Thread: BT50 headlight upgrades?

I have a 2014 bt50 and the headlights are dogshit. Both low and high beam. I have spotties but don’t like driving with them on as I pretty much go blind if I have to dip them for an oncoming car. Anybody upgraded theirs and what did you get?

never seen a bt with bad headlights yet. i suggest theres a fault and not an upgrade issue

LED bulbs from STEDI in Australia, absolutely brilliant

I was talking to a auto electrician about upgrading bulbs in a new standard model hilux last week, these headlights are shit. Any how there are a few different companies doing after market bulbs like stedi but he said better off putting on spots or a light bar

installing aftermarket LED may void your WOF

Originally Posted by Tuckerbox

I have a 2014 bt50 and the headlights are dogshit. Both low and high beam. I have spotties but don’t like driving with them on as I pretty much go blind if I have to dip them for an oncoming car. Anybody upgraded theirs and what did you get?

Put an illegal light bar on it

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

LED bulbs from STEDI in Australia, absolutely brilliant

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These ones?
https://www.stedi.com.au/h4-copper-h...dule-pair.html

Originally Posted by Maca49

Put an illegal light bar on it

Already have spots. Plus the factory bulb just blew so I’ll have to replace it anyway.

If it's a standard H4 lens/unit then there are endless options for aftermarket LED/HID conversions.
May very well void WOF as mentioned above, since NZ govt seems to copy-paste australian legislation (ADR). But may also be no issue, depending who you get on the day.

Narva also sell "+50" to "+100" bulbs which have a different gas/fillament to provide more light.

Could pay to check out the loom and maybe run heavier gauge wiring and relays, since you may be getting considerable voltage drop with the old wiring.

Put Stedi bulbs in my colorado and they are very good however the truck knows they are not original equipment and tells me to check the headlights everytime I start it, just a small annoyance as can just clear the message but an annoyance all the same

If you put in LED bulbs to your Halogen housing youll probably run into issues for WOF or with the BCM (Body control module), however if youve got no issues changing back to halogen for WOF then change back to LED after then all good.

If you want to be fully legal you could look at some replacement housings out of Thailand/Ebay, as long as they have an E4 rating stamped on them youre good to go.

Changed my globes in the Ranger to 6700k white light halogens, been mint for general driving

Originally Posted by Tuckerbox

Already have spots. Plus the factory bulb just blew so I’ll have to replace it anyway.

I think LEDs are illegal if not factory fitted, my 2013 ranger has piss poor headlights as well

Weird. My 2013 XLT Ranger has some of the best headlights I've ever driven with on a factory setup. It's one of the reasons I haven't replaced the ute, as the later ones are (and this is the charitable description) total garbage.

I do run the foglights permanently on (I live on a rural road that very nearly always has foggy patches in the dips) but both low and high beams are absolutely fine. I'd suggest checking the headlight loom for voltage drop and then trying the upgraded Narva bulbs as the first steps.

Do not put cheap leds in you will blow the bcm
No go for wof but just swap them out if it’s a issue

Dont wear sunglasses at night time..