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Aug 3, 2020 | 08:52 PM

#46

hobbie1

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Originally Posted by barry1me

I wish I had that high of a trim level...no mine is a STX package.

You may want to take a look at the GTR's at Headlight Revolution - about $527 for the kit -they were great except for the intermittent pulsing.

Find that calling them is helpful. MJ is a pretty good guy, very helpful.

https://headlightrevolution.com/2017...led-h13-bulbs/

I liked the pattern and they come with a lifetime warranty.

Aug 3, 2020 | 09:18 PM

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barry1me

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Im going to keep playing with some options...all these LEDs come out of china...most off alibaba.
Thats some serious cheddar for LEDs made in china...to be honest I know to many people that have had issues with HR...MJ is a good guy for sure. I refuse to pay $527 when there buying this stuff off Alibaba for $10-20 and still have same intermittent pulsing or other issues. I know two people that have had SV4s fail in less than a year.

Aug 3, 2020 | 09:47 PM

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hobbie1

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What bothers me even more is I dropped some large ones on this retirement truck and GT350. GT350 has been great - the truck perfect except for the headlights. For 72K you would think the lights would be adequate.

I do see your point - I'm guessing that the Ford factory lamps - LED and Halogen are made across the pond also. In my case HR has been great - did a full refund on the GTR's and gave me a fair price on the Morimotos. They are DOT approved - not that it may matter but we will see when I receive them and they are installed. It's worth one more shot.

Heck - iPhones, TV's and a bunch of other stuff is either made in China or Mexico..... - Even entry level Morel and Focal speakers come out of China.

Aug 4, 2020 | 10:07 AM

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SDGator

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Originally Posted by barry1me

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

Yep...people have been having problems with those also. You need the ones that I linked to with the round bases.

I'm happy (for now) with mine. Eventually looking to black out the chrome stuff so hoping the XB hybrids will do the trick.

Aug 19, 2020 | 12:49 AM

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hobbie1

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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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBx-PeWo2_k

Got the Morimotos installed. They are amazing.

Packaging is excellent.

Fit and finish perfect. Beam pattern is way better than factory.

Took a little over an hour start to finish. Easy install. Followed the directions and had zero issues.

Attached are a few photos. Yes they cost more but they are a big improvement in night time vision.

I stayed with the current LED's I installed on my fogs.

Aug 19, 2020 | 07:16 AM

#51

Lin19687

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FYI to all that install these. PLEASE get them aligned! I am blinded by the guy who drives through my town early morning because his driver side is pointed wrong. I'm gonna start to flash at him from now on and hope he gets the idea.

Aug 20, 2020 | 09:50 AM

#52

tonyskulick

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Installed LASFIT LED's- I used them on my F-150 and loved them, so I got them on my 2019 F-250 XLT. Also- installed the Putco Luminix LED emblem too- which is really cool!