Headlight replacement on F150,,,,
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Topic: Headlight replacement on F150,,,,
Posted By: desertjoe
Subject: Headlight replacement on F150,,,,
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2025 at 12:08am
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my 2015 F150 has to have the very worst headlights ever,,,,The lens on both front headlights look to have been "polished" to a point,, the lens are cracked and will not polish out for clearaty, What brand have other members replaced the Halogen with,,,,?? |
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2025 at 5:07am
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I just went with aftermarket the local body shops use. Nothing is available new from Ford, used is same as you already have. Google search and toss a dart, all the same manufacturer just sold as different brand names. |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2025 at 7:20am
Yep. just like all of the parts pimps that sell the same offshore tractor parts. You're gona get the same part, no matter how it's boxed as there are extremely few companies in this country that actually make anything. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
DMiller wrote:Posted By: Trawler II
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2025 at 7:23am
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TYC makes good quality headlight assembly replacements. They’re not the cheapest, they do fit well and meet or exceed OEM. Google TYC headlights. ------------- "Most people find it easier to believe a simple lie, than the complex truth" |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2025 at 9:54am
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TYC headlights are made in several locations, including Taiwan, Thailand, China, and the Netherlands. The company, TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd., is based in Taiwan, where it manufactures many of its automotive lighting products for both original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and the aftermarket. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2025 at 7:39pm
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Many Thanks Guys,,,now to hunt for the second best,,,,,
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2025 at 9:57pm
joe, you can buy new HOUSINGS that will eliminate the FOG problem.. Aftermarket are available on line in several sites...... The FACTORY bulbs are 55 watt Halogen.. you can buy AFTERMARKET bulbs that are also 55 watts... but you can also buy 65 watt and even higher, if you look around.. watts are not everything... Some bulbs have a better design gas chamber.. some give a WHITE light and some a YELLOW light... you might look for a BRAND NAME like "Sylvania super bright ".
 ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2025 at 10:22pm
------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Darwin W. Kurtz
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2025 at 8:32am
| Someone told me recently,( and I have not yet checked on it), that at Wal Mart, you can buy some kind of stuff to spray on your head light lens that will take out the fog color - I don't know but thought it might be worth checking out before replacing the entire head lights. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2025 at 9:41am
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Only works on face of lens, has no effect of crazing or discoloration within the Plastic acrylic or the inside of lens. My 1999 was so bad as received the new housings I installed the brilliance with even to lamps had in old ones was immense. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2025 at 9:56am
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So,,Dave, what brand of housings did you buy for your trk,,cost? How was the "fit',,? Did you also buy new bulbs for the housings??
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2025 at 10:13am
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Got mine off Parts Geek, reasonable pricing, came with lamps but tossed as had less than year old Ultra Blue Halogens in old ones, Like that Light as opposed to many others had in 25 years.
Really close fit, clips for the OEs had corrupted and had to buy new as the Tin Foil ones that came with were less than adequate. CAR ID has a Similar line and know two that bought theirs there, also satisfied.
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Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2025 at 4:27pm
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Well,,,after lots of reading and surfing ..I've just about decided to give the PIT66 housings from Walmart a whirle for price and delivery. Someone correct me as to the designation of the H11 and the 9000 bulbs,,,? Are the H11 for the high beams and the 9000 for the low beams OR,,,?? It seems that the low beams are used more frequently but the H11 are mentioned more frequently,,,,?? Don't give up on me just yet,,,,, By the way after many searches,,,I did not find any bulbs other than the 55 watt,,,,
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2025 at 4:59pm
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H11 and 9005 are two of the most commonly used https://sealight-led.com/category/headlight-bulbs" rel="nofollow - automotive headlight bulbs , but they are not the same. Standard 9005 halogen bulbs draw slightly higher wattage and produce brighter light than H11 bulbs. Because of this, 9005 bulbs are typically used for high beams, while H11 bulbs are more common in low beams and https://sealight-led.com/category/fog-light-bulbs" rel="nofollow - fog lights . Many vehicles with dual-bulb headlight assemblies use this exact combination.
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Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2025 at 6:50pm
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Well,,Many Thanks Steve,,,!! I been wondering about that little mystery,, so now I know,,, I did notice that one of the bulbs is bigger than the other,,,? My trk has the upper (hi beam) and the lower,,(lo beam) but the higher bulb sits behind a "difuser" or "broadcaster" of sorts and the lower bulb is just straight out. Many THANKS for all youse guys help,,,,!!!!!
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Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2025 at 7:19pm
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Well,,I thought I was thru,,,but I ain't,,,,The headlight replacement (PIT66),,,I had settled on was from Walmart BECAUSE it was the only'ist one that mentioned the crew cab but I really have NO IDEA why the cab would require a different headkight,,,!!! NOW,,I cannot find the freaking item to place my order,,,chit,,,chit,,,chit,,!!!!!
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2025 at 10:53pm
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https://www.walmart.com/ip/PIT66-Fit-For-2015-2017-Ford-F-150-Clear-Lens-Chrome-Housing-Headlights-Headlamps-Pair/5172809267?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101180676&selectedOfferId=252083C7B816397AACBD3EE5821C61A5&conditionGroupCode=1&adid=22222222227252083C7B816397AACBD3EE5821C61A5_14069003552_202077872&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=42423897272&wl4=aud-430887228898:pla-2449037643288&wl5=9021716&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=575631306&wl11=online&wl12=252083C7B816397AACBD3EE5821C61A5&veh=sem&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=202077872&gbraid=0AAAAADmfBIquaAXq-J_RtU4gLD3zZEMfZ&gclid=Cj0KCQiAubrJBhCbARIsAHIdxD8pbagm2_Q1TkQMBZNVvUvCUiPWCXRLh0RndTs2SJl9HHsQjPQJ3CcaAg7OEALw_wcB%20" rel="nofollow - https://www.walmart.com/ip/PIT66-Fit-For-2015-2017-Ford-F-150-Clear-Lens-Chrome-Housing-Headlights-Headlamps-Pair/5172809267 ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2025 at 8:16am
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Now that you've decided to replace your headlights, after getting them installed pull up near a wall after dark and give them a preliminary adjustment so your not a 💩 and have them blinding others. Then go to a wide open space and get them properly adjusted. There are times I'd like to have a mirror on the front of my vehicles to so the 💩 with these new blinding headlights just what to oncoming drivers see. What happed to courtesy on the highway? Many steering wheel holders today don't even know what a dimmer switch is for. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2025 at 11:13am
AMEN....The newer headlights shine out too brightly for the safety of on coming traffic. They are great for checking cattle in the pasture. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 9:10pm
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Well,,,The Plot Thickens,,,,,, After much reading and trying to understand this problem,,,,Chit,,Im even more perplexed,,,, I checked out a couple of videos and they both stated the HIGH beams WERE lOCATED ON THE BOTTOM PART OF THE HEADLIGHTS and the LOW beams were on the upper part of the housings,,,,? I lined the trk up to a wall at 25 feet distance and I notice the indicator light on dash that signifies the HIGH BEAM is "on" but the low beam seems to be the one shining on the wall,,,,?? WTF,,,!! I leave HIGH BEAMS "on" ,, with the blue indicator icon at the dash telling me the HIGH beams are ON and I go look at the headlights and the TOP bulb is the only'ist one shining,,,,??? (Both videos I had watched stated the high beams were in the LOWER part of the housing,,?) The top bulb in both housings sits behind a sort of a"Difuser" Is it possible that the PO accidently or even on purpose changed the dang bulbs around Anyone gots a2015 F150 XLT to verify??? |