LED lights are in.
More Turbo
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Im still running the stock halogens in my 13 f150 and 16 f150, my 22 f350 with its original halogens was far far worse than either of the other two trucks.
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More Turbo
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It isn’t until I lower the camera down directly in front of the lights do you see glare and even then it flares out horizontally and not vertically thus proving it is the right beam pattern. Lmao.
Laughing Gas
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Poncho450 has done the most trial & error on the Halogen to led Lights, I followed his trials since back in 2017 when most everyone was switching Bulbs. My 2023 F-350 Xl Dually has Halogen and they suck, I would follow his led if I was looking
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Southern Crescent
The wave length of the DOT approved amber color works so much better when you need it and I think the 4000 lumens (per set) output is better than the OEM halogen fogs. I replaced my the first week I had the truck.
Cargo Master
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From: Minnesota
I'm not convinced LED provides as much extra light as many believe. Certainly it is whiter and that has its appeal. But I aim our 2023 Audi with LED lights down our totally dark township road and then do the same with our 2021 F350 (with Sylvania silverstar ultra) and the illumination distance is nearly identical. The Audi casts a whiter light but does not provide ADDITIONAL illumination. The whiter light may cause an ILLUSION of additional light IMO.
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I'm not convinced LED provides as much extra light as many believe. Certainly it is whiter and that has its appeal. But I aim our 2023 Audi with LED lights down our totally dark township road and then do the same with our 2021 F350 (with Sylvania silverstar ultra) and the illumination distance is nearly identical. The Audi casts a whiter light but does not provide ADDITIONAL illumination. The whiter light may cause an ILLUSION of additional light IMO.
Apples to apples I have halogen and led super duties. I’m not picking the halogens over the LEDs bottom line.
they’re a better light at the end of the day when I want to see well. Much nicer down dark roads. Whether it’s illusions or whatever it is what it is they provide more usable light when comparing the two and I understand why people want to swap….but if not done properly it sucks for oncoming drivers.
also I’m not sure what Audi you have but my buddy has a 2023 sq7 and I’m not sure the halogens in a super duty quite compare.
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Laughing Gas
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From: SE PA
Has anyone tried Phillips Nightguide Platinum bulbs instead of the factory bulbs, supposedly 130% brighter. At about $15 each they are a lot cheaper than LEDs. I am thinking of replacing my stock bulbs with these.
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Oh, much better! tell that to oncoming traffic who sits below the cutoff line
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More Turbo
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So all the cars that come with LED lights from the factory will have the same complaint according to your logic. Look, if people want to believe things will always be the way they have always been, I can't help them. You can see numerous videos on YouTube and see the clean cutoff just like the factory lights had. I have been running KC Hilites LED lights on my Jeep for years now with nobody flashing me. Time and technology marches on. Some of us understand that, most don't.
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So all the cars that come with LED lights from the factory will have the same complaint according to your logic. Look, if people want to believe things will always be the way they have always been, I can't help them. You can see numerous videos on YouTube and see the clean cutoff just like the factory lights had. I have been running KC Hilites LED lights on my Jeep for years now with nobody flashing me. Time and technology marches on. Some of us understand that, most don't.
Even sitting in one of these trucks I run into cars with factory LEDs that are a little brighter than I'm comfortable with. I just live with it and write it off as today's technology. Can't change it anyway.
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From: SW VA
So all the cars that come with LED lights from the factory will have the same complaint according to your logic. Look, if people want to believe things will always be the way they have always been, I can't help them. You can see numerous videos on YouTube and see the clean cutoff just like the factory lights had. I have been running KC Hilites LED lights on my Jeep for years now with nobody flashing me. Time and technology marches on. Some of us understand that, most don't.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jul 2017
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So all the cars that come with LED lights from the factory will have the same complaint according to your logic. Look, if people want to believe things will always be the way they have always been, I can't help them. You can see numerous videos on YouTube and see the clean cutoff just like the factory lights had. I have been running KC Hilites LED lights on my Jeep for years now with nobody flashing me. Time and technology marches on. Some of us understand that, most don't.
anyways
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