New to me, 1998 Ford Expedition XLT

[Tcm glx]

Small update, swapped the Michelins for a 285/70/17 Yokohama ATS. So far loving it.

 

[Tcm glx]

Yoko 33" ATS and Lightning style headlights with retrofits.

 

[IMINYOURCHAIR]

duuuude I have been eying a retrofit but I just keep backing out not knowing all of what I will need. if you could post what all you ordered for that to work, that and a front angle pic showing both headlights

 

[Tcm glx]

duuuude I have been eying a retrofit but I just keep backing out not knowing all of what I will need. if you could post what all you ordered for that to work, that and a front angle pic showing both headlights

Sure, I have been doing retrofit for about 3 years now as a side hobby. I started doing 92-96 Ford Bronco/F150 and then expanded. I've done about 300 retrofits now include F150, Lightnings, Superduty, and some VW stuff.

For the Expo, I used a pair of Eagle Eyes replacement headlights with clear corners, similar to the OEM lightning style. I used Morimoto MH1 bixenon projectors, and Xentec 55w bulbs and ballast. Works great! I'll have to take some more pics tomorrow. I need to adjust the height about 1/4" on the drivers side but it is so much brighter!! it isn't expensive to do, you spend about $225 or so on materials.

 

[IMINYOURCHAIR]

Nice. What I got stuck on was the harness and projector I wasn't sure of what would fit in the housing and look good to boot

 

[Tcm glx]

Nice. What I got stuck on was the harness and projector I wasn't sure of what would fit in the housing and look good to boot

Super easy. The MH1 fits, very tight, but it fits. Shrouds have to be big, but not deep. Harness is a 9007 harnes so that it is plug and play.

 

[IMINYOURCHAIR]

what shroud did you use? and they don't list a 9007 harness for some odd reason.

 

[Tcm glx]

I used the orbit shroud. Modified it slightly to go in deep enough.

I use the 9007 hi low harness from EBay. PM me and I can walk you through it.

 

[IMINYOURCHAIR]

actually that's all I needed info on. I will put the order in maybe in mid feb or early march when I get the spare cash saved up. did you get all your stuff from TRS or did you shop around to get a lower price?

 

[Tcm glx]

Shrouds and projectors yes. HIDs I use ebay stuff.

 

[IMINYOURCHAIR]

Alright, gotcha. Thanks for the input

 

[Tcm glx]

Living this truco so far.

Question guys, pulled out the stock stereo and CD changer, are these things worth anything?

 

[Tcm glx]

Been a while since updated.
Truck has been great so far. Selling the Yokohamas, going to a BFG KO2. Big BFGS fan so going to yank these Yokos off and swap out. Also added a KN Intake. Like the sound. Can't really tell if there is anymore power. Added the clear fog lights from DEPO as well.

Here are some pics on a recent trip to Ensenada.

***** Banda



LED bar test fit

 

[ExplorerTom]

Looks good. I like the interior LEDs. I need to do that on mine.

 

[Tcm glx]

Looks good. I like the interior LEDs. I need to do that on mine.

Thanks. The interior LED is one of my favorite mods. Definitely affordable and a cool upgrade.

 

[Mediamonkey11]

Sorry I'm just now seeing this, but great work! I too did the retrofit but used Morimoto D2s 3.0 due to the fact they were cheaper when I bought them as introductory pricing. I was surprised how easy it was to do overall, even though the shrouds needed slight modification. I also used different headlights, Ill post pics when I get home!

 

[Tcm glx]

Lets see some pictures!

 

[Mediamonkey11]

I used the gunmetal(?) shrouds from thereteofitsource.com, great site! Had to shave flat spots on top and bottom of it to fit in the housing though... Sooooooo much better light! Especially because I used 5k hids with 55w ballasts.






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[Tcm glx]

Looks great!!! Those shrouds fill up the housing nicely!

 

[98GP]

Do you have the BFG KO2 mounted yet?