Hocker52
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BTW I'm pretty sure the LEDs are amber with a clear lens. I think its one piece though.
Change Grill Lights to White LEDs?
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Well just wondering if anyone else did this since they seem to be self-contained units, therefore maybe a bulb change is not possible. The cops around here don't hassle cars about illegal modifications too much. I have friends with blue/purple HIDs, overly loud exhaust, blacked out tails, etc. & cops very rarely ticket them for that unless they're driving idiotically. If I get ticketed for doing this of course I'll swap back then, but until then I'd like to try this out. I doubt this would put anyone at risk in all honesty, although I understand the reason why they want amber lighting.
Paint the current lights white
I'd just wait till you got your truck and look at the bulbs.
Why get something so cheap and little before you have the truck? More chances for them to break/get lost.
Just curious, but why do you want to change them?
I'd just wait till you got your truck and look at the bulbs.
Why get something so cheap and little before you have the truck? More chances for them to break/get lost.
Just curious, but why do you want to change them?
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Yea, that's what they looked like. I may just remove them then, unless I get hassled by the police.
there might be others that want to do this... Will be interesting to see how it works for you...
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I'm **** about my cars/trucks. I'm going with a set of Ducati's Projector setups & am going to have the switchback bulbs. I'm deleting the amber reflector on the mirrors. I'm going to have 6k HIDs heads & I'm going to retrofit some 6k HIDs foglights on as well. I'm trying to keep it one consistent color so I want the side reflectors & grill lights to also be white LEDs to match the other white LEDs & HIDs I'll have. I know it seems a bit weird, but I have a vision in my head so I'm pretty set on it. I'm also doing a white backlit SVT & possibly do some leds in the truck bed to have better lighting to see in the truck bed. Sorry for coming off like a ****, just already know the laws & why they need to be amber but honestly I doubt a cop around this area will hassle me. I doubt a cop would think any different of my truck from a regular F150, now if it was a big superduty I'd understand that they'd know that those trucks definitely need to have lights similar to the ones I want to change to white. How would a cop know these trucks need to have the lights on it in the first place? Do they carry around tape measures or something?
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Will ALL cops know the difference between the Raptor and a normal F150? Not really but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to look at it and know its different. Once you've seen one Raptor and then you see another without the grill lights, it would stand out. I personally find the marker lights to be a defining piece of the Raptor and something that makes it unique and stand out. I would definitely notice if they were gone.
Good luck with your mod and I hope you're right and the local cops give you some time before they notice.
~BGM
I have no idea what bulbs those take or if they're one piece units, but once you get your truck you could check out http://www.superbrightleds.com and probably find what you need there.
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you can't change them easily.
according to my 2011 auto show closeup pics, there are about 2-4 led's and they are either plcc2 or plcc4 led's mounted to a white pcb.
they appear to be snap-fit to the truck, and between the installation method and the type of led's used, i would expect that it would be perma-sealed(like the headlights) so you would need to dremel the housings open just to gain access to the led's.
the second issue your going to run into is the difference in forward voltage-- red/yellow led's have a lower forward voltage then white or blue led's.
there is a possibility you could swap them(if the led's use a heatsink design, you better brush up on your hotplate skills-- that's going to be the only way to remove them) and they could just work, but it is unlikely--from fords led tails used on the mustang, i believe they would have a dedicated driver circuit that might not be very happy powering white led's. which means that you will need to custom build every 'pod' yourself, or find someone else that will do it for you..
so, time for you to stop by the led section at hidplanet.com so you can learn all of this
according to my 2011 auto show closeup pics, there are about 2-4 led's and they are either plcc2 or plcc4 led's mounted to a white pcb.
they appear to be snap-fit to the truck, and between the installation method and the type of led's used, i would expect that it would be perma-sealed(like the headlights) so you would need to dremel the housings open just to gain access to the led's.
the second issue your going to run into is the difference in forward voltage-- red/yellow led's have a lower forward voltage then white or blue led's.
there is a possibility you could swap them(if the led's use a heatsink design, you better brush up on your hotplate skills-- that's going to be the only way to remove them) and they could just work, but it is unlikely--from fords led tails used on the mustang, i believe they would have a dedicated driver circuit that might not be very happy powering white led's. which means that you will need to custom build every 'pod' yourself, or find someone else that will do it for you..
so, time for you to stop by the led section at hidplanet.com so you can learn all of this
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