Head Light Globes

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Maybe these Cobber. I fitted a pair to my Troopy. Marvellous.
But it will cost you $800 for the pair.

The best solution is have a few beers about 5:00 o'clock, then you can't drive so you don't need lights. Besides the animals are out at night just waiting to jump in front of you and damage your vehicle.

You cant fit hid lights to a 100 series legally....
For a good reason ....they are generally a pain to everyone else coming toward you...

Ask on Lcool everything Toyota is answered on there.

I bought a pair of Philips 120%Plus globes (maybe they're 130%, can't remember?) from Supercheap to suit my 79 series ute headlights. About $90/pair. Do seem better than standard, which wouldn't be too hard, and find the low beam is quite good. That's all I need, got plenty of auxiliary lighting for high beam duties.

Did have HID in my old ute headlights, and they were good, but as indicated above, probably not so good for oncoming vehicles. I adjusted them down quite a bit and rarely got "flashed".

Not sure what these new LED Headlight inserts are like, very bright without the glare of HID. However, there seems to be a few minor issues fitting to Toyotas, with their negative switching.

Bob

I might be wrong, but I thought there were several types of headlight for 100's depending on the model, and year. Some have H4, some have separate High and
Low beams. Surely that is an important piece of missing information needed before you can get a decent answer.

Did you post virtually the same query on LCOOL back in 2010 ????

"Cobber
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject: Headlight Globes Reply with quote
What are the best and brightest globes to replace the standard globes in the 100 series headlights (high and low beam) without having to replace the wiring."

Not having a go at you but it stood out while I was searching.

Regards

I have had a few different bulb types in my 2002 100 including the 120% things, upgraded the cable to a ridiculous size with 'over the top' relays but the light output has always resembled a candle. They simply have a totally ratshit reflector shape.
HID's are completely illegal as are LEDs but there is an alternative. I imported some HIR bulbs from the USA which are legal here.
Whilst still not as bright as I would like, HIR's are a massive improvement on the factory bulbs and the output is quite usable around town.
Get them from Candlepower.com.

A couple of thaughts.

Regardless of the type and shape of the headlight, if the reflectors are "off" nothing much will help you.
Have a good look at your headlights .... if the lenses are not bright and clear and reflectors likewise are not clean, bright and shinny there is not much help
Go look at some new headlight inserts for comparison.

If you are unhappy with the existing headlights and simply don't want to cough up for new made for model replacements ....... you may with some skill and effort build up a replacement headlight arrangement using standard inserts and a sheet of acrillic to blend into the grill ......... not saying it will be easy, but it can be done.

Be very cautious of fitting higher wattage lamps ..... the toyota dipper switches are not real beefy and have been known to give problems after fitting 100 watt high beams.

Yes there are modern whiter improved efficiency lamps out there that DO give improvements ...... but if you are not getting good voltage to your lamps ( you existing halogen lamps are distinctly yellow) better laps will do bugger all.

cheers