recommendations for headlights that won't break the bank

[Jeep or Tacoma]

I would like to replace my headlights with something brighter. BUT I am not paying 300-800 for some JW speaker headlights. I see some sundae, cree, top new, and turbo II lights all look pretty good on the internet. Does anyone have recommendations or know anything about these lights?

 

[TrailBadger]

We asked the same thing on another forum and those guys where very helpful. We're not interested in anything LED except a couple extra fog lights locate on or around the lower bumper. But as for brighter replacement bulbs or even the housing/lens, Here's what they suggested:

http://www.wranglerforum.com/f274/whats-the-most-reliable-non-led-headlights-2012826.html

 

[rubicon91]

Seward offroad were nice and not to pricey at all. I had them on my last Jeep. Gave them to a buddy as I have stock led lights on my new one.

Edit These are DOT legal as well!

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[Outside somewhere]

After seeing two set's of JW's in person I paid $360 for my truck lite's w/the pwm harness on sale. Worth every penny over stock and no need to worry about being DOT legal like the lifetime's or other cheaper brands.

 

[RubiconGeoff]

I've tried a number of different inexpensive Chinese LED headlamps and been very disappointed with the beam pattern. I wasn't willing to pay big bucks for JW Speaker or other brands though, because I seem to attract debris that breaks headlamps. I finally found some inexpensive Chinese headlamps from BRTLED that perform marvelously. They have a proper beam pattern from a projector lens and a very sharp vertical cutoff so they absolutely do not blind oncoming traffic. They're also supposedly DOT approved and are stamped as such. I have been using them for a year now, and all 7 LEDs in each headlamp still function, I have had no water intrusion, and no flickering or other problems. Unless you live in a cold snowy climate in which the heat of incandescent lighting is required to keep the headlamps clear, I have no hesitation recommending these.

 

[Boat.man]

I have a set of Quadratec Q series on my JK and am very pleased with them! Very bright and come with everything you need. I also got the fogs and they are a huge improvement as well

https://www.quadratec.com/products/97109_0001_14.htm