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Finally got some better photos of the front-end lighting setup on my Maverick, so I figured I’d put together a full post showing how everything came together.
This setup has been something I’ve been slowly working through with F150LEDs to see what can actually be adapted cleanly to the Maverick platform. Since the Maverick does not have the same lighting support as the bigger Ford trucks, a lot of this has been test fitting, checking mounting points, figuring out wiring, and seeing what can be made to work without making the truck look overdone.
Current front-end lighting setup:
The lower bar actually fits the Maverick front end really well once the positioning is figured out. The main thing I noticed is that bracket sizing matters a lot. For the Maverick lower grille area, the bracket base ideally needs to be around 1.5 inches wide so you can avoid cutting into the lower plastic supports. Keeping the normal bracket height and using the three-hole mounting style worked well, with the middle hole being used for the bar itself.
Once mounted, the bar sits really clean in the lower intake and gives the truck a much more aggressive front-end look without needing a bumper swap or anything extreme. The wiring was definitely the more time-consuming part, mostly because I wanted everything routed cleanly and not just thrown together.
The Spartan MKII hood lights have also been one of my favorite parts of the setup. They add a lot of usable side/front lighting while still looking clean on the hood line. The amber backlighting also ties in really well with the rest of the front-end lighting.
For the roof, I’m running the 42” Paladin MKII bar in Hyper Optic Yellow. I wanted something that matched the amber/yellow theme and helped the truck stand out without looking random. The color works really well with the rest of the lighting, especially at night.
I’m also still playing around with the amber lighting side of the setup. One idea I’ve been messing with is using the amber backlighting more like a chase/signal-style light rather than just a normal accent light. I think that could be a pretty cool direction for the Maverick community since not many people are experimenting with chase-style lighting on these trucks yet.
Overall, I’m really happy with how this front-end setup came out. The Spartan MKII hood lights, 42” Hyper Optic Yellow roof bar, and 20” Paladin MKII lower intake bar all work together better than I expected. It gives the truck a completely different look in person, but still keeps it clean enough that it does not feel like too much.
I’ll keep updating this thread as I get more photos, wiring notes, install details, and video clips together.
Huge thanks to F150LEDs for helping me design and willing to work with me on testing this setup and seeing what can be done for the Maverick platform.
A little clip!
This setup has been something I’ve been slowly working through with F150LEDs to see what can actually be adapted cleanly to the Maverick platform. Since the Maverick does not have the same lighting support as the bigger Ford trucks, a lot of this has been test fitting, checking mounting points, figuring out wiring, and seeing what can be made to work without making the truck look overdone.
Current front-end lighting setup:
- F150LEDs Spartan MKII Hood Light Kit
https://www.f150leds.com/products/2022-ford-maverick-cree-led-hood-mounted-spartan-kit - F150LEDs 42” Paladin MKII Light Bar in Hyper Optic Yellow
https://www.f150leds.com/products/2024-f150-paladin-180w-curved-cree-xte-led-bumper-bar-copy - F150LEDs 20” Paladin Lower Intake Light Bar
https://www.f150leds.com/products/2022-maverick-20-paladin-90w-curved-lower-intake-led-bar
The lower bar actually fits the Maverick front end really well once the positioning is figured out. The main thing I noticed is that bracket sizing matters a lot. For the Maverick lower grille area, the bracket base ideally needs to be around 1.5 inches wide so you can avoid cutting into the lower plastic supports. Keeping the normal bracket height and using the three-hole mounting style worked well, with the middle hole being used for the bar itself.
Once mounted, the bar sits really clean in the lower intake and gives the truck a much more aggressive front-end look without needing a bumper swap or anything extreme. The wiring was definitely the more time-consuming part, mostly because I wanted everything routed cleanly and not just thrown together.
The Spartan MKII hood lights have also been one of my favorite parts of the setup. They add a lot of usable side/front lighting while still looking clean on the hood line. The amber backlighting also ties in really well with the rest of the front-end lighting.
For the roof, I’m running the 42” Paladin MKII bar in Hyper Optic Yellow. I wanted something that matched the amber/yellow theme and helped the truck stand out without looking random. The color works really well with the rest of the lighting, especially at night.
I’m also still playing around with the amber lighting side of the setup. One idea I’ve been messing with is using the amber backlighting more like a chase/signal-style light rather than just a normal accent light. I think that could be a pretty cool direction for the Maverick community since not many people are experimenting with chase-style lighting on these trucks yet.
Overall, I’m really happy with how this front-end setup came out. The Spartan MKII hood lights, 42” Hyper Optic Yellow roof bar, and 20” Paladin MKII lower intake bar all work together better than I expected. It gives the truck a completely different look in person, but still keeps it clean enough that it does not feel like too much.
I’ll keep updating this thread as I get more photos, wiring notes, install details, and video clips together.
Huge thanks to F150LEDs for helping me design and willing to work with me on testing this setup and seeing what can be done for the Maverick platform.
A little clip!
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