Morimoto Announces NEW 2nd Gen XB Headlights for Gen2 Raptors

BadAudioGuy said:

So no raptor here but a 2017 Platinum. Installed the Gen2 last night. Coming from the Gen 1 Ambers as my Platinum came with Amber.

First I want to say thanks for being the only good thread in regards to the Gen 2 DRL/Startup issues.

So honestly I thought I had received the wrong harness (OEM Halogen with black heat shrink) when I opened the shipment. Then I saw the other harness OEM LED (Yellow Heat Shrink) and initially swapped it. Went to plug it in and noticed, hmmm no where to plug the blue connector. Since I was coming from Gen 1 I grabbed those LED harnesses and plugged it into the Gen 2 as it had both orange and blue. First test, turn signal, low & high beam and parking lights all worked (Dial was set to Auto). So next test, I put a flash light on the light sensor to get the auto to turn off. Lights turn off (I’m in park) so I then apply the brake, shift to neutral, lights do the “Bugatti Style Startup” the DRL Ring switches from Dim to Bright then immediately goes off. Mind you the parking light never came on in this manner. Now with it still in Auto and Neutral I cycle the light switch from Auto to Manual back to Auto. This time the DRL comes on in full brightness and stays there.

So question for other who have installed the DRL Harness. Is the Bugatti Style Startup just when the DRL comes on? On my Gen 1’s the DRL would stay off until I shifted out of park during the day. Does adding the harness change this behavior? Is the Bugatti Style Start happen in any other modes? IE start truck in dark environment where headlights are going to be on from the get go. Does the startup execute then switch to low beam?

if anyone has some video of their properly functioning Gen 2s it would be much appreciated.

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4x4TruckLEDs.com said:

Did you watch our video where we go over the harnesses?

BTW that startup sequence only happens when you first start the truck, via the DRL harness (which goes to your fuse panel).

The DRL harness is what controls the DRL on the housings as well (thus the term). Now it's not NEEDED to get DRL to work, but to work properly it is. In my video I explain it's optional. With the DRL harness installed, your DRL SHOULD also dim at night, so that the DRL is not that bright. It's also going to allow the DRL to stay on during the day I believe, since that's how it's getting power (from the fuse tap).

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4x4TruckLEDs.com said:

I don't understand what you mean by Gen1. A Gen1 Raptor? Or the 1st version of the Morimotos for your truck.

You need to use whatever came with your NEW lights. The old stuff is for a different style housing.

You need to install the DRL for your startup sequence and DRL to function properly (with dimming)

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Ducc said:

Install was relatively smooth but can't get the Bugatti sequence to work for the life of me. Tried a couple different fuse locations and no dice. Overall I love the look.

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