STOCK vs RAYBRIG headlights - INSTALL and REVIEW

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So today we're doing something we haven't done in a long time and that's to work on the mr2. And what we're doing is installing and reviewing these Raybrig headlights. These are an upgrade from the stock glass lights and are supposed to offer better lighting performance as well as a more modern look. As you can see they fit a very wide variety of vehicles that have pop-up headlights or use the standard rectangular 5x7 headlights.

Obviously to install the new headlights we need to remove the old ones, but before we do that I'll take a little drive in the darkness to record the performance of the old headlights for reference and comparison.

To remove the old headlights we need to remove both the top metal cover and the black plastic enclosure. On each side of the headlight you will find four bolts. The top two bolts hold the top cover and these two bolts hold the black plastic enclosure.

Now we have access to the four bolts which hold the metal surround and the headlight in place. We're only interested in the top two and bottom two bolts. We're not touching the bolts on the sides as these are only for beam angle adjustment.

Unfortunately the bolts that hold the headlight are Philips head bolts that have rusted into oblivion and removing them with a screwdriver is impossible.

What I usually do in situations like these is to simply get an angle grinder and cut slots into the heads of the bolts. Of course you want to be extra careful with the angle grinder here to prevent damage to any other parts of the car or the headlight surround.

Once you have the slots cut you can use a flat screwdriver and remove the bolts.

I have only removed the top two bolts as there isn't enough room for the angle grinder to access the bottom two bolts. I then disconeccted the headlight connection and very gently bent the metal surroung to remove the headlight

Raybrig is well known Japanese brand in the lighting industry and they are part of the Stanley Electric groUp. However since March of 2021 Stanley electric has discontinued the Raybrig brand name and these lights are no longer manufactured with the Raybrig branding on them. In the future these will be manufactured with the same high quality specs but with Stanley branding instead.

I personally really like the look of the raybrig lights as they are an upgrade without looking tacky or too modern. My set is the clear type but you can also get these with a light blue tint which is also looks really nice.

I decided to transfer my old bulbs into the new headlights to make the comparison as fair as possible. Once the bulbs are in the install is simply the reverse process of removal.

But now for the real test with footage on the same road and on the same night, using the same bulbs, just an hour apart. Top is stock, bottom is raybrig. As you can probably tell there is a lot of difference between the two. At first the raybrigs felt a bit weird to me because they cast a lot of light on the sides and very adjacent to the car, it's hard to describe, but it was something I wasn't used to. I believe this is a consequence of the raised side profile of the light. It But after a few minutes you get used to this effect and it isn't something bad.

When it comes to low-beam performance the raybrigs are definitely better. They light up more of the road and they light it up better. You can also see more stuff on the side of the road, so at night these are definitely safer and a better choice than stock.

When it comes to high beams I honestly always thought the stock lights were good. So although raybrig might be marginally better here too it's not something very noticeable.

Overall the only advantage of the stock lights is that they're made from thick glass so they're virtually indestructible under normal use but other than that they rabyrigs are a really nice upgrade. They improve safety and at least in my opinion look a lot better too.

And there you have it I hope you find this little video helpful if you decide to change the headlights on your car too. As always thanks a lot for watching and I'll be seeing you soon with more fun and useful stuff on the d4a channel.

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