FOCUS ST HEADLIGHTS GUIDE and aftermarket options- Best Headlights and tips for taking care of them
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AFTERMARKET HEADLIGHT OPTIONS FOR FORD FOCUS - Best Headlights and tips for taking care of them tips. In this video I go over every aftermarket headlight option I’ve had on my Ford Focus! I go over which Is the best, Cheapest, as well as give my opinion on what I would do If I had to do it over again.
Link to VLAND headlights vlandfactory.com/products/vla...
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The bulbs I use are Oxilam H7 LEDs 6500k
@tonyst7942
2 жыл бұрын
i’m a little late on this video but i just got these headlights and i’m needing some new bulbs. How good is the light output with these bulbs because the lights that are on them now have really bad output. And also do they directly fit these vland headlights? thanks!
@orlandomendoza8915
2 жыл бұрын
So how do you switch from low to high beam with one bulbs?
@23killquick
Жыл бұрын
@Orlando Mendoza if their led its just more power. HALO bulbs use 2 filaments sometimes or they use 2 bulbs. I have HIDs that are brighter then the highbeams so that that doesn't matter to me.
was looking at vland headlights last night on amazon!! thanks for the heads up
I just got a st and I might go with these lights
Awesome video, thanks brother!
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support!
Nice vid brotha. Subscribed.
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
i just bought the same exact ones but i can’t figure out how to wire the dual beams did you end up using a ballast?
I had the strangest thing affecting my: Rear passenger parking light wouldn't come on but the brake light (same bulb) would. I ran a diagnostic using FORscan which said there was a ground fault on the same bulb. I tried everything I couls think of: Changing bulbs, changing fixture, giving up ... then I took off my headlight housing and found water inside the connector. Removed the headlight fixture and the rear passenger bulb comes back on! Now the DRL LED strip on the right headlight fixture is dead and given the dullness and peeling on the nearly ten year old fixtures, I'm getting VLAND fixtures. They're cheap enough that if they only last two years, I can get another one without being too annoyed. Now that I've sone the engine swap, big turbo, EWG, and four port aux fuel I'm ready for modding season again and now it's getting down to the aesthetic BS. 😂❤
Hey how do your demon eyes on your vlands work? I got them on my lancer and they are only visible with car off and parking lights on. I thought they work with drl
Great video man but I’m wondering how the fitment was on these and did you have to drill any holes or was it perfect fit??
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Personally I had no issues with fitment on any headlights for some reason
How you get rid of headlight malfunction error in speedometer? Do I need to disable afs to remove the error? LED headlight working fine.
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve never encountered that issue personally… I would recommend trying to get into contact with the company
Retrofits are the way to go 💯 hit up circuit demon. They have done plenty of headlights for the focus st/rs and they last forever. I've had mine for 3 years and zero problems
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@theradiantchild
Жыл бұрын
I don't see the focus st on their website
@dailyphotography
Жыл бұрын
If you don't see them on there, then send them an email or phone call. They can build you a custom set of headlights per request. Just tell them what your looking for or ask for there opinion on design options. They've done many focus st headlights
What about the OEMassive headlights?
Are you able to link what head light bulbs your purchased along with the ballast if your using one? You said you have led ones and I can’t find any that fit mine but I want led. Thank you very much
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
I use Oxilam H7 LEDs 6500k
Great video! Planning to get the Vland headlights. Do these work with default headlamp levellers?
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Yes they do
What trim are you ? I’m st3 and would love to upgrade my headlights but can’t seem to find a pair that would work with factory bi xenon lights
@rileypaynestewart
10 ай бұрын
I’m ST1
hello, just want to ask is the low beam and high beam comes in the same bulb? just wondering where is the high beam
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Yep same bulb! Idk exactly how it works haha
Greeting from brazil! Was just about to buy the "auto dynasty" model from a local former owner for cheap price than the vland ones. thinking about something you said in the video, is this vland model really different between the ones selling in the official site and the ones selling on amazon/aliexpress(china site)? The Vland itself it´s a company from china as I google it. I bet it´s the same factory that produces the headlights. In my country it costs like 3000 bucks, so you save me one. If you have any issues with theese please releated it here. Thanks. Btw got the turn signals on my car and they look sick, go for it
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment! I’m not 100% sure about the aliexpress but I’ve heard that that’s the way they do it. I bought the autodynasty from Amazon and VLAND from the official site and I can tell a difference for sure but they are different lights so maybe vland is just better quality. Like I said in the video, I would recommend retrofitting to the stock headlight housing. You can do it for about $1000 USD and you’ll get reliable headlights with a warranty. Yeah it’s more expensive up front but In the end you could save money. Plus that way it’ll be totally custom!
Hey man! Just got my headlights in and I bought the Oxilam H7 LEDs 6500k, same ones as you did. I'm having a little trouble, how did you fit your bulbs in the headlight? Was there any shaving involved or did you just pop them right in? They won't fit at all :/
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
They just fit right in for me. It wasn’t the easiest thing in the world though. You have to like rotate the green thing and make it fit perfectly. Honestly I think one of my lights isn’t even clicked in properly but I just put it in and it works
The link you provided for the lights is that the official site? I see a bunch on a google search even one that looks just like it but with a different URL.
@rileypaynestewart
10 ай бұрын
I believe that’s the official site. There are tons of fakes
Hey odd question would the red eye on the vlands be illegal because I really like the look just don’t know if it would get me in trouble
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing but I’ve never had a problem. Somebody told me it’s only illegal if you’re using red and blue lights at the same time but I’m not entirely sure. If you look on their website it says it’s legal though apparently!
@jonahisaacson4380
2 жыл бұрын
@@rileypaynestewart I appreciate the quick response. Sweet video man
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
@@jonahisaacson4380 thank you bro! More coming soon🤘🏻
Does vlad fit for a 2013 I know it say 2015 but I wonder if they are close
@rileypaynestewart
Жыл бұрын
I believe they are completely different, there are actually some really cool options for the 2013 though that I’ve seen
On the vland website it says that they are for 2015-2017 Focus's. Do you know if they would work on a 2018 Focus ST?
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they will work on 2018s as well. Idk why it says that
@excessiveiq1048
Жыл бұрын
Would they work on a 2013 ?
Hey man did you have problems making the demon eye work? My day running lights work but the demon eye doesn’t
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
I think I remember that happening, there was like an adapter piece that came with mine that you had to run through or something like that. Did you see if anything else came in the box that you didn’t recognize?
How long have you had the Vlands? Also any issues with bulb errors running the LEDs?
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
No issues with bulbs yet, I’ve had them for about 3 months now
@dexmondeth959
2 жыл бұрын
Please keep update after 6 month, bro. Keen to know the reliability compare to the other one.
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
@@dexmondeth959 I will!
Hi, does high beam work too ornjust the low?
@rileypaynestewart
10 ай бұрын
High beam works great!
Hi, wondering if the VLANDS are still running strong? one of my headlights has a hole in and letting in moisture and need a new pair, mine are halogen or id be getting some Xenons
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
To my surprise I have not had a single issue with the VLANDS!
@kaijenkinson6442
2 жыл бұрын
@@rileypaynestewart do you have a ST-2? just as worried these wont work with my halogen headlights i have atm
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
@@kaijenkinson6442 st1
@kaijenkinson6442
2 жыл бұрын
Any reason you didn’t go for the d2h bulbs? Why go for the h7 leds, cheers
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
@@kaijenkinson6442 they were honestly sent to me for free by a company, that’s the only reason.
Did the dual led low and high beam bulb come with it or are you using the stock bulb?
@KT-M
2 жыл бұрын
Also do you have any issues with water getting in the housing?
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
I bought LED bulbs off of Amazon. I would just recommend getting the brightest ones you can find and they will work great. Mine aren’t even the top brightness and they work fine but I would recommend getting a really bright one because it is a little difficult to see.
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
@@KT-M nope, no issues!
@KT-M
2 жыл бұрын
@@rileypaynestewart awesome thanks
Hey man do you have the link love your build ! 🥵
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
I just put the link in the description. Thank you!
i’m looking to get a dp for my focus st, which do u run
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly get whatever fits your budget, they’re not much different
@DYL9N.
2 жыл бұрын
@@rileypaynestewart don’t buy anything under 250
@DYL9N.
2 жыл бұрын
i had a ebay catless dp think it was like $160, come to find out a year later it literally snapped in 2….
I want the spyder headlights but haven’t seen much reviews on them quite yet
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
From what I’ve seen they seem to be pretty reliable, I’d say go for it. Buy from the website if you can just to make sure though because you might get better customer service. I’m just not a fan of them personally.
@alb3484
2 жыл бұрын
I got spyders on my 14 fost as long as u compound and make sure they don’t yellow w spyder I’ve had zero complaints
Are you from the fort myers area? I swear ive seen that exact spot lmao
@rileypaynestewart
16 күн бұрын
@@johanatanmendez1908 this is in fort Myers yeah!
Hey guys! Start a convo in the chat💬
Which light bulbs did you use?
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
I use Oxilam H7 LEDs 6500k
@andresv8856
2 жыл бұрын
@@rileypaynestewart do they work for both low and high beams?
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
@@andresv8856 yeah it’s weird they only take one bulb
@andresv8856
2 жыл бұрын
@@rileypaynestewart thanks for the info
Bro where was this video when I was getting my headlights lmao I had the same problem with the first one you were talking about. The tint is currently falling off and the passenger don’t work unless you do it manually. The burning didn’t happen thankfully lol
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
That’s crazy! Man those lights really suck. So it wasn’t even that I got a bad pair it’s just that they’re all bad😂
What part of Florida
@rileypaynestewart
Жыл бұрын
Fort Myers Florida! Hurricane hell right now haha
what bulbs did you buy? need some like asap lol
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
I use Oxilam H7 LEDs 6500k
Take the stupid crackle pop crap tune off your car if you want it to last.
@rileypaynestewart
Жыл бұрын
Wrong channel for you bud
4 min into vid still no info.. garbage
@rileypaynestewart
2 жыл бұрын
Confused why you say that. I was explaining my experiences with the previous headlights well into the first 2 minutes of the video
So did you get the light with the bulbs or without from their website? $100 difference and I'm sure lights aren't that expensive. Which bulbs exactly you said Oxilam H7 LEDs 6500k I see yellow and clear so I'm confused?
@rileypaynestewart
3 ай бұрын
No bulbs. Dont get the bulbs you can get high quality LED’s on Amazon and they’re super easy to install.
@Y2Gambino
3 ай бұрын
@@rileypaynestewart ok lights w/demon eyes no bulbs.. then get the bulbs.. There so many of that model.. Thanks for the quick response.
@rileypaynestewart
3 ай бұрын
@@Y2Gambino gotchu bro! Lmk how you like them
@Y2Gambino
3 ай бұрын
@@rileypaynestewart I will for sure..
@Y2Gambino
3 ай бұрын
@@rileypaynestewart just ordered got a good deal $250