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<blockquote data-quote="Jhollowell" data-source="post: 1747596" data-attributes="member: 20013"><p>i used these headlights from <a href="https://oemassive.com/fit-halogen-2009-2014-ford-f150-f-150-pickup-black-projector-headlights/" target="_blank">OEMmassive.com</a> and these <a href="https://lightwerkz.net/collections/led-projectors/products/bi-led-morimoto-m-led-2-0-lhd" target="_blank">projectors</a>. Unfortunately the bolt pattern isn't the same so i had to fab a spacer to attach to the projector and then attach that to the headlight housing. You do have to do quite a bit of trimming of the existing cutout since the LED projector is much larger than the halogen one that comes in the lights. Luckily i have access to laser cutters and cnc routers as well as design software so i was able to make one out of ABS fairly easily. Aside from the fab work and custom brackets they went together fairly smoothly and i'm really happy with the results. the lights don't bounce or flicker and its really nice not having bulbs, ballast and wire harness that can fail. Also, those headlights are much easier to pull apart than the actual OEM Halogen housings. All these aftermarket headlights use retro rubber to seal so you can generally get them apart after one bake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jhollowell, post: 1747596, member: 20013"] i used these headlights from [URL='https://oemassive.com/fit-halogen-2009-2014-ford-f150-f-150-pickup-black-projector-headlights/']OEMmassive.com[/URL] and these [URL='https://lightwerkz.net/collections/led-projectors/products/bi-led-morimoto-m-led-2-0-lhd']projectors[/URL]. Unfortunately the bolt pattern isn't the same so i had to fab a spacer to attach to the projector and then attach that to the headlight housing. You do have to do quite a bit of trimming of the existing cutout since the LED projector is much larger than the halogen one that comes in the lights. Luckily i have access to laser cutters and cnc routers as well as design software so i was able to make one out of ABS fairly easily. Aside from the fab work and custom brackets they went together fairly smoothly and i'm really happy with the results. the lights don't bounce or flicker and its really nice not having bulbs, ballast and wire harness that can fail. Also, those headlights are much easier to pull apart than the actual OEM Halogen housings. All these aftermarket headlights use retro rubber to seal so you can generally get them apart after one bake. [/QUOTE]
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