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So the moment you guys have all been waiting for. A little SHOOTOUT between the Morimoto XRGB Headlights and the Alpharex NOVA Series Headlights.
We installed both on our truck and this is what we have to say about them...
Morimoto's have an RGB DRL. That means you can use an app and change the DRL color. Alpharex is a solid white (you can change it to amber if you remove the ballast and change some wires though).
The Morimoto's DRL, when white is selected, isn't as clean a white as the Alpharex. It's closer to a pinkish color since it's an RGB system. However, you can change the color (meaning you can get an Amber DRL like on the Raptors). The Alpharex comes with a white DRL out of the box (to get amber you have to remove the ballast and change some wiring). So if you only want a white DRL... Alpharex looks better. If you want amber DRL, Morimoto is easier to configure that way with their app.
Morimoto with Amber DRL setup:
Alpharex DRL (it's a full circle in white, the frequency of my camera caused it to have some dark spots)
Both have startup sequences as well. Although with the Morimoto XRGB, the horizontal bar AND the halo animate during turn signal function. Whereas with the Alpharex ONLY the horizontal bar animates (the surround stays a solid white in this case).
AND the numbers. This is about 20' or so.
Morimoto: 1590 lux
Alpharex: 1370 lux
And to mention Morimoto has ONE single low beam projector wheras Alpharex is utilizing FOUR low beam projectors (the bottom 2 have a solenoid that flips up giving you highs, similar to how Morimoto does it on the larger housings).
Im really impressed with the Morimoto. 1/4 of the projectors and MORE light. Just wish the XRGB had a cleaner WHITE DRL is all.
You'll also notice how on the Morimotos it's a VERY clean step/cut-off. On the AlphaRex there is more of a blueish hue at the top then on the Morimotos. Also, because they are running 4 projectors, the cut-off isn't as CRISP. This is an issue we've always seen with the Alpharex, the cut-off is never as clean and depending on how you stare at the vehicle, the white output looks blueish/purplelish.
On the high beams you can see even more of that blueish hue with a centered hot spot. This is because they are running 4 LED projectors at all time and using a solenoid to move the bottom 2 OPEN a bit more. Whereas on the Morimotos, they use a separate projectof for the high beams which comes on in conjuction with the low beams. This gives you a more even spread for high beams which goes higher. The hot spot isn't as defined as on the Alpharex so your light is more spread out for high beam use.
So there are some quick raw numbers in our testing today. We prefer the Morimotos for output but as I said, wish the DRL had more of a pure white for those who want to run a white DRL over an Amber DRL. The output though is just superior in terms of lux output AND how crisp the pattern is.
Here is a video of the turn signal function. One thing to note, if you enable the AMBER DRL on the Alpharex the halo turns OFF when your signals are on. If you leave them white the halo stays white while turn sigals are on
We installed both on our truck and this is what we have to say about them...
Morimoto's have an RGB DRL. That means you can use an app and change the DRL color. Alpharex is a solid white (you can change it to amber if you remove the ballast and change some wires though).
The Morimoto's DRL, when white is selected, isn't as clean a white as the Alpharex. It's closer to a pinkish color since it's an RGB system. However, you can change the color (meaning you can get an Amber DRL like on the Raptors). The Alpharex comes with a white DRL out of the box (to get amber you have to remove the ballast and change some wiring). So if you only want a white DRL... Alpharex looks better. If you want amber DRL, Morimoto is easier to configure that way with their app.
Morimoto with Amber DRL setup:
Alpharex DRL (it's a full circle in white, the frequency of my camera caused it to have some dark spots)
Both have startup sequences as well. Although with the Morimoto XRGB, the horizontal bar AND the halo animate during turn signal function. Whereas with the Alpharex ONLY the horizontal bar animates (the surround stays a solid white in this case).
AND the numbers. This is about 20' or so.
Morimoto: 1590 lux
Alpharex: 1370 lux
And to mention Morimoto has ONE single low beam projector wheras Alpharex is utilizing FOUR low beam projectors (the bottom 2 have a solenoid that flips up giving you highs, similar to how Morimoto does it on the larger housings).
Im really impressed with the Morimoto. 1/4 of the projectors and MORE light. Just wish the XRGB had a cleaner WHITE DRL is all.
You'll also notice how on the Morimotos it's a VERY clean step/cut-off. On the AlphaRex there is more of a blueish hue at the top then on the Morimotos. Also, because they are running 4 projectors, the cut-off isn't as CRISP. This is an issue we've always seen with the Alpharex, the cut-off is never as clean and depending on how you stare at the vehicle, the white output looks blueish/purplelish.
On the high beams you can see even more of that blueish hue with a centered hot spot. This is because they are running 4 LED projectors at all time and using a solenoid to move the bottom 2 OPEN a bit more. Whereas on the Morimotos, they use a separate projectof for the high beams which comes on in conjuction with the low beams. This gives you a more even spread for high beams which goes higher. The hot spot isn't as defined as on the Alpharex so your light is more spread out for high beam use.
So there are some quick raw numbers in our testing today. We prefer the Morimotos for output but as I said, wish the DRL had more of a pure white for those who want to run a white DRL over an Amber DRL. The output though is just superior in terms of lux output AND how crisp the pattern is.
Here is a video of the turn signal function. One thing to note, if you enable the AMBER DRL on the Alpharex the halo turns OFF when your signals are on. If you leave them white the halo stays white while turn sigals are on
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