LEDs for High Beam/Low Beam/Fog Lights

[1000RR]

Can you provide a link for 9140 H11’s? Ive never heard of such a thing before. 9140’s are the same base as a HB3 or 9005 not h11 - h11 is about half the size base as that of an hb3/9005

Links in Post #1 are what to use on the Expedition. I've been running them on my 2020 for weeks now. Great improvement.

Post #10 above is what NOT to buy.

It really is that simple.

 

[KSC 2019 XLT]

Here is what I ended up buying from Amazon. Sealight Xenower X2 high/low beam set (so 4 bulb set). Sealight Xenower XF1 fog lights. Very happy with purchase. Low beams much brighter than the stock halogens, shoots wider which is what I wanted, no flickering on the DRL. I do notice a very faint flicker every once in awhile which another post mentioned so I anticipated it. Again, this was a very, very faint one time flicker (i.e. not continuous for even a second) and only happens every once in awhile so it didn't bother me.

My Expy is a 2019 XLT 4WD 202A package with manufacture date of Aug 2019.

Low beam stock HB3/9005 (OEM Sylvania Basic Halogen HB3/9005 12V60W)

High beam stock H9 (OEM Osram H9 12V/65W)

Fog stock H8 (OEM Philips H8 12V/35W)

Manual have different #s for low/high/fog and is wrong.

 

[Anthony DeVor]

Yea the manuals stopped being accurate around 2017 for bigger vehicles. I don’t know why.


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[johnnynewtown]

Driving 2018 Limited. Just to be clear, the LED mod doesn't require any change in socket but just a bulb swap out?

 

[Anthony DeVor]

Correct thats for any vehicle. Granted you might have to disable bulb outage but other than that you’re good to go


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[Molardog]

Thought I'd share recent upgrade and make it easier for someone down the road...

Just replaced the high beam, low beam, and fogs with 6k (white) LEDs. WOW what a difference. Here's the links to what I purchased if anyone's interested, all from SEALIGHT. Cost me about $75 total (for all three) with some sales and such Amazon had. Install was EXTREMELY easy. Remove 2 screws from wheel liner under the wheel well/fender, peel back the liner slightly, reach in and pull rubber seal(s) off the rear, remove light(s), unplug, reverse the order and done. For the fogs, just poke your head underneath the front end (crawler helps) and unplug, remove light, and replace with new.

Low Beams: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079KB7QX3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

High Beams: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079KB8J98/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Fog Lights: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VZNXNFV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So I ordered and installed this above setup and it works beautifully.....question about wiring: I just kinda stuffed everything up in the housing and out the dust cover back on. Is there any concern about the wires contacting the heat sink and damaging them?

 

[sjwhiteley]

So I ordered and installed this above setup and it works beautifully.....question about wiring: I just kinda stuffed everything up in the housing and out the dust cover back on. Is there any concern about the wires contacting the heat sink and damaging them?

There’s actually quite a bit of room around the bulb, inside the housing. You are correct, though, the heatsink will get hot. With decent coiling the wires around, inside the housing, I don’t think there is much concern.

 

[sjcuth]

Hi all,

This thread has been really helpful, I've owned my 2018 Limited for a month and the headlights are just awful so they need switching to LEDs, however I'm finding it difficult to actually find H9 LED bulbs, the links above for the High Beam no longer works.
Any of the other manufactures I've looked at on amazon list an H11 as an H8/H9 equivalent, but based on what research I've done this is not the case at all.

Any assistance/direction would be greatly recieved.

Simon

 

[JAMADOR]

Looks like the links in the OP are dead.
I've head 1 dead foglight for a while & am about to pull the trigger on the Auxito recommended by Anthony DeVor on pg 1.

Can anyone recommend advise on the High & Low bulb sizes?
I'm seeing H11 low / 9005 high?
Will likely order once I see how these Auxito perform in the fogs.

 

[BigOleFordFan]

Been there, done this, like almost 5 years ago, about 2 months after purchasing my '011...using Searight H11/6700k's..

Note that I:

1. Also replaced the headlight assemblies too, since the OEM ones were pitted/yellowed and basically useless, and

2. Followed this up by swapping all other bulbs that I could get to, to LED's also....

Neveranottaproblemo

 

[JAMADOR]

Ugh, must have misread & ordered H10s for the fogs, spent 5 minutes trying to get the new bulb in before I looked at the one I pulled out, it's H8...

H10s returned, ordered the H8, and went ahead and got 2 sets of H11 for both cars

 

[JAMADOR]

Fogs are in, should have done this months ago! Massive upgrade & you'd think I'd remember how big the change was from my 2016 F150 on the low beams.
Headlights don't look nearly as accessible, hoping i can go in from the wheel well. I remember having to pull the housings on the F150 & it was a chore.

 

[JAMADOR]

got 2 sets of H11 for both cars

Well, this was a fumble, too. Misread somewhere again, and the Exped lows aren't H11
Ordered them as a 2 pack, and 1 pair is already in my FiST. So no returning them, guess I'll just have a spare set now.
Now, to make sure I order the right ones....

 

[HILLY]

Well, this was a fumble, too. Misread somewhere again, and the Exped lows aren't H11
Ordered them as a 2 pack, and 1 pair is already in my FiST. So no returning them, guess I'll just have a spare set now.
Now, to make sure I order the right ones....

Don't have it in front of me right now, but as I recall, the OM is wrong with the bulb PN's. I had to take all my bulbs out and make my own cheat sheet.

Halogen Headlight Housings:
LOW - 9005
HIGH - H9
HALOGEN FOG - H8
FRONT TURN - 7444NA

Halogen Tails:
BRAKE/TURN SIGNAL - 3057 (Replacement LED bulbs should be red to match housing)
REVERSE - 3057

 

[JAMADOR]

Thanks, will grab a set of 9005 then

 

[JAMADOR]

Gotta love amazon, already shipped & should be on my doorstep when I get home from work tomorrow. Hopefully 3rd time's the charm. Definitely a bit more work than the FiST, but not terrible pulling the fender liner back.
1000% easier than when I did my 2016 F150 years ago. Had to remove trim, fender flares and the whole housings there.

 

[JAMADOR]

9005 did the trick.
And luck had it that the foglights on the FiST are H11, so the spare pair went in there.