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Old Jan 25, 2015 | 09:49 AM
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Audi and Acura have been using LED headlights for a couple years now. I think Xenon lights will be be replaced with LEDs on new cars over the next few years.
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Old Jan 25, 2015 | 11:53 AM
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Audi and Acura have been using LED headlights for a couple years now. I think Xenon lights will be be replaced with LEDs on new cars over the next few years.
That is in the process now!
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Old Jan 25, 2015 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by countrysquire
Audi and Acura have been using LED headlights for a couple years now. I think Xenon lights will be be replaced with LEDs on new cars over the next few years.
My wife has a 14' MDX with LEDs. Excellent light. Driving her vehicle at night made driving my old truck at night almost unbearable. We've owned it for over a year and they are just as good now as they were the first day we brought it home.

I've heard more about LED lighting then I have Xenon lighting.
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Old Jan 25, 2015 | 04:31 PM
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You live in My neighborhood , drive a 15 F150 , and a Durango, ........are You Me from a parallel Universe ?
lol The Durango is a great car as well, Had the 14 Explorer but the Durango is 10 times nicer and NO SYNC so that's a plus.
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Old Jan 25, 2015 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by coco135
lol The Durango is a great car as well, Had the 14 Explorer but the Durango is 10 times nicer and NO SYNC so that's a plus.
I like My Durango too,got the RT with the Hemi, but wish it had the performance that the other RT dodges have.
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Old Jan 25, 2015 | 04:59 PM
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You all probably have noticed this but it's a great upgrade from my 2007. At the front of the closure for the arm rest, there are notches cut so you can have a phone charge cable come out easily with the console closed. This may have been here on earlier years but not on my 2007.

Hope this helps someone!
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Old Jan 25, 2015 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by David Key
You all probably have noticed this but it's a great upgrade from my 2007. At the front of the closure for the arm rest, there are notches cut so you can have a phone charge cable come out easily with the console closed. This may have been here on earlier years but not on my 2007.

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Nice find! Now if only there was a USB port in there!
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Old Jan 25, 2015 | 08:46 PM
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I looked at a 2015 3.5 EB yesterday. First EB I got to check out. Last one was a 5.0. This one was just an XLT but wanted to drive it to see the power difference. You can really feel the extra power with the less weight.

I had a 2013 and the difference is big!! Too bad the cost went up with it but I fell worth it.

I have found several little things on these trucks that I have wished for from me previous model and it seems all of them and more are on here.

Oh **** handle on drivers side
door has better detentes for holding door open.
Tow mirrors seemed positioned better to not block vision as much at intersections.
Door closing sounds like a Mercedes. Metal on door does not bounce in and out when you close it.
On upper models you can have the turbo boost gauge.
Quieter.
Better tailgate steps.
LEDs
Better bed lights.
Cruse layout works better for setting it without having to look at it.
Addition of bells like auto high beam, auto wipers, adaptive cruse, blind spot detection (I'm older now)
Sitting position with window feels better some how.
Those wonderful seats! aaaah
And then there is the aluminum body!
The list is very long and very sweet!!
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Originally Posted by countrysquire
Audi and Acura have been using LED headlights for a couple years now. I think Xenon lights will be be replaced with LEDs on new cars over the next few years.
I learned something (Maybe-do you mean to say they have primary light from LED's or are you talking about the sexy led rings around the module?) but I do stand by fact that based "my personal experience" xenon's are my choice beyond halogens. My Tundra has halogens and when we drive our xenon's the H-4's are like an old $5 sealed beam in comparison. BRIGHT & WHITE!!!
It's a fact that xenon's are very pricey and overpriced too.

But also look at how much truck & gizmo's(like tailgates,seats,etc., with stuff/glitter many of us don't desire all over them & logo's of ranchero's & such) that I am forced to buy (beyond a loaded XLT I ordered) to get a Ford w/LED HL's! the discussion ,r.e. LED HL's is forced by Forad to be way beyond the "which HL topic"!!!
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LED's will not replace any other HL type until they are made available in a way that does not require buying a truck or car that cost over $50-60k.

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Old Jan 26, 2015 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Kantuckid
I learned something (Maybe-do you mean to say they have primary light from LED's or are you talking about the sexy led rings around the module?) but I do stand by fact that based "my personal experience" xenon's are my choice beyond halogens. My Tundra has halogens and when we drive our xenon's the H-4's are like an old $5 sealed beam in comparison. BRIGHT & WHITE!!!
It's a fact that xenon's are very pricey and overpriced too.

But also look at how much truck & gizmo's(like tailgates,seats,etc., with stuff/glitter many of us don't desire all over them & logo's of ranchero's & such) that I am forced to buy (beyond a loaded XLT I ordered) to get a Ford w/LED HL's! the discussion ,r.e. LED HL's is forced by Forad to be way beyond the "which HL topic"!!!
Fact:
LED's will not replace any other HL type until they are made available in a way that does not require buying a truck or car that cost over $50-60k.
Not necessarily $50-60k. Our Acura MDX was $44k and it has LEDs HL standard. I think my MIL has a Honda Accord with LEDs and I think it was less than $30k.
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