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Old May 15, 2018 | 01:01 PM
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I have a 2005 F250 Super Duty. The headlights are terrible. They do not project at all where I need them to. I have replaced the bulbs with 18,000 lumen LED's. When I flip on the brights, the projection is no further down the road than my dims. The only difference is left to right increase. I understand this was a problem with 05-07 Fords. For the money, what is the best after market headlights to replace these? Or any other ideas welcome. Thanks
 
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Old May 15, 2018 | 01:55 PM
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This is a problem because of the bulbs you put in the lights. I have 05 Harley lights on my truck with leds and have a functional high beam while not blinding other drivers. You need leds that have the “chips” in the right place to mimic the halogen bulbs. This is what I have and a bunch of other guys on here have the same ones either or the same bulb but branded beam tech. There is a long thread about them in the 17 and up super duty section I think if you what to read it. Auxbeam LED Headlight Bulbs NF-S1 Series LED Headlights with 2 Pcs of H13 9008 H13A P264T PJ264T PHILIPS CSP LED Headlight Conversion Kit 50W 8000lm 6500K Hi-Lo Beam - 1 Year Warranty
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Old May 15, 2018 | 02:42 PM
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I have a 2005 F250 Super Duty. The headlights are terrible. They do not project at all where I need them to. I have replaced the bulbs with 18,000 lumen LED's. When I flip on the brights, the projection is no further down the road than my dims. The only difference is left to right increase. I understand this was a problem with 05-07 Fords. For the money, what is the best after market headlights to replace these? Or any other ideas welcome. Thanks
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Old May 15, 2018 | 02:51 PM
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Thenk you for your feedback!
Originally Posted by Mike189677
This is a problem because of the bulbs you put in the lights. I have 05 Harley lights on my truck with leds and have a functional high beam while not blinding other drivers. You need leds that have the “chips” in the right place to mimic the halogen bulbs. This is what I have and a bunch of other guys on here have the same ones either or the same bulb but branded beam tech. There is a long thread about them in the 17 and up super duty section I think if you what to read it. Auxbeam LED Headlight Bulbs NF-S1 Series LED Headlights with 2 Pcs of H13 9008 H13A P264T PJ264T PHILIPS CSP LED Headlight Conversion Kit 50W 8000lm 6500K Hi-Lo Beam - 1 Year Warranty https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074GWW7BY..._0YY-AbN11FWW3
Will these plug straight in or will I need the additional wiring I saw on Amazon?
 
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Old May 15, 2018 | 03:47 PM
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Have you adjusted the lights? They could just be pointing down too far.
 
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