My Headlight Retrofit Build.

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Being I have a 2011, the first thing on my list to change was the headlights. I swapped in some silverstars from a leftover HID conversion and was still very disappointed with the light output. I then began looking for some O.E. Ford replacements but ended up wanting a more custom look so I started to put together ideas.

First, I sought out to find a decent set of aftermarket headlights. (Shown below)





Next was ordering all the retrofit parts needed for the build. So off to TRS for a bit of shopping.




I ran the headlights for a few weeks and had no issues in that time period. Here are a few pics of what they look like on the truck and with the DRL's on.






DRL's ON



DRL's OFF





Once I received all the parts, it was time to put the O.E. lights back on and start opening the new headlights.





Testing the LED strips and seeing if they look right where they are installed. I would have liked it if the strips were just a tad longer but I think they will do.








I started the projector install as well but that came to a halt when I found out the bracket I got for the Spyder headlight retrofit will not work for these lights. So I will have to make a bracket myself to install the projector.

That is pretty much as far as I have gotten for now and will update with more later as the project progresses.

If only i had the patience you have, very nicely done! They look great!

Bulletnjm said:

If only i had the balls you have, very nicely done! They look great!

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Agreed.

Any opinions on whether or not I should make the light strip the full length of the channel it's in? Would have to cut a hole on the other side as well and shove the led strip through. I think it may look better but would have to be done perfect to look right.

I would leave it. Looks good and that would be a pain in the ass.

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Sub'd. How long did you bake them?

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JJ f150harley said:

Sub'd. How long did you bake them?

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I didn't. I went in sections with a heat gun. Maybe 10-15 minutes to fully open.
Thought about the oven but the heat gun worked great.

M3toSVT said:

I didn't. I went in sections with a heat gun. Maybe 10-15 minutes to fully open.
Thought about the oven but the heat gun worked great.

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Thanks. I'm trying to open a set up later this summer. Looking foward to seeing urs all the way through

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JJ f150harley said:

Thanks. I'm trying to open a set up later this summer. Looking foward to seeing urs all the way through

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I might be a couple weeks till I can finish these. Don't get much time to work on them. Now that I have them open, I am finding new things I may want to do to them. For instance, I may do a LED Switchback strip in the Existing DRL portion. Plan on them being white during the day and turn amber when using the turn signal. I don't know if it will be over kill being it will have the side led strips, the halos, and the DRL bar all LED switchback lighting.