ROOF clearance light

[buc1980]

Anybody replace the original clearance yellow light on 2011 or latter F350 with led sets?What do you use?

[fj12ryder]

Interesting, thanks.

[Deep_Trax]

fj12ryder wrote:
The fender lights kind of make sense, but I'm actually referring to the lights on top of the cab. What the purpose of those?

I was referring roof clearance lights which are fairly common on 3/4 & 1 ton pick ups.

Here is plenty of reading on the subject if you want more:

purpose-lights-roof

[fj12ryder]

The fender lights kind of make sense, but I'm actually referring to the lights on top of the cab. What the purpose of those?

[Deep_Trax]

fj12ryder wrote:
AFATG I've never figured out why they put the lights on ton trucks anyway.

They seem to be common on trucks equipped with snow plow prep packages, I always guessed it was because a plow blade would block your traditional running/parking lights. Again, it is just a guess, but it makes sense to me.

[spoon059]

tegu69 wrote:
I don't understand why you would want white lights, much less worry about them being seen in the daytime.

Good thing you aren't me, because you don't need to worry about it. What is the point of your post?

[carringb]

fj12ryder wrote:
AFATG I've never figured out why they put the lights on ton trucks anyway.

Required on vehicles over 80" wide i.e. Duallies and trucks like the Raptor

[fj12ryder]

AFATG I've never figured out why they put the lights on ton trucks anyway.

[tegu69]

Amber clearance lights go on front and red clearance lights on rear. I don't understand why you would want white lights, much less worry about them being seen in the daytime.

[buc1980]

I like the white led clearance light.I order Recon clear lens with Xenon gas 194 bulbs for 39$ from Amazon.I hope that that set up will change the appearance the way I like it.

[CampingN_C_]

Funny I'm reading this, I just saw one last night and thought it looked good.

[Tvov]

I had a burned out roof clearance light on my F250, so I just picked up LED bulbs from Walmart and replaced all the bulbs. Clearance lights use a clear bulb with an orange plastic cover. Looks a slight different shade of orange - the LED bulbs are bluish, so inside the orange plastic cover it looks a little different.

The LEDs from Walmart seem really cheap, so I don't know if I'd buy them again. So far, though, they are working.

[spoon059]

Nope, orange halogen bulbs

[blofgren]

spoon059 wrote:
What color are you trying to go to? My Ram has clear lenses and had orange 194 bulbs, very dim during the day. I bought some orange LED 194's and tried those out, looked the exact same and still dim during the day. I bought cool white LED 194's and it is MUCH brighter. If you aren't opposed to white marker lights (I don't know the legality of it...) then I might suggest you look at that option.

The 194's in your lights weren't LED? I've never had a lens off mine but I thought for sure they were LED.

[spoon059]

What color are you trying to go to? My Ram has clear lenses and had orange 194 bulbs, very dim during the day. I bought some orange LED 194's and tried those out, looked the exact same and still dim during the day. I bought cool white LED 194's and it is MUCH brighter. If you aren't opposed to white marker lights (I don't know the legality of it...) then I might suggest you look at that option.