Alpharex Pro Series Lights

[aemhoff]

Hey Folks, 1st posting here.

Bought the Alpharex Pro Series, not doing my research beforehand, and have noticed the beam pattern and lack of open projection. Replaed the halogens with LEDs and they are spotty at best. My question comes in now. Has any one used them and installed a HID Kit and had better luck in the lighting capabilities? Looking at the Morimoto aftermarket HID Kit as I saw a few reviews on them.

Appreciate it. Still new to this truck and tinkering little by little.

 

[MurderedOutSVT]

Show off your truck with a pic and intro in tje new members section else we assume its a prius needing light help.

 

[Space Ghost]

on my alpha rexs on the ranger i i had to try a few LEDs out until i liked the pattern.

Put an HID kit on my SVT lightning and love it, i like them over LEDs

 

[Jhollowell]

I've done a few headlight conversions using the retrofit source parts and the morimoto projectors. I have a 2011 with OEM halogens so with the HID conversion you need the ballasts and wire harness and for the most part they worked great, until they didn't. I've had ballast and wire harness and bulbs go out on me over the years. Then they started flickering very slightly. Maybe because they were in an OEM halogen housing and they are cantilevered out quite a bit so maybe they shake a little? IDK. I then upgraded to morimoto LED projectors and retrofitted some OEM projector housings. I have to make an adapter for the LED projector but it sits much more secure in the housing and the LED are much simpler and less parts to fail. I've had them in my truck for the last 3 years and haven't had a single issue. If you're willing to do a retrofit, I'd go with the LED. Its a little more expensive than HID but its worth the reliability.

 

[mprice1234]

Good thing Prius are so low to the ground you don't have to worry about blinding oncoming traffic.

 

[aemhoff]

Well, scrapped the Alpharex tonight. Back in the box they went and OEM lights went back on the truck with whatever LEDs were in them.
@Jhollowell well aware on the difference and the abilities/install of HIDs. Just wanted to see if anyone has used them in AlphaRex Pro headlights. They are junk with cheap LEDs and also Halogens.

 

[pat247]

I replaced the oem HID bulbs on my 2014 Raptor with LED bulbs several months ago and have been very happy with the results. https://precisionled.com/shop-by-bulb/kepler-series-d3s-hid-to-led-conversion-kit/

 

[Meraki Autoworks]

We do more Morimoto for that generation.

-Josh

 

[rschap1]

 

[Cody Templeton]

I would recommend getting the Morimoto LED projector headlights rather than the Alpharex ones. They are much better than the stock lights, plus (IMO) look far better. The only thing I would do if I didn't have access to the Morimotos would be to retrofit different projectors into the OEM lights and paint the insides, but then you don't get any of the extra functions the Morimoto lights have.