Headlights

[Nakita23]

I have read a lot of the conversions & piecing together of headlight parts. I would love to do that but have neither the time nor the money. What's the easiest way to get brighter light. Stock lights are mediocre, just looking for better vision at night.

 

[gixer2000]

I have read a lot of the conversions & piecing together of headlight parts. I would love to do that but have neither the time nor the money. What's the easiest way to get brighter light. Stock lights are mediocre, just looking for better vision at night.

07-14- Without time or money your SOL. I recommend saving up for a retrofit. 200-300 bucks and a few hours will give you 10x better lighting.

If you have a 2015-2017 the Diode dynamics SL1 is a direct drop in led(the only thats focused correctly) will also be far better than halogen

 

[Nakita23]

That's what I was afraid of. I have 2011 XLT 2wd..

 

[Adieu]

Yeah and the aftermarket projector headlight options are kinda ******, alas.

Have the anzos (smashed headlight replacement on a budget, not a beauty upgrade), the decorative rings and leds are failing and the projector lens is getting kinda iffy after like 25-30k miles with 35w HIDs always on

 

[BlackedOutMax]

Diode dynamics SL1 LEDs

 

[gixer2000]

View attachment 25358 View attachment 25359 Diode dynamics SL1 LEDs

Unfortunately the SL1 is not available for the 07-14 because it has dual filament bulb and the SL1 is low beam only at this point. They are working on a low and high option but it has not hit the market yet

 

[chuck s]

Pronoun confusion:

Unfortunately the SL1 is not available for the 07 / 14 because it's a dual filament bulb.

Its = SL1 or its = 07/14?

-- Chuck

 

[gixer2000]

Pronoun confusion:Its = SL1 or its = 07/14?

-- Chuck

Sorry for the confusion but I edited my previous post to make it less confusing

 

[chuck s]

Thanks. I find no SL-1 bulb listed for a 2017 Expedition with standard light lens, only the projector type.

-- Chuck

 

[gixer2000]

Thanks. I find no SL-1 bulb listed for a 2017 Expedition with standard light lens, only the projector type.

-- Chuck

What bulb is it?

 

[chuck s]

SL1 Low Beam (projector). Back ordered 6 to 8 weeks. 9005 size bulb.

-- Chuck

 

[gixer2000]

SL1 Low Beam (projector). Back ordered 6 to 8 weeks. 9005 size bulb.

-- Chuck

From the questions area of the 9005 page

 

[Nakita23]

So are those SL1 plug & play?

Thanks for the insight guys

 

[gixer2000]

So are those SL1 plug & play?

Thanks for the insight guys

They wont work for a 07-14 but yes they are

 

[Dakota4ce]

SL-1 install today. Roughly 20 minutes, easy as pie. Light looks great. Now to upgrade the H7 high beams to match the color!


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[Dakota4ce]

SL-1 install today. Roughly 20 minutes, easy as pie. Light looks great. Now to upgrade the H7 high beams to match the color!


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Drove home last night. DRASTIC DIFFERENCE. Highly recommend!

Anyone have an H7 high beam bulb they like in a brighter white?


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[Carl H]

Am I seeing that correct... $150 for one bulb?

 

[gixer2000]

Am I seeing that correct... $150 for one bulb?

$150 for the pair

 

[Z4Mguy]

Have a new to me 2017 EL Limited with projector low beams - has anyone looked into just putting a set of 100Watt Halogens in them rather than the upgrade. Did this to my Dads C5 Corvette years ago (with euro lenses and a relay harness to handle the extra power) and they were phenomenal. Reading through various LED vs HID threads has me rather confused as to what to replace the current low beams with. I need to raise them a bit for proper height, but also feel they are too dim. Don't want blue lights though 5000k would be as blue as I would go.

 

[jeff kushner]

At 100W, you've exceeded the "rated" size by 45 watts I think...and with halogen, there is a huge added heat penalty. I'm not so sure the lexan/polycarb nacells won't melt under that kind of pressure....or certainly degrade over a short period of time. You do what you want but I'd look around first....and I believe the stock bulbs are 6500K. That was important to me since I wanted them to match the fog leds since the stock bulbs didn't and I thought it looked stupid oh, and they aren't the H11's they say in the manual, they are HB3's(low beams). I replaced mine with Chinese LED's last year....they need to be replaced since they have dimmed but they worked reasonably well for 26 bucks for the set.

jeff