2012 OEM HID Upgrade
#22
Just to clarify myself. I have been in contact with him many of times. He is a great guy to do business with. It is the pig tails for the new lights that is the holdup. It seems they are on back order all the time. Nothing he can do anything about.
#23
Senior Member
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I don't understand why they're on backorder. Ford uses the plugs on a/c clutches and other parts on various vehicles. I got mine within a week. National Fleet Parts had to order them. The markup on the pigtails is huge. The lady I ordered from said that they order them from a local dealership and I paid $18. The dealerships sell them for $32 or so. The dealership has to be making something on it and the place I ordered from is making a profit also or they wouldn't be selling them.
Last edited by BarryT82; 12-21-2012 at 10:47 AM.
#24
This is an expensive upgrade but to me it was worth it.
#25
Senior Member
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FYI don't paint the edges of the taillights. It's a PITA! The damn paint won't stick in some spots. I've sanded the hell out of the lights and applied some bulldog adhesion promoter. I used tar and grease remover also, but its not helping. I'm ready to take my anger out on the lights by smashing them!
#26
Junior Member
Man those HIDS look good on every truck!!
I have a set of the black HIDS in my garage also awaiting a harness...ordered early December
I heard from Joseph this past Monday. Pigtails were supposed to be in his hands this week according to his supplier but......
I'll be reaching out to him this weekend for an update
I have a set of the black HIDS in my garage also awaiting a harness...ordered early December
I heard from Joseph this past Monday. Pigtails were supposed to be in his hands this week according to his supplier but......
I'll be reaching out to him this weekend for an update
#28
Senior Member
Thanks for the info everyone. Looks like I need to order the harness now since I plan to upgrade in March or April ... trying to pay off my last credit card and then on to modding the truck a bit. Thanks again!!!!
OP - nice name and I'm deamin' for one as well ... 6 more years of truck payments ... LOL!
OP - nice name and I'm deamin' for one as well ... 6 more years of truck payments ... LOL!
#29
Thanks for the info everyone. Looks like I need to order the harness now since I plan to upgrade in March or April ... trying to pay off my last credit card and then on to modding the truck a bit. Thanks again!!!!
OP - nice name and I'm deamin' for one as well ... 6 more years of truck payments ... LOL!
OP - nice name and I'm deamin' for one as well ... 6 more years of truck payments ... LOL!
Just an update on the HIDs . . .
Took my truck in for inspection today (Virginia) and the inspector advised me that after August 1st they're taking a much closer look at the HIDs people are installing and failing them if the ballast box doesn't say SAE/DOT on it. I explained that my HIDs were OEM and that everything was fine... yada, yada, yada... and he let me go but told me I'd probably get harassed each time I got it inspected. I figure once they continue to inspect the 2013+ models with HIDs they'll just forget about it.
Fortunately the Morimoto box that comes with the harness was out of sight so he couldn't tell if it said DOT on it or not.