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Old Aug 31, 2013 | 06:19 PM
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No skills so ill get '13s
The 2013 oem hids are very nice, I got mine brand new on ebay + the wiring harness for under $1k! plus its Plug n Play...
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 07:34 AM
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About how much would bil charger? And as far as custom what can u get done as well?
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 11:58 AM
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About how much would bil charger? And as far as custom what can u get done as well?
http://bilinvic-retrofits.com/retrofit-packages.html

Check out his website, or shoot him a pm gere
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 12:41 PM
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Thanks I'm going to have to pm him. He does awesome work and looking at the pictures he can customize the was I want it which is awesome. Can he add led turn signals and extras like that I did not see that on the site. Also now I know how much I'm going to have to save like 2K to make it the way I want. Bit you pay for one ore a kind high quality work
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 19KFX4
Thanks I'm going to have to pm him. He does awesome work and looking at the pictures he can customize the was I want it which is awesome. Can he add led turn signals and extras like that I did not see that on the site. Also now I know how much I'm going to have to save like 2K to make it the way I want. Bit you pay for one ore a kind high quality work
Not sure what he can do with turn signals, I know everyone loves his work. And at least you didn't learn the hard way that the recon/spyders are ****
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Toddman34
The 2013 oem hids are very nice, I got mine brand new on ebay + the wiring harness for under $1k! plus its Plug n Play...
Where did you buy the harness adapter?
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 02:53 PM
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I do like the OEM 13s bit the customs look awesome and of he can add switchback turns and the F150 logo on the side it's worth it
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 07:16 PM
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ok so I've recently converted most of my lights to led's, I've gotta quite a few questions and pm's that I thought I'd make a thread showing what I purchased and the lighting it provides. Most of my leds were purchased through Superbrightleds.com or ebay (china) I will state what leds were used and provide links as best as possible also all these pics were taken with my phone so they may be grainy

ok so to start interior map lights https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...-base/206/919/
these lights really brightened up the interior


next we have the dome light, originally I had used https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...toon/237/1123/ but i found them dull in comparison to the front, I then swapped it out for http://www.ebay.com/itm/110880791725...84.m1497.l2649
which matched the front maps lights perfectly and brightened up the rear at least 3x the festoon type bulb I had


ok moving on to the exterior

I changed my licence plate lights first with the same leds as the map lights https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...-base/206/919/

very crisp looking on the plate


Next I changed the cargo light (3rd brake light) with https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...ower/910/2244/ these were so bright that they actually cast a shadow behind my truck



I had changed my reverse lights to some 7w cree bulbs, which were super bright but completly useless at the same time, for 1 you couldn't see that I was reversing if you looking from the side, 2 they had 0 useable light on when i reversed at night, 3 they caused a slight glare on my reverse screen, so out they went being happy with my cargo lights ( https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...ower/910/2244/ ) I decided to try them in my reverse location, and WOW what a difference, I get the super white reverse light, they point in all directions so they make use of the reflector bowl and they have some decent light on the ground when reversing



then I moved onto the puddle lights, I ordered http://www.ebay.com/itm/290695625996...84.m1497.l2649 and had to stretch and fold the metal tabs of the puddle light housing for these to fit snuggly without popping out over bumps the result is this



I installed some rigid dually's ( Amazon.com: RIGID Industries Dually 2x2 LED Flood 20211: Automotive )behind the grill for when I go to the cottage, these things are bright! turning them on is like turning on the sun when it's pitch black outside, I'm sure there are other lights that put out more light but I could only imagine how bright they would be!


ok I had bought a pair of the spyder/recon headlights ( not giving a link because I don't want to be resonsible if someone purchases them ) to change the look of my front end, I have nothing but regrets about the purchase first I had to modify the holes on the light itself to get it to sit somewhat flush, They looked great for 2 weeks but then the halos would only turn on intermitantly, some days the left worked, some the right, some both never was constant, I changed the ballast on them as recommended by spyder and they worked for 2 days before giving up. I disconnected the halo rings all together, and just used the lights, I must admit the light output sucked! there is no better way of saying that. I really did like the look when they worked but once the clear on the lens started peeling they had to go


so once I removed the spyder lights I reinstalled the stock headlights, missing the uniqueness of those heads I looked into options of modifying my stocks keeping the cost down, my sollution was http://www.ebay.com/itm/221070604276...84.m1497.l2649 I'm very happy with the way they look, I've since wired them so they act as my drl's




Finally I did my bed lights I bought 4 of the led bars ( https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...ures/622/1887/ ) installed 2 of them on a pressure switch and decided 4 would be overkill



my final led addition (before my retrofit hids) will be the turn signals on the mirror reflectors I purchased http://www.ebay.com/itm/330731294547...84.m1497.l2649 and will try to get them wired this weekend pics to follow
I am wondering where you got power for your bed lights? Did you pull a new wire from the battery or is there constant power at the rear of the truck?
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 11:10 AM
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I am wondering where you got power for your bed lights? Did you pull a new wire from the battery or is there constant power at the rear of the truck?

I took the power from the 7 pin trailer harness (orange fat wire I think) I then put a jumper in the fuse box so the power stays constant
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 11:28 AM
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Wow. Ok. Never would have thought of that. I ended up tapping into the wire for the rear map light.
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