. I really see no difference between the regular lights and the LED. I picked up a white corolla S-plus

 

After being in my aunt's rolla at night, I must say the LED lights do seem quite nice and bright. It seems brighter than the one on my friend's IS too.

I've seen quite a few driving behind me at night and they have a very distinct look to them. Very nice blue flicker with pure white light. Very nice, and quite distracting for me since I like to check out people's headlights at night

 

You and me are the same in many aspects. I get distracted looking at peoples headlights and the flicker as a result of the cutoff. Consumer Reports and the pictures here have said that the LEDs are some of the brightest they have seen. I don't understand why Toyota would use inferior LEDS on their Lexus brand but it does happen. I bet that the HID that come standard with the IS-series outperforms the LED on the IS-series. Lexus/Toyota are known for great HID projectors.

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People keep flashing their high beams at me. As if to say "your high beams are on". Then I flash mine back and they realize those were my LOW beams that were that bright.

 

Yeah that is the problem with people who stare too long at the beauty of HID and LED projectors. They really need to add LED to the latest Camry. The latest Camry has great halogen projectors, but it is still not as good as what the Corolla has.

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Not necessarily, sometimes when someone is coming up a hill the headlights can be pointed directly at their face. The cutoff on the Corollas is fine.

Naturally since both HID and LED have more lumens than Halogen, naturally coming up a hill the projectors will project the light upwards.

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So you are saying that you have inspected every corolla and none could be aimed a little to high? I know on mine if I am topping a hill the light is shining in peoples faces, one of the downsides to these lights.

 

To me it is only those huge trucks that place cheap HID kits in their halogen housings that I have a problem with.

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To me it is only those huge trucks that place cheap HID kits in their halogen housings that I have a problem with.

it's an epidemic here.

 

The projectors make this flashing more obvious as it goes from normal to BAM IN YOUR FACE when going over a hill or something. Even camry projectors with halogen headlights gives this impression but HIDs and now LEDs are more pronounced due to them being much brighter than halogens.

 

Exactly, BTW, did I mention how they really need to add HID or LED to the Camry

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One other thing I noticed is that when I had 30 gallons of water in the truck I could tell the cutoff was to high and I did get high beamed a bit. Even on Christmas day I had only 6 gallons of gas in the trunk and got it a couple of times too.

 

Yep, when you load a truck up, it kinda tilts the front end upward.

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The LED on the Corolla is darn good for a sub-$30k car. The spread is pretty even and throws pretty far. Compared to the HIDs in other Toyotas such as the Sienna or Venza, the spread isn't as wide, but it's not much of a concern in reality, just an observation.

My only complaint about LED lights in general (and this applies to LEDs headlights of other manufacturers, especially Audi) is that the color rendering index of LEDs is currently worse than HIDs. Meaning there is not much contrast and colors seem to look more washed out. It is steadily improving with each new generation of vehicles that are offering LED headlights, so I don't see it becoming much of an issue in years to come (Mercedes has done a good job with their LED color rendering).

 

These LED headlights look like they're 5000k'ish compared to the stock HID's 4300-4500k range. The output from the LED is more more of a pure white color. Looks nice but I still prefer the 4XXXk range as it seems to be more easy on the eye and gives more contrast to subjects on the road.

Interestingly, I've seen some new Lexus' with their LED DRL and they looks yellowish compared to ones from Audi. The corolla's LED headlights are more white than their DRL. Perhaps if they use that color temperature for the headlights everything might look less washed out.

 

I have found that the LED headlights on the new Corolla are very close to the TSX's as far as projection. They shine very, very nicely. I used to have an IS250 with the auto-leveling headlights and I don't notice much of a difference with the light output but the projectors on the Corolla are much nicer.

Also, the new Corolla has so much space that I don't see a need for a Camry. My friend has a '13 Camry and the main difference is the width, seating space is maybe 1 or 2 inches shorter on the Corolla.

 

LED headlights (even on an expensive Audi) only put out as much light as halogens. HID (xenon) lights are still king of the hill if you want to see farther.

 

Not sure I agree with this statement. I have a friend with an A6 with the LED headlamps and the light output form his car is dead on if not better than the xenon's in my A4. Both his and my car are 2013's. Being that this is my second Audi and being familiar with how they offer tech, I doubt they'd upcharge for LED headlamps if they were worse than the xenon's. The Audi's also have more LED's that turn on when you turn on low or high beams. Ever see an A6 or A8 with LED headlamps at night?

On the Corolla however when you have DRL's on it looks like 1 LED element comes on and when you turn on the headlights a second one comes as as they get a little brighter. Light output is on par with the 10th gen halogen corolla's since we have one in the family but compared to the xenon's in other cars we have at home they are no where even close.

The Lexus LED's everyone keeps referring to are nothing more than the DRL LED strips everyone else is now also putting in their cars. You cant compare those to true LED headlamps being offered by Audi or Acura. Though I cant speak to the brightness of the Acura's I'm sure they are much better than the Corolla's too being that they have multiple elements (4 or 5 i think) per headlamp.

 

Sound is ok! What else is there! Not as good as the wife's Rav4 with the JBL is Better!For killer sound go after market! LEDs are Better way Better!!

 

Have used both now for a week LED headlights are better! The premium audio is nice plug my iPhone and sound is excellent with some tweaking! Like the two and three way screen on the Navi. I can't tell you what I like most about this car everything! Smart key!


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hey, i have a question.

What is the bulb size for the 2014 corolla LED headlights?

And also, they're not plug-and-play? Do you need to retrofit them?

 

^^^ Bulb size for what? The low beam is built in and is not replaceable.

 

Oh really? So I can't buy like, the LED bulb for the '14 Corolla for my '13 Corolla?

 

Nope!

 

I had a 2008 Matrix with Silverstar ZXE halogens, and the LED lights in the '14 S are way, way better.

 

I have a 15 corolla L, it has the tech audio system, It sounds great with bluetooth connection. The FM doesn't seem to get great reception, and I haven't tried using the line in or USB connection yet.

The LED head lights are awesome to me. They are bright and have a wide range and have a sharp cut off so they normally don't blind people your are fallowing. Down side is I get hi-beamed often and if you have anyone in the back seat they are about 10ft higher then normal with the issue they don't melt slush

 

I also have the tech audio.


id say its ok, but im not a big audiophile.
FM just sounds muddy, but I virtually never listen to it.
CD or Sirius XM sound considerably more crisp, while sound quality via my USB stick seems best.

 

I like the LED lights they look good coming at me and from behind the wheel. The head unit is good. I like the integration and will be hooking up an AMP & 8" SUB to it here shortly...