Here's How To Change or Replace Your Halogen Headlights on the Ford F-250!
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- ( www.TFLtruck.com ) The 2020 Ford F-250 XLT comes stock with halogen headlamp bulbs - here is how to change or replace them if one burns out or you want to upgrade!
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I just spent 20 minutes watching someone replace headlights on a truck I will never ever buy...... Anyone else?
will p same
Guilty
Lol. Guilty also
Yup, same here.
Yup
Lol. Or take about three screws out of the wheel well liner and reach in
That's what I was thinking. My Grand Cherokee had a little door in the liner to access the bulbs.
you should be able to even reach in from under the bumper, that's how I work on my F150.
I was thinking the same. My F150 has access from well liner...
I’m gonna try this method. That seems wayyyyy more reasonable than how he did it!
So after receiving the truck, this legit might be the only way to do the passenger side. You could do the driver side through the wheel well. But the passenger has the airbox blocking all of it. Now I can’t seem to remove the airbox...it’s tricky. If anyone knows anything about it let me know.
I remember when you didn’t have to dismantle your car just to change a headlight bulb 😂
Doing anything regarding the headlights try to use a flat wall, all the clutter in front of this vehicle didn’t help his comparison
Ask a Maxima owner what a pair of headlights is worth to them (long story, but related).
I remember when gas was 0.22 cents a gallon. You're going to have to get over your, apparent, infatuation with "the good 'ol days" and learn to live with what's available now, rather than bitching about it.
@@buckhorncortez 👍🏻
Removing the grill and some bolts isn’t that hard boomer
Bradley Beyer - it’s a complete pain in the arse compared to how it used to be. The back of the headlights used to be reachable without undoing a single thing except the lightbulb. And further back you did have to remove and replace the whole light but it was generally much simpler than this. So when you make a comment, understand that many of us have been around since the 50s and 60s and maybe even have owned trucks from as far back as the 30s or 20s. I had SuperDutys on the ranch and hated them for this compared to the easier trucks to work on prior. To the latest versions.
All you had to do is go in through the fender well. Like 6 clips and you have full access to all the bulbs.
Video?
You should just go with the led headlight bulb, that is what I have on my 2019 F250. It’s a day and night different.
Peter Chen www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?387680-LED-headlight-bulbs-illegal educate yourself, what you did is rice and a hack job.
Welp theres actually laws for having leds lights if its to bright it is illegal to drive that vheicle
Make sure you have the correct kind of led bulb since you got reflector style headlights
@@jon62ify I have to yet to have anyone show me the actual law that states such. There is one for replacing the entire light fixture, but not for just replacing the bulb. Besides, if there was such a law, how is there so manufacturers in the US and around the world that are not getting shut down for making them?
Unbelievable procedure for changing the headlight bulbs out !!!
Spend the $ and buy those beautiful factory LED headlights.
Or go the cheaper route and buy LED bulbs that use the reflector housing.
Lance Exactly
I wonder if you could buy the whole LED headlight assembly & just swap it out? Might wire differently, tho. Would be nice to know. IIRC from the factory they're about a $1200 option & you need at least the Lariat Ultimate pkg. I'd love to have them on the XLT I hope to get.
Fridge56Vet I have an XLT. If you want the Lariat light package, it is smarter to just buy the nicer truck. If you just want more light, LED bulbs are available
@@texpatriot8462 Thx.
Put some LEDs in there, not those still dim bulbs.
Good job Alex. I would never thought you would have to do so much dismantle just to change the the light bulbs for the for the headlights.
I’ve replaced all my halogen bulbs with Sylvania Silverstars for the last 17 years, only had one go out after 12 years of use.
Joseph Whiskey Beale I have never replaced a headlight or bulb.
Stop stop stop! You do NOT have to take the headlights or the grill out of this truck to install aftermarket headlight bulbs. On the driver side, remove one push pin holding the washer fluid fill tube in place, and you have access to the driver side light. On the passenger side, remove the air intake tube next to the battery with one push pin, and you have access to the passenger side light. How do I know? I have one of these Super Duty's and just did it without removing the grill, or the headlights, and yes I have Gorilla paws.
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Thanks Bro! You just saved me an hour of swearing and busting my knuckles. Maybe you should start a RUclips channel. Cheers.
Base model corolla that are in the low 20k range come standard with led lights. Ford should have their 55k truck come standard with LED lights
Not everyone wants LED's. They guys using their trucks with snowplows are rapidly learning that halogen lights are better because snow/sleet doesn't freeze on the lens because of the heat.
Add "2020" to the description to help others searching for a particular video.
The manual said to remove the intake pipe to reach the right bulb and the washer fluid filler neck to reach the left ones
Took out crappy factory bulbs and installed crappy blue tinted bulbs.... why would you not install LEDs?
Damn. I’m glad I don’t have to Disassemble my truck to change a light bulb. They do this for the people that don’t know how to change a bulb so they have to go to the dealer.
Wow! That statement make no sense. By definition, if people don't know how to change a bulb, then whether it is easy or difficult would make absolutely no difference since the person doesn't know how to do it - and would need someone else to install it. So, "they" couldn't possibly being doing "this" for any reason related to people who don't know how to change a bulb. BTW - exactly who are "they" and what is "this"?
@@buckhorncortez You mad bruhh
For the same price, I would get leds. They're way brighter. As an f150 owner, this video definitely helped my decision making! Thanks guys!
Ford still putting halogens in a super expensive truck in 2020...
lfsracer79 my dad got a 2019 lariat and it has halogen headlights. Wtf Ford.
My 2019 SD KR has LED. Should be offered in all trim but Ford.......
Right? Isnt that pathetic. $55k truck in 2020 with halogen headlamps. Even a $19k Corolla comes standard with LEDs 😂
If you get the base LARIAT you get halogens. Its ridiculous that a vehicle that costs $60 grand gets halogens when Corollas get LEDs standard
I don’t get the hate with halogens. They are cheap, simple, reliable and bulbs can be bought anywhere.
Good pointers brother. My ‘21 F250 had a slightly different grille. Instead of the slide off tabs at the bottom, the whole chrome piece on the bottom comes off with snap clips. The process overall is absurd though. Changing a lightbulb shouldn’t be an all afternoon project.
Thanks for the o-ring tip. Saved me a lot of time.
Wow. I thought that was crazy taking apart front end for light bulbs. The I went and changed mine in less than an hour with out taking off grill. 2021 F250 SD
at 2:39 the manual tells you what to do to get access to the bulbs...
That’s what I was thinking. Literally, it tells you the exact procedure so that you DON’T have to remove everything. How difficult would it be to remove the washer reservoir tube? Uggghh.
Kai Yagami this comments gonna blow up hahaha
It does say that is only for the Diesel engine model though
Diesel part is only for the left side. Right side instructions are the same for both types of engine
🤣🤣🤣
The 13 mm bolt that holds in the bottom of the light assembly is tricky to get to even with a swivel and short quarter drive socket so what I did was I loosened up the two 15 mm bumper bolts and just pushed down the bumper slightly. It doesn't take much but the socket went right in there. Hope that helps.
You did an absolutely fantastic job with this video and explaining everything along with how to get the plastic clips out and everything great job.
Thanks for making this video, I can’t imagine why in the world Ford has made this such a pain to replace light bulbs
It’s ridiculous 🤦♂️
Thank you for not putting LEDs or HIDs in reflector housings like a Dou*&% Canoe. Good Job TFL.
For those of you who don't understand, reflector housings cast light like a flood, so when you increase light output by 4-6 times, guess what the opposing traffic is seeing?(This is worsened by the goofballs who don't level their headlights after leveling or lifting their trucks) There's a reason certain municipalities ban their unholy union. Just wait for replacement projector beam housings to show up on ebay, then go nuts.
Point of this video make sure you check the 1800.00 hid box when ordering a ford super duty or get the platinum or Limited trim when ordering . Nice video though !
When are we getting an MPG loop and super Ike review with the 7.3 Since you bought it there should be no driving impressions embargo right?
Any reason you guys didn't choose LEDs?
Zxe burn out all the time in my experience. Should of did LEDs for that price
Hey, Alex! Good video. Just a thought: I wonder if the back of the bulb housing could have been reached easier and without as much work if you removed the wheel well? Either way, I am pretty sure you at least will help someone with removal of the grill and housings with this video!
Kevin Soderquist
On my 2018 F-150 you can access the headlights from the wheel well. Crank the wheels to the side you’re working on, pull the wheel well liner and you’re there. I wouldn’t be surprised if this method would work on the 250/350
Kevin Soderquist I did my headlights the same way. Just remove 3 bolts in the inner fender well and upgraded to Full LED low beam, high beam and fogs. Best thing ever.
Factory Ford halogen headlights are a joke.
New halogens always look good. I was hoping to see an LED upgrade! Especially just in case I need to do it when I get my F150.
Our local shop charges 50 bucks plus 30 for the bulb. Now I can just do it myself thanks.
They may be underwhelming headlights from behind the wheel, but they’ve blind the crap out of everybody coming toward you. I can’t stand Ford’s new headlights I never can figure out whether they’re on high or low
TexasScout Noneofyourbusiness I can always tell if it’s pitch black and there’s a big really bright lights coming at me I know that’s so beautiful ford
I live for when some thinks I have the brights on in my 2019 F250 and flashes their lights at me...and then I get to hit my brights and really light them up. Does that make me a bad person?
Dan Stennis I look for the fog lights. If they are on, the high beams can’t.
Evergreen videos! You won't get the views right away, but that view count will keep growing as more people buy the new generation of XLT Superduty's
Correct I would have used LED bulbs that’s me. But enjoyed you taking it apart and putting it back together !!!
I would go with LED
should have put LED's in. they have come a long way and DO work in some housings designed for halogen
Just angling the headlights up, or putting a Leveling kit on the front end would Probable have helped more! Is There an LED option Available from the Factory or Aftermarket?
I've used these headlights before and they do make a difference over stock. I bought hella headlight conversion where you can change the bulb for my 92 suburban instead of the sealed beam headlights. It was a night and day difference and the bulbs lasted over 7 yrs for me. I've also used them in other vehicles and they always made a little bit of a difference in my opinion
Thats a crazy amount of work to change a bulb. 🇨🇦
This is like watching plasti-dip dry... oh wait, that was the last video.... why not change to LED bulbs... or swap to aftermarket assemblies... a lot of work to change halogens... to halogens!
These were such a pain in the ass do change on a 2015 F-150
Put LEDs in my sons truck ( 4" lift) access through wheel well , worked out great 👍
Passenger side can be replaced without removing anything. All you have to remove is the air box on the driver's side which takes all of one minute to do. This guy took the absolute longest way to do this project.
thanks. ive been watching videos and they are all taking off the front grill to do this. someone else commented the same thing as you. glad its doable without going through all that hassle.
Thanks, good job, excellent help
Should’ve gone with diode dynamics LED lights
Great video Alex, nice work. Thanks
These Sylvanias burn out fast.... Better to install LED bulbs
74Beeper you right !
LED bulbs ina halogen reflector not designed for LED... sounds rice to me
@@jon62ify Not true....Watch the Headlight Revolution channel
74Beeper www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?387680-LED-headlight-bulbs-illegal
74Beeper educate yourself
I changed my no fog light bumper for a fog light bumper. While installing, I found that you can adjust it to hang lower which makes it easier to access the side bolt on the headlights. Just becareful not to hang to low for the protective rubber insert to to its job. The factory didnt line it up properly to access the side bolt. You can loosen the bumper adjust and then tighten, you'll never have that problem again.
All that work to replace halogen with halogen lol FAIL
Why not some nice leds
Diogenes Paula that would be a bad idea, in order to upgrade to LED's properly also have to change the reflectors inside. Otherwise you just blind everybody
Not necessarily. Go to Headlight Revolution here on RUclips and, look at some of their 2017-2019 Super Duty LED upgrade videos.
Charger8954 Same idea I had . Headlight Revolution does lots of testing and has install videos . They don’t mention blinding anyone . They check the aiming .
Only led known to have the oem cutoff, but better beam spread is the GTR Lighting one. Unfortunately, they cost around $550-$600 for this truck.
@@kevinbarry71 I blind people with my leds I dont care
Thanks for sharing this
I sure hope there's an easier way to access the headlight bulbs than this. How about through the wheel well?
I have Putco LEDS and switch back running light. Great lights.
Did a bulb swap myself just recently. Hardly noticed a difference myself, only slightly whiter and brighter. To get the difference to better show up on camera first get the beams to shine equidistant on a flat white wall, adjust manual settings - ISO 100; aperture 2.4-3.5; and shutter 130-150fps. This will knock down any glare from the reflectors plus any secondary emissions sources. The resulting image will be very dark and uninspiring, but it is “truthful”. I will show you the true difference, between aftermarket and factory bulbs.
you guys need to collaborate with headlight revolution. get some morimotos or g2 s all that work mine aswell have a great light
I'm thinking of replacing my headlights on my f-250 2021 brand new. All that work for no different lol wow. LED IS THE WAY TO GO.
Must be part of Ford's "better idea" campaign. I've got an S550 Mustang and it also requires a what I consider to be a significant amount of disassembly to get to the headlight bulbs.
I bought these same bulbs for my Frontier. I didn't have to dismantle anything and it took me 10 minutes. 8 of which was spent removing the bulbs from the packaging.
should have done a colab with Headlight revolution instead
It may have been easier to take the fender liners out to try to get to the bottom light
I forgot what plug went where. Couldn’t remember if the short grey went to the top or bottom
Just changed mine with beam tech h13’s and beam tech yellow fogs. All I did was pull the airbox which requires no tools. Did it in 31deg temp and still only took 30min.
I wouldn't have gone through all that trouble to only replace it with slightly better Halogens. I would have gone and asked the guys at Headlight Revolution to go a collab and pick a set of some really sweet LED headlights. The GTR Ultra Series Gen 2 are some of the best. Give those a whirl
That's an interesting video, thanks for taking the time to show how the grill comes off. I been thinking about getting an illuminated FORD emblem for the front grill on my 2020. As for the headlight swap I think I'll try the fender well method as mentioned below. To bad you didn't install LED bulbs, that's what I was hoping for when I found this video. Do another video using the fender well route and switch to LED. Thanks again for taking the time to produce the video.
Thanks for not showing us how to unclip the bulb, I saw the driver in your hand :)
Stupid question: do the headlights ever only turn on the top two bulbs and not the bottom…….it’s an XL not sure if Ford cheaper it out and didn’t add the wiring or what…..please help
Should have Plastidipped that giant grille while it was removed. Vinyl wrap the front bumper and boom, that much closer to looking like a Tremor. Also, Lamin-X the headlights in light smoke.
I know manufacturer put the bulb for normal city n highway drive....if people require high intensity light for adventure purpose they should fit extra lighting system ...n use in required time...high intensity light will glare in highway ..cause blindness to road
Nice guy, greetings from Mexico
Quick question, is the high beam only out of the bottom bulbs? On dim, all four bulbs are used, when i switch to high beam, it shuts off the top bulbs and only goes to the lowers. Wondering if this is normal or if its my truck or bulbs that has an issue. Thank you! I have a 2017 F250 XLT.
Get the auxbeam led bulbs I have the black ones in my truck they work amazing
GO BUY SOME GOOD ONES AT HEADLIGHT REVOLUTION LIFETIME WARRANTY AND THEY DO REALLY GOOD REVIEWS ON THERE BULBS SHOWING YOU COMPARISONS OF STOCK TO UPGRADED BULBS IM ONLY GUESSING THAT THE NEW 2020 HEADLIGHTS TAKE THE SAME BULB AS THE 2019 SO SHOULD BE A GOOD STARTING PLACE
The lightbulb industry is a scam mostly. You can kinda play around with the color, but you generally sacrifice brightness for color with halogen. Most of your poor performance on lighting is due to the reflector housing. Changing bulbs isn’t going to do much. Occasionally, they do put crappy bulbs as stock, and so you can put in ones like these to get a little better output. But the beam is still only going to go where the reflector aims it. They do provide a little bit of a “cooler” look when looking at the vehicle though. But that’s about it.
Why not go for LEDs? They are as bright if not brighter and last a lot longer.
Its a shame Ford uses these weak halogens to begin with. When the truck is brand new they aren't the worst but after even 6 months, road grime, stone chips and just the weakening of the bulb make them not so good. I put these in my 19 F350 and the only good thing was a lifetime warranty that came with them. Im still debating what to do on my 22 F450. My Wife 21 Toyota Highlander has some sweet led headlights and thinking if Im going to do it, I'll do it right the first time and bite the bullet on something worthwhile. Great how to video BTW!
Sylvanias never lasted more than six months for me
I replaced my bulbs with Morimito LEDs from the RetrofitSource
LEDs are the way to go
When are you actually reviewing the tremor?!? When is the embargo over???
TDGarage they probably already done videos of it and they probably not going to release it for a week or 2 idk
embargo is over Jan 21st according to their other videos.
Great vid👍like light globe installation, my D40 had rubber surroundings which is very tricky to seal dust out, even Holden Commodore had dust caps. I had expensive replacement lights fitted to Commodore but they would last as long as normal globes, although I notice a big difference especially high beams and I do a lot country driving at night, trying dodge Kangaroos 🦘.
There is no reason this vehicle shouldnt come standard with led headlights. A base model corolla has them.
You should of got some LED headlight bulds
I know it wasn't 'about the bulbs' but, seriously, no side-by-side comparison from the interior? Not even a shot from the interior after the full installation? You literally started by showing us the 'before'. I was disappointed. I know, I know, I must be a troll or something...
My only complaint with this video is that the headlights can not be sufficiently compared while indoors. He really should have taken the truck outside and light up the rear parking lot or driveway to show the difference with them.
Just like how Andre took the Rebel out to the woods to show how effective the lows, highs and roof lights were. :)
@@jedironin380 I concur.
As far as halogen bulbs go, the Sylvania Silverstar Ultra is the one to go with... unless you get your hands on PIAA Night Tech bulbs.
And quite frankly, I don't see them shelling out money for all the LED bulbs or different headlights altogether considering they will probably own the truck for a year like the Rebel.
What's involved in upgrading to the factory LED system? Do that next
Should have got a good set of Phillips bulbs. These things are junk.
It was whole lot pain when I was installing my anzo after market headlight assembly on my 16' f150. then I changed to new LED bulbs a week after, same process I did twice for taking everything off, and put everything back on, I hate how ford design it, and those cheap plastic parts...
$55,000 and they couldn't add led bulbs out of factory gezz
I have a 2016 f150 lariat all stock with really bright lights and people are always flashing me to dim them. They are in proper alignment with no leveling kit. I wouldn't want any brighter lights as it might cause road rage issues. I have had several people who I was following slow and get behind me then turn on their brights for a moment . Their protest is wasted since my rear window is tinted and my side mirrors are auto dimming.
With a bulb replacement, you won't get any more distance for the beam because that is defined by the shape of the headlight and its reflector. You can only change the light color and get a slight increase in brightness in exchange for a little less lifetime.
And I forgot to say, most of the blue-tinted halogen bulbs have a very poor light output on wet roads.
You should do this video again with LED bulbs instead of upgrade halogens.
Check out the Morimoto Led housings!
Can you do a video on how to use the turn signal?
Or maybe one on how not to be a douche in a lifted straight pipe dodge?
GM has been making vehicles for just about ever that require extensive work to change a light bulb. I had an 08 Malibu that you had to remove the bumper, or go in through the wheel well. And a cavalier way before that which was similar to this.
Amazon has led ones for like 1/2 the price and twice as bright
Why you didn’t use LED?
All that disassembly shouldn't have been necessary. The lower bulb was probably accessible by removing the inner plastic fender well plastic panel. Just a thought!
12:49 I would have returned them and got my money back then...
All that to change headlight bulbs. Come on Ford