I NEED Brigher Headlights!!
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From: Fort Worth
You can get one here 9007 Headlight Heavy Duty Wiring Harness Upgrade and its a plug and play install. The other nice thing about this harness is you can easily upgrade to higher wattage lamps without worrying about burning up the stock wiring.
Also, you can get an HID kit for $200 and just just the HID system which runs at a lower temp and all you have to is mount the transformers.
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Brighter lights
I put SilverStars on my 03 F350 when I had it it made a big difference When I got my Harley it was even worse they put factory smoke lenses on those. I installed SilverStars in the factory headlights and fog lamps what a difference it made, I'd go cheaper before I installed those pricey nice looking lights.
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The relay harness is going to make the biggest difference. I installed one in my old 92 Explorer and the lights were great even with the crappy fluted lenses. The only down side is that you are going to go through headlight bulbs faster because the voltage at the bulb will be higher.
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So if I get the new relay harness with the High Low Beam option, will it run too hot? Also, what is the highest wattage SiverStar bulbs you can run on these trucks without melting the lenses? I just want to do whatever I can to get the brightest lights possible without ruining anything. I don't care if it goes through lights faster.
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Silverstar
I purchased the silverstar bulb that was the same size that I needed in my truck. Check it out put one silverstar bulb in and turn on your headlights the factory bulb almost looks yellow against the silverstar is very white light. I also found Silver star that fit the factory Ford fog lights
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HID?
They scatter the light alot and blind oncoming traffic without the projectors.
But man they are light up the road.
I put them in my GSXR and it made a world of difference. I don't worry as much about hitting a deer at 4 am.
HID Kits, BMW Aftermarket Bumpers & Lighting, DEPO - DDM Tuning
I put those in my bike but they also have them for our trucks. They are illegal also.
They scatter the light alot and blind oncoming traffic without the projectors.
But man they are light up the road.
I put them in my GSXR and it made a world of difference. I don't worry as much about hitting a deer at 4 am.
HID Kits, BMW Aftermarket Bumpers & Lighting, DEPO - DDM Tuning
I put those in my bike but they also have them for our trucks. They are illegal also.
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Put in the silverstars that are listed for the truck and the harness without the high beam option. The bulbs are slightly brighter then stock and the harness will make them a little brighter. If you want the high low option down the road, a cheap diode will make that possible.
As for HID's, they don't have high beam built in. You'd need to run another bulb if you want highs. All the cars have a separate bulb that comes on with the HID's to make high beams
As for HID's, they don't have high beam built in. You'd need to run another bulb if you want highs. All the cars have a separate bulb that comes on with the HID's to make high beams
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Yes, it whould be the 9007's. SU is silverstar ultra and ST is the regular silverstar. The SU's cost a little more and are a little brighter then the ST's. Here's the comparison chart for the different model bulbs Sylvania makes. http://assets.sylvania.com/assets/im...31053c9567.jpg
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I put the PIAA xtreme whites in my 2002. no wiring upgrade and the difference was quite noticeable. They are also compatible and safe with the stock wiring (comes with a sticker to mount under the hood with the ford exemption order number). I think that the biggest contributing factor is the color of the light...factory halogens look orange in comparison to the PIAAs' bright white light.
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They also make dual element HID-low/Halogen-high lamps that take the place of a factory single lamp. Also cheap chinese crap.
I like my 05 headlights.
Have you considered auxilary lights?
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Actually that's not correct. There are HIDs that are mounted to a solenoid to move the lamp back and forth to get the element to the proper position for high/low operation. Having said that they are mostly cheap chinese crap and don't last long. Many high-end cars use a similar system of much higher quality.
They also make dual element HID-low/Halogen-high lamps that take the place of a factory single lamp. Also cheap chinese crap.
I like my 05 headlights.
Have you considered auxilary lights?
They also make dual element HID-low/Halogen-high lamps that take the place of a factory single lamp. Also cheap chinese crap.
I like my 05 headlights.
Have you considered auxilary lights?
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I actually mentioned then earlier but I don't know what kind would be good and bright for mounting in the bumper outside the fogs. And I also saw someone mention something about them in another thread but said you have to be careful with aiming them so that they meet DOT regulations. Just sounds a little complicated to me.
You need to be very careful about where you use them.
'05 upgrade?
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I actually mentioned then earlier but I don't know what kind would be good and bright for mounting in the bumper outside the fogs. And I also saw someone mention something about them in another thread but said you have to be careful with aiming them so that they meet DOT regulations. Just sounds a little complicated to me.
The lights you are looking for are called driving lights/Beam driving lights. They are not fog lights that flood the light. Driving lights are great for high beam helpers. They funnel the light strait down the road for a long long way. I have them on my old truck and will be installing them on my new X.