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Morimoto Lighting Upgrades: Illuminate the Road

10 min read November 5, 2022 Jamie Erickson
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In 2008, vehicle enthusiasts and simple car owners who required lighting upgrades or replacements didn’t have a lot of options. The limited choice of lighting parts available on the market was worse even than OE parts, while customers wanted something better or at least of the quality. 

This problem led a team of passionate lighting experts and engineers to start their aftermarket car lighting manufacturing company, Morimoto. The company immediately focused on creating powerful lighting with high intensity so necessary for off-road driving and adventures. Today Morimoto distributes their lighting vehicle parts worldwide, constantly receiving feedback and improving each generation of their products. 

Sustainability is the main objective of each product they engineer, manufacture and release. Of course, Morimoto is popular due to how powerful and intensive their lighting quality is, but not many people understand that these products are also sustainable, and therefore environmentally friendly. Each year Morimoto products are getting more sustainable, energy-efficient, and recyclable. 

Morimoto Areas of Expertise

Morimoto is an expert in manufacturing LED, HID (High-Intensity Discharge), Xenon, Halogen, and Incandescent lighting parts for vehicles. Reflector and Projector optics are also among the lighting competencies Morimoto provides.

The company also has a wide range of production capabilities. Among the most important are Printed Circuit Boards, Injection Molded Parts, Extruded Parts, Die Cast Parts, Rapid Prototypes, Carbon Fiber Parts, Wire Harnesses, and Laser Engravings. 

Morimoto’s team is highly professional in many areas of expertise. The company provides Electrical and Optical Engineering, Technical Consulting, Digital Product Renderings, Technical Drawings, and Product and Graphic Design.

Morimoto Lighting Upgrades Applications

Not sure if Morimoto fits your demands, requirements, driving style, and vehicle type? Let’s review the applications Morimoto provides to customers to help you understand if you can find the perfect product for you.

OEM Replacement lighting parts are one hundred percent compatible with most vehicle makes and models. Furthermore, Morimoto also manufactures lighting systems for many popular vehicle manufacturers. OEM replacements created by Morimoto are always of better quality, consistency, and power than the parts that were installed on your car before.

Street High-Performance lighting parts manufactured by Morimoto provide your vehicle with ultimate night visibility power, performance, and aesthetic illumination. Morimoto manufactures all the lighting upgrades necessary for family and business vehicles, sport and performance vehicles, hot rods, motorcycles, and luxury and premium cars. Apart from headlamps, Morimoto also offers fog lamps, taillights, daytime running lights, and interior lighting. 

Off-road and 4×4 lighting upgrades manufactured by Morimoto can provide your vehicle with the amazing illuminating performance necessary for night off-road adventures and dangerous competitions. Of course, due to the specifics of such driving, Morimoto devoted special attention to the durability, sustainability, and weatherproofing of these products. Lighting systems for Jeeps, pickup trucks, and 4-wheelers are IP68 certified and a hundred times better than OEM parts.

Industrial and Commercial lighting upgrades by Morimoto are engineered and manufactured to serve buses, delivery vehicles, tractors, trailers, and other industrial vehicles. Morimoto understands that night jobs, late-time delivery routes, and cross-country hauls at night can cause dangerous and exhausting fatigues if the visibility is poor due to low-quality lighting. These models provide excellent lighting performance and safety at night, reducing stress, and fatigue, and giving you perfect visibility in any situation and weather. 

Military and Public Safety lighting upgrades by Morimoto are widely used among public services. The company manufactures lighting upgrades that completely meet departments’ specific needs and standards. Morimoto provides perfect lighting parts for law enforcement, fire departments, medical emergencies, and search and rescue vehicles. 

Motorsports and Powersports Racing lighting upgrades by Morimoto provide customers with reliable, powerful, high-performance products that help win even the most challenging competitions. Morimoto engineers and manufactures high-quality lighting systems for sports, rally and touring cars, off-road, desert, and enduro vehicles, ATVs and UTVs, motorcycles, snowmobiles, dirt bikes, and enduro motorcycles.

Morimoto Lighting Products: What to Buy?

As you’ve learned from the information above, Morimoto produces the best lighting systems, upgrades, and separate aftermarket parts. But let’s dive deeper into actual products, and study which Morimoto lighting aftermarket parts can we purchase. 

XB LED Headlights: powerful illumination, clear vision

Although XB LED headlights are aftermarket lighting systems, they literally have no alternatives on the market as of today. These are high-quality, long-lasting, powerful headlights that exceed OEM standards and provide the best performance among the aftermarket competitors.

XB LED Headlights are designed and manufactured for a wide range of vehicle makes and models, but apart from Universal models, these manufacturers have direct applications. Jeep, Toyota, Lexus, Subaru, Acura, Honda, Nissan, Infiniti, GM, Ford, and Mopar. 

  • Some XB LED Headlights provide start-up and turn-off sequences that improve your vehicle’s character and design a hundred times. Two-stage sequences create incredible action even when you plan a simple urban trip. 
  • All XB LED Headlights are manufactured in compliance with the regulations of DOT, SAE, and FMVSS108. Quad-projector optics can also be vertically adjusted with integrated regulators if current settings do not comply with the regulations. It allows you to adjust the headlights properly by yourself. 
  • This lighting upgrade can be installed with no hassle by connecting it to the factory connectors. No modifications are required, and the lighting won’t interfere with other vehicle systems. These upgrades can be easily removed without voiding your warranty. 
  • Powerful daytime LED DRL with a separate optic provides perfect visibility even on the brightest of days. 
  • Lens is manufactured from durable polycarbonate UV-coated material that will serve a lifetime of your vehicle without deteriorating and losing its original stylish look. The housing is manufactured from PPS plastic which is a strong and at the same time lightweight material. 
  • Heat sinks are manufactured from die-cast aluminum that provides nice cooling to Osram LED chips that create the illumination. 

XB LED Tails and DRLs: tasty real lighting

XB LED rear lighting provides bright, powerful white, and intense red light, wrapped in an anodized finish and manufactured from top-quality materials. These perfect upgrades of led tail lightings and daytime running lights are released for many vehicles’ makes and models. 

Morimoto provides the following manufacturer applications. Nissan, Toyota, Infiniti, Lexus, GM, Mopar, Ford, Subaru, Jeep, Ferrari, Porsche, Honda, Acura, and BMW. 

  • In contrast to many aftermarket rear lighting systems, Morimoto XB LED lightings provide reverse lights as well as turn signals. 
  • Sequential turn signals can be red or yellow depending on the model and vehicle manufacturer. These lights are highly visible even on the brightest sunny day and will improve safety and control on the road. In some models, turn signals can also be configured to different sequence modes.
  • XB LED Lighting by Morimoto has integrated reverse lights that consist of eight or more LEDs that transfer the light onto an optic with a reflector base. Many people say that XB LED reverse lights are as powerful as most OEM headlights.
  • Most models are equipped with TIR optics molded with red polycarbonate that can also glow amber for the turn signals. 
  • Morimoto XB LED Tails and DRLs are designed to either represent the original manufacturer look, enhance and upgrade it, or completely revise and change the style to add a more charismatic, elegant, competitive, or stylish look to a vehicle.
  • Each model for each vehicle manufacturer is designed to be a complete and perfect fit. It means that the installation process with be quick, hassle-free, and easy. 
  • UV-resistant strong and lightweight materials used by Morimoto to construct these rear lighting systems will look as good as new even after years of service. 

XB LED Fog Lights: clear visibility 

Morimoto offers its customers powerful, high-quality fog lights that don’t have any competitors on the market due to an almost eternal lifespan. 

Apart from Universal models that can fit almost any vehicle make and model, XB LED Fog Lights are also created for the following specific applications. BMW, Subaru, Jeep, Ford, Toyota, Mopar, Lexus, GM, Infinity, Nissan, Honda, Porsche, Acura, Audi, and Volkswagen.

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  • XB LED Fog Lights are built so well that literally, no other competitor’s model can compare to Morimoto products.
  • Each model is manufactured to be a perfect fit for a specific vehicle manufacturer. The installation process is quick and easy, no modifications are required for a tight, proper fit.
  • XB LED Fog Lights are powerful and provide at least 2500 lumens total for clear visibility in the worst weather. The overall beam is wide and perfectly distributed so that no blind spots are left in front of the vehicle.
  • DOT, SAE, and ECE regulations and standards are met in Morimoto fog light products, and even exceeded to provide customers with maximum performance. 
  • XB LED Fog Light systems are manufactured from top-quality materials like polycarbonate, aluminum, and optics. The lights are completely protected from UV rays, moisture, dirt, and particles, and will look as good as new even after decades of service.

4Banger Off-Road Lighting Upgrades

Morimoto manufactured a wide range of lighting systems, parts, and upgrades that will significantly improve your control and comfort while driving the off-road vehicle through the night.

Morimoto manufactures fog light systems, Universal Pods for a wide range of vehicle makes and models, A-pillar systems, Application-Specific lighting upgrades, and Wirings.

Apart from Universal models, Morimoto releases applications for these specific makes. Jeep, Subaru, Ford, Mopar, Lexus, Toyota, Nissan, GM, Infinity, Porsche, Acura, and Honda.

Other Lighting Products by Morimoto

Apart from full lighting systems, Morimoto releases separate, top-quality parts. These products exceed all the standards and performance ratings of OEM and competitive aftermarket products.

Morimoto provides a wide range of long-lasting, powerful 2Stroke and LED Bulbs. Here are the available sizes: 3156, 3157, 1156, 1157, 5202, 7440, 7443, 9007, 9006, 9005, 880, 9012, 921, T15, D2S, Festoon, H13, H8, H11, H7, H10, H4, T10, 194, H1, H3, and H9. 

Morimoto also manufactures Elite Hid Systems that fit a wide range of vehicle makes and models due to versatility in Bulb Sizes. Available bulb sizes for purchase on these hid Systems are 5202, 9007, 880, 9012, 9005, D2H, 9006, D2S, H13, H8, H11, H7, H10, H4, H1, H3, and H9.

You can also purchase Led and Hid Projectors with High or Low and High Beam functions. You can order these Hid and Led projectors in the following fitments: Led, 3 Lens, 2.5 Lens, Hid, Xenon, and Mini H1 Spec. 

Morimoto also offers a wide range of Hid Bulbs and Ballasts with the following bulb sizes. 9006, 9005, 880, 5202, 9007, 9012, D2H, D1S, D4S, D3S, D2S, D2R, D5S, H11, H10, H1, H7, H4, H3, H13, H9, and H8.

Morimoto also provides useful Led Accessories like RGBs, Halos, Switchbacks, Strips, and Bluetooth accessories.

You can order Wire Harnesses for Low or Low and High Beams. These harnesses are available as fitments for Universal Pods or Wirings. You can order wire harnesses for the following Bulb Sizes. 9006, 9005, 880, 5202, 9012, 9007, H10, H1, H4, H3, H13, H11, H9, H8, and H7.