Headlight Bulbs
I have this brand in my 2014 Flex and my son has them in his 2013 F150, as well as my daughters 2012 Focus. Heads and fogs in all 3. They are an H13 (except the Focus) and so far so good. They are fanless so a little under powered, which is good because they do not blind other drivers. I bought them based on the Amazon reviews, but they are cheaper on ebay (both are sold from the manufacturer, just less fees on ebay vs Amazon).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/H13-9008-BE...d8b9:rk:4:pf:0
https://www.ebay.com/itm/H13-9008-BE...d8b9:rk:4:pf:0
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I just changed my lights over LEDs. I used a the JDM Astar T1 from Amazon they are about $65. They have a great cut off so you aren't blinding others if aimed properly. These don't need decoders, but you will have to do the "Bambi" mod for them to work properly. It's a simple mod that is completely reversible if you go back to halogen bulbs or you can also leave it with the halogens. You Tube it, but run the ground wire to the ground bolt next to the fuse box. Don't just wrap it around a piece of metal under the dash.
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I just changed my lights over LEDs. I used a the JDM Astar T1 from Amazon they are about $65. They have a great cut off so you aren't blinding others if aimed properly. These don't need decoders, but you will have to do the "Bambi" mod for them to work properly. It's a simple mod that is completely reversible if you go back to halogen bulbs or you can also leave it with the halogens. You Tube it, but run the ground wire to the ground bolt next to the fuse box. Don't just wrap it around a piece of metal under the dash.
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I just changed my lights over LEDs. I used a the JDM Astar T1 from Amazon they are about $65. They have a great cut off so you aren't blinding others if aimed properly. These don't need decoders, but you will have to do the "Bambi" mod for them to work properly. It's a simple mod that is completely reversible if you go back to halogen bulbs or you can also leave it with the halogens. You Tube it, but run the ground wire to the ground bolt next to the fuse box. Don't just wrap it around a piece of metal under the dash.
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Because our lighting systems are not independent of one another, and the voltage sensing part that allows the high-low transition has a very narrow window of detection. So in order to appropriately have the voltage sensing not fire off the high beams when you turn on your fogs, you need to basically short it out so the voltage sensing is ignored entirely and allows you to run whatever lights you want. That way you can run lows and highs from the actual multi-switch vs the voltage sensing apparatus built in.
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Because our lighting systems are not independent of one another, and the voltage sensing part that allows the high-low transition has a very narrow window of detection. So in order to appropriately have the voltage sensing not fire off the high beams when you turn on your fogs, you need to basically short it out so the voltage sensing is ignored entirely and allows you to run whatever lights you want. That way you can run lows and highs from the actual multi-switch vs the voltage sensing apparatus built in.
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After spending 250 for 2 sets of Quality leds I give up .They don't last a year in florida ,no matter the remote power supply that keeps cool the led bulbs just burn off the mount even tho they had fans etc . My conclusion is the housing gets too hot for the leds add sun etc in florida and poof they are gone . Who wants to keep going thru that .The housing isn't built for it .Love the white light but hell no on the trouble .