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u The forward
lighting system for
the 2015 F-150
is based on LED
technology.
Bright Idea for 2015 F-150
Although most of the discussion
around the 2015 Ford F-150
continues to be related to its
aluminum body panels—it's not
that the F-150 will be the frst
vehicle with an aluminum body
by any means, but it is the frst
vehicle that has annual sales
greater than any other vehicle
on the market* to be made of
anything other than steel—there
are some other things about the
truck that are worth note. Like the
LED lighting system. According
to supplier OSRAM Automotive
Lighting ( osram.com ), it is the
frst truck to feature a complete
LED forward lighting system.
High beam. Low beam. Light
driver module. Turn module.
Park module. Said David Hulick,
global senior marketing director,
Specialty Solid State Lighting,
OSRAM SYLVANIA, "Not only did
this new technology ofer Ford
an opportunity to redesign the
vehicle's front end, it is also an
extremely durable system that
is expected to last the vehicle's
lifespan." OSRAM worked with
Ford suppliers Flex-N-Gate ( fex-
n-gate.com ) and DBM Refex
( dbmrefex.com ) to develop the
LED system.
*Although Ford doesn't break out
numbers for the F-150 and other
F-Series variants, in 2013 the
company sold 763,402 F-Series
vehicles. Certainly the greatest
number of those would be of the
light-duty variety.
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