Making Front LED Light Bar Brighter?

[4trees]

Hey everyone. I just bought a 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning XLT in the Avalanche color, and I have a question for the community. Does anyone know how to get the front LED light bar brighter? Mine doesn't seem very visible in the day, I want to show it off more if possible and I swear I have seen other Lightning's on the road with brighter ones.

If anyone knows how to do this I figured other Lightning owners would like to know as well.

Thanks

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[Scorpio3d]

I don’t think it comes on during the day!

 

[4trees]

Too bad that it isn't an option in the menu! I don't really want to do anything too crazy to make it happen in fear of breaking something. There is this video I found on YouTube that goes into changing the settings: We "H_cked" Our Ford F150 Lightning With Forscan!

 

[SteuLight]

You can adjust the brightness in FORSCAN. See the first post on this thread:

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/f150-lightning-forscan-thread.11406/

 

[BennyTheBeaver]

You can adjust the brightness in FORSCAN. See the first post on this thread:

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/f150-lightning-forscan-thread.11406/

Many have tried that Forscan change. I don't think anyone has noticed a difference.

 

[GDN]

The light bar design and operation/brightness is a miss on these trucks. No noticeable difference with the Forscan changes. If you read up on the thread about adding a light bar to the Pro it is shown how it is powered - each half is powered by the headlight module on that side of the truck. On the Pro they had to side load software from a truck with the light bar, then activate it in Forscan. There were no options noted that would allow them to apply more or less power - just turn it on.

The Forscan change that is listed is from the ICE for their fog lights. They are set up very different from out light bars.

 

[SteuLight]

I just saw the information on the front page of the FORSCAN thread, so I assumed it worked. Admittedly, I haven't tried it myself.

 

[artificial_airspeed]

The frosted lightbar and DRL’s on this truck are my least favorite thing about it besides the grille.

My wife’s VW Atlas lightbar/drl looks way better side by side in the garage.

 

[derelict]

I've seen the video in the forscan thread and I am wondering if there is a way to make the light bar brighter for the night setting rather than the day setting. People say it is not noticeable in the day but I think it should be brighter at night too...

 

[Druth]

If it’s brighter at night then cover the sensor on the dash to make the vehicle think it’s dark out

 

[TheBigBezo]

The front light bar never grew up on me much, the dimensions on it have always felt odd. Compare it with the GMC Sierra grill, I think that looks sharp.

Flip side, the rear light bar is awesome and it blows my mind Ford doesn't ship that on every F-150. The entire tail light to light bar looks cool.

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