Whats the verdict on XLT/Limited LED head light upgrade?

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Ok to update all information I have received on what bulbs are in my Expeditions front are incorrect.
As mention earlier the fog light bulbs ended up being H8’s

So today I pulled the low beam, manuals again indicated it to being H11. I got in there to install a new slyvania silver star ultra. It ended up being 9005...Lucky for me Auto Zone allowed me to exchange even after package was opened. Installed the new 9005 and fit is perfect.
While up there I pulled the High beam. Those were H9’s. Not HB3’s as everyone says.

I don’t know why or what’s up but Ford changed the bulbs during build. The Expy is brand new with 400 miles which I got from the dealer with 11. Built in March 2020.
Just had to replace our 2020 passenger low beam bulb and the new H11 bulb didn't fit. Thinking my husband somehow removed the wrong bulb, I bought an HB3 because we noticed the prongs on the bulb we removed matched the HB3, not the H11. After thinking we were crazy with how in the world each bulb wound up in the corresponding spot, we find out the HB3 was our low beam, and the H9 was a high beam (H11 would not even fit the H9 receptacle even though it says they are interchangeable). I thought surely I was crazy and/or my Expedition was improperly wired. Thankfully I found this thread to make me realize I am not crazy! And no other videos/posts seem to mention this.
 

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Since I had done this upgrade on previous vehicles, one of the 1st things I did when I got my 011 EL a few years ago was to change all exterior lights to LED's...highs (H9), lows (H11), turns (3157), fog & license plate (can't remember these #)....and I also bought new headlight fixtures as well, since the old ones were pitted/yellowed/fuzzy, but the brake light fixtures are still in great shape :)

The only lights I did not change at the time were the puddle lights, simply because I was unaware they even existed until recently...but I have now changed them too :)

I got everything from da 'Zon btw !
 
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