Not all projector headlights are built the same.
The 4WD market is flooded with cheap housings, rebadged HID kits and paint that peels in a summer. Ours are designed, tested and assembled in Brisbane by people who actually drive these trucks. Here's exactly what's different.
Shop Projector Headlights →T4T ACE 3.0 vs the rest
A quick, honest comparison of what you're actually buying. The "typical" columns describe the common HID retrofit kits and imported LED headlights sold for Patrols, Cruisers and Hiluxes.
| T4T ACE Series 3.0 | Typical HID retrofit | Typical import LED headlight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light source | Bi-LED projector, Osram 6000K, 55W high / 45W low | HID bulb + ballast + igniter | Generic LED chips, output varies |
| Installation | ✓ H4 plug & play. No ballasts, relays or adapters | ✗ Ballasts, wiring, relay harness | Usually plug & play, often with CANbus errors |
| Beam pattern | Reflector bowl engineered for a hotspot 2–5 m in front of the vehicle — see the track, not just the horizon | Depends on the projector the kit is dropped into | Scatter and glare are common; often fails ADR cut-off |
| Housing | ✓ Depo, built to OEM spec | Your existing OEM housing, cut open | Unbranded housing; yellowing and seal failure within months is common |
| Paint & finish | ✓ Done Right Paint Worx — prepped and cleared so it doesn't peel | Not applicable | Rattle-can or untreated chrome |
| Indicators & DRL | Sequential indicators + exclusive start-up animation on Option 2; solid orange / 6000K DRL on Option 1 | Factory indicators retained | Basic strip, sequential rarely done properly |
| Demon eyes | ✓ Full RGB centre-projector demon eyes standard | ✗ | Sometimes, usually single colour |
| Designed & supported | ✓ Developed in Australia over 18 months. Brisbane-based support | Overseas kit, forum support | Marketplace seller, no local support |
| Warranty | ✓ 2 years | Varies by kit, often 12 months on parts only | Often 30–90 days or none |
"Typical" columns describe common products in this category as at the time of writing and are not a claim about any specific brand.
ACE Series 3.0 — no HID, no hassle
- H4 plug & play. No bulbs, ballasts, igniters or adapters. The easiest fitment on the market.
- 55W high / 45W low beam with Osram 6000K pure-white LEDs.
- Engineered hotspot. Our reflection bowl puts the light 2–5 m ahead of the car, where you need it on a track at night.
- 18 months of development here in Australia, tested on our own vehicles before it went near a customer's.
A good build starts with a strong base
We build exclusively on Depo housings. Depo manufactures to OEM specification, which is why they're the housing you'll find in panel shops, not marketplaces.
Cheaper alternatives yellow, fog and peel within months because the polycarbonate and the UV coating aren't up to Australian sun. Depo's are built to last the life of the truck.
Paint that won't peel
Painting chrome is where most headlight builds fail. Skip the prep, use the wrong primer, or rush the clear, and it lifts within a year.
Every painted T4T headlight goes through Done Right Paint Worx, our Brisbane paint partner. With more than 4,000 headlights built and sold, this is a process we've nailed.
Shrouds, sequentials & demon eyes
Hawk Eye or Turbine shroud. Solid 1000K orange indicator and 6000K pure-white DRL. Clean and functional.
Hawk Eye or Turbine Chasing RGBW. Sequential flowing indicators (inside to out) plus a T4T-exclusive start-up animation. Can still be set to 6000K white.
Centre-projector demon eyes with full RGB control.
We've built for the best
Sam Eyles · Roamlyfe · KP Built · Dare2Explore 4x4 · Shannons Engineering · Bailey Winen · Island Bound
Built to order in Brisbane
Every set is assembled for your vehicle, your shroud and your colour. Allow 2–8 weeks for the build, then it ships to your door free.