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Anzo headlights

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by 4x4Gaspar, Apr 26, 2021.

  1. Apr 26, 2021 at 10:30 AM
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    4x4Gaspar

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    Has anyone purchased these Anzo headlights before? I have seen that Anzo had a cheaper headlight similar to the style of the tacomabeast or spyder auto headlights but these are different. I believe these are new because the only headlights I’ve seen in this style are the Morimoto and alpha Rex headlights plus I haven’t seen any threads on these. These are a much cheaper option than the two named previously and I was hoping people with these headlights could share their experience.

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  2. Apr 26, 2021 at 10:35 AM
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    brandon78lusch

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    I think they look wack. My spyderauto headlights perform and look like shit. Morimoto and Alpharex is the way to go
     
  3. Apr 26, 2021 at 11:04 AM
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    in my opinion and based on a lot of feedback and reading. If you are going to switch out your entire headlights, go with OEM LED. They are pricy but are also reviewed and tested as the best performing headlights.

    I'm saving up all my pennies to hopefully move to full LED by end of summer.
     
  4. Apr 26, 2021 at 11:31 AM
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  5. Apr 26, 2021 at 11:34 AM
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    Morimoto or OEM LED is the way to go. I had the AlphaRex Nova at launch, and the performance, output and pattern were terrible.
     
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  6. Apr 26, 2021 at 12:54 PM
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    Really? I honestly think they look the exact same as alpha Rex. But yeah I’ve heard those spyderauto do not perform well at all so that’s why I’m looking at other options.
     
  7. Apr 26, 2021 at 1:00 PM
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    Yeah that’s what I have heard too. Those options are definitely pricy but I’ve only heard good things. I was hoping someone had experience with the new Anzo’s as they might be a new contender and they are slight cheaper than the Morimotos.
     
  8. Apr 26, 2021 at 1:06 PM
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    OEM or Morimoto are pretty much your options.
     
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  9. Apr 26, 2021 at 3:40 PM
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    I may be in the minority, but I'm still a fan of a good RX-350 retrofit or LED retrofit.
     
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    Honestly, these Anzos look like a slightly altered version of Vlands headlights. Vland have me a demonstration video a long while back, and from the video itself, it seems to be poorly built.
     
  11. Apr 26, 2021 at 7:01 PM
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    you can tell all of that just from the video you linked?
     
  12. Apr 26, 2021 at 7:18 PM
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    Fugly lightshow
     
  13. Apr 26, 2021 at 7:50 PM
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    Well, there was more and most of it was posted in @crashnburn80 's lighting thread. There were other members that took the dive and reported the subpar performance.
     
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    I think there should be a sticky at the top of the forum. AlphaRex, Tacoma Beast, Anzo, Spyder and all the other cheap headlights are terrible. You’re free to buy them, but stop asking if they’re any good, cause they’re not.
    Feel free to PM @crashnburn80 to argue otherwise :rolleyes:
     
  15. Apr 26, 2021 at 9:04 PM
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    The triple square headlight projectors look almost exactly like cheap poor quality Chinese Vland headlights. No surprise as Anzo isn't going to actually engineer a headlight product, they are just going to resell a bottom of the barrel cheap one to people that don't know better.
    https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.0.0.61df436bKtVqoh

    This is the same manufacture as AlphaRex and well demonstrated to be unable to make an adequate headlight product. Vland's other products use short range flood light patterns for headlights in what can be described as pathetic at best. Definitely brands to avoid.
     
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  17. Apr 26, 2021 at 9:32 PM
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    I love the before and after shot on their page. Apparently you are supposed to replace your OEM LED's with the "perfect" light of the Vland LED's..
     
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  18. Apr 26, 2021 at 10:19 PM
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    After seeing pictures on this forum of the light output from those TacomaBeast and Spyder headlights I'm not sure I would want something that's even cheaper. :notsure:

    In my experience with lighting, you get what you pay for.
     

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