View Poll Results: Which replacement LEDs?
F150leds
2
4.00%
Headlight Revolution
10
20.00%
Sealight
26
52.00%
FlashTech
0
0%
Other (Please State)
12
24.00%
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Replacement Bulbs
I purchased the Sealights from Amazon in a recent sale... lo, hi, and fogs... for my 2020. Afterwards, I decided to go in a different direction. Unopened packaging... If anyone is interested in them for cheap, PM me.
Hipster Doofus
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 43
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From: Florida
I used Allas
I just did a low/high beam LED upgrade on my 2020 STX Screw. I used Alla S-HCRs, which come in a 4-bulb kit. Very reasonable on Amazon.
The installation wasn't bad. I went through the wheel wells with the wheels on (it's a LOT easier with the wheels off). But all-in-all, under an hour. I used the stock back rubber seals and I'm certain there's enough space for the bulb fans.
I had to aim the headlamps down a bit, as I did get flicked at a few times on the first test drive after installing. The brightness on the Allas is very good, and their support team is very responsive when I questioned them about a solution to the issue below.
The post-install issue I had (and I posted about it here recently) was a really annoying flicker of the low beams when the Auto-Stop-Start kicked on at a stoplight/intersection and the releasing the brakes fired the engine back up. I learned that this likely happens with any lamps but it's a lot more noticeable with LEDs due to the brightness. The annoying thing was not that they flicker, but they flicker hard, like you would see when someone flicks their high beams at you. I'm sure this would annoy any oncoming traffic.
The fix was to add an OBD-port module that keeps the Auto-Stop feature disabled when the vehicle shuts off (by default, it's on when you restart). This "feature" is one of the more annoying things manufacturers have added in recent years, as it likely saves very little fuel and probably isn't good for engine wear over time, especially if you do a lot of stop-and-go driving. My issue isn't with the feature itself, it's that you can't disable it permanently without some hack. (You can disable it using FORSCAN, but that disables the battery monitor used for the Auto-Stop, and that could affect other systems).
Anyway, didn't mean to get tl;dr here, but the Allas worked very well.
The installation wasn't bad. I went through the wheel wells with the wheels on (it's a LOT easier with the wheels off). But all-in-all, under an hour. I used the stock back rubber seals and I'm certain there's enough space for the bulb fans.
I had to aim the headlamps down a bit, as I did get flicked at a few times on the first test drive after installing. The brightness on the Allas is very good, and their support team is very responsive when I questioned them about a solution to the issue below.
The post-install issue I had (and I posted about it here recently) was a really annoying flicker of the low beams when the Auto-Stop-Start kicked on at a stoplight/intersection and the releasing the brakes fired the engine back up. I learned that this likely happens with any lamps but it's a lot more noticeable with LEDs due to the brightness. The annoying thing was not that they flicker, but they flicker hard, like you would see when someone flicks their high beams at you. I'm sure this would annoy any oncoming traffic.
The fix was to add an OBD-port module that keeps the Auto-Stop feature disabled when the vehicle shuts off (by default, it's on when you restart). This "feature" is one of the more annoying things manufacturers have added in recent years, as it likely saves very little fuel and probably isn't good for engine wear over time, especially if you do a lot of stop-and-go driving. My issue isn't with the feature itself, it's that you can't disable it permanently without some hack. (You can disable it using FORSCAN, but that disables the battery monitor used for the Auto-Stop, and that could affect other systems).
Anyway, didn't mean to get tl;dr here, but the Allas worked very well.
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Joined: Sep 2018
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