Signature LED Headlights or Standard LED Headlights.

[NJBronco]

About to reorder. Can anyone tell me if the Signature Headlights are any brighter or put out a better light pattern than the standard LEDs? Not sure if it's only cosmetic. $795.00 isn't chump change.
Thanks.

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[Deleted member 32220]

It’s just cosmetic, they both use the same reflector housings for low/ high beam.

 

[Ice_GopherFC]

No idea on objective stats, but the OG Standard headlights are chef's kiss!

 

[NJBronco]

It’s just cosmetic, they both use the same reflector housings for low/ high beam.

Thanks. My dealer was trying to tell me that the standard lights were halogen...

 

[Deleted member 32220]

Unfortunately the dealers are the least informed of the product they are selling.

 

[Lowcountry Bronco]

Thanks. My dealer was trying to tell me that the standard lights were halogen...

He's half right, signature lights add LED taillights with a different look, standard are halogen but both front are LED.

 

[IDyeti]

I got signature lights off ebay. They have a 10% marking with a headlight beam icon, I don't know what that means but its in my head they are slightly brighter but not significantly. I should probably document this better for the forum, but the caveat being I don't know if what I have is exactly the same as stock signature lights. I still have my standards so I should do a side by side comparison, the swap is pretty easy.

 

[NJBronco]

He's half right, signature lights add LED taillights with a different look, standard are halogen but both front are LED.

Yes. I saw that The taillights get upgraded. Not a big factor for me. Thx.

 

[NJBronco]

I got signature lights off ebay. They have a 10% marking with a headlight beam icon, I don't know what that means but its in my head they are slightly brighter but not significantly. I should probably document this better for the forum, but the caveat being I don't know if what I have is exactly the same as stock signature lights. I still have my standards so I should do a side by side comparison, the swap is pretty easy.

It would be interesting.

 

[BroncoSarge]

Looks only. the DRLs look different.

 

[Cetacean Sensation]

There's a slight difference in light output and the signatures project slightly further. But it's not really anything you're going to notice IRL even with them side-by-side. Both are fine.

Here's the IIHS data on them.

 

[66GT]

About to reorder. Can anyone tell me if the Signature Headlights are any brighter or put out a better light pattern than the standard LEDs? Not sure if it's only cosmetic. $795.00 isn't chump change.
Thanks.

I agree - I don't think there's much of a difference between the brightness of signature vs standard headlights. They are both LEDs... and Ford... who has historically been very cheap on factory lighting... ponied up for LEDs on all packages... for safety reasons. Ironically, it didn't help. Here's how the LED lighting fared in safety testing:

"Meanwhile, the headlight system scored just a "marginal" rating on a four-point scale that goes from poor to marginal to acceptable to good"

"As a result of the findings released Wednesday, Bronco failed to win one of two coveted "Top Pick" safety award ratings that many consumers consider when shopping. The results may also impact insurance rates."

"The marginal headlight performance is discouraging, but the Bronco isn’t alone there," said Joe Young, spokesperson for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit group funded by insurance companies that works to reduce deaths and injuries."

I had a Basesquatch on order before I found this Badsquatch... and I actually prefer the base lighting with the amber DRLs. A little FORSCAN tweak, and now you've got the best of both worlds (at least when the headlights are off).

 

[NJBronco]

I agree - I don't think there's much of a difference between the brightness of signature vs standard headlights. They are both LEDs... and Ford... who has historically been very cheap on factory lighting... ponied up for LEDs on all packages... for safety reasons. Ironically, it didn't help. Here's how the LED lighting fared in safety testing:

"Meanwhile, the headlight system scored just a "marginal" rating on a four-point scale that goes from poor to marginal to acceptable to good"

"As a result of the findings released Wednesday, Bronco failed to win one of two coveted "Top Pick" safety award ratings that many consumers consider when shopping. The results may also impact insurance rates."

"The marginal headlight performance is discouraging, but the Bronco isn’t alone there," said Joe Young, spokesperson for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit group funded by insurance companies that works to reduce deaths and injuries."

I had a Basesquatch on order before I found this Badsquatch... and I actually prefer the base lighting with the amber DRLs. A little FORSCAN tweak, and now you've got the best of both worlds (at least when the headlights are off).

Interesting and thanks for your perspective. I have the signature lights on my Raptor but placing an order for a Heritage for my wife.
i didn’t think to look at the IIHS data. Good info.
My previous vehicles were a Colorado ZR2 Bison and a Ram 1500.
in both cases the headlights were horrible especially for 50K vehicles. Yet our 2012 VW Touareg and 2017 Volvo, the headlights are great.
I think I’ll stick with the base LEDs, look into the FORSCAN tweAl you mention, and possibly add a second set of fog lights (Like I have on the Raptor).

 

[kodiakisland]

Yes. I saw that The taillights get upgraded. Not a big factor for me. Thx.

The standard taillights are fine except for the backup lights. It's very easy to swap out the bulb for a much brighter LED.

 

[Oldhippie]

Looks like an improvement to high beans with signature lights but not low beams. Neither are great so the addition of fog and driving lights make a lot of sense...

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