Headlight Options
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Headlight Options
I would like to know what everyone thanks on this.
I am looking to upgrade my headlights in my 94 F150. I wanted to know which one you think would be better. Doing and HID setup or an LED setup. And why.
I am looking to upgrade my headlights in my 94 F150. I wanted to know which one you think would be better. Doing and HID setup or an LED setup. And why.
#3
1994 F150 XLT 5.8L 2wd
HID is the way to go! Love mine, had them in about a little over a year and haven't had to turn my high-beams on once. I live in a rural area and do a fair bit of night time highway driving, they light up the night. It's also helped with my being blinded by oncoming cars on dark stretches of road (symptom of my astigmatism) by producing enough light that my eyes don't have to adjust to the oncoming car's headlights. LED's may last longer but you'll get more light output with HID. Just be sure to projectors otherwise the light just scatters and it dazzles oncoming vehicles.
Stick with 6500k or under otherwise you end up with more color and less actual usable light ( I have 6000k and it has just a tiny hint of blue on the edge of the beam)
Stick with 6500k or under otherwise you end up with more color and less actual usable light ( I have 6000k and it has just a tiny hint of blue on the edge of the beam)
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HID is the way to go! Love mine, had them in about a little over a year and haven't had to turn my high-beams on once. I live in a rural area and do a fair bit of night time highway driving, they light up the night. It's also helped with my being blinded by oncoming cars on dark stretches of road (symptom of my astigmatism) by producing enough light that my eyes don't have to adjust to the oncoming car's headlights. LED's may last longer but you'll get more light output with HID. Just be sure to projectors otherwise the light just scatters and it dazzles oncoming vehicles.
Stick with 6500k or under otherwise you end up with more color and less actual usable light ( I have 6000k and it has just a tiny hint of blue on the edge of the beam)
Stick with 6500k or under otherwise you end up with more color and less actual usable light ( I have 6000k and it has just a tiny hint of blue on the edge of the beam)
#5
1994 F150 XLT 5.8L 2wd
Just my parking lights on.
I think this is the set I got, I've had zero issues with them in the year I've been running it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6000K-HID-HALO-PROJECTOR-BLACK-HEADLIGHTS-FORD-1992-1996-BRONCO-F150-F250-F350/381414542246?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33601%26meid%3D2a97ff6fa7fc497092c9bcbb7e1f1c12%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D231360550228
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Just my parking lights on.
I think this is the set I got, I've had zero issues with them in the year I've been running it.
6000K HID Halo Projector Black Headlights Ford 1992 1996 Bronco F150 F250 F350 | eBay
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HID is the way to go! Love mine, had them in about a little over a year and haven't had to turn my high-beams on once. I live in a rural area and do a fair bit of night time highway driving, they light up the night. It's also helped with my being blinded by oncoming cars on dark stretches of road (symptom of my astigmatism) by producing enough light that my eyes don't have to adjust to the oncoming car's headlights. LED's may last longer but you'll get more light output with HID. Just be sure to projectors otherwise the light just scatters and it dazzles oncoming vehicles.
Stick with 6500k or under otherwise you end up with more color and less actual usable light ( I have 6000k and it has just a tiny hint of blue on the edge of the beam)
Stick with 6500k or under otherwise you end up with more color and less actual usable light ( I have 6000k and it has just a tiny hint of blue on the edge of the beam)
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#8
1994 F150 XLT 5.8L 2wd
NO, HID comes with it as long as it says it does, you can get them with or without the kit. Mine was like $170 w/kit. As for the regular bulbs it comes with both the low/high beam bulbs. You don't want high beam HID unless it's the dual bulb that does both as it takes HIDs about 5 seconds to "warm" up when you turn them on, start out kind of dim then build in intensity. If you have a separate HID for high beams you can potentially be driving for a few seconds with limited vision, needless to explain why that's dangerous.
#9
1994 F150 XLT 5.8L 2wd
As for installing it was simple, taking the old ones out was a pain because of the headlight clips. What I did was remove the entire plastic assembly that the grill/lights mounts to and pull the clips with it on the ground (so much quicker and easier- I tried for 30 minutes in the trucks and could only get the easiest to reach). When I reinstalled I only pushed the clip on halfway that way they can be pulled without having to "unlock" them.
Wiring the HID ballast to the bulb was just basically color matching wires, maybe 5 minutes for both, done before installing. Longest thing besides removing the old light was dialing in the beam setting as you have to pull the housing out a ways then adjust with a screwdriver then remount to get accurate beam reference. I did it parked behind my convertible, because it's fairly low sitting, and dialed them in. Haven't had one person flash me while driving by or any friends complain that I've followed- all said it was less blinding than with the OEM lights.
Wiring the HID ballast to the bulb was just basically color matching wires, maybe 5 minutes for both, done before installing. Longest thing besides removing the old light was dialing in the beam setting as you have to pull the housing out a ways then adjust with a screwdriver then remount to get accurate beam reference. I did it parked behind my convertible, because it's fairly low sitting, and dialed them in. Haven't had one person flash me while driving by or any friends complain that I've followed- all said it was less blinding than with the OEM lights.
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