Stock High Beams are Unimpressive

[Splenda]

My JT has the stock LED headlights. The low beams are nice and bright, but the high beams don't seem to make much difference. Maybe that is due to the fact that the low beams are so bright. Are the high beams a separate light inside the housing? Is there a way to make them brighter? I have already changed the setting to allow the fog lights to stay on when the high beams are on, but I just really would like the high beams to be a little brighter.

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[Mr._Bill]

Turning on the Fog lights with the headlights makes it worse. This puts a lot of light right in front of the vehicle and impairs the ability to see in the distance.

I have the stock LED headlights and find them to work well.

Check the aim on the lights, or see if you can get the dealer to do it.

 

[Splenda]

Turning on the Fog lights with the headlights makes it worse. This puts a lot of light right in front of the vehicle and impairs the ability to see in the distance.

I have the stock LED headlights and find them to work well.

Check the aim on the lights, or see if you can get the dealer to do it.

The stock high beams were bad before I turned on the fog lights with high beams. Making that change did not make them any worse. Maybe the headlights are aimed too high. I can check and resolve that myself.

 

[In3briatedPanda]

my led high beams are like opening the ark of the covenant.

Hope you find a solution!

 

[AmosMoses]

My stock LED high beams are great as well. I would look into maybe diode dynamics long range fogs as a supplement. People say they are nice fogs.

 

[JTdiRtyD]

I'd agree when compared to how well the lows are, the highs don't seem great, but I wouldn't say mine are bad. I've had a few LED vehicles now, and all of them the brights left some to be desired. It could be that when the lows are really good we expect the highs to be extra good, or it could just be that LED light dispersion is great for close but disperses differently at longer distances.

Regarding troubleshooting, my understanding is the factory LED lights are one LED board built into the housing, and the angle and position of the LED and reflector change for highs vs lows. It's possible something is stuck or not adjusting properly.

 

[unsocbl]

Looks as if you're lifted...I'd start with adjusting them down if they weren't aligned after the lift. If they're still insufficient, time for Aux lights . My issues are the led's are too bright and are horrible in fog/rain (just reflect straight back). I added some amber A pillar lights so no complaints now.

 

[Figmo]

On my "non LED" lights I'd say it's not night and day difference between low and high (pun intended) but if you are seeing little to no difference almost certainly your lights are aimed too high. Are you getting flashed a lot? Trying aiming them lower.

 

[LouisvEarlleJT]

Check the aim. In general your high beams should be hitting further out but not shooting "up". If you're back end is sagging a bit or the rake is off they could need adjusting.

Also, not assuming your experience or background, but due to the higher ride height of trucks/suvs the bright lights can be hard to "notice" in urban/suburban areas that have a lot of ambient light at night from street lamps, etc. (because you're throwing light basically straight out in front of you and it's getting washed out in the ambient light vs in a car where it usually will still hit the street) If that is your situation you may try getting outside that area and seeing how they do in a darker context.

 

[Splenda]

On my "non LED" lights I'd say it's not night and day difference between low and high (pun intended) but if you are seeing little to no difference almost certainly your lights are aimed too high. Are you getting flashed a lot? Trying aiming them lower.

I wondered about that. Yes, they are currently aimed high, as I have not adjusted them since the lift. I have been thinking about adding another. 75 Daystar spacer under the rear coils, so I was holding off adjusting until then. At this point, I'm not sure if the shocks are allowing the suspension to open up any more, so an extra spacer may just be adding preload to the spring. It's a conundrum.

 

[Pilsner]

my led high beams are like opening the ark of the covenant.

Hope you find a solution!

This! Best headlights I have ever seen on a vehicle.

 

[Minty JL]

Agreed.

So I went with the Diode Dynamics LED headlights to replace my OEM LED headlights

 

[ScottBeach]

having come from a sport with halogen to led. Thr halogen should be illegal.

When you turn on the high beans look right or left to the.tree line. Where is the light casting. That will tell you if you are pointed to high.

I would guess you are high.

 

[Badunit]

having come from a sport with halogen to led. Thr halogen should be illegal.

I disagree. LEDs are too bright for oncoming traffic. All it takes is a small hill or incline or bump in the road to have those ultra bright low beam LED headlights pointed directly at an oncoming driver's face. If we are to ban anything it should be ultra-bright headlights. Halogens were far more than sufficient for decades, then LEDs came out and started blinding all of us.

 

[Figmo]

I wondered about that. Yes, they are currently aimed high, as I have not adjusted them since the lift. I have been thinking about adding another. 75 Daystar spacer under the rear coils, so I was holding off adjusting until then. At this point, I'm not sure if the shocks are allowing the suspension to open up any more, so an extra spacer may just be adding preload to the spring. It's a conundrum.

If you're planning to lift rear only - this might help your aiming problem (think "Starsky & Hutch").

As for shocks are they stock? How much shaft you have showing sitting level?

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