Headlight Bulb Upgrades
Cross-Country
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 61
Likes: 9
From: Cicero, IN
The ones I installed are still working as good as the day I installed them. It has only been a little over 2 months though.
More Turbo
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 587
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From: Nampa, Idaho
I am in the process of getting a refund for the Autofeel headlights I bought. Autofeel has acknowledged they will issue a refund because they don't stock H13's & don't have a solution for the radio interference they cause. During my recent trip from Kodiak, AK to Nampa, ID I found the headlights generated a lot of RF noise that interfered with radio reception badly. I'm talking so bad that some radio stations received clearly while the headlights were off couldn't be received once I turned on the headlights.
I will probably replace them with the Nighteye headlights since others have experienced good luck with them.. Hopefully the quality on the 2nd set of these that I buy will be better than the first set, but I will look at other lights too.
I will probably replace them with the Nighteye headlights since others have experienced good luck with them.. Hopefully the quality on the 2nd set of these that I buy will be better than the first set, but I will look at other lights too.
Lead Driver
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 9,762
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WOW KodiakF250....
No wonder I couldn't get them on Amazon. Today I just installed a set of JDM LED Fog lights and lightning dark nucleus LED headlights. I will now need to check for radio interference. The good is that they don't need to be clocked, they have LEDs on both sides of the "plate". The bad is that they have a fan.
I also bought a FIA bug screen that uses 3M stickable snaps for my upcoming AlCan drive that I hope is as uneventful as your drive was.
No wonder I couldn't get them on Amazon. Today I just installed a set of JDM LED Fog lights and lightning dark nucleus LED headlights. I will now need to check for radio interference. The good is that they don't need to be clocked, they have LEDs on both sides of the "plate". The bad is that they have a fan.
I also bought a FIA bug screen that uses 3M stickable snaps for my upcoming AlCan drive that I hope is as uneventful as your drive was.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 959
Likes: 18
From: Washington State
No issues with radio interference from my lights my fog lights or fanless just because they're lower I didn't want anything kicking up into the fans but the top ones have fans that work just as great as the first day I bought them I've had them for a couple months now at least.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 959
Likes: 18
From: Washington State
I am in the process of getting a refund for the Autofeel headlights I bought. Autofeel has acknowledged they will issue a refund because they don't stock H13's & don't have a solution for the radio interference they cause. During my recent trip from Kodiak, AK to Nampa, ID I found the headlights generated a lot of RF noise that interfered with radio reception badly. I'm talking so bad that some radio stations received clearly while the headlights were off couldn't be received once I turned on the headlights.
I will probably replace them with the Nighteye headlights since others have experienced good luck with them.. Hopefully the quality on the 2nd set of these that I buy will be better than the first set, but I will look at other lights too.
I will probably replace them with the Nighteye headlights since others have experienced good luck with them.. Hopefully the quality on the 2nd set of these that I buy will be better than the first set, but I will look at other lights too.
Lead Driver
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 9,762
Likes: 115
Bohen good to hear, my fogs don't have fans either... So far I can tell by how much brighter and complete the light in my garage is that these are going to work great in the dark. (It doesn't get dark outside here at the moment)
And today I tested the radio with them on and no issues either.
And today I tested the radio with them on and no issues either.
More Turbo
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 701
Likes: 17
From: Alberta, Canada
I commented on the other LED post that came up not too long ago. I reread this and the other multiple times and decided to try the Nighteyes for the cost and adjustability because I did not want to be one of the vehicles with ridiculous glare for on coming vehicles. In my searches, it looks like Novsight is the former Nighteyes.
I ended up picking up these even though they have fans. Two year warranty and a described perfect ARC-beam cutoff. I also got them in 9006 for my girlfriends Edge (install was flawless in the Halogen projectors and a huge upgrade) and some Nighteye H10 fogs in a matching 6500K bulb.
Stock Low:
Stock High:
LED Low:
LED Low with focus adjusted: Notice how the driver side has a 'cup' like wrap on the inside.
LED High:
LED Low:
LED High:
My factory halogens were roughly at the 1030 - 430 position. I clocked the LEDs and they too worked best at the 9 - 3 as seen, with the assumed High on the bottom. I have a couple issues. The cut off on the low should be tighter, even clocking and drilling the hole required on the driver side. The driver side has a circular cupping like defect on the inside, no matter which LED bulb is in so it's housing related. Out in the dark alley I found, you can see the throw of the Lows is like a V shape with a dark gap in the centre right where you would want the lighting. The Highs are very centralized and the opposite. I also parked against a garage roughly 25' away in the dark alley to clock the bulb but I got the same target as I did clocking inside my garage.
To me, it looks like the High and Lows are switched. I confirmed the lower diode towards the base is lighting as the High, as it does on the Halogen. There was no significant change when the High was rotated 180* to the top. The fogs went in and have a nice cut off but aren't amazingly bright. Obviously I can't check them how I want if I suspect the High/Lows are opposite. I thought about rearranging the pins but by the looks of the connector it looks like I would have to do that to the truck side - not sure that's something I want to dig in to for a $50 set of bulbs. I also attempted to clock them using the highs but it was not at definitive as using the lows as they are, and ended up back to the same position anyways. I'm curious if anyone else has installed these, or any insights to what you see in my pictures. Otherwise I'm thinking the halogens will be going back in.
I ended up picking up these even though they have fans. Two year warranty and a described perfect ARC-beam cutoff. I also got them in 9006 for my girlfriends Edge (install was flawless in the Halogen projectors and a huge upgrade) and some Nighteye H10 fogs in a matching 6500K bulb.
Stock Low:
Stock High:
LED Low:
LED Low with focus adjusted: Notice how the driver side has a 'cup' like wrap on the inside.
LED High:
LED Low:
LED High:
My factory halogens were roughly at the 1030 - 430 position. I clocked the LEDs and they too worked best at the 9 - 3 as seen, with the assumed High on the bottom. I have a couple issues. The cut off on the low should be tighter, even clocking and drilling the hole required on the driver side. The driver side has a circular cupping like defect on the inside, no matter which LED bulb is in so it's housing related. Out in the dark alley I found, you can see the throw of the Lows is like a V shape with a dark gap in the centre right where you would want the lighting. The Highs are very centralized and the opposite. I also parked against a garage roughly 25' away in the dark alley to clock the bulb but I got the same target as I did clocking inside my garage.
To me, it looks like the High and Lows are switched. I confirmed the lower diode towards the base is lighting as the High, as it does on the Halogen. There was no significant change when the High was rotated 180* to the top. The fogs went in and have a nice cut off but aren't amazingly bright. Obviously I can't check them how I want if I suspect the High/Lows are opposite. I thought about rearranging the pins but by the looks of the connector it looks like I would have to do that to the truck side - not sure that's something I want to dig in to for a $50 set of bulbs. I also attempted to clock them using the highs but it was not at definitive as using the lows as they are, and ended up back to the same position anyways. I'm curious if anyone else has installed these, or any insights to what you see in my pictures. Otherwise I'm thinking the halogens will be going back in.
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More Turbo
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 587
Likes: 101
From: Nampa, Idaho
Bryan,
Have you driven with the new LEDs installed? What's your opinion on the visibility with them versus the halogens? I'm not sure how you are determining when the LEDs are focused, but your focused picture of the LEDs looks worse as far as how much light is generated across the front than the original pattern thrown by the LEDs.
Also noticed you live in Canada with snow on the ground. If this is your first experience with LEDs, I wanted to mention the lack of heat from LEDs can cause visibility problems while driving in a snowstorm. The halogen heat melts the snow off the headlight lenses, but the LEDs don't generate enough heat to melt the snow. I've had snow pack onto my headlights while running LEDs to the point where it was dangerous to continue driving. It really reduces the effective light that's thrown in front of the vehicle.
Have you driven with the new LEDs installed? What's your opinion on the visibility with them versus the halogens? I'm not sure how you are determining when the LEDs are focused, but your focused picture of the LEDs looks worse as far as how much light is generated across the front than the original pattern thrown by the LEDs.
Also noticed you live in Canada with snow on the ground. If this is your first experience with LEDs, I wanted to mention the lack of heat from LEDs can cause visibility problems while driving in a snowstorm. The halogen heat melts the snow off the headlight lenses, but the LEDs don't generate enough heat to melt the snow. I've had snow pack onto my headlights while running LEDs to the point where it was dangerous to continue driving. It really reduces the effective light that's thrown in front of the vehicle.
More Turbo
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 701
Likes: 17
From: Alberta, Canada
Bryan,
Have you driven with the new LEDs installed? What's your opinion on the visibility with them versus the halogens? I'm not sure how you are determining when the LEDs are focused, but your focused picture of the LEDs looks worse as far as how much light is generated across the front than the original pattern thrown by the LEDs.
Also noticed you live in Canada with snow on the ground. If this is your first experience with LEDs, I wanted to mention the lack of heat from LEDs can cause visibility problems while driving in a snowstorm. The halogen heat melts the snow off the headlight lenses, but the LEDs don't generate enough heat to melt the snow. I've had snow pack onto my headlights while running LEDs to the point where it was dangerous to continue driving. It really reduces the effective light that's thrown in front of the vehicle.
Have you driven with the new LEDs installed? What's your opinion on the visibility with them versus the halogens? I'm not sure how you are determining when the LEDs are focused, but your focused picture of the LEDs looks worse as far as how much light is generated across the front than the original pattern thrown by the LEDs.
Also noticed you live in Canada with snow on the ground. If this is your first experience with LEDs, I wanted to mention the lack of heat from LEDs can cause visibility problems while driving in a snowstorm. The halogen heat melts the snow off the headlight lenses, but the LEDs don't generate enough heat to melt the snow. I've had snow pack onto my headlights while running LEDs to the point where it was dangerous to continue driving. It really reduces the effective light that's thrown in front of the vehicle.
Sorry, what I meant was the focal point of the camera was changed between the two low beam pictures to give another indication of what the cut off was doing and to show that driver side ‘cupping’. The bulbs themselves were not adjusted between pictures. Driving, the light out put was great, but still made me feel like the high/low was opposite. I felt like I was out driving the low beam on the highway with that gap in the middle. I knew the temperature would be a concern but thanks for bringing it up. I’ve definitely dealt with poor driving conditions, times where I’ve iced over LED running & tail lights on an enclosed sled trailer. Doing that to headlights is a problem because you usually don’t want to be pulling over in conditions like that! Factory bulbs are back in including the fogs, I was pretty happy with them to begin with, just looking for a little more. I already have a Rigid 30” Hyperspot relayed to the highs anyways, highway driving is covered. I’m seeing what the Amazon retailer thinks and go from there.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 922
Likes: 7
Bryan,
Have you driven with the new LEDs installed? What's your opinion on the visibility with them versus the halogens? I'm not sure how you are determining when the LEDs are focused, but your focused picture of the LEDs looks worse as far as how much light is generated across the front than the original pattern thrown by the LEDs.
Also noticed you live in Canada with snow on the ground. If this is your first experience with LEDs, I wanted to mention the lack of heat from LEDs can cause visibility problems while driving in a snowstorm. The halogen heat melts the snow off the headlight lenses, but the LEDs don't generate enough heat to melt the snow. I've had snow pack onto my headlights while running LEDs to the point where it was dangerous to continue driving. It really reduces the effective light that's thrown in front of the vehicle.
Have you driven with the new LEDs installed? What's your opinion on the visibility with them versus the halogens? I'm not sure how you are determining when the LEDs are focused, but your focused picture of the LEDs looks worse as far as how much light is generated across the front than the original pattern thrown by the LEDs.
Also noticed you live in Canada with snow on the ground. If this is your first experience with LEDs, I wanted to mention the lack of heat from LEDs can cause visibility problems while driving in a snowstorm. The halogen heat melts the snow off the headlight lenses, but the LEDs don't generate enough heat to melt the snow. I've had snow pack onto my headlights while running LEDs to the point where it was dangerous to continue driving. It really reduces the effective light that's thrown in front of the vehicle.
New User
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 7
Likes: 0
I installed a set of H13 LED bulbs (p/n H13-HLV4) from superbrightleds.com into my 2015 F250. Only had in a week or so but extremely pleased with them so far - no indexing needed, great light pattern on both low and high beams.
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 317
Likes: 1
From: Bismarck,ND
Lol, at 7200k color spectrum u must like blue lights. Unless there really not 7200k but that’s s what it says
More Turbo
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 587
Likes: 101
From: Nampa, Idaho
In addition to remhaust's color question, I wonder if you've tried listening to your radio yet? Superbrightleds' website has a few reviews that say these lamps killed their radio reception due to the amount of interference the bulbs put out. That's a problem that's not new for some LED headlamps, and shopping carefully is important.