Best 2017+ LED Headlights
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Thank you guys so much for your support and great reviews! I have been slacking on adding some of the headlights on my site as we have been blessed with sales but if you message me i can get you set up and ill try and get the missing lights added today if i have time! We all know how awesome mondays are hahah
You guys are the best!
Clayton
You guys are the best!
Clayton
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Here is the link to the XB's for anyone interested. Just added them to the site! Any questions give me a shout!
https://dudesdieselperformance.com/i...hts-lf554.html
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This is what they have sent us thus far waiting on Pre-Sale dates!
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Translation: Believe me, I know more than those automotive lighting engineers, and those guys at the Department of Transportation. They just don't want you to know that you can absolutely achieve the same results at home without spending millions of dollars on research. All you need is some LED lightbulbs and masking tape. Don't be a sucker and spend the money to do it the way the engineers suggest. Sure, people may flash their lights at me, but I can't tell how much I'm pissing them off from where I'm sitting, so I just ignore that and distract by saying I know a guy with OE headlights that got flashed.
Absolutely asinine.
Absolutely asinine.
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FWIW, I get flashed almost every time i drive at night with stock halogen headlights and bulbs in my 2020.
Same with my '17. I think it has more to do with the height of the truck being at eye level for most cars on the road.
Ive even had the dealer look at it and they say they are adjusted perfectly.
Same with my '17. I think it has more to do with the height of the truck being at eye level for most cars on the road.
Ive even had the dealer look at it and they say they are adjusted perfectly.
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From: Murfreesboro, TN
FWIW, I get flashed almost every time i drive at night with stock halogen headlights and bulbs in my 2020.
Same with my '17. I think it has more to do with the height of the truck being at eye level for most cars on the road.
Ive even had the dealer look at it and they say they are adjusted perfectly.
Same with my '17. I think it has more to do with the height of the truck being at eye level for most cars on the road.
Ive even had the dealer look at it and they say they are adjusted perfectly.
Our Toyota Yaris (would nearly fit in the bed of the Super Duty) has LEDs in the stock halogen housing and I have NEVER - NOT EVEN ONCE - been flashed while driving it.
These anti-LED-replacement-bulb folks like to paint with a broad brush.... That being said; I feel like 'leveling' a truck (I hate this white-man trend) without readjusting could lead to bad light output that could shine into oncoming vehicles more.
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Same here. Even when I had the halogens, I got flashed.
Our Toyota Yaris (would nearly fit in the bed of the Super Duty) has LEDs in the stock halogen housing and I have NEVER - NOT EVEN ONCE - been flashed while driving it.
These anti-LED-replacement-bulb folks like to paint with a broad brush.... That being said; I feel like 'leveling' a truck (I hate this white-man trend) without readjusting could lead to bad light output that could shine into oncoming vehicles more.
Our Toyota Yaris (would nearly fit in the bed of the Super Duty) has LEDs in the stock halogen housing and I have NEVER - NOT EVEN ONCE - been flashed while driving it.
These anti-LED-replacement-bulb folks like to paint with a broad brush.... That being said; I feel like 'leveling' a truck (I hate this white-man trend) without readjusting could lead to bad light output that could shine into oncoming vehicles more.
But I will say that on a 2017 Super Duty that I had previous to this I wanted to adjust my headlights downward before hooking onto a trailer with 4 motorcycles, tools, luggage, etc before I left on vacation. I found that the lights were adjusted as high as they could possibly be right off the dealer lot. So yes, I'd say a headlight adjustment is in order no matter what headlights you have if your going to "level" or otherwise lower the *** end.
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So you go from thread to thread, just being a jerk? Nothing to contribute. Did you steal your mom’s computer when you hid in her basement? Grow up. You offer nothing, anywhere.
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So I'm being a jerk saying you need to adjust headlights. Ok. I'm enjoying all the tough guy talk from behind a keyboard.
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From: Archdale,N.C.
So many people say that LED bulbs are too bright in halogen housings. Why?? Because you get bright lighted by some fragile snowflake that's offended by everything? I got flashed driving my '18 with halogen bulbs too. People see four lights on at the same time has to be high beam
Right. My wife drives an' 18 Honda Accord Touring with factory LEDs. They have a beautiful crisp pattern cut off. Guess what.. We get flashed. Take a look at how many new vehicles with factory LEDs are blindingly bright. The Beamtech LEDs in my '18 halogen housings are bright. I love' em. They help me to see possible hazards ahead. I drive and mod my truck to please me, not everyone on the road.
Right. My wife drives an' 18 Honda Accord Touring with factory LEDs. They have a beautiful crisp pattern cut off. Guess what.. We get flashed. Take a look at how many new vehicles with factory LEDs are blindingly bright. The Beamtech LEDs in my '18 halogen housings are bright. I love' em. They help me to see possible hazards ahead. I drive and mod my truck to please me, not everyone on the road.
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IMO with the LED bulb replacement, you can, but shouldn't always. At least, not without doing research. Part of the reason it blinds so much(I find that 99% of the time LEDs blind me on the road, they're aftermarket), is cause people in general think they can just go to Walmart, grab a cheap pair of LEDs, and slap them in their halogen houses. Unfortunately it's not that simple- it depends on both the housing and the bulb you chose. For example, one person here said BeamTech makes bulbs that're made specifically to go into the halogen housing of the Super Duties. Meanwhile, I saw on a Tacoma forum where one guy tested multiple LED bulbs, and showed that the Tacoma housings simply aren't made to have LEDs dropped in, just with how those housings distribute the light.
Basically, do your research, and adjust yo **** headlights
Basically, do your research, and adjust yo **** headlights
Last edited by Scout624; Mar 11, 2021 at 09:02 PM. Reason: Changed wording a bit
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And don't slap the bulbs in and call it good. Make sure that the chips are oriented correctly to the 3 and 9 o'clock positions. And the fact is, some LED replacements are just plain better than others.
I was an early Beamtech adopter. Had 'em for a couple years. Then after reading a couple of reviews and an article where one guy tested 3 different brands I went with Hikari. More expensive, yes. Easier to dial in and i think a little more focused light.
I was an early Beamtech adopter. Had 'em for a couple years. Then after reading a couple of reviews and an article where one guy tested 3 different brands I went with Hikari. More expensive, yes. Easier to dial in and i think a little more focused light.