Headlights

[Montauk]

I’m 56, in good health with good vision. I could definitely have issues resolving a carbonized grey, silver, brown, or dark blue compact truck from a distance in some situations.

These days people regard signal lights, traffic lights, stop signs and speed limits as optional. DRL’s are typically lower brightness than night time normal headlights. They’re a safety feature that increases the vehicle’s visibility with zero downsides and required in most jurisdictions for a reason (not because the headlight bulb industry lobbied heavily for the law back in the 90’s, lol).

I’d rather not stack the deck against myself any more than it already is when it comes to driving on public streets, so I won’t go through the process to disable my DRL or no-seatbelt chime.

Just my opinion.

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[Tailender]

My menu looks a little different than yours.

On your second image the line that says vehicle. Check in that menu.

 

[K5Blazer]

The headlights are LED so unless you spend several hours a day every day driving they will probably outlast the truck.

And “The transmission fluid never needs changed”, “Such and such is good for the life of the car”, blah, blah, blah.

I’ve heard too many claims and seen too many failures in my lifetime.

The led bulbs in these have never been tested long enough to prove the claims. I seriously doubt Ford even used a quality bulb like Cree in them, probably some Chinese junk.

I started using led bulbs in my home over ten years ago, several died after a few years. I don’t believe the longevity claims of led bulbs enough to trust not having to pay over a thousand dollars for a replacement in a few years.

As far as the “safety” issue goes;

Accidents are far above what they were before DRL’s became the thing. Insurance reports prove this.

How in the world did people ever avoid hitting each other before DRL’s? There shouldn’t be a single vehicle left from 1940-1999, after all, according to some of you, nobody could see each other!

How do those vehicles survive the streets today?
This is horrifying!

A few decades ago, it was illegal to drive during the day with only your parking lights on in many states. The government told us it was dangerous because “It negatively effected depth perception of other drivers”.
Now, not so much.

Inattentive driving is the problem, not the lack of DRL’s.

 

[Tailender]

So if you drive a vehicle and you're looking for the lights ahead of you, do you not see animals, fallen trees on the road, or worse, a kid chasing a ball into the road? If you can't see well, SLOW DOWN! We are all responsible for our own vehicle and it's control. Drive defensively and anticipate there will be a problem in a place you can't see well. (You can't tell I've been a CDL driver for over 30 years can you? And some of us do care how we drive and watch out for you.)

 

[Derwood]

All goo

And “The transmission fluid never needs changed”, “Such and such is good for the life of the car”, blah, blah, blah.

I’ve heard too many claims and seen too many failures in my lifetime.

The led bulbs in these have never been tested long enough to prove the claims. I seriously doubt Ford even used a quality bulb like Cree in them, probably some Chinese junk.

I started using led bulbs in my home over ten years ago, several died after a few years. I don’t believe the longevity claims of led bulbs enough to trust not having to pay over a thousand dollars for a replacement in a few years.

As far as the “safety” issue goes;

Accidents are far above what they were before DRL’s became the thing. Insurance reports prove this.

How in the world did people ever avoid hitting each other before DRL’s? There shouldn’t be a single vehicle left from 1940-1999, after all, according to some of you, nobody could see them!

How do those vehicles survive the streets today?
This is horrifying!

A few decades ago, it was illegal to drive during the day with only your parking lights on in many states. The government told us it was dangerous because “It negatively effected depth perception of other drivers”.
Now, not so much.

Inattentive driving is the problem, not the lack of DRL’s.

All good points. I myself would prefer to have halogen lamps because it's an easy $10 change when they die. I don't rack up many km/miles per year but if I DID I'd definitely consider turning off the daytime headlights.

 

[K5Blazer]

All goo

All good points. I myself would prefer to have halogen lamps because it's an easy $10 change when they die. I don't rack up many km/miles per year but if I DID I'd definitely consider turning off the daytime headlights.

Or at least letting us change out the led bulbs instead of the whole friggin unit.

 

[Skyline]

You realize that these are LED bulbs, right? They have a projected life of 30-50,000 hours of running time. They may burn out in about 100 years or so.

Agreed... Take a Maverick for example, that has 100K miles on it with an overall average speed of 20 mph. The LED lights is on for 5,000 hours; the startup, traffic stop, etc., are included in the low average speed. Go with higher average speed, for example 40 mph, the LED light is on for 2,500. Yeah, burnout light is not an excuse for the DRL....

 

[Derwood]

Yeah

Or at least letting us change out the led bulbs instead of the whole friggin unit.
Yes, that's exactly my thinking. Don't want to know what the whole shebang would cost to replace. Lol

 

[bighap]

I've seen plenty of LEDs fail much sooner than their advertised life. I'm still going to keep DRL on but I will be buying an ESP from Flood online. $1200 for a headlamp is insane.

 

[FordDiehard]

On your second image the line that says vehicle. Check in that menu.

I did, should be in the last pic. The only options under Vehicle are Remote Start and Wipers.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

I’m 56, in good health with good vision. I could definitely have issues resolving a carbonized grey, silver, brown, or dark blue compact truck from a distance in some situations.

These days people regard signal lights, traffic lights, stop signs and speed limits as optional. DRL’s are typically lower brightness than night time normal headlights. They’re a safety feature that increases the vehicle’s visibility with zero downsides and required in most jurisdictions for a reason (not because the headlight bulb industry lobbied heavily for the law back in the 90’s, lol).

I’d rather not stack the deck against myself any more than it already is when it comes to driving on public streets, so I won’t go through the process to disable my DRL or no-seatbelt chime.

Just my opinion.

A large portion of population with otherwise perfect vision have difficulty seeing certain colors. Unfortunately the trend for the soft paint colors no matter what color also contributes to all colors being harder to see. The DRL highly visible contrast perhaps should be considered a Defensive Driving by all.

 

[wb5oxq]

I believe the OWNERS MANUAL states that the truck reverts back to automatic headlights every time it’s started.

Correct it does.

 

[Johnny “Ray” Thigpen]

Two reasons primarily, the more they are on the sooner they will burn out and need replacing. I also don't need headlights coming at me to see an approaching vehicle in broad daylight.

Your DRL’s are not about you seeing, it is about a half blind person seeing you.

 

[wb5oxq]

A large portion of population with otherwise perfect vision have difficulty seeing certain colors. Unfortunately the trend for the soft paint colors no matter what color also contributes to all colors being harder to see. The DRL highly visible contrast perhaps should be considered a Defensive Driving by all.

I like my hot pepper red Maverick a lot. It should be easier to see.

 

[Grabber Rick]

Two reasons primarily, the more they are on the sooner they will burn out and need replacing. I also don't need headlights coming at me to see an approaching vehicle in broad daylight.

I notice some people have their high beams on during the day. It is bright especially if they are led. It still is hard on the eyes.

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