I just took delivery of a 2018 Toyota 4Runner, and one of the first things I decided to do was upgrade the lighting. Perhaps I should've asked these questions before actually doing the conversion, but this may sway whether I keep it this way or not. There's also plenty of info about how to do this procedure on the 4Runner forum, but I decided to ask this on here since there's a tremendous amount of lighting specific knowledge here.
Stock high beams were 9005's in reflectors, so I put some Philips 9011 HIR's in their place after making a minor tab modification to them; this conversion worries me the least since they match the stock wattage, so I think everything should be good to go here.
Stock low beams were H11's in projectors, so I modified some Philips H9's to go in their place. This is the conversion that concerns me the most. Based on wire gauge, I think I'm fine with the additional 10W per bulb, but I've started to worry myself about possible damage due to heat inside the projector. I've seen no evidence to support this, but just wanted to run it by you guys to see if this is a valid concern. I think the Camry might have similar reflector housings, but not certain. Have any of you seen damage to Toyota projectors by going to an H9? Would the Philips extreme vision be a better choice here due to the potential for damage, or do you think I'm good to go with the H9's?
Thanks for the input!
Stock high beams were 9005's in reflectors, so I put some Philips 9011 HIR's in their place after making a minor tab modification to them; this conversion worries me the least since they match the stock wattage, so I think everything should be good to go here.
Stock low beams were H11's in projectors, so I modified some Philips H9's to go in their place. This is the conversion that concerns me the most. Based on wire gauge, I think I'm fine with the additional 10W per bulb, but I've started to worry myself about possible damage due to heat inside the projector. I've seen no evidence to support this, but just wanted to run it by you guys to see if this is a valid concern. I think the Camry might have similar reflector housings, but not certain. Have any of you seen damage to Toyota projectors by going to an H9? Would the Philips extreme vision be a better choice here due to the potential for damage, or do you think I'm good to go with the H9's?
Thanks for the input!