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Old Mar 7, 2023 | 02:58 AM
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So my 2022 502a it seems the top lights do very little, if you turn on the Hi Beams the lower lights just light higher. Is there any way to get more light from the top projectors, otherwse they seem useless.

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Old Mar 7, 2023 | 04:01 AM
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Sealed units. Nothing to install or upgrade in them I think.
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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 09:45 PM
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My 2022 F-150 has the worst headlights of any vehicle I have ever owned...I raised them and that helped..
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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 10:01 PM
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I hate the fact there are 2 projectors but only 1 set is used, My sons XLT has the 2 row and uses one for high and one for low, so with Bambi enabled all are on.
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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 10:17 PM
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Sounds like the bottom projectors are bi-led, meaning all 4 are lit for low beam and bottom 2 get brighter with high beam. Can you post some close up pics for us? It would've been nice if all 4 were bi-led for a nice quad beam low and quad beam high.
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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 11:08 PM
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My 2022 F-150 has the worst headlights of any vehicle I have ever owned...I raised them and that helped..
You must have halogens. The Ford LED headlights are some of the best headlights around.
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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 11:28 PM
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I never really noticed this but Caper is right. The top projector doesn’t really change at all regardless if it’s on low or high beam.

In fact, it’s hard to even tell a difference on the lower projector between high and low beam. I’m sure that just has something to do with the way the projector LED’s work and the camera because the actual light output is vastly different between low and high beams.

I took some pics. First pic is low beam, second pic is high beam.

Keep in mind I have Bambi mode enabled that’s why the fogs are still on with the high beams. I also have the DRL at full brightness mod too.

I also have glare free enabled but that shouldn’t matter here I don’t think as they are not engaged here and you can still manually operate the high beam even with glare free.

Hardly a difference when close up. I bet further back the high beams are much brighter, but it is just the lower projector changing.




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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DuneRunr
You must have halogens. The Ford LED headlights are some of the best headlights around.
totally agree with this - they're awesome. love how they move to the right or left depending on which way you're turning too.
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Old Mar 22, 2023 | 02:16 AM
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I do not find them very good. My 2019 Lariat LED lights were far better especially with Bambi mode when both the top and the bottom LED's were utilized.
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Old Mar 22, 2023 | 05:29 AM
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I have these lights, I thought they were call HID lights, Nothing to do with LED, Two total different technologies..
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