FX4 and LED Headlights

[Mike Wolfe]

Thanks a bunch

 

[EricExpedition]

Looks like seller has good reviews... Anyone willing to shell out $1600 to let us know if they are plug-and-play?

https://www.ebay.com/i/153049848984?chn=ps

 

[Dscustoms]

They aren’t plug and play, 100%. The wiring harness is different. I stopped looking at that point, seems to be part of a main engine bay harness and it would be difficult to replace. I may end up getting a pair of them when the price comes down and doing a custom driver board for them, but that’s something far beyond the typical user.

 

[8131full]

swapped out my fog/low/high bulbs. very easy and looks way better after. just 7 7/32" screws & 1 panel-pop from each side to get access. Plugs only go one way.

 

[Mike Wolfe]

swapped out my fog/low/high bulbs. very easy and looks way better after. just 7 7/32" screws & 1 panel-pop from each side to get access. Plugs only go one way.

Which LED bulbs did you get

 

[8131full]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CN7MP4N/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075MWXVDQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CNH2XB7/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Mike Wolfe]

Are you happy with the LED bulbs you purchased?

 

[8131full]

Are you happy with the LED bulbs you purchased?

very much so. Looks way better, and much brighter.

 

[Mike Wolfe]

Great
Ordered the same today

 

[DCS_express]

Quick Question and hopefully not a dumb question. It looks like the bulbs you are ordering are high/low beam. With two separate bulbs would you just need a single beam for each bulb? 1 bulb for high, 1 bulb for low, and 1 bulb for fog on each side?

 

[Mike Wolfe]

Bulbs are separate
HB3 for low beam
H9 for high beam
9140 for fog lamps

 

[Yukon Joe]

Thanks man for the help, i got the fogs in and they look great. Ima get the headlights done after our move and vacationvacation

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How did you get the amber eyes?

@Yukon Joe

 

[18-FX4-GUY]

Double checking is the low beam the top bulb? will be switching mine out want to make sure
I do it right.

 

[Mike Wolfe]

Double checking is the low beam the top bulb? will be switching mine out want to make sure
I do it right.

low beam is the top bulb with the projector lens & uses the HB3 bulb type

 

[Yukon Joe]

This is what I've learned over the past two days of research on the Expy lights.


XLT:
Standard with halogen low, high, and fog. The upper bulb is the low beam, and it is a projector. The lower bulb is in a quad beam reflector housing and is a high beam.

Aftermarket
Halogen LED
Low. HB3 9005
High. H9 H11
Fog. 9140 H10

NOTE: someone mentioned on here that the Ford user manual is wrong for low and high halogen bulbs. The table above reflects the correction, although I have no way to confirm this.

Limited:
Standard with halogen, upgrade to LED available for low, high, and fog. Manual states the LED is not serviceable.

Platinum:
Standard LED in projector housing for low, high, and fog light. The manual states the LED is not serviceable.




@Yukon Joe

 

[Randy Schmidt]

Platinum:
Standard LED in projector housing for low, high, and fog light. The manual states the LED is not serviceable.

Meaning what? The bulb cannot be replaced or upgraded?

 

[Yukon Joe]

Platinum:
Standard LED in projector housing for low, high, and fog light. The manual states the LED is not serviceable.

Meaning what? The bulb cannot be replaced or upgraded?

That is a good question. I suspect it is either integral to the housing, or Ford doesn't expect it to ever need to be replaced for the life of the vehicle.

Now this website identifies replacements LEDs for the factory LEDs.
https://www.headlightexperts.com/carfinder/?find=2018-ford-expedition-w--projector-h-l-458435.
But again, not sure where they got their info since the bulb type is not listed in the manual. Perhaps they pulled one off an Expedition?



@Yukon Joe

 

[benyl]

Most factory LED headlights are a sealed unit where the “bulbs” are soldered to the circuit boards.

Long life means not user or dealer serviceable and will have you replacing the entire housing.


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[Rotorhead451]

So using these updates, I'm going to obtain these bulbs for my XLT


Aftermarket
Halogen LED
Low. HB3 9005
High. H9 H11
Fog. 9140 H10

 

[Yukon Joe]

So using these updates, I'm going to obtain these bulbs for my XLT


Aftermarket
Halogen LED
Low. HB3 9005
High. H9 H11
Fog. 9140 H10

That's my plan as well once I see in person how bad they are.

RaptorRetrofit recommends diode dynamics.

@Yukon Joe