I wanted to fill in some gaps on the install after searching the interwebs and not finding what I need in hopes someone else can benefit. This is based on a 2019 F-150 Lariat. This video is pretty helpful but doesn't talk about the DRL module. If you are like me you may wonder what the purpose of the module is being it is optional. Without the DRL module and when the DRL option is checked in Settings > Advanced Lighting > DRL then the low beam headlights will be on when you should have just the DRL bar. If you are using the DRL module you want to TURN OFF THE DRL SETTING. On the AlphaRex website, the directions are misleading. The wiring diagram says to ignore the yellow wire, but above in the description, it says to connect to one headlight. DO NOT CONNECT THE YELLOW WIRE. You can just cut it or wrap it up. The fuse tap -- I used fuse #36 which is a 10 amp fuse. I recommend watching ruclips.net/video/NW0QaQaU41Y/видео.html for how to properly use the tap if this is new to you like it was to me. Hopefully, this helps someone who is struggling! My LED bar now is on when the lights are turned off or when on auto. Everything else works as normal. If you want your DRL to have the bar and low beam then leave the setting alone for the DRL. Only thing left to figure out is how to adjust the high beams.....
I'm doing this install tomorrow on my 2020 F150, but I previously used forscan to set my drl's to turn signals only. I'm curious to see how that adjustment affects the alpharex headlights. It would be great if that adjustment also illuminates the outer halo, but I'm kinda thinking I'm gonna have to install the drl harness. We'll see. Btw, I believe the high beam adjustment is done with the adjustment screw at the bottom. Looks like it takes an inverted torx bit.
Thank you. That was a gap that really needed to be filled. I am baffled as to why there are so many installation videos that don't show the complete installation. I've been very frustrated not getting the light bars with my headlights in auto. FYI, AlphaRex website shows the screw to adjust for the hi-beam in a picture below the installation video, in case you still are still lighting up the tops of trees at night, like mine was.
Another recent finding…..The light bars sometimes would get stuck to on and sometimes take 2 minutes to turn off. Switching from fuse #36 to #10 has solved all of my issues!!!
You do need to install the harness if you want the "Halo's" to come on when you turn of the DRL's on your console settings. I wanted to have the DRL headlights off and just the Halo's on in the daytime. Without the harness, turning off the DRL feature will turn off the headlights and the halo's when headlights are set to Automatic in the daytime. (2019 f150 XLT).
I would recommend anyone installing these headlights on an F150 use the drl harness. I had an issue with the drl's intermittently not working on one of my headlights. This was before I installed the harness. Without the harness, the drl's are relying on current supplied through the body module. For whatever reason, the BCM intermittently would shut down the right side drl, and throw a position light short to ground code. I decided to install the harness, and set my drl's to "off" in the settings menu. The drl's are now run exclusively through the harness. Haven't had any issues whatsoever since the harness was installed. I keep my headlight switch set to auto, and everything works as it should. The extra intensity the harness supplies is no joke. In the daytime, the drl halos are friggin BRIGHT. My guess is the Alpharex drl's draw close to the maximum limit of current the BCM will allow before shutting the circuit down and throwing a fault code. Obviously, Alpharex supplies that drl harness for a reason.
@@F_1Fitty_5.0 The grey wire goes to switched ignition, which you will need a fuse tap for. Unfortunately, AlphaRex does not supply one with the headlights. I got one through Amazon from a company called Bussmann. Fits the F150 line perfectly. Alpharex recommends using fuse 36 or fuse 10 for the fuse tap, but based on my own experience, I'd go with fuse 17 or 18, as these are tied to the Run/Start relay. I've had no problems whatsoever with the drl operation since installing the harness in this fashion.
@@Sagittarius-88 thanks for the reply and info man, really appreciate it. Take a look at this link, it's what my lights are currently doing. See if it's the same issue you were having. ruclips.net/video/EGPGMF8tx20/видео.html
just got one, 2018 18k miles on it... 45k sticker Crew Cab(Bomb),4x4 with FX4 undercarriage protection., Trailer Backup assist, heated seats. 6.5 ft bed(max for Crew Cab), White with Red/Blue pin striping. hehe Huge After market for fitting parts... I love mine.
Headlights are getting harder and harder to remove. I remember on my 2010 all i had to do was open the hood then 3 easy to reach bolts and boom its out
True, my 08 ranger was just pop the hood up and a few bolts and easily take of the headlights. Now with my 2019 f150 gotta unbolt pretty much the whole front end. 😂
Absolutely true, though it's not just on the F150 lineup. A lot of cars today call for complete bumper cover removal to get the lens assemblies out. Some vehicles do give access to service the headlight bulbs separately, but I've worked on quite a few cars that required bumper cover and lens removal just to get to the headlight bulbs. Pretty ridiculous, but it's the world we live in. It sucks not only for the customer, but for the repair facility as well. Explaining to someone that it's gonna cost well over a hundred dollars just to replace a headlight bulb isn't always easy.
@@Vince4542Re on a Porsche boxer they give you a little socket type wrench you stick in a slot and turn, it unlocks the the headlight to slide right out of the body why can't ford do somthing like that.
I have a 2020 F150 and am definitely in the market for a headlight upgrade. The stock halogen bulbs just don't offer the kind of output I'd like. I've been eying up these midnight editions for a while now. Very sharp looking headlights, and I'm sure the output is far greater than the stock halogens. As far as the additional DRL harness, I'd probably skip it as well. I really don't care how bright the running lights are in the daytime. I wish they would have done a before and after in this video, though. I'd have like to seen the difference in output between the novas and stock.
How are your pro series holding up? Any issues? I'm thinking about getting pro series model for my 2020 F150 and swapping out the halogens for LED's. I do like the look of the nova's, but they have a hefty price tag, and I'm not sure if the headlights are even serviceable. At least with the pro series, you can replace the headlights if they burn out. If the nova's aren't serviceable, you'd be replacing the entire assembly if a headlight goes out. Screw that.
If you install these please, do yourself a favor and go ahead and install the supplied resistor/wiring harness so that the lights will work as they should. Ignore anyone that says the harness is optional!!!! Bullshit!! Th😂 lights do not work properly if you don’t install the harness. I had to remove everything all over again and once the harness was installed all worked perfectly. Do this the FIRST TIME!!!!
Question about the removal procedure...near the beginning, when the fender flare trim piece was removed, it looks like the retainers stayed in the body instead of coming out with the fender flare trim. Before you re-installed the trim piece, did you have to remove the retainers from the body and install them back into the flare before seating it back in?
Do you have any videos on the amount of light these add? We would love to get more light out front without having to use add-on light bars and such. Also, are these street legal and will they be too much light for on-coming vehicles. Thanks for the video. It looks great on that truck and on mine if we go that route.
These lights are absolutely street legal. Taken directly from the Alpharex website..."Our 18-20 F150 NOVA-series projector headlights are compliant with SAE and DOT FMVSS108 regulations. Moreover, all our products are certified to ISO-9000, ISO-9001 and ISO-9002. Most importantly, we inspect every detail of the lights to make sure we are satisfied and so are our customers." That being said, these headlights definitely need to be properly aimed. The nova series headlights have very easy to access adjusters, and the high and low beam are adjusted simultaneously with said adjusters. Just find yourself a level surface and a wall, and the aiming process should be pretty straightforward.
Truck looks great , why don’t you switch out that blue Ford emblem on the grill to something that’s matches the color scheme of the truck ? I have a magnetic f150 and couldn’t stand the blue emblems on my truck so I got rid of them all . Just a suggestion.
The headlight adjustment on the nova series is pretty much the same as the factory housing. Insert a #2 Phillips head screwdriver in the adjustment port at the top of the housing, and rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise to adjust the beam up or down. There is no horizontal adjustment, nor are there separate adjusters for the high beams.
Why don't you use a battery powered impact to remove all those bolts....also that doesn't have a wire running to the fuse box? I have morimoto and it had a wire that needed ran to the fuse box
I tend to limit my use of power tools to show how many of these jobs can be done in the driveway with simple hand tools. No need to run an additional wire, these lights are completely plug and play with the factory wiring so they use the fuses already in place from Ford.
You don't need forscan to get the drl to work. I recently installed these headlights on my 2020 F150, and you don't need the drl harness either. That being said, I made some forscan modifications that alter the way these headlights work in drl mode. By default, the daytime running lights are the low beams, which will also illuminate the LED halo in white. That's not a look I care for, so I used forscan to change the drl's to "turn signals only". This modification uses the turn signal bulb instead of the low beam for drl use. It will also illuminate the LED halo in amber instead of white, which I think looks much better. It's my understanding that the drl harness only supplies extra intensity for the LED halo during drl use. I chose not to install the drl harness as I'm happy with the current look. If I get bored and ambitious, I may "loose fit" the harness just to see exactly how much extra drl intensity it actually supplies.
@@Sagittarius-88 I've been thinking about doing this same thing. So just to make sure, you didn't hook up the DRL harness? You just hooked up forscan and changed drl's to "turn signals only"? What happens when you turn on the signal? Does the indicator ever turn white?
@@bryanfigueroa5685 No, I did not install the DRL harness that came with the Alpharex headlights. My daytime running lights are set to 'on' via the vehicle settings, and my headlight switch is set to 'auto'. Using FORScan I set the daytime running lights to 'turn signals only'. This was the outcome...in the daytime, you will get no illumination whatsoever with the vehicle in park, whether the vehicle is running or not. Once you shift into gear, the outer halo will then illuminate in amber, and the front turn signal bulbs will also come on steady. Turn signal operation is normal, with the halo remaining amber, and flashing in a sequential pattern. Once it gets dark enough to trigger the headlights, as they're set to auto, things change. The headlights will come on, and the halo will change to white. During turn signal operation at night, the halo will switch to amber, and then switch back to white once the turn signal switch comes back to rest position. Given the fact I never installed the DRL harness, I honestly don't know what it does exactly. I'm thinking it may illuminate the halo with the vehicle in park, but I'm not entirely sure. I'm really not concerned about my DRL'S not coming on while I'm in park. They're on while I'm driving, and I'm fine with that. I'm also extremely picky about what types of things I install on my truck, and I'm not at all a fan of unnecessary wiring harnesses. Just my opinion, but the DRL harness was completely unnecessary, as I was able to get amber DRL'S via FORScan. Hope this info helps.
@@Sagittarius-88 Thanks for the tip with Forscan! I am having issues with the halos not fully working when turning now, only the 2 inner light up(also high beams are aimed at the tree tops).
I’ll be doing this pretty soon to my truck. Just ordered some Alpha Rex Nova headlights for my truck. And I’ll be changing the grill too for a color matched one. That way I’ll do it all in one sitting. 👍🏼 And thanks for the helpful video too 🔥
So i purchased these headlights and now one of my DRL isnt working. Does anyone know why its not working? I didnt plug in the harness because i didnt need too but now one of my DRL's isnt working. Does anyone know why?
Defective headlight. I'm going through a warranty process right now with Alpharex. I ordered these exact headlights for my 2020 F150, and about one year later, the high beam on the passenger side completely failed. Also had DRL issues as well. So far they've answered all my emails, but it's been a lot of "check this, check that". I've been a repair tech for 20 years. I'm quite educated on checking power and ground circuits. They're aware of this, as well as all of my test results on the passenger side high beam circuit. There's absolutely no faults on the vehicle side. I'm really curious to see how this plays out. Alpharex doesn't have the greatest reputation regarding customer service. There's multiple reports of them flat out ignoring customers regarding warranty claims. Time will tell in my situation. I don't care how good your product is. Your reputation is only as good as your customer service.
@@Sagittarius-88 Any updates on this situation? Curious as I’m on the market for some lights, but don’t want to be hung out to dry if something goes wrong
@@15boolah To be honest, the warranty situation couldn't have been handled any better. Alpharex sent me a new headlight assembly with prepaid postage for the return of the defective one, no further questions asked. As far as the daytime running lights in general, if you plan on running them, I highly recommend you use the supplied harness. I was using a Forescan mod for amber drl's but that creates issues with current draw, and the body control module. I'm using the Alphrex drl harness now, and things are working just fine, though my drl's are white now. I have no regrets on the purchase.
@@Sagittarius-88 Thank you for the reply! Good to hear they handled the situation correctly! Also, thank you for the info on the DRL’s; that seems to be the biggest issue I’ve been trying to work out before I purchased. There seems to be a lack of info online about that. Forgive me for asking another question, but all that should be needed for the install including the DRL harness is a fuse tap, right?
Help. I recently installed the alpharex Nova series on my 2018 Ford F-150. Absolutely love them. Fit and finish, and light output is awesome. The only concern I have is no matter what position I have the lights onto the main headlights always stay on except when in park. Even when the headlights is in off mode, the headlights still come on. Is this normal.
If by main headlight you mean the low beam, try going into the vehicle settings in the display on the gauge cluster. Go to lighting and turn off the DRL. Ford uses the low beam light as the oem DRL. When in park it will turn off, but when in any gear it will come on. Hope this works for you!
@@a4SilverBullet I really appreciate the input. I did try this and the DRL setting is not there to change it. The truck original destination was Canada. Canada has a law were the headlights always stay on. I will use forscan to change the settings.
@@tommyh2303 I just completed this install on my 2020 F150. I changed my drl settings to "turn signals only" via forscan. This change will not only illuminate the turn signal bulbs instead of the headlights, but it will also illuminate the outer halo in amber for drl use. I didn't bother with the additional drl harness supplied by Alpharex as I didn't really see the need. I have my headlights set to auto, so once it gets dark enough, the halo LED's automatically switch to white once the headlights come on. Just some food for thought if you're planning on making some forscan changes.
You guys rock at puting up how to videos. Makes me want to buy a set.
I appreciate it! We do the best we can
Wish you would have shown the actual plugging in of the factory harness to the Nova's. Not exactly clear on that little detail.
I wanted to fill in some gaps on the install after searching the interwebs and not finding what I need in hopes someone else can benefit. This is based on a 2019 F-150 Lariat.
This video is pretty helpful but doesn't talk about the DRL module. If you are like me you may wonder what the purpose of the module is being it is optional. Without the DRL module and when the DRL option is checked in Settings > Advanced Lighting > DRL then the low beam headlights will be on when you should have just the DRL bar. If you are using the DRL module you want to TURN OFF THE DRL SETTING.
On the AlphaRex website, the directions are misleading. The wiring diagram says to ignore the yellow wire, but above in the description, it says to connect to one headlight. DO NOT CONNECT THE YELLOW WIRE. You can just cut it or wrap it up.
The fuse tap -- I used fuse #36 which is a 10 amp fuse. I recommend watching ruclips.net/video/NW0QaQaU41Y/видео.html for how to properly use the tap if this is new to you like it was to me.
Hopefully, this helps someone who is struggling! My LED bar now is on when the lights are turned off or when on auto. Everything else works as normal. If you want your DRL to have the bar and low beam then leave the setting alone for the DRL.
Only thing left to figure out is how to adjust the high beams.....
I'm doing this install tomorrow on my 2020 F150, but I previously used forscan to set my drl's to turn signals only. I'm curious to see how that adjustment affects the alpharex headlights. It would be great if that adjustment also illuminates the outer halo, but I'm kinda thinking I'm gonna have to install the drl harness. We'll see. Btw, I believe the high beam adjustment is done with the adjustment screw at the bottom. Looks like it takes an inverted torx bit.
Thank you. That was a gap that really needed to be filled. I am baffled as to why there are so many installation videos that don't show the complete installation. I've been very frustrated not getting the light bars with my headlights in auto.
FYI, AlphaRex website shows the screw to adjust for the hi-beam in a picture below the installation video, in case you still are still lighting up the tops of trees at night, like mine was.
Another recent finding…..The light bars sometimes would get stuck to on and sometimes take 2 minutes to turn off. Switching from fuse #36 to #10 has solved all of my issues!!!
@@blakeryner9354 that's good info. As long as it turns off by 2 minutes, I might connect to 36 anyway. That just shows them off a little longer!
2:29 he just damaged that bumper trim lol
You do need to install the harness if you want the "Halo's" to come on when you turn of the DRL's on your console settings. I wanted to have the DRL headlights off and just the Halo's on in the daytime. Without the harness, turning off the DRL feature will turn off the headlights and the halo's when headlights are set to Automatic in the daytime. (2019 f150 XLT).
The haloes are the drls.
I would recommend anyone installing these headlights on an F150 use the drl harness. I had an issue with the drl's intermittently not working on one of my headlights. This was before I installed the harness. Without the harness, the drl's are relying on current supplied through the body module. For whatever reason, the BCM intermittently would shut down the right side drl, and throw a position light short to ground code. I decided to install the harness, and set my drl's to "off" in the settings menu. The drl's are now run exclusively through the harness. Haven't had any issues whatsoever since the harness was installed. I keep my headlight switch set to auto, and everything works as it should. The extra intensity the harness supplies is no joke. In the daytime, the drl halos are friggin BRIGHT. My guess is the Alpharex drl's draw close to the maximum limit of current the BCM will allow before shutting the circuit down and throwing a fault code. Obviously, Alpharex supplies that drl harness for a reason.
@@Sagittarius-88 what do you do with the grey wire? No install video says what to do with it
@@F_1Fitty_5.0 The grey wire goes to switched ignition, which you will need a fuse tap for. Unfortunately, AlphaRex does not supply one with the headlights. I got one through Amazon from a company called Bussmann. Fits the F150 line perfectly. Alpharex recommends using fuse 36 or fuse 10 for the fuse tap, but based on my own experience, I'd go with fuse 17 or 18, as these are tied to the Run/Start relay. I've had no problems whatsoever with the drl operation since installing the harness in this fashion.
@@Sagittarius-88 thanks for the reply and info man, really appreciate it. Take a look at this link, it's what my lights are currently doing. See if it's the same issue you were having. ruclips.net/video/EGPGMF8tx20/видео.html
The lights look super good!! The truck is coming together and looking awesome 🔥
Thanks! I'm stoked with how it looks so far. It's gonna be sad to see it go
Straight forward install and tasteful mod
That's the goal! Glad you enjoyed it
Man ,I love ford trucks!!!I truly need this truck "!!
just got one, 2018 18k miles on it... 45k sticker Crew Cab(Bomb),4x4 with FX4 undercarriage protection., Trailer Backup assist, heated seats. 6.5 ft bed(max for Crew Cab), White with Red/Blue pin striping. hehe Huge After market for fitting parts... I love mine.
Just purchased my set of midnight lights for my new 2020 f150 thanks to you I have the complete confidence to do the job ty
Thanks Bob, reach out if you have any issues!
How’re you liking them? I’m ordering a set this week for my 2020.
@@stevensimpson1043 lmk if you find any good deals man! I've been wanting to pull the trigger on these for a while
Headlights are getting harder and harder to remove. I remember on my 2010 all i had to do was open the hood then 3 easy to reach bolts and boom its out
True, my 08 ranger was just pop the hood up and a few bolts and easily take of the headlights. Now with my 2019 f150 gotta unbolt pretty much the whole front end. 😂
@@Vince4542Re yea i went to switch to led in my 2020 little while ago and had to google it and just changing bulbs gotta go from the fender liner
Absolutely true, though it's not just on the F150 lineup. A lot of cars today call for complete bumper cover removal to get the lens assemblies out. Some vehicles do give access to service the headlight bulbs separately, but I've worked on quite a few cars that required bumper cover and lens removal just to get to the headlight bulbs. Pretty ridiculous, but it's the world we live in. It sucks not only for the customer, but for the repair facility as well. Explaining to someone that it's gonna cost well over a hundred dollars just to replace a headlight bulb isn't always easy.
@@Vince4542Re on a Porsche boxer they give you a little socket type wrench you stick in a slot and turn, it unlocks the the headlight to slide right out of the body why can't ford do somthing like that.
I have a 2020 F150 and am definitely in the market for a headlight upgrade. The stock halogen bulbs just don't offer the kind of output I'd like. I've been eying up these midnight editions for a while now. Very sharp looking headlights, and I'm sure the output is far greater than the stock halogens. As far as the additional DRL harness, I'd probably skip it as well. I really don't care how bright the running lights are in the daytime. I wish they would have done a before and after in this video, though. I'd have like to seen the difference in output between the novas and stock.
I thought the harness was to make the turn signals work the regular way instead of sequential.
I got the Alpharex Pro’s. These Novas look great but not double the price great.
How are your pro series holding up? Any issues? I'm thinking about getting pro series model for my 2020 F150 and swapping out the halogens for LED's. I do like the look of the nova's, but they have a hefty price tag, and I'm not sure if the headlights are even serviceable. At least with the pro series, you can replace the headlights if they burn out. If the nova's aren't serviceable, you'd be replacing the entire assembly if a headlight goes out. Screw that.
@@Sagittarius-88 love em. No issues so far.
Truck is sick!
Thanks! Make sure you enter to win!
@@stage3motorsports I have same truck, the light is on 🔥 but I would like more a amber all day is that possible?
If you install these please, do yourself a favor and go ahead and install the supplied resistor/wiring harness so that the lights will work as they should. Ignore anyone that says the harness is optional!!!! Bullshit!! Th😂 lights do not work properly if you don’t install the harness. I had to remove everything all over again and once the harness was installed all worked perfectly. Do this the FIRST TIME!!!!
Question about the removal procedure...near the beginning, when the fender flare trim piece was removed, it looks like the retainers stayed in the body instead of coming out with the fender flare trim. Before you re-installed the trim piece, did you have to remove the retainers from the body and install them back into the flare before seating it back in?
From my experience with a 2017...yes.
Yes
Do you have any videos on the amount of light these add? We would love to get more light out front without having to use add-on light bars and such. Also, are these street legal and will they be too much light for on-coming vehicles. Thanks for the video. It looks great on that truck and on mine if we go that route.
These lights are absolutely street legal. Taken directly from the Alpharex website..."Our 18-20 F150 NOVA-series projector headlights are compliant with SAE and DOT FMVSS108 regulations. Moreover, all our products are certified to ISO-9000, ISO-9001 and ISO-9002. Most importantly, we inspect every detail of the lights to make sure we are satisfied and so are our customers." That being said, these headlights definitely need to be properly aimed. The nova series headlights have very easy to access adjusters, and the high and low beam are adjusted simultaneously with said adjusters. Just find yourself a level surface and a wall, and the aiming process should be pretty straightforward.
@@Sagittarius-88 Thanks, we will look at this option to increase our light safety.
Why aren’t they compatible with LED headlight trucks? I can’t stand the morimoto look and would like these instead.
If you look on the alpharex website, I believe they offer an adapter harness for F150's that came with factory led's.
Did you have to buy new fasteners for the shroud? Most of mine bent or broke removing them and won’t go back in right. Thanks!
Can I “prewire” the DRL harness to headlights but not plug them into the fuse box just in case I change my mind? Or will it throw something off ?
Truck looks great , why don’t you switch out that blue Ford emblem on the grill to something that’s matches the color scheme of the truck ? I have a magnetic f150 and couldn’t stand the blue emblems on my truck so I got rid of them all . Just a suggestion.
Thanks! We've thought about putting some red/black overlays on the emblems, but just haven't taken the time to do it yet haha
Whats that one white wire for
I did exactly what you did and the drl didnt work
They didn't wire in the drl harness in this video. Did you wire yours in when you installed the headlights?
Lights cool, unfortunately the light it puts off is aweful. You think for the price they would of came with better lights.
How do you replace the outer led lights????
Will the install be similar for a 2017 model?
How do you adjust the highs
The headlight adjustment on the nova series is pretty much the same as the factory housing. Insert a #2 Phillips head screwdriver in the adjustment port at the top of the housing, and rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise to adjust the beam up or down. There is no horizontal adjustment, nor are there separate adjusters for the high beams.
They look nice but the VLAND headlights look better and for less dollas
I need these headlights! Please send me a pair and I’ll install and review on my custom 2018 F150 lariat!
Why don't you use a battery powered impact to remove all those bolts....also that doesn't have a wire running to the fuse box? I have morimoto and it had a wire that needed ran to the fuse box
I tend to limit my use of power tools to show how many of these jobs can be done in the driveway with simple hand tools. No need to run an additional wire, these lights are completely plug and play with the factory wiring so they use the fuses already in place from Ford.
He mentioned in the video the drl harness is to intensify the drl planks durkng the day. He opted not to hook it up.
@@Carriesaglock that's not what I was referring to
@@rollingprobablecause19 yes it was. The only wire that gets run into the fuse box is the DRL wire. And as I said he opted not to hook it up.
Did you need to use forescan to get the DRL to work?
You don't need forscan to get the drl to work. I recently installed these headlights on my 2020 F150, and you don't need the drl harness either. That being said, I made some forscan modifications that alter the way these headlights work in drl mode. By default, the daytime running lights are the low beams, which will also illuminate the LED halo in white. That's not a look I care for, so I used forscan to change the drl's to "turn signals only". This modification uses the turn signal bulb instead of the low beam for drl use. It will also illuminate the LED halo in amber instead of white, which I think looks much better. It's my understanding that the drl harness only supplies extra intensity for the LED halo during drl use. I chose not to install the drl harness as I'm happy with the current look. If I get bored and ambitious, I may "loose fit" the harness just to see exactly how much extra drl intensity it actually supplies.
@@Sagittarius-88 I've been thinking about doing this same thing. So just to make sure, you didn't hook up the DRL harness? You just hooked up forscan and changed drl's to "turn signals only"? What happens when you turn on the signal? Does the indicator ever turn white?
@@bryanfigueroa5685 No, I did not install the DRL harness that came with the Alpharex headlights. My daytime running lights are set to 'on' via the vehicle settings, and my headlight switch is set to 'auto'. Using FORScan I set the daytime running lights to 'turn signals only'. This was the outcome...in the daytime, you will get no illumination whatsoever with the vehicle in park, whether the vehicle is running or not. Once you shift into gear, the outer halo will then illuminate in amber, and the front turn signal bulbs will also come on steady. Turn signal operation is normal, with the halo remaining amber, and flashing in a sequential pattern. Once it gets dark enough to trigger the headlights, as they're set to auto, things change. The headlights will come on, and the halo will change to white. During turn signal operation at night, the halo will switch to amber, and then switch back to white once the turn signal switch comes back to rest position. Given the fact I never installed the DRL harness, I honestly don't know what it does exactly. I'm thinking it may illuminate the halo with the vehicle in park, but I'm not entirely sure. I'm really not concerned about my DRL'S not coming on while I'm in park. They're on while I'm driving, and I'm fine with that. I'm also extremely picky about what types of things I install on my truck, and I'm not at all a fan of unnecessary wiring harnesses. Just my opinion, but the DRL harness was completely unnecessary, as I was able to get amber DRL'S via FORScan. Hope this info helps.
@@Sagittarius-88 Thanks for the tip with Forscan! I am having issues with the halos not fully working when turning now, only the 2 inner light up(also high beams are aimed at the tree tops).
I’ll be doing this pretty soon to my truck. Just ordered some Alpha Rex Nova headlights for my truck. And I’ll be changing the grill too for a color matched one. That way I’ll do it all in one sitting. 👍🏼
And thanks for the helpful video too 🔥
What grill did you go with
@@case8987 I went with a Lariat grill.
So no wireing needed if we don’t want that feature to dim ? And the drls will still work and everything ?
The DRL’s will not work with the headlights turned off unless you tap the relay into your fusebox.
These headlights are sexy as hell are the led all around?
Lost me at taking off fender flares to install a headlight...
Love it
Thanks Dan we're big fans of the Alpharex lights!
Do y’all sell the parts that come off of the trucks? Looking for a set of the black edition headlights.
They're on the Alpharex website they're called Alpha Black now
So i purchased these headlights and now one of my DRL isnt working. Does anyone know why its not working? I didnt plug in the harness because i didnt need too but now one of my DRL's isnt working. Does anyone know why?
Visit Professional Mike channel. He had the same issue unfortunately sounds like a defective light.
Defective headlight. I'm going through a warranty process right now with Alpharex. I ordered these exact headlights for my 2020 F150, and about one year later, the high beam on the passenger side completely failed. Also had DRL issues as well. So far they've answered all my emails, but it's been a lot of "check this, check that". I've been a repair tech for 20 years. I'm quite educated on checking power and ground circuits. They're aware of this, as well as all of my test results on the passenger side high beam circuit. There's absolutely no faults on the vehicle side. I'm really curious to see how this plays out. Alpharex doesn't have the greatest reputation regarding customer service. There's multiple reports of them flat out ignoring customers regarding warranty claims. Time will tell in my situation. I don't care how good your product is. Your reputation is only as good as your customer service.
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Any updates on this situation? Curious as I’m on the market for some lights, but don’t want to be hung out to dry if something goes wrong
@@15boolah To be honest, the warranty situation couldn't have been handled any better. Alpharex sent me a new headlight assembly with prepaid postage for the return of the defective one, no further questions asked. As far as the daytime running lights in general, if you plan on running them, I highly recommend you use the supplied harness. I was using a Forescan mod for amber drl's but that creates issues with current draw, and the body control module. I'm using the Alphrex drl harness now, and things are working just fine, though my drl's are white now. I have no regrets on the purchase.
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Thank you for the reply! Good to hear they handled the situation correctly! Also, thank you for the info on the DRL’s; that seems to be the biggest issue I’ve been trying to work out before I purchased. There seems to be a lack of info online about that. Forgive me for asking another question, but all that should be needed for the install including the DRL harness is a fuse tap, right?
Are they fading and leaking yet?
What?
Help. I recently installed the alpharex Nova series on my 2018 Ford F-150. Absolutely love them. Fit and finish, and light output is awesome. The only concern I have is no matter what position I have the lights onto the main headlights always stay on except when in park. Even when the headlights is in off mode, the headlights still come on. Is this normal.
If by main headlight you mean the low beam, try going into the vehicle settings in the display on the gauge cluster. Go to lighting and turn off the DRL. Ford uses the low beam light as the oem DRL. When in park it will turn off, but when in any gear it will come on. Hope this works for you!
@@a4SilverBullet I really appreciate the input. I did try this and the DRL setting is not there to change it. The truck original destination was Canada. Canada has a law were the headlights always stay on. I will use forscan to change the settings.
@@tommyh2303 I just completed this install on my 2020 F150. I changed my drl settings to "turn signals only" via forscan. This change will not only illuminate the turn signal bulbs instead of the headlights, but it will also illuminate the outer halo in amber for drl use. I didn't bother with the additional drl harness supplied by Alpharex as I didn't really see the need. I have my headlights set to auto, so once it gets dark enough, the halo LED's automatically switch to white once the headlights come on. Just some food for thought if you're planning on making some forscan changes.
So expensive:(
Literally wasted my time to see what you need to put the harness on but you didn’t 😑😑😑😑
Why can I not get my fender flares to pop back on those clips😅 SOMEBODY HELP