DRL Brightness post NTSHA recall with Alpharex Lights

[BurnR8]

Hello to all, I am new to the forum, but hoping for a little help. I did not ask for the recall to be done but it happened anyway and dealer says it cant be "undone". Basically, I have the Alpharex headlights and they are awesome and crisp both with DRL's and lights themselves, but he recall dimmed the percentage brightness on the DRLs and now they look wimpy now and it is driving me crazy. I am hoping someone knows where I can find the adjustment in Forscan to replace the brightness percentage in the BCM back to stock or possibly brighter. I have looked for posts, checked as built in BCM in Forscan and cannot find any solution anywhere. Any help here is appreciated or if anyone had the same issue with the recall, lmk. Thanks

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[Rough Rider]

So your first post here is to ask how to make your headlights brighter than stock and blind oncoming drivers. Thanks for stopping by!

 

[Ducati1098]

which recall are you talking about?

 

[BurnR8]

So your first post here is to ask how to make your headlights brighter than stock and blind oncoming drivers. Thanks for stopping by!

You missed my point or I did not articulate it well enough. The Alpharex headlights were ALREADY DOT compliant, the OEM Signatures were not, hence the recall. The recall dimmed my already DOT compliant lumen count to something that is a fraction of the percentage allowed by DOT. I appreciate your reply so much and your tone was awesome, thanks for the help.

 

[Tdub0527]

Got a pic of what it looks like now?

 

[BroncoBoy22]

Never heard of this, interested to hear more

 

[MileHighCitizen]

I just checked the NHTSA website, and there are no recalls for anything headlight related.

2022 Bronco https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2022/FORD/BRONCO/2%2520DR/AWD#recalls

2023 Bronco https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2023/FORD/BRONCO/SUV/4WD#recalls

2024 Bronco https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2024/FORD/BRONCO/SUV/4WD#recalls

 

[frdfan]

I've looked all over the interwebs, I don't see anything resembling a recall for the signature headlights. The only issue I find post launch is where people were finding their lights on for no reason. Anyone else have any luck finding out what OP is talking about?

 

[BurnR8]

I've looked all over the interwebs, I don't see anything resembling a recall for the signature headlights. The only issue I find post launch is where people were finding their lights on for no reason. Anyone else have any luck finding out what OP is talking about?

I will have to look it up but I got a recall notice shortly after buying it that mention brightness of DRLs....sort of ignored it and then I had to do an alternator recall because it died and the dealer threw all the recall whammies on me that I had not done. This was one of them. I need not notice for weeks until my wife came to pick me up and I actually saw them from the front and how dim they were. They were awesome when I first installed them but now, not so much. I had another Bronco park next to me and his were almost twice as bright....

 

[Ducati1098]

I will have to look it up but I got a recall notice shortly after buying it that mention brightness of DRLs....sort of ignored it and then I had to do an alternator recall because it died and the dealer threw all the recall whammies on me that I had not done. This was one of them. I need not notice for weeks until my wife came to pick me up and I actually saw them from the front and how dim they were. They were awesome when I first installed them but now, not so much. I had another Bronco park next to me and his were almost twice as bright....

I think you’re confused. There are no alternator recalls or headlight recalls for a Bronco..

 

[BurnR8]

Nope, there is a basically a silent recall and upgrade for alternators that get wet and fail. My buddy had his go bad and got it completely replaced under warranty as a known problem and then it happened to me three weeks later. They replace and upgrade the alternator with a new part with different part number and a shroud that keeps the water out. It is about a $3k fix, I just looked on the NHTSA web site and that one is not listed and neither is the the DRL...

 

[pillar406]

The only recalls that Ford has had for LED headlights recently are the ones for the Super Duty service headlamp assembly. The only one that I can remember for the Bronco had to do with early models and that boiled down to an incorrect design in the headlamp switch . The Bronco Sport had one for parking lights that flickered. The alternator is not a recall, its a TSB for a faulty generator due to mud accumulation. I deal with recalls all day as a mobile Ford tech and those are the only ones listed.

 

[KABQ]

I think you're confusing people by using the term "recall." The alternator shield and replacement was a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin). Certain things can be fixed through their Customer Satisfaction program as well. Neither of those are recalls.

 

[BurnR8]

ok, Technical service bulletin and silent recall were always sort of the same to me, but I do apologize for the confusion. So the TSB on the alternator was real and a known problem. I cannot find the DRL notice for the Bronco but did find one for F150s that maybe was what I got as I have one that was affected by that. So, to slightly redirect, some how after being at the dealer for the alternator issue, when I got the Bronco back the DRLs are severely dimmer. Does anyone know who to adjust that in Forscan like you can do on the F150s?

 

[pillar406]

ok, Technical service bulletin and silent recall were always sort of the same to me, but I do apologize for the confusion. So the TSB on the alternator was real and a known problem. I cannot find the DRL notice for the Bronco but did find one for F150s that maybe was what I got as I have one that was affected by that. So, to slightly redirect, some how after being at the dealer for the alternator issue, when I got the Bronco back the DRLs are severely dimmer. Does anyone know who to adjust that in Forscan like you can do on the F150s?

I'm going to get into Forscan on mine this weekend and I will let you know what I find

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