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Ford250, what is the purpose of that blanket over your grill? To keep engine temps inside in cold weather?
winter grill covers help the diesel engine warm up and run warmer/quicker.very nice in getting really warm heat out of the heater too,just as long as you keep your eye on the temp gauge.
winter grill covers help the diesel engine warm up and run warmer/quicker.very nice in getting really warm heat out of the heater too,just as long as you keep your eye on the temp gauge.
I just ordered them, along with that Putco harness (I'm playing guinea pig for ya guys) and some new bulbs. Everything should be on my doorstep by Thursday. I'll take plenty of before and after pictures just incase someone else is thinking of doing the same upgrade.
I'm keeping my old side markers and blinkers for now. I'm torn on the blinkers; I love the stock amber color, but I also love the smooth chrome look the aftermarkets have. I'm kinda thinking the clear blinkers / markers would look too much like bling on a truck whose paint has seen better days (and rarely gets washed).
Another hi-jack here, but thought it better than starting an entire new thread on the same subject. LOL Anyone know if they make an aftermarket to fit the '89 F-150? The covers are not completely fogged, but heading that direction and they also are getting some condensation inside. If there are none for this truck, do any of you know if those new chemicals they make to "clear up" old headlights actually work? I thought if that was a solution, I could pull them out clean them up, seal around them and hopefully that would do the trick.
I bought mine from eBay as well but they're Eagle Eye brand or something, sold by vision-technology. They fit up good, came with new bulb retainers and a set of new Chinese bulbs too. I just looked at them in my eBay purchase history and that specific product link is no longer active but the seller is.
I didn't seal or otherwise do anything to them and I have zero issues with condensation which may or may not have anything to do with the fact that I'm running LED's instead of halogen bulbs, but no rain or anything else gets in either so I'd say they're sealed up good from the factory.
Well $#!*. I was looking high and low for alternatives to the Amazon listing, but I couldn't find anything that was Depo for sure and not one of the other random companies. A lot of listings didn't specify the brand or serial number.
I guess if you weren't going to spend a lot of money, you could always try heating your headlights up in the oven on low heat, breaking the sealant on them, and buff them out. Then reseal with your favorite color of sealant glue.
I chickened out and asked my mechanic if he could install the new headlights (I also haven't had a day off in weeks, but mostly scared). Poor guy had no idea what he was getting in to
Here's the short version of the results: THEY. ARE. AWESOME.
I don't have the relays in yet, but these new housings paired the brightest halogens Sylvania makes (SilverStar I think was the name) is a match made in heaven. I can actually see now, and the high beams are no longer a sad joke. I'm not sure if that's the housing or the bulbs, but either way it's a win.
Tomorrow I'm going to attempt (and likely fail) to put the relay kit in. Once I have that done and the housings correctly adjusted I'll get some pictures up.
If anyone reading this is on the fence like I was, just DO IT. They look awesome in the truck even with the stock blinkers / corner lights, and they make a huge difference on the road. The only slightly negative thing I have to say is that the beams seem very wide, the low beam is almost exactly the same width as my fog lights, but that could very likely be an adjustment problem so I'll report back on that.
Related: If anyone needs a set of good condition stock headlights, shoot me a PM, they're free to a good home. No sense throwing out something that someone might need, right?
11-28-2014, 08:37 PM
