Justin: The Morimoto XB LED headlights that we have here today will be a premium
level headlight option for all '09 to '14 F-150 owners out there who are looking to
drastically modernize the front end of your rig. Now, these DOT-approved lights will be
loaded with features such as LED projectors, bright white DRLs, and selectable switchback
turn signals all for right around 1300 bucks. Install, at least according to the site gang is
gonna get a two out of three wrench rating here and that's mainly due to the process
of removing the lights and installing a new set. But give yourself, I'd say, at
least an hour or so from start to finish, and you should be good to go. Now full disclosure, gang,
the Morimoto XB's are going to be the Rolls-Royce if you will of after-market headlight upgrades
and sure the price is certainly going to reflect that. These are not entry-level options. However,
what do you say we talk about what you are getting for the money? And on the surface, you're getting
one of the highest quality aftermarket options that I have personally seen and handled here at
AmericanTrucks, and trust me, I've seen a lot. Now, this does include your piano black plastic
housing with built-in aluminum heat sinks topped off with an impact-proof polycarbonate lens, and
that lens does have a UV coating baked in to help prevent any fading or yellowing over the years.
Now, all together, the housing and lens are sealed well enough to achieve a waterproof rating of an
IP67 which is something you don't always see in the world of headlights. Light bars, auxiliary
lighting, sure that's something they do often but with headlights, they don't often put them through
a waterproof testing. So, that's just how good these things are sealed up.
And IP67 is pretty much the standard in the aftermarket lighting category. But inside the
black housing and that lens we just talked about, that's where all the magic happens. So,
what do you say we start breaking down the curia [SP] optic projectors which allow for equal parts
illumination and appearance? Right? They just look awesome. Most importantly, though, performance is
going to be night and day, pun intended, compared to the weak factory halogens thanks to the Osram
Ostar white LED projectors. Again, pumping out over 2600 lumens at a 5000k color temperature.
Now, aside from the upgrade and performance, we have to go back to the looks because, again,
I think this package looks just as good off as they do when they're fully powered up, and that's
certainly gonna help bring some better appearance, if you will, to the front end of your truck.
But the standard lighting is really only a fraction of the total package here, guys, as you
are also getting those bright white LED running lights that are done, I think, in a very similar
manner to the more modern Raptor headlights out there and some of your newer higher-end LED Ford
headlights. But on top of that, guys, these are just gonna pack a sequential switchback
turn signal functionality. Yes, you heard me correctly. It is a mouthful but basically, that's
gonna give you switchback lighting, turning those white DRLs from white to amber but also doing so
in a sequential pattern and that's something that you're really not gonna see with a lot of
aftermarket headlights. Certainly is gonna help separate these from some of your other options.
On top of that guys, Morimoto does back each set with their limited five-year warranty
just in case you're running into any issues. But maybe one of the best parts about the
Mori headlights, in general, will be the fact that they will be completely plug-and play.
There's really no modification needed. Everything's gonna bolt into the factory
location without issue. And to give you a better idea of just how things are gonna go down on your
truck at home, feel free to check out our detailed walk-through and tool breakdown right now.
Man: The tools used for this install are, a ratchet, needle-nose pliers,
and a 10-millimeter socket. So, for this install, we are gonna have to pull our headlights out.
There's only a few simple hand tools that you'll need to get this job done and I'll
walk you through the whole process to show you how to get it installed. So, let's get started.
With the hood open, you can see the two top bolts here on top of the headlight. There's
also one along the side. You'll just need your 10-millimeter socket on a ratchet to remove those.
Like I mentioned, there's another 10-millimeter bolt here along the
side. Just take your 10-mm socket once again and pull that out.
Now that you have your hardware pulled out of the headlight,
you can remove the headlight from the vehicle.
With your headlight pulled out, you can start unplugging your light bulb sockets from the back.
And once you have them all unplugged, you can set your headlight aside. This kit provides you with a
fuse tap wire harness that needs to be installed into your fuse box, so if you just locate that
here at the front of the engine bay at the very top and open that up, we're gonna be removing fuse
number 77 which is this 10 amp fuse right here. I'll use my needle-nose pliers to pull that out.
Once I have that pulled, I can install the provided fuse tap into place.
And then I can run this wire harness to each side for my headlights.
Now you can close up your fuse box.
And I have my wires run across the top here along this existing wire loom to each side of the
headlights. Now that we have our wire harness run from the fuse box, we can start making all of the
connections for our lights and all you're gonna do is match up your connectors and plug them in.
Once all your connections are made,
you can begin installing your headlight with the factory hardware.
Now using the factory 10-millimeter screws, and once again, my 10-millimeter socket,
I'll install the hardware that secures the headlight to the vehicle.
So,
once you have one side installed and functioning properly,
you can repeat the same exact process on the other side of the vehicle.
And that's gonna wrap up this review and install of the Morimoto XB
LED headlights with Black Housings and Clear Lenses, fitting your 2009 to 2014
F-150. Thanks for watching. And for all things F-150, keep it right here at americantrucks.com.