Wildman Zen's video: Morimoto 4-Runner LED Headlight Installation - Worth it

Pros: Great light output Great cutoff li Sexy turn signals Cool black look Easy installation Cons: Expensive (but for me worth it) Morimoto: http://www.morimotohid.com/toyota-4runner-xb-led-heads.html Headlight Revolution review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tWN3dkBPQ4 Headlight Revolution install instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_PKcx6c5Eo&t=390s Great headlight alignment video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvSWBlAwnI&t=7s My thoughts after installing and using: I've long been frustrated with the tea candle headlights Toyota puts on it's 4-Runners. They are dim, yellow, and in rainy Washington, downright dangerous on dark, wet roads. The high beams are OK, but low beams are pathetic. Watch: Enter the Morimoto plug-and-play replacement headlights. I ran across a video on YouTube by Headlight Revolution describing the first install of these and lux measurements relative to the stock headlights. I highly recommend you watch it. They show the whole installation process, which requires popping off the 4-Runner's front plastic cover to expose the headlight mounting bolts, and do a great job of leading you through it. I played the video in my shop as I did the install. Install: The installation went easily. Seriously, if you can turn a socket wrench and a screwdriver, you can do this. You pop off the plastic engine valence over the radiator, held on by push pins, unbolt the front-end cover that holds the grill and fog lights, and unbolt the old lights. Bolt in the new lights, and run one extra wire to the fuse box for the day time running light function. The connectors are plug-and-play. You can't do them wrong. There are two things to be aware of: 1) the Morimoto install diagram has one image in error, which would result in loosening your radiator. Follow the Headlight Revolution video instructions instead, and it becomes trivially easy. 2) When you have finished the install, take a bunch of wire ties and bundle up the wad of connectors so that they don't chafe on anything, which is the prime reason why vehicle electronics fail. Bundle each light's connectors, then secure them and secure the DRL wire to the frame so they are unable to jiggle. Turn Signals: One connector on each headlight is optional. Connect it and you get the sexy progressive yellow turn signals, disconnect it and you get a standard blinking turn signal. When you are done, keep the plastic engine bay valence off for aiming the lights. Aiming: You will need to aim your headlights so that they are not pointing at the ground or searing the eyeballs of oncoming drivers. There is a great video on YouTube by 1A Auto Parts called "How to Aim and Align your Headlights Correctly" that makes the process simple. You can do it in about 10-15 minutes perfectly yourself. All you need is a Phillips screwdriver, a blank wall where you can get your 4-Runner 25 feet away, and some tape to mark the the desired cutoff positions. You insert the screwdriver into the grey gear on each light and turn it to raise or lower the beam from inside the housing. The housing itself does not move. Do this primary vertical alignment first, and you will be legal and polite. Then go out at night on a flat, straight road with a lot of street signs and make sure your low beams are not directly reflecting off the signs. The low beams should skim under stop and yield signs, which are all at a standard height. Driving: One thing you will notice immediately is just how sharp the cutoff line is compared with the stock headlights. It's a razor line, making your adjustments to the beam angle really important. There is a LOT of light compared to the stock headlights, it is well directed and doesn't spew extraneous light into oncoming drivers' eyes light replacement bulbs often do. But there isn't too much light, either. You won't be incinerating moths two miles away or causing oncoming wrecks. It's just right. Another thing you will notice is an odd notch, where the left light beam is lower that the right by an inch at 25 feet. Hmm, what could that be? Well, it's by design. The left light should always be a little lower to avoid blinding oncoming drivers, while the right should be higher to see the ditch and verge better. Morimoto baked in this functionality so you don't have to do it manually. DRL: The daytime running light function is provided by an LED band around the outside of the headlights, and makes your truck very visible. When you hit the turn signal, it changes to a flashing or progressing yellow turn signal, again very visible. Would I recommend them? Heck yes. If you can afford them, go for it. They rock.