LED Upgrade
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Brentwood CA
Got a question - are the housings from the side black or chrome? I see you have a Platinum - any issues on the way the lights look from the side? Any chance you have a picture of how they look?
Lead Driver
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From: Jacksonville
No issues at all about the lights on my end. Here's the pics. Tried to drive in my warehouse to get you some better pics but it's too hectic in there. This was under the overhang. Can do it tonight if necessary. Hope this helps.
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Brentwood CA
Thank you for the pictures... these are the factory LED's ?
Tuned
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From: Brentwood CA
Ordered the Morimotos today from Headlight Revolution. They took care of me on the GTR's that would not work. Should be here next Friday. Did a lot of research. Seems like the factory upgrade was a no go - not a lot of improvement and it appears to be a lot of hassle for a lot more money.
I'm going to call HR on Monday and add on the fog kits....
Great video of an upgrade done from stock LEDs on a Platinum to Morimotos.
I'm going to call HR on Monday and add on the fog kits....
Great video of an upgrade done from stock LEDs on a Platinum to Morimotos.
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I ordered the beamtech 10k lumens and have the bulbs adjusted where flat side is perpendicular to the ground (9 and 3 oclock)...thats what most reviews say to do...beam pattern is horrible, and brights are useless. Curious how you have yours...btw this is after compairing to my wifes Expedition when we put head light revolution SV4s on it...there awesome.
Tuned
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From: Brentwood CA
The GTR lights looked great - lite up the road perfect. The issues was this flickering on the driver side that would happen every now and then.
Would often do this when I applied the brakes,
This is why I returned them and went with the Morimotos.
See attached.
Would often do this when I applied the brakes,
This is why I returned them and went with the Morimotos.
See attached.
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Which morimotos did you go with?
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I ordered the beamtech 10k lumens and have the bulbs adjusted where flat side is perpendicular to the ground (9 and 3 oclock)...thats what most reviews say to do...beam pattern is horrible, and brights are useless. Curious how you have yours...btw this is after compairing to my wifes Expedition when we put head light revolution SV4s on it...there awesome.
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Brentwood CA
Went with these guys - Tired of fighting this. My F250 has the ultimate package with auto headlights and rain sensors which may have added to the various problems I was having.
The LEDs looked and lit the road great - it was the flashing that was the issue.
Its worth the money.....
https://headlightrevolution.com/2017...ed-headlights/
MJ at Headlight Revolution helped me out.
The LEDs looked and lit the road great - it was the flashing that was the issue.
Its worth the money.....
https://headlightrevolution.com/2017...ed-headlights/
MJ at Headlight Revolution helped me out.
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You have to have them perpendicular, but also the row of LEDs closest to the end need to be on top. If you don't have them that way, you'll have problems. Here are the ones I bought. https://www.amazon.com/BEAMTECH-Head.../dp/B06XHCQ8KY
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Went with these guys -
https://headlightrevolution.com/2017...ed-headlights/
MJ at Headlight Revolution helped me out.
https://headlightrevolution.com/2017...ed-headlights/
MJ at Headlight Revolution helped me out.
Senior User
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If these are yours, they aren't the right ones. https://www.amazon.com/BEAMTECH-Head.../dp/B06XHCQ8KY
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Brentwood CA
These are the ones I bought...I redid them in the perpendicular position...they still have some spottiness to the beam, and the highbeam is worse...FM channels un useable...need to figure that out too. I compared them to my Headlight Revolutions SV4s installed in the expedition...no comparison...SV4 blows the beamtechs away so far...Im still wondering if it matters which part of LED chip needs to be on top or bottom with the beamtech bulbs.
Beamtech H13 10k lumens
Beamtech H13 10k lumens
The video I posted above of the guy with the Platinum is a good one - he seems pretty successful with the Morimoto setup.
Been down the road with the FM problem also..... All the various issues lead me to the Morimoto XB's.
I've burned up too many hours and dollars on this stuff so I went for the gold. Hope it works.
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Are you running a Lariat, Limited or King Ranch? Seems like when you have all the options on these trucks things start to go haywire.
The video I posted above of the guy with the Platinum is a good one - he seems pretty successful with the Morimoto setup.
Been down the road with the FM problem also..... All the various issues lead me to the Morimoto XB's.
I've burned up too many hours and dollars on this stuff so I went for the gold. Hope it works.
The video I posted above of the guy with the Platinum is a good one - he seems pretty successful with the Morimoto setup.
Been down the road with the FM problem also..... All the various issues lead me to the Morimoto XB's.
I've burned up too many hours and dollars on this stuff so I went for the gold. Hope it works.