Headlight Bulb Upgrades
Senior User
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: KC
Clocking the bulbs matters
You can see for yourself sir. The beam pattern looked like crap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaiaq9b68z0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaiaq9b68z0
Posting Guru
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
Awesome info. Unfortunately mine were not clockable. I'll would also prefer some without the fan. Seams like a dangerous point of failure. I accidentally posted some of my videos in the 2011-2016 Super Duty forum (meant for this forum).....Big mistake. I've made video to share on FTW for almost 5 years without any complaint. Now that I have an actual channel, people are all up in a Tiffy thinking I'm just looking for views..... I don't know. Thanks for following me though!
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Hempstead, TX
Justin, some people don't realize that a properly designed LED can have the element in the same exact location as a halogen, and therefore the same pattern on the road, with a more useful color, in a halogen housing. Some people will also bright anyone who's lights are anything but yellow, or aimed at the ground 5 feet in front of them. Don't take it personally. I've been brighted on my Harley with factory LED's in factory projector housings with "DOT" clearly stamped on the lens. I've even been brighted while driving my wife's 2007 GMC pickup with factory halogens in factory housings with fogged over lenses. (I have since polished her lenses, and now the lights work even better.) Curves that have you pointed toward oncoming traffic, or cresting a hill while oncoming traffic is approaching are also issues which can lead to unintended light in the face of other drivers - regardless of how well your lights are aimed, or what type of bulbs you have in what type of housings. Some people just need to get over it.
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Joined: Jan 2015
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From: KC
Some people
Now that I have an actual channel, people are all up in a Tiffy thinking I'm just looking for views..... I don't know. Thanks for following me though![/QUOTE]
Well we are in the era where anything is bound to offend someone.......so, keep on doing your thing, most people on this forum just like good ole info and recommendations. I will report back on my Xenon Depot kit and give an honest review on them. If all goes well with these bulbs, I'm going to do the full fog replacement from Morimoto next. Then the lighting on this truck will look like it should have to begin with for a 60,000$ truck lol
Well we are in the era where anything is bound to offend someone.......so, keep on doing your thing, most people on this forum just like good ole info and recommendations. I will report back on my Xenon Depot kit and give an honest review on them. If all goes well with these bulbs, I'm going to do the full fog replacement from Morimoto next. Then the lighting on this truck will look like it should have to begin with for a 60,000$ truck lol
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Joined: Jan 2015
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From: KC
Me too
[QUOTE=Dakster;16908132]I'm patiently waiting for that review
I am patiently waiting for my light bulbs lol I promise I will get them in and review ASAP. My lifelong friend wants led bulbs for his Platinum and he is just as anxious as me since he hates the hologens too lol Is anyone else jealous of the optional headlights in the 2017s besides me? Im not jealous of much else on the new trucks but the headlights are bad to the bone!!!
I am patiently waiting for my light bulbs lol I promise I will get them in and review ASAP. My lifelong friend wants led bulbs for his Platinum and he is just as anxious as me since he hates the hologens too lol Is anyone else jealous of the optional headlights in the 2017s besides me? Im not jealous of much else on the new trucks but the headlights are bad to the bone!!!
More Turbo
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Nampa, Idaho
I also bought the H13 Xtreme LED headlight kit last week, and at the same time I added a set of the H10 Xtreme LED fog light bulbs, 3157 P21 LED bulbs for brake & turn signals, and the 921 LED bulbs for reverse lights. Order is at the border right now going through clearance, but I'll throw my 2 cent review in once I get these installed.
Main reason I purchased was to improve over the weak OEM low beams, but I wanted to improve the other lights too.
Main reason I purchased was to improve over the weak OEM low beams, but I wanted to improve the other lights too.
Lead Driver
Joined: Dec 2013
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KodiakF250 - Looking forward to your review as well. As you know, it's dark here a lot in the winter and the sucky factory lights stink when there are no street lights.
09F250 - YEP. Really jealous of the new headlights in the 2017s...
09F250 - YEP. Really jealous of the new headlights in the 2017s...
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More Turbo
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Nampa, Idaho
Won't be long Dakster. I know this thread is about headlights, but I received the replacement backup lamps and installed them tonight. They look good. Took some pics, but some weren't focused well because it was so dark outside. The LEDs are of course much whiter, and more importantly, they put out more light to see by. Good example was looking at the backup camera on the dash, and absolutely no question that there is much more light giving a much clearer view behind me.
Right LED, Left stock.
Both LED
Improved view behind truck
Right LED, Left stock.
Both LED
Improved view behind truck
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Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Spring Hill, SC
Justin, some people don't realize that a properly designed LED can have the element in the same exact location as a halogen, and therefore the same pattern on the road, with a more useful color, in a halogen housing. Some people will also bright anyone who's lights are anything but yellow, or aimed at the ground 5 feet in front of them. Don't take it personally. I've been brighted on my Harley with factory LED's in factory projector housings with "DOT" clearly stamped on the lens. I've even been brighted while driving my wife's 2007 GMC pickup with factory halogens in factory housings with fogged over lenses. (I have since polished her lenses, and now the lights work even better.) Curves that have you pointed toward oncoming traffic, or cresting a hill while oncoming traffic is approaching are also issues which can lead to unintended light in the face of other drivers - regardless of how well your lights are aimed, or what type of bulbs you have in what type of housings. Some people just need to get over it.
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Hempstead, TX
I agree about improperly aimed lights being hazardous. I also drive a bunch of night miles. Regardless of what element is in the housing, improper aim can cause issues. How many of us re-aim our headlights each time we drop 1,000 lb in the bed, or on a hitch? Probably very few. A properly designed and aimed light is still going to cause some issues, sometimes. For the other 99.9% of the time, being able to see where I'M going is nice, as is the ability to livestock or deer (or pedestrians) standing in the road on a dark night, or early morning.
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That coming up a hill thing gets me and I get others all the time with it. Even with my dull stock headlights, it's still blinding to on coming vehicles.
It's why I want properly aimed headlights. I still want brighter lights with a wider beam pattern, because like Doug says, a wider and brighter beam of light will let me see the Moose or Bear on the side of the road. Or worse a pedestrian. Roads up here get narrow during the winter because the plows are not as wide as an entire lane. Some reason the side of the road isn't important to plow either. Sidewalks are plowed last - therefore - people walk in the street. It's slick out, so the sooner I know I need to slow down or move over the better the chances of me missing it.
It also is why I hym and haw between getting additional lighting that I can control. That way I can turn it off when other cars are around. In my new neighborhood and drive, having no vehicles around me is rare, which is why I am back to upgrading my stock lighting.
I don't like being blinded and I certainly don't want to blind anyone else.
It's why I want properly aimed headlights. I still want brighter lights with a wider beam pattern, because like Doug says, a wider and brighter beam of light will let me see the Moose or Bear on the side of the road. Or worse a pedestrian. Roads up here get narrow during the winter because the plows are not as wide as an entire lane. Some reason the side of the road isn't important to plow either. Sidewalks are plowed last - therefore - people walk in the street. It's slick out, so the sooner I know I need to slow down or move over the better the chances of me missing it.
It also is why I hym and haw between getting additional lighting that I can control. That way I can turn it off when other cars are around. In my new neighborhood and drive, having no vehicles around me is rare, which is why I am back to upgrading my stock lighting.
I don't like being blinded and I certainly don't want to blind anyone else.
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Texas
Probably no one. But on the flip side, some do have air bags to adjust the rear height when loaded or trailering that will compensate for the sag and stray headlights.
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Hempstead, TX
An auto level rear air system would go a long way toward keeping headlights properly aimed - if nothing else! Since the system has been used and proven reliable for so long on OTR trucks, I don't understand why it is taking so long to start seeing it in consumer grade pickup trucks. Yes, it costs money, but that gives the company something of an excuse to raise prices again anyway.