Stu Cazzo

Im not recommending any bulb brand in particular - just select something that is DOT approved for "on street" usage.
I have HID (factory) headlights with PIAAs as supplementary lighting and I'm quite happy with them.

LED bulbs have no place in a halogen housing, the light is washed out everywhere and the lighting in general is very intrusive to other drivers whether you are following or oncoming.

Stu Cazzo

I'm not "*******" on anything.
I believe that right is right and wrong is wrong.
LED lights have no place in a halogen housing despite the many many people who will state that they "don't get flashed" and "they don't blind anyone". Halogen light housing were not designed for LED bulbs.

I'm recommending a light bulb upgrade for those with halogen lights that is DOT approved for on street usage.

kbroderick

If you haven't already, make sure the aim is correct. A number of people on here have reported that the factory headlight aim sucked and got much better light distribution after correcting it.

Personally, I find that the lows are perfectly adequate (and far better than many other vehicles I've driven), even on dark, rural roads heavily infested with deer, and I just upgraded the high beams to LEDs, allow for more light further away from the truck while preserving the factory beam characteristics that help keep from blinding oncoming drivers. There are so many poorly aimed and/or questionable aftermarket lights on the roads these days that "I don't get flashed" is a horrible metric, because people are used to being blinded.

ZeroTX

The hipocrisy is shocking, right?! Also, I'm regularly blinded by factory LED and Xenon headlights on other vehicles. Had great luck with HID bulbs in my last car. Not once flashed by oncoming traffic in 3 years. The lighting improvement for me was staggering. I'll do what I want.

Stu Cazzo

Forgive me if I don't see the hypocrisy...I'm recommending a DOT approved for on street usage bulb over a non DOT approved LED light...do what you want...

5.0 Probie

Thank you. I just ordered the PIAA H11's for my low and a pair of the 9005's to try in my fog lights (So the light color matches as I run fogs 80% of the time with the low beams)

dansflhti

Let us know how the piaas perform.I'm thinking on them as well.

jason370

Do you have a link for those? There seems to be multiple versions and I want to make sure I buy the right one.

Thanks!

5.0 Probie

H11's ...
9005's ...

BlackBoost

Have you read my thread? https://www.f150forum.com/f118/led-h...-bulbs-370732/


I even explained how and why certain LED bulbs are bad and how to find the good ones. I've been running the ones in my post for almost a year now with no issues, and they're MUCH brighter than the halogens. They also maintain the sharp cutoff with no glare or scattering.



The problem with bulbs like this is that they're in overdrive and burn out very quickly. Also, the blue film reduces light output.