KirbyOKState

What's up y'all

I'm seriously considering buying some HIDs for my truck but I don't know if it's a better idea to buy an assembly like this:

Or should I just buy the bulbs and ballasts and put them in my current OEM housing? Are there any reasons to do it either way? What's the best way to go about this?

These are the headlights I'm looking at:

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

do not get HIDs unless you retrofit projectors

buster096

I have hids in my oem housings, works fine.

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

tell that to the other drivers on the road.....

Chad81

At one point I had one of the HID conversion kit in my truck and I went back to halogen. Don't waste your money unless you install a costly retrofitted HID assembly. Your headlight projection will be scattered and it's actually slightly harder to see with the cheapo conversion kit, do yourself a favor and don't make the mistake I did, go all in with the retrofit or don't at all.

KirbyOKState

You're saying I should get them retrofitted or just not bother with them, but what about if I bought an entire replacement non-oem assembly like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-2008-Ford-F150-Smoked-Dual-Halo-LED-Projector-Headlights-Lamps-Pair-Set-/111386247485?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2004%7CMake%3AFord%7CModel%3AF-150&hash=item19ef23413d&vxp=mtr or is there a better way to go about it?

KirbyOKState

Is this to say that the reasoning behind buying projectors is so as not to blind the other drivers? What is the reasoning behind spending hundres of dollars to buy projectors if this isn't the case?

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

those china made ''projectors'' have terrible beam patterns...youre better off buying a kit from theretrofitsource.com

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

yes..if you look at the ''cutoff'' line on my truck you will notice that above the headlight there is no light whatsoever...a halogen reflector housing is completely different

KirbyOKState

I looked at the build thread on your truck. Damn. I myself am headed off to college and am gonna have to get a job to support my truck enhancing hobby. Where did you get that FORD grille overlay? That thing is two tons of badass in a half ton package!