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Old May 24, 2019 | 11:37 PM
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Update for everyone. Had to remove the LED headlights.

While they are on (daylight mode and at night) my FM radio reception is killed. I loose all my local channels. Turn the lights off and the FM reception is normal. Turn them on zero FM reception. Funny - the fog lamps have no issue, just the headlamps. Reinstalled the stock ones.

Bummer because the lights looked great and had an awesome pattern at night.

Anyone else have this issue? I was running the SuperNova V4's.

I got a full refund so customer service was excellent.
 
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Old May 25, 2019 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by hobbie1
Update for everyone. Had to remove the LED headlights.

While they are on (daylight mode and at night) my FM radio reception is killed. I loose all my local channels. Turn the lights off and the FM reception is normal. Turn them on zero FM reception. Funny - the fog lamps have no issue, just the headlamps. Reinstalled the stock ones.

Bummer because the lights looked great and had an awesome pattern at night.

Anyone else have this issue? I was running the SuperNova V4's.

I got a full refund so customer service was excellent.
Thanks for the update. Are you running the stock antenna? Did their customer service acknowledge this can be an issue or what?
 
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Old May 25, 2019 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by hobbie1
Another question - I installed the lights with LEDs verticle (top to bottom) in the housing which I believe is correct. I notice a couple of dark spots in the pattern at night. Do you know if there is any adjustments on the V'4's? I'm starting to wonder if there is a difference for the Supernova's from Supernova and the one's you sourced from Headlight Revolution?
hobbie1 - I’m interested in putting in the V4’s and am wondering if there is a difference in these available form Supernova vs. Headlight Revolution. Can you verify which bulbs are the ones that you received from Supernova?

Thanks!



 
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Old May 25, 2019 | 09:13 AM
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I originally bought the "COB" H13's from ebay, also bought fogs which were 9005's. Had static and reduced reception on my radio. Then realized Beamtech was selling off older technology lights on ebay and amazon.

Went to beamtechs website and found new fanless lights with attached driver. and true H10 fog lights with the 90* connector like OEM fogs. Put newer fogs in, no static so far. Will be installing fanless H13's today. Will report back.


 
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Old May 25, 2019 | 09:34 AM
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Fanless beamtechs here. Huge fan of them. They look great.
 
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Old May 25, 2019 | 04:58 PM
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When ordering do you just need one set or two?



Originally Posted by AdirondEx
I originally bought the "COB" H13's from ebay, also bought fogs which were 9005's. Had static and reduced reception on my radio. Then realized Beamtech was selling off older technology lights on ebay and amazon.

Went to beamtechs website and found new fanless lights with attached driver. and true H10 fog lights with the 90* connector like OEM fogs. Put newer fogs in, no static so far. Will be installing fanless H13's today. Will report back.


 
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Old May 25, 2019 | 05:45 PM
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When ordering do you just need one set or two?
2 sets. There are 4 headlight bulbs on the truck. Each bulb contains both high & low beams.
 
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Old May 25, 2019 | 09:09 PM
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Thanks for the update. Are you running the stock antenna? Did their customer service acknowledge this can be an issue or what?
Yes on the antenna. When I called they told me that Fords have had this issue, I have the 8" Sync 3 system that comes with the Ultimate Lariat setup.

They refunded my money within a few minutes of me calling.
 
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Old May 25, 2019 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by arreis6
hobbie1 - I’m interested in putting in the V4’s and am wondering if there is a difference in these available form Supernova vs. Headlight Revolution. Can you verify which bulbs are the ones that you received from Supernova?

Thanks!


I've asked the same question several times. No answer from anyone. I had the ones that you have pictured from SuperNova. (bottom picture)

The ones above from Headlight Revolution do not look right as I'm pretty sure you would have two sets of LEDs on each side since the H13's are a combo low and high beam.

I would sure like to get some feedback from others regarding the FM reception. I'm wondering if the electronics might be different between SuperNova and Headlight Revolution. The black box attached to the lamp......
 
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Old May 25, 2019 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by AdirondEx
I originally bought the "COB" H13's from ebay, also bought fogs which were 9005's. Had static and reduced reception on my radio. Then realized Beamtech was selling off older technology lights on ebay and amazon.

Went to beamtechs website and found new fanless lights with attached driver. and true H10 fog lights with the 90* connector like OEM fogs. Put newer fogs in, no static so far. Will be installing fanless H13's today. Will report back.


In my case the fogs i ordered from SuperNova have not been an issue. They are still installed. As soon as I removed the H13's and reinstalled the factory lamps the FM issue was gone.
 
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Old May 26, 2019 | 09:38 AM
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FM reception problems?
 
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Old May 26, 2019 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Z06PSI
FM reception problems?
I purchased a shorter antenna shortly after I bought the truck because it was hitting the door . It is about a foot shorter than the oem . I have had no reception or interference problems with my truck , but I understand that Beamtech will send some sort of resistor to those that have had issues .
 
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Old May 26, 2019 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by RONMCHUGH
I purchased a shorter antenna shortly after I bought the truck because it was hitting the door . It is about a foot shorter than the oem . I have had no reception or interference problems with my truck , but I understand that Beamtech will send some sort of resistor to those that have had issues .

Thanks a lot!
 
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Old May 27, 2019 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by RONMCHUGH
I purchased a shorter antenna shortly after I bought the truck because it was hitting the door . It is about a foot shorter than the oem . I have had no reception or interference problems with my truck , but I understand that Beamtech will send some sort of resistor to those that have had issues .
Or as Beamtech likes to call them, "decoders".
I ran a stubby rubber antenna for a time. One time it didn't come home from the car wash. After that I cut down my stock antenna after seeing a post on this forum. In both cases, I also had no reception or interference problems. But there have been some reported and generally the decoders seemed to have fixed the problem.
 
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Old May 27, 2019 | 08:24 AM
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Got them installed yesterday couldn't be happier. No problems with radio either.



Brought the plow up to camp to store for the summer, gonna need another set of LED's.

 
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