Justin: If you're the owner of a 2007 to 2014 F150 and you're looking for more output out of
your fog light area, well, then the Morimoto XBs that we have here today will certainly be worth
your consideration. Now, this pair of DOT and SAE-legal LED fog lights will pack a whopping
2,400 lumens total at a 5500k color temperature, which is gonna be that nice,
bright white and sure to increase your nighttime visibility or your poor weather visibility.
Price point for the plug and play pair will land right in that mid $200 range, and the no-nonsense
plug-and-play install will get a solid one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter and at
least 30 minutes or so to complete from start to finish, as we'll show you guys in a little bit.
But jumping right into the XBs, guys, and what you're gonna be looking at here is a factory
replacement that is packing not only a bunch more firepower as far as your lighting output
is concerned, but also a very cool dark-smoked appearance, thanks to the combination of the
black housing working together with that clear polycarbonate lens. And that's gonna really vibe
well with any aftermarket headlights you might have installed on the front end of your truck.
Now, the extra lighting firepower comes in the form of the three Philips LUXEON T LEDs per light,
which will pump out over 1,200 lumens per side. And that's, of course, gonna make for
a grand total of 2,400 lumens total. Now, these particular LEDs do feature that 5500k color temp,
which is primarily gonna be a bright white light, maybe the smallest hint of blue.
And that should play nicely with trucks out there equipped with factory HIDs,
or again, going back to the aftermarket headlights, a lot of which do pack
a more modern LED, which is going to illuminate at a very similar color temperature, 5500,
6000k, somewhere in that range. And again, expect the Morimoto's here to play nicely with those.
Now, the LEDs themselves are sealed in that housing like we talked about earlier,
but tight enough to get an IP67 waterproof rating. Pretty stout,
overall, and I would say pretty much the standard in the auxiliary lighting world. But I do briefly
wanna go back to the construction or build here of the Morimoto's because I feel like
it's one of the strong points when going with a quality option like a Morimoto, for instance.
The polycarbonate lens does have a UV coating baked in to prevent any fading or yellowing,
and it does feel pretty strong to help protect against any rock chips or scratches off-road.
We did mention the housing briefly, but I also wanna mention the fact that you are getting an
aluminum heat sink back here on the housing, that's gonna be very nice. And again, it's just
a subtle upgrade from maybe some of the more budget-friendly options you might also encounter
here in the aftermarket. But now we wanna touch on the installation as promised earlier. Again, guys,
it does come with a factory-style connection that you will need to install prior to the
install. But once you get that in place, it's just simply removing the stock fog lights
and installing the Morimoto XBs in reverse order. And to give you a better idea of what
that will look like, feel free to check out our detailed walkthrough and tool breakdown right now.
Man: Tools for this install, a Phillips head screwdriver, a small extension,
8-millimeter socket, and a ratchet.
Hey, guys. Again, this is gonna be a very simple install. First,
I'm gonna show you how to get your stock ones uninstalled so we can place our new ones in.
Now, on the backside of your fog light, there are three bolts holding them in, one at the bottom
and two up top. Grab your 8-millimeter socket and undo those bolts so we can release our fog light.
Now, the two up top are a little bit hard to see. Still using that 8-millimeter socket,
go ahead and get them undone as well. I'll do my best to show you on camera.
Now, once you have your bracket undone, unplug your fog light harness and pull
the bracket on down. Now that we have our fog light bracket removed,
we are going to be reusing it, so we do need to remove the fog light from it.
At this time, grab your Phillips head screwdriver and undo the screw located on the backside.
Once the screw is removed, pull up on the tab on the side of the bracket to release your fog light.
Push on the back of the fog light.
Now we can place our new fog light into our bracket.
And push down to lock it into the tabs on the side. And with our new
hardware provided by Morimoto, we can bolt everything down using the same screwdriver.
And now to get our bracket back in, just repeat those steps in reverse.
And with your 8-millimeter socket, tighten down those bolts.
And plug in your harness. And repeat those steps on the other side.
And that's gonna wrap it up for our review and install
for the more Morimoto XB LED Projector Headlights, fitting your '07 to '14 F150,
excluding the Raptor. For more videos just like this, keep it right here at americantrucks.com.