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Old Apr 1, 2016 | 06:56 PM
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14 f150 build thread

14 f150 stx 5.0 bought brand new off the dealer in may of 2014

- borla atak exhaust
-twister resonator
-catless afe offroad y pipe
-iron cross hd front bumper
-air raid cold air intake
-sct livewire ts 5 star custom tunes
-smittybilt m1 grille

more to come lol im new to this forum so cut me some slack
 
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 07:59 AM
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Looking good, and you posted pics so you done good! Are those factory headlights in the upgraded pics?
 
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 09:30 AM
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Nice job. Hiding the LED lightbar behind the grill? I'd be interested in how effective it is from there.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 10:52 AM
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Looking good, and you posted pics so you done good! Are those factory headlights in the upgraded pics?
http://www.jcwhitney.com/spyder-projector-headlights/p3006962.jcwx?filterid=d18911y2014g202j1&skuId=102 90922

There spyder headlights!
 
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 10:54 AM
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Nice job. Hiding the LED lightbar behind the grill? I'd be interested in how effective it is from there.
Dude it's awesome it's an oslamp fish optics 40" lightbar all spot it blinds people haha
 
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jr_f150
http://www.jcwhitney.com/spyder-projector-headlights/p3006962.jcwx?filterid=d18911y2014g202j1&skuId=102 90922

There spyder headlights!
How well do they work? I spoke to MCDavis about headlights and he highly recommended the factory ones. I can't recall if I had asked him about the spyders. He got a set of aftermarket ones and ended up putting his factory ones back in IIRC
 
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 06:36 PM
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Chandler can you refresh my memory?
 
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 08:47 PM
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How well do they work? I spoke to MCDavis about headlights and he highly recommended the factory ones. I can't recall if I had asked him about the spyders. He got a set of aftermarket ones and ended up putting his factory ones back in IIRC
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Chandler can you refresh my memory?
Spyder's optics are subpar to OEM.

What I had was a set of OEM HIDs that had been retrofitted by RaptorRetrofit. They are even better than the OEM offerings. Yes I've gone back to stock HIDs but only cause I funded a couple other projects by selling those lights (and I had kept my stock lights).

I'd go with retrofits again without hesitation. Halogen to OEM HID upgrade is phenomenal though. Retrofit is just bonus...and expensive.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2016 | 09:12 AM
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Spyder's optics are subpar to OEM.
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How about compared to the stock halogen heads like I have? Improvement, or no? I want to give her a little upgrade somewhere, more so visual than anything. Not sure what I want to do, but I am on a budget lol. My son leaves for college in 5 short months
 
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Old Apr 3, 2016 | 06:27 PM
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How about compared to the stock halogen heads like I have? Improvement, or no? I want to give her a little upgrade somewhere, more so visual than anything. Not sure what I want to do, but I am on a budget lol. My son leaves for college in 5 short months
Personally, save the money. Why skimp on the things that help you see??

Anyway sorry for the hijack
 
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Old Apr 3, 2016 | 06:30 PM
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Thanks, I only ask because the JCW add says improved lighting at night. Thanks brother!
 
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Originally Posted by D8chumley
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How about compared to the stock halogen heads like I have? Improvement, or no? I want to give her a little upgrade somewhere, more so visual than anything. Not sure what I want to do, but I am on a budget lol. My son leaves for college in 5 short months
There def better than stock bc I have a 35% windshield tint and they really help at night with the led pods
 
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