Hey guys, it's Joe from AmericanTrucks and today we're gonna be taking a closer look
at the Black G3 Projector Headlights fitting all '15 to '17 F-150s with factory halogen
headlights.
Now, this is gonna be a great option for any F-150 owner out there looking to upgrade their
halogen headlights to a projector-style headlight that's gonna pack some serious modern styling
with the LEDs and the blackout housing.
So, what do we have going on here with the G3?
Before we talk about the actual lights in here I wanna talk a little bit about build
quality and basically what makes up the styling of this headlight.
Now, underneath of that clear lens we do have a black housing and that's really the best
of both worlds.
The black housing with the clear lens that's gonna give you that smoked look without actually
smoking the lens and cutting into the light output of your headlight and because of that
these are DOT compliant and legal in all 50 states.
If that blackout look isn't in your taste though, the G3 is also available in chrome
if that's more your style.
The G3 is also going to pack a projector lens and basically, that's like a focusing iris
over the light beam.
And it's really gonna narrow down the spread of that beam and aim it exactly where you
need to see, rather than the standard old halogen headlight, which we've all seen before,
it just basically throws light in every direction.
This is definitely gonna be an upgrade in visibility over the old stuff.
Now, projector lights will require new bulbs, you can't use the standard old H11 and 9005
you would find in the old factory headlight.
However, the G3 does have you covered as everything you need is included in the kit.
Both the high beam and low beam bulb, as well as the regular old reflector bulb for the
turn signal right here and this LED up at the top that's just gonna plug right in.
So, there's no bulb swapping, no going out to your local AutoZone to pick up bulbs you
might need, the H3 is going to be a plug and play job right out of the box and we're gonna
show you how that's done in just a second.
Before we move off the topic of that turn signal again, that is going to be one of the
few similar spots where the H3 is pretty much the same as the factory headlight that's going
to use the regular old reflector style bulb but again, that is included in the kit.
And honestly, I don't think it really takes away from the looks too bad with the G3.
Another thing I really like about the G3 is you sort of have this really nice diffused
fiber optic accent light, and then you have the two sets of two strakes right in front
of your high beam and low beam bulb.
And again, that's gonna give you a really really nice modern touch sort of similar to
what the more modern, upgraded F-150 Lariats, Platinums would use with that projector bulb
and the accent light around the side and it's a really really nice look.
It fits the F-150 really well, it looks like it could have come on the struck out of the
factory and that black housing is pretty much going to be a perfect match for the factory
black grille here and again if you have the chrome grill, this is offered in chrome to
match that as well.
But if you are gonna go with the black option one thing I would highly highly recommend
doing while you're in here, take care of the fog lights too, those are a regular old reflector.
So tying those together with a nice blackout LED option would be the icing on the cake
for the G3 and the G3 is even available in a set of taillights if you're looking to tie
the whole truck together.
Pricing and this is gonna be the pair, it's gonna fall in right ram at $520 mark and that's
really not a bad price to pay if you're looking to upgrade your headlights.
Again, these are complete kit, no wiring necessary, all the bulbs you need are included.
Build quality here is bar none.
I think these things look amazing and match our blue F-150 here almost perfectly so it
is a great return on investment, at least in my opinion.
Before we move on to the install here, one thing I do wanna make a quick note on is this
is only intended as a replacement for the regular old halogen headlight housings.
If you have projectors on your truck out of the factory, unfortunately, these are not
gonna work for you but we do have some other options on the website that will.
So, now let's talk about the good stuff, the install, as you guys probably could have gathered,
this is gonna be really, really easy.
Plugs right into the factory harness, one out of three wrenches on our difficulty meter.
At most, I think this will take you an hour to hit both sides with nothing but some basic
hand tools.
Again, no wiring knowledge necessary for these.
So, without any further ado, let me show you what tools you'll need and it's done.
Tools we used for this install are going to include a ratchet or two, trim panel removal
tool, 10 and 7-millimeter sockets and ultimately, to adjust your headlights, you're gonna need
a Phillips head screwdriver.
So, the first step in our headlight removal, we got to take care of this body color bezel
piece headlight trim piece that's right here, this pretty much covers up all the hardware
that actually holds the headlight itself onto the truck.
That's held on with two 7-millimeter bolts in the wheel well and a push pin up here.
So, we're gonna go ahead and get that out of the way and then we can start work on our
headlight.
One thing to note about these two is they're only threaded in the plastic.
So, we're gonna skip the power tools for these and we're gonna go a little bit old school.
Now that we have all of our hardware removed, this trim panel here is just held in with
some body clips so we can go ahead and work that off.
Now, there's another plastic piece we need to remove, this guy right here held on that
body-colored trim piece, it's held on with a bunch of 10-millimeter bolts.
We're gonna get those all out of the way, then we should be able to pull this off as
well.
We're also gonna have to remove these two 10-millimeter bolts on top of the headlight.
Now with all that removed, the headlight should just pretty much fall forward.
And then on the back here we can unplug all the connections.
So we're gonna start up here with the marker light, down here for the main power and then
the turn signal and away we go.
Now, there's no bulbs for us to transfer over, nothing like that.
So, we're just gonna come in with the brand new light, plug it right back in and put this
back together.
Now we're gonna bolt that back down at the top, again, plastic threads here, be gentle.
Now we can go ahead and put this plastic piece back on and we're gonna start the hardware
over on this side first.
And then we can hit the hardware and the front.
And then we can put back on this plastic trim piece.
And I'm just gonna secure this push pin at the top.
And to wrap this side up we're just gonna reinstall those two 7-millimeter screws in
the wheel well.
So, now that we have our driver side headlight completely wrapped up, I figure now would
be the perfect time to stop down and point out some key differences between the factory
headlight which we still have over on the passenger side, obviously, and our new G3
headlight which is over here on the driver side.
Now, the biggest difference between these two, it's gonna come in the looks department,
we're gonna get to that in a second.
Before we do let's talk light output.
Over here you have that very standard reflector style housing, it's gonna throw light in every
which direction that is well and good.
We've been doing that for years on the F-150.
But over here, we have a nice little modern upgrade with that projector bulb, it's really
gonna be able to focus that light using that projector lens which is gonna be a huge upgrade
in visibility over the factory stuff.
Now, there are a couple of other benefits with that as well, with that reflector style
housing over here you get a really chrome look, that's just the nature of how halogen
bulbs work.
Over here, you get to have that black housing which like I said earlier, better matches
with the front grille behind me.
We do get a bulb upgrade as well, over here we have the standard H11 and 9005.
Over here we have H1, H3, high beam, low beam, that's going to be an upgrade as well and
specific for that projector style housing.
We're also upgrading the marker light which is gonna be right here at the top on either
side, that is gonna be LED now rather than that standard halogen bulbs so that is a nice
modern feature too.
That pretty much sums it up as far as the differences go between these two, but there
are definitely some similarities that are worth pointing out.
The turn signal that is gonna stay the exact same, halogen bulb on both of these sets of
headlights.
So, no differences there.
The lens that's gonna be clear on both of these, just like the factory one with our
G3, same shape as well.
So, that is definitely worth pointing out.
Looks like the G3 could have come on the F-150 from the factory.
And at the bottom here, we get to keep that reflector which is a nice little safety touch
as well, definitely worth pointing out.
All right.
So, now that we have all that covered, we're gonna head over to the passenger side and
tie that up the same exact way.
All right.
So, we're going to start with our push pin and then we can remove the two sevens from
the wheel well.
Then we could pull that piece off.
Then we can remove all the 10-millimeter bolts out of the bottom.
You can see we're missing a few here, that's fine.
Then we come over to the side.
And we can pull that piece out.
Then we can undo the two 10s at the top
and then we can pull out the headlight and disconnect it.
And in comes our new piece.
And then we can reinstall our hardware at the top and now would probably be a pretty
good time to test the headlights.
Then we can reinstall this plastic piece on the bottom.
And finally, we could pop back on this bezel piece like so and start the push pin on top,
put that into place.
And last but not least the two sevens in the wheel well.
Now, before we wrap things up here, there's one more thing we need to take care of and
that is the headlight adjustment, especially if you're working with a lifted truck like
ours, you wanna make sure that you don't blind the car in front of you.
There's an adjustment knob on the backside of these headlights, you could turn it with
a Phillips head screwdriver.
But that's gonna do it for me, it's also gonna do it for the Black G3 Projector Headlights
fitting all '15 to '17 F-150s with the factory halogen headlights.
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