F-150 Lightning LED Ford Emblem Swap. Step by Step Installation DIY Video.

[Gerstein1989]

That made no sense to me, and when asked in the comments to the video, he states it's because those wires "provide no power". Very confusing.

I ordered the harness and emblem so I’m gonna plug it in first before I do anything. Maybe his harness was just defective. I’ll post here to let you guys know what happens. But either way I think the wires will have to be extended because the harness was originally designed for an ice f-150.

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[NeuroDawg]

I ordered the harness and emblem so I’m gonna plug it in first before I do anything. Maybe his harness was just defective. I’ll post here to let you guys know what happens. But either way I think the wires will have to be extended because the harness was originally designed for an ice f-150.

It will definitely need to be extended. My understanding is it plugs into the right headlight. You'll need to extend it back to the fuse box and then up into the frunk lid running forward to the grill. In the Q&A on the Putco site, they say the emblem comes on with the DRLs. That's also odd to me, because then the emblem would go off when the headlights come on and the DRLs go off.

Looking forward to your testing.

 

[NeuroDawg]

Aftermarket is 6500K and I believe Fords is 4000K

FYI, 6500K and 4000K are measures of the temperature of the light (i.e. the color), and not brightness. They both appear to be 6500K in the videos I've seen, as that temperature is considered to be "cool white", while 4000K is warmer (i.e. more yellow), like an incandescent bulb.

 

[Gerstein1989]

It will definitely need to be extended. My understanding is it plugs into the right headlight. You'll need to extend it back to the fuse box and then up into the frunk lid running forward to the grill. In the Q&A on the Putco site, they say the emblem comes on with the DRLs. That's also odd to me, because then the emblem would go off when the headlights come on and the DRLs go off.

Looking forward to your testing.

so with the harness you don’t need to go to the fuse box. Also I think it works on either headlight. My plan is to plug it into the drivers side headlight. There is a rubber housing on that side that goes from the frunk to the hood so I might be able to fish my wires through that for a cleaner install. I will post back here with results. I’ll take pictures as well. Everything is coming this week so most likely I’ll get it installed this weekend.

 

[NeuroDawg]

so with the harness you don’t need to go to the fuse box. Also I think it works on either headlight. My plan is to plug it into the drivers side headlight. There is a rubber housing on that side that goes from the frunk to the hood so I might be able to fish my wires through that for a cleaner install. I will post back here with results. I’ll take pictures as well. Everything is coming this week so most likely I’ll get it installed this weekend.

Yes. I meant back near the fuse box, just to get it up into the frunk lid. Now, I did see a Q&A on the Putco site that said it has to be plugged into the driver's side headlight. I wish Putco would publish their installation sheets for these things so they could be reviewed prior to order.

 

[Gerstein1989]

Yes. I meant back near the fuse box, just to get it up into the frunk lid. Now, I did see a Q&A on the Putco site that said it has to be plugged into the driver's side headlight. I wish Putco would publish their installation sheets for these things so they could be reviewed prior to order.

ya they aren’t good like that. Plus when you call and ask questions they don’t even know. They told be the harness wouldn’t work, saying the lightning uses a different headlight harness lol. Also they don’t ever plan on coming out with a harness for our trucks as they say it’s not worth it for them to make it.

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