I have the squares and I’m not seeing this issue. I would imagine the circles would have a “shadow” at the top because the circles are not complete, they cut off at the top. To me, they look kinda strange in contrast to the full circle lights on the Bronco or G Wagon, which has a better aesthetic imho.
Distracting shadows in Low beam
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Yes.
Update, I went to my local dealership. Told the first guy what was going on and he said I want you to talk to another guy that knows way more about the LC than I do.
He said they are designed that way so that the left light is lower to see the lane divider and to not blind oncoming traffic. That was his answer.
Seems like an easy fix is to adjust the headlights so they are uniform using the instructions in the manual if you are bothered by the factory configuration.
Thanks. You’re saying I can adjust them myself by reading the owners manual?
Interesting reading through that EOD. It mentions after the initialization procedure to adjust the headlight and then has different blue info boxes to click depending on if you have the single beam or multi beam headlight assembly. What instructions are given if you click on each of those? Are they different than the manual?
Good stuff and more detailed than the instructions in the manual. Thanks for posting.
Service raised mine, (mine was definitely too low, I could only see about 10 feet in front of me)took them 2.5 hours…
And now it shines sky in the trees, so there’s that… I’ll be taking a long wrench and just attempting to lower it slightly and won’t be taking bk in to service. After 2.5 hours I would’ve thought them to be near perfect, but not so much, mine has been more like a Guinea pig I’m thinking.
Ok, that’s interesting I was thinking most rectangular ppl were saying they didn’t have those. Good to know it’s just a thing we all may be distracted by
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Here are the rectangular units at work:
High beams on.
High beams on.
Much better than my rounds !
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I do have a distinct shadow in the low beams on the drivers side that is EXACTLY located where an oncoming vehicle in the opposite lane is located as it enters the beam pattern. I do not think this is an accident, or a design flaw. I firmly believe that Toyota specifically designed the low beams to reduce glare to oncoming drivers in the opposite lane of traffic.
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So I took the liberty of using one of @BokenCruiser ’s photos of his First Edition low beams in action, and just took photos of mine without the fog lights, and with them in each color.
First we start with @BokenCruiser:
Next my Land Cruiser trim with the rectangular triple beam LED with no fog lights.
Next with the fog lights lit up in white.
Lastly fog lights in selective yellow.
Hopefully the shadow is evident where I described on the rectangular headlights being right where the driver of an oncoming vehicle would probably be. I assume this is intentional for reducing glare.
Beyond that comparisons can be made a bit of the photos but: cameras differ, and the angle the photos are taken differ, as does the apparent zoom or magnification of the camera.
With those disclaimers out of the way, it appears the rectangular triple beam LED projectors on my example are aimed higher. They appear to be casting light quite a bit further down the road than the singe projector “round” style. This could be camera angle though so don’t take it as a hard fact. The rectangular lights also appear to have a better overall lumen/candela output, but again different camera different exposure so who knows?
The the rectangular triple beams seem to have distinct hot spots in the beams whereas the single projectors are more of a flood with no distinct hot spots. I don’t judge one style of beam pattern to be any better since it comes down to personal preference.
The difference in shadows for glare reduction is pretty evident, the rectangular units have a more distinct and tightly controlled shadow for that glare reduction for oncoming traffic.
The fog lights display a nice wide beam with a distinct hot spot and tightly controlled vertical throw. They put out quite a bit of useful light into the ditches too, which is nice for critter spotting.
Hope this is helpful. I am pleased with these headlights overall.
I have the LC LC (square headlights). There is definitely a small spot that appears to be blocked in the center at least with low beams. I think many cars have this now to reduce blinding oncoming traffic. I'll try to get a photo.
I doubt it is defective or poorly designed lights. I'm sure it was done with purpose.
I doubt it is defective or poorly designed lights. I'm sure it was done with purpose.
not that this helps much but i had after market LED lights from morimoto on my F150 and they had a similar dark zone in the middle. I think its an unfortunate side effect of how multiple led projector lights stack up against each other and where the housing cuts off each beam. My rectangular headlights do this too… and adjusting them is probably the only way to attempt to reduce how the beams get cut off
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