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LED Fog lights. PICS ADDED
Thinking about adding more light to my 2009 F150. Have any of you made this upgrade? Did you replace the stock fog lights or add lights? Before all
the road advice comes I am not planning to drive at night but want to be ready for anything.
[Edited on 6-29-2017 by acadist]
[Edited on 7-17-2017 by acadist]
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Quote: Originally posted by acadist  | Thinking about adding more light to my 2009 F150. Have any of you made this upgrade? Did you replace the stock fog lights or add lights? Before all
the road advice comes I am not planning to drive at night but want to be ready for anything.
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Ready for anything? Ready for what?
Stock lights have always suited me fine for being ready for driving at night, on pavement or off, ready for anything, so to speak. I have
occasionally kept a hand-spot light in the vehicle for supplemental light.
At night, on and off pavement, I don't drive fast enough to need additional lighting.
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I have Baja Design LEDs and love them. They are a and are very helpful in figuring out what is best for you. I added lights and kept the stock fog.
They are not cheap, I prefer over Rigid LED's
https://www.bajadesigns.com/
I drive at night sometimes and they are very handy to have.
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I put a 20" LED light bar on both of my trucks that I use in Baja. They are great for rural areas. They have floodlight LED's on each end and spot
LED's in the middle. Run cool, are plenty bright to pick up people or cows on the roadway. A great safety item
Also added small LED's on the rear bumper, way better than standard back up lights
Am thinking of ditching my incandescent fog lights for LED's......maybe this winter
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I swapped out the virtually-useless fog lights for some LEDS from Rigid Industries - they throw a ton of DOT-unfriendly light. These have a flood pattern. Like all things Rigid, these were a little spendy.
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Thanks for the input, it is the kind of information I am looking for
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Jim, got a link for the Rigid fog LED conversion. Was yours originally the H10s (as my 2010 Tacoma has)?
Here is a brand being mentioned on Tacoma World, on sale now... they have LED, HID, and Halogen bulbs:
http://www.xenondepot.com/H10-automotive-bulbs-s/1046.htm
The thread on Tacoma World forums: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/led-headlight-and-fog-li...
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| Quote: Originally posted by acadist | Thinking about adding more light to my 2009 F150. Have any of you made this upgrade? Did you replace the stock fog lights or add lights? Before all
the road advice comes I am not planning to drive at night but want to be ready for anything.
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For your truck, all bulbs: http://www.xenondepot.com/2009-f-150-hid-headlight-kit-bulbs...
Just the front fogs: http://www.xenondepot.com/9140-automotive-bulbs-s/1033.htm
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Dave, do it right and get a bar to mount a LED bar and a couple of KCs. Driving at night isn't so scary with this setup.
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The LEDs light up your right now and the KCs can be aimed to scatter light across the center line as well as the shoulder up to 50-75 yards down
range, double what your hibeams do.
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| Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks | I swapped out the virtually-useless fog lights for some LEDS from Rigid Industries - they throw a ton of DOT-unfriendly light. These have a flood pattern. Like all things Rigid, these were a little spendy.
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That top picture looks like it should be used in a Toyota ad. Great picture.
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I was thinking of a light bar in the grill but my grill will not allow it without major modification. I was thinking of adding the fog lights along
with this setup, http://www.americanmuscle.com/delta-d-bra-led-driving-light-...
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I got a 55 inch LED light bar from Amazon for about $60 a couple of years ago. I also got the small spot and flood lights, 4 for $40 or so, and
mounted on two motorcycles. All were cheap, but have worked flawlessly. Look around, there are plenty of options that have received 4 or 5 stars.
Given the positive experience I have had, I have a hard time justifying paying a lot for brand name LEDs.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I decided to go with the Baja Designs 4 light clusters that replace the fog lights. Each cluster is 20 watts compared
to the replacement bulbs that are 3-5 watts. The clusters have 2 spots and 2 wide angle LEDs. Customer service was great! I had trouble ordering
online so called old school, they gave me the 4th discount ( free shipping ) and an additional 10% off. Pictures will be coming!
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Great... the Baja Designs factory is just down the road from me. Ask for Bailey if you need anything.
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That's who helped me!
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Jim, got a link for the Rigid fog LED conversion. Was yours originally the H10s (as my 2010 Tacoma has)? |
Sorry DK, no idea. Whatever my truck came with (which was close to ineffective).
Thanks! That was in a canyon south of Whitney Portal. The second photo was taken in January on the Red Cloud Mine Road (50 miles east of Indio).
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Absolutely upgrade all your lights. Just keep the primary lights stock and aimed correctly or you will drive all drivers in Baja crazy. In my case I
have all my offroad lights wired to relays that are triggered with my high beams. That way I can quickly turn them off whenever I have approaching
traffic. No way would I drive at night without them. A true life saver. I see everything on the road well in advance so I can slow or avoid.
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