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ATschorke 05-11-2010 08:43 PM

Projector headlights with OEM look?
 
I've been wanting to upgrade my headlights for a while now and would love to put some HID's in there, but don't want the scatter effect that occurs with the factory lights when HID's are in there. I also can't stand the halo rings on every projector light I've seen. Any of you guys know of any project headlights without the halo rings that aren't ghetto?

ATschorke 05-12-2010 08:20 PM

Anybody at least have some pics of projectors they like?

sam1947 05-12-2010 08:56 PM

To the best of my knowledge, there is no actual projector (real) headlight available for any year F-150. The only way to do it is to have the original (or aftermarket) headlight retrofitted with real HID projectors. There are a ton of advertisements out there for 'projector' headlights, but NONE of them are built to accept true HID lamps. The hid lamps will fit most of them, but you will have glare problems and very little if any cut-off :fyi:

minus_13 05-12-2010 09:37 PM

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ATschorke 05-12-2010 09:52 PM

Thanks for the info sam1947. I like your truck it's set up real nice. I actually have been thinking about the lights that you have on yours but in the chrome housing not the black. Do you like them? Do you have the halo's hooked up or leave them off for a more stock look?

aggieforddriver 05-13-2010 02:43 AM

here are some. sorry the best pic i have of them right now is my sig but i tried to make it bigger. alot of people on the site have these. granted they arent "true" projectors but i run HIDs and have never been flashed or flipped off lol

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...oaggieland.jpg

bought em off ebay. they have chrome ones too that look basically exactly like stock.

ATschorke 05-15-2010 08:29 AM

Not too bad! Thanks for the post

Darkness DT1 05-15-2010 12:39 PM


Originally Posted by sam1947 (Post 4213936)
To the best of my knowledge, there is no actual projector (real) headlight available for any year F-150. The only way to do it is to have the original (or aftermarket) headlight retrofitted with real HID projectors. There are a ton of advertisements out there for 'projector' headlights, but NONE of them are built to accept true HID lamps. The hid lamps will fit most of them, but you will have glare problems and very little if any cut-off :fyi:

I have a set of the dual halo's with hids running in them and the cut off is actually pretty good, when in get back home sunday evening i'll post up a pic.

sam1947 05-15-2010 09:26 PM


Originally Posted by ATschorke (Post 4214010)
Thanks for the info sam1947. I like your truck it's set up real nice. I actually have been thinking about the lights that you have on yours but in the chrome housing not the black. Do you like them? Do you have the halo's hooked up or leave them off for a more stock look?


Originally Posted by aggieforddriver (Post 4214337)
here are some. sorry the best pic i have of them right now is my sig but i tried to make it bigger. alot of people on the site have these. granted they arent "true" projectors but i run HIDs and have never been flashed or flipped off lol

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...oaggieland.jpg

bought em off ebay. they have chrome ones too that look basically exactly like stock.

Actually I took those lights out and replaced them with those of "aggieforddriver". Now I have these out to "SickHid.com" for retrofitting with actual projectors and have a pair of Hellas in now for the time being while the others ore out. Also the grille has been replaced with a Saleen insert.

ATschorke 05-17-2010 10:56 PM

How much does the retrofit with real HIDs go for? Definitely post some pics when you get them on!

sam1947 05-17-2010 11:03 PM


Originally Posted by ATschorke (Post 4219070)
How much does the retrofit with real HIDs go for? Definitely post some pics when you get them on!

This costing me MANY $$ Bones I supplied the housings and paid for shipping and the cost is $400 for 2 1/2" Projectors and $500 with 3" projectors, that being said, I guess his work is stellar in quality. Anyway the website is SickHids.com in Cal. Will post Pics when I get them back

powerz69 05-17-2010 11:34 PM


Originally Posted by sam1947 (Post 4219087)
This costing me MANY $$ Bones I supplied the housings and paid for shipping and the cost is $400 for 2 1/2" Projectors and $500 with 3" projectors, that being said, I guess his work is stellar in quality. Anyway the website is SickHids.com in Cal. Will post Pics when I get them back

What size did you go with? Did you get the halo's? I kinda like the LED halo's.

NCSU_05_FX4 06-30-2010 10:56 AM

Here are mine, also done by Brian at SickHids.com

Should have them installed this weekend.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/ap...eadlights.html

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...k/DSCN3072.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...k/DSCN3066.jpg

- NCSU

aggieforddriver 06-30-2010 07:52 PM


Originally Posted by NCSU_05_FX4 (Post 4263343)


dude those look AWESOME!

not sure i would shell out that much to have real projectors :eek: but they look great.

rhyno1 06-30-2010 09:14 PM

Are the Recon headlights true projectors? They are around 450 bucks for the pair, so I would hope so. Thinking about getting some of these for my 11 F350, but they do not have them for the 11's yet.


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