Installed new LED's in my 2003 yesterday.

[johnboneske]

I bought some LED's off Amazon for $36.99 a set. They fit perfect in the housing and behind the weather cap. I tried them.out this morning when it was dark, and Damn they are awesome! Will see how long they last for, but anyone trying to get the HID color look for their headlights, this is perfect!

BEAMTECH 9006 LED Headlight Bulb, 50W 6500K 8000Lumens Extremely Brigh HB4 CSP Chips Conversion Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XHDW23Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uuCUDb681CN0P


I installed these in the fog lamps, and work great too. Not as HID look as the headlights, but are close.

Alla Lighting 9145 H10 LED Fog Light Bulbs 2800 Lumens Xtremely Super Bright 9140 9045 9155 9040 5730 33-SMD 12V PY20D Fog Lights Replacement for Cars, Trucks, 6000K Xenon White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H6YJN1Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_oxCUDbC8XSY0E

Sorry if the picture is a little blurry...

 

[johnboneske]

I like them so much, I ordered a set of 9006's and 880's for my wife's Trailblazer.

 

[yockmyer]

I really like the look of those lights. Any issues with the install? Plug and play? Thanks for your time...

 

[johnboneske]

Complete plug and play. No mods to the housing at all. I am very happy with them. Put them in my wife's Trailblazer EXT today. Those had some minor housing mods, but worked good.

 

[johnboneske]

One thing to remember, the plug can be oriented either way, so when installing them make sure they work before bolting them back in. If the bulb doesn't work, turn the connector around.180°.

 

[johnboneske]

Took this pic today of my Expedition. Not blurry

 

[Transporter]

Did you fog/driving lights have the hooded bulbs? If yes, did you remove that part or does it have to go back on the new LED bulbs? The reason I ask is that my passenger side shield keeps coming off. I guess because I have to drive on gravel roads and the left side is always so rough it vibrates off.

 

[johnboneske]

Mine don't have any hoods, just took out the old bulbs and installed the new ones. The hoods on the 9006's stayed in the housings and help reflect the lighting really well. Will see if I can get a pic of both headlights on both vehicles

 

[johnboneske]

I lied, my fogs do have hoods, along with the headlights. I left them in place, and they work good. That's the hood in my headlight... They work good

 

[Kryo-Genik]

I have a set in my Lightning. Yeah they look great for pictures but I absolutely hate driving with them at night. They just dont seem to have the throw that halogens have.

 

[lbv150]

Just please make sure those damm lights are re aimed correctly. Too many are not and blind on coming drivers.

 

[OldMedic]

Properly aimed LED lights provide MUCH better illumination at night than Halogen lights do.

I have converted every light, except the turn signals, in my 2004 Expedition to LED's.

If I could get to the flasher in my vehicle, I'd convert the turn signals too.

 

[04EddyExpy]

Properly aimed LED lights provide MUCH better illumination at night than Halogen lights do.

I have converted every light, except the turn signals, in my 2004 Expedition to LED's.

If I could get to the flasher in my vehicle, I'd convert the turn signals too.

Mine is pretty much the opposite. The stock headlight housings don't focus the LED light very well, no matter how you aim them. In fact, they scatter it quite a bit instead. You really need projector housings on the 2nd gen Expeditions. It seems brighter when you first install them, but you'll realize over time you don't get the same distance from LEDs in the stock housings. The brights will ultimately be less effective. Not to mention, stock housings w/ LEDs are MUCH brighter to oncoming traffic because of the scattered light. It's a good way to cause an accident, especially if they're elderly.

Also - on mine, when I went full LED it caused a lot of voltage issues, even with the LED-friendly flasher. My headlights would flicker after turning them off and eventually both burned out. So as of now I'm running with all LEDs (interior included) with an LED flasher and Sylvania superbrights for the headlights. I have no more issues other than occasionally the turn signals will change speeds. Although not as fast as hyperflash.

 

[lbv150]

I don't know what is wrong with the OEM stock headlights, both my '04 & '16 have adequate head lights. The '16 is the best yet.

 

[johnboneske]

I have a set in my Lightning. Yeah they look great for pictures but I absolutely hate driving with them at night. They just dont seem to have the throw that halogens have.

really? Yours don't? So far I have noticed how much better they work in both my vehicles.

 

[ExpoJo]

Hi beams as well?

 

[Kryo-Genik]

really? Yours don't? So far I have noticed how much better they work in both my vehicles.

Yup and I hate the *******. In the factory SVT body they just dont focus the light well enough to throw it for shit. In pics they look good. In reality they are dog shit.

 

[johnboneske]

Hi beams as well?

I didnt do high beams. I never use them.

 

[NigelB]

Grote 44090 5 Pin Flasher

if you want to run LED flashers. Works perfect in my 2004

 

[treagan82]

I bought some LED's off Amazon for $36.99 a set. They fit perfect in the housing and behind the weather cap. I tried them.out this morning when it was dark, and Damn they are awesome! Will see how long they last for, but anyone trying to get the HID color look for their headlights, this is perfect!

BEAMTECH 9006 LED Headlight Bulb, 50W 6500K 8000Lumens Extremely Brigh HB4 CSP Chips Conversion Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XHDW23Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uuCUDb681CN0P


I installed these in the fog lamps, and work great too. Not as HID look as the headlights, but are close.

Alla Lighting 9145 H10 LED Fog Light Bulbs 2800 Lumens Xtremely Super Bright 9140 9045 9155 9040 5730 33-SMD 12V PY20D Fog Lights Replacement for Cars, Trucks, 6000K Xenon White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H6YJN1Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_oxCUDbC8XSY0E

Sorry if the picture is a little blurry...

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Looking to upgrade really soon, how did these end up working out?