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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 02:34 AM
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I have a 2016 f150 king ranch, i bought some after market headlights to put in. On the website it said they fit my year and model. My truck has they factory HID or projector light which ever they are called. I took them out to find it only has one plug on the back of the headlight, that one plug runs the whole light. Well the new headlights I order have about 4 different plugs on them in which none fit the plug on my wiring harness. So my question is do they make some king of adaptor that plugs to my factory plug and then to the plugs that looks like all they lights on look at. Or maybe if someone could post a link to some headlights that will work for my truck. I want the blacked out headlight kind of like the raptor lights but with the strip around the lights to be white led instead of yellow like factory. The picture posted is the plug that goes into my factory headlight and that’s the only plug there is
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 04:28 AM
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Welcome. Can you post a pic of the new lights plug(s) for us. Also you are going the other way to what most folks around do by going from OEM LED to something different. I've seen adapters to go from the halogen lights to factory LED lights and there may be adapters to plug in going the other way around.
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 06:31 AM
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Just look for a set of used Raptor headlights. You have some of the nicest factory lights. Downgrading performance for a blacked out housing is dumb. Most aftermarket lights are meant for halogen, not LED (which is what you have, not HID).
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 08:11 AM
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I have a 2016 f150 king ranch, i bought some after market headlights to put in. On the website it said they fit my year and model. My truck has they factory HID or projector light which ever they are called. I took them out to find it only has one plug on the back of the headlight, that one plug runs the whole light. Well the new headlights I order have about 4 different plugs on them in which none fit the plug on my wiring harness. So my question is do they make some king of adaptor that plugs to my factory plug and then to the plugs that looks like all they lights on look at. Or maybe if someone could post a link to some headlights that will work for my truck. I want the blacked out headlight kind of like the raptor lights but with the strip around the lights to be white led instead of yellow like factory. The picture posted is the plug that goes into my factory headlight and that’s the only plug there is
Your KR has LED headlights, and LED headlights have one connector. Lower trim models have Halogen Headlights, which have several connectors. My guess is that the headlights you purchased are replacements for halogen headlights. There are several who make wiring harness adapters to go from Halogen to LED but not sure they make one to go from LED to Halogen (general consensus is that Halogen is lower quality light than LED). I would agree with others that your current lights are probably a better light than what you purchased. However, all of this comes down to personal choice and there are options. You can check with boostedgreygoosedesigns.net or boostedgreygoosedesigns@gmail.com to see if they could make you a custom harness. Another option might be a user on this forum with the ID of RYANB, or possibly Starkey Products at www.starkey-products.com. Good luck with whatever you decide. s@gmail.com
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 12:18 PM
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Here is a picture of the headlights that I ordered. I’m wanting a light that looks like this and has the white LED strip around the outside instead of the yellow strip like on my factory lights but I do not want to downgrade to halogen. I know I have the nicer LED lights from factory, that’s what I’m trying to stick with


like a factory raptor headlight but instead of the strip going around the light on the outside being yellow, I would like a white LED strip that changes to yellow when you hit your blinker. Just trying to find one that has one plug like my factory headlights do
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 02:07 PM
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No offense, but those headlights are trash. Looks like they use a garbage halogen projector, which if you were able to find a harness to work with your truck, would be nothing but a huge downgrade in lighting performance. This link is what you what... https://www.theretrofitsource.com/mo...150?quantity=1 It says theyre compatible with OEM LED, but I'd check with TRS to make sure. These are a quality light. I've had a set for over 2 years now.
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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 09:36 PM
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Yep. Agreed.

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Old Nov 13, 2023 | 09:37 PM
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If you just wanted white DRL get the Morimoto XBs or XB Hybrids if you wanna save some money.
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Old Nov 14, 2023 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by artsr2002
If you just wanted white DRL get the Morimoto XBs or XB Hybrids if you wanna save some money.
will they work with my factory plug
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Old Nov 14, 2023 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by eyecandynsx
No offense, but those headlights are trash. Looks like they use a garbage halogen projector, which if you were able to find a harness to work with your truck, would be nothing but a huge downgrade in lighting performance. This link is what you what... https://www.theretrofitsource.com/mo...150?quantity=1 It says theyre compatible with OEM LED, but I'd check with TRS to make sure. These are a quality light. I've had a set for over 2 years now.
those lights in the link are for truck with out oem led lights…if morimoto has some that work with truck that have factory led lights then I will get those but if not then I will just stick with mine I love them I just wanted the white drl lights

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