I've been thinking about putting some 6k HIDs in to replace my yellow headlights. My friend told me aftermarked HIDs on a pickup truck are illegal? I was wondering if there was any truth to this, or if its something to be worried about. Also i was curious as to how hard of a job this is to do to a truck, im not as mechanically inclined as i wish i was.

well yes. any HID's in a vehicle that did not come stock with them, are technically illegal. but few get in trouble for it.

what year F250 do you have? there are better options out there if your worried bout getting in trouble because of them.

Tlee2552 said:

I've been thinking about putting some 6k HIDs in to replace my yellow headlights. My friend told me aftermarked HIDs on a pickup truck are illegal? I was wondering if there was any truth to this, or if its something to be worried about. Also i was curious as to how hard of a job this is to do to a truck, im not as mechanically inclined as i wish i was.

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In Missouri, as long as the lamps are primarily white in color, go for it. I have however, replaced a lot of headlamp assemblies because of the aftermarket bulbs getting too hot, melting the assembly.

I hate those things coming at me. Almost hit some one head on that had them one morning heading out to go hunting.
I should have shot them instead of the deer.

well the 6k and 8k's are fine, they are white, but the 10k and 12k are where you start getting the blues and purples and those are horribly bad to look at while drivin..

I have a 2000 F250, Yea i have planned on the 6k im not going after the blue or purple look. Im just looking for something a little clearer than the stock ones.

well yeah, then go with the 6k. they are very bright, you need to get a conversion kit with ballasts and everything.

I've tried to read up on it, but when i pop the hood (and maybe i'm just ill prepared) but it looks almost impossible to get my current bulbs out to run the conversion kit's wires.

nflfreak43 said:

well the 6k and 8k's are fine, they are white, but the 10k and 12k are where you start getting the blues and purples and those are horribly bad to look at while drivin..

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I've also noticed the traffic signals that have changed to LCD's will blind you or dilate the pupils
to where you can't see the road on the other side. ( in a pitch black situation)

Tlee2552 said:

I've tried to read up on it, but when i pop the hood (and maybe i'm just ill prepared) but it looks almost impossible to get my current bulbs out to run the conversion kit's wires.

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and this is where i step out cause i dont know how hard it is on a Superduty.

haha well thanks for the help man, i know more than i did 10 minutes ago.

m78 said:

I've also noticed the traffic signals that have changed to LCD's will blind you or dilate the pupils
to where you can't see the road on the other side. ( in a pitch black situation)

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the ones around here have converted to where the red actually flashes for 3 seconds, goes calm solid red for 3 and so on.... that way it catches your attention that its red.... and the ones around here are LED's.

HIDs are great, I have 'em in my truck. Many people complain about them, but you have to be smart about them. Remember that you will probably need to aim your headlights down a bit. Running projectors for the HIDs helps quite a bit, as it reduces the annoying glare that HIDs can give off.

I have no clue how they are installed on a Super Duty, but HIDs kits are all the same. Ballast, wiring to the ballast (some are fully plug n play - which is AWESOME and doesn't require running wires up to the battery), and then you have a harness that goes to the bulb. 2 quick disconnect type wires to the bulb. pretty easy, and I assume that you have plenty of room behind the headlights to mount your ballasts.

As long as you stick with around 6k, you're good. I had some in my last ride that I got no beef for.

You could do what I did. It's legal and it boosted my headlight output a lot, and your headlight switch will last longer too!

http://www.fordtruckfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9872

Thanks for the help everyone! ill post about the final outcome!

easiest way to do it is take the head light assembly completely out of the truck to make it easier to run the wires