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Are Hid's worth it? Or onother upgrade?

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Old 02-08-2013, 09:07 PM
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My 2012 headlights are horrible.. There about right on par with our 96 dodge ram with the yellow lenses...
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Yes, X 1 Million.... The OEM Hid's are worth the $!!! I put the 2013 OEM Hid's in my 2012 XLT, and absolutly love 'em! If you don't like the look of the oem 2013's, you can go the way of a Projector Retrofit by TuxedoBlack11 or Bilinvic as well! The Retro's can be the cheaper way to go, but you'll definitly have a Longer wait though!
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Both options are Plug n' Play with the morimoto wiring harness! And only take about a hour max to install and align, from start to finish...
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Alright maybe you don't want to post it, but what does this upgrade cost?
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2013's oem, run $950.00, plus the wiring harness 105.00. Retros usually start around 750.00 and up, plus 105.00 for the wiring harness... email me if you'd like...
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Dunno if I'm ready to spend that much, but on the other hand If I hit a deer I'm going to paying for a $500 deductible.. All I know is I can't see S*** with the OEM bright lights.
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Yeah, the factory Halogens Blow A**!!! I'd say the OEM Hid's are 10x better than the halogens, where as a properly done Retrofit can be 12x better than the Halogens Im Impatient, so I obviously went with the OEM Hid's... No regrets though... Best mod to my F-150 soo far.
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Here they are installed on my XLT... I need to take a pic with them on though!

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Is there a good replacement halogen bulb? I know nothing halgoen will compare but 1000 bucks for headlights is insane imo.
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Sylvania SilverStar Ultra, is probobly the better of the Halogen's... IMO...


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