HID Bulbs

[leverkyle]

I've been lookin at replacing my oem halogen bulbs with some HIDs. Does anyone have experience with hidextra.com?

http://www.hidextra.com/h10-5000k-hid-kit/

There's a link to replacements for f150 fog light replacements.

 

[SHOdded]

No personal experience with them, but I have heard positive things over on the Ford Edge Forum.

 

[leverkyle]

Sweet thanks. I'm thinkin gettin some for heads and fogs. Oughta brighten up these candle stick halogens.

 

[SHOdded]

If you get 55w 5000k bulbs, make sure you run power directly off the battery or to a spare fuse underhood.  That power and wattage will give you a nice bright white light, but may not work well with the existing wiring to the fuse box for the halogen lighting.

 

[leverkyle]

If you get 55w 5000k bulbs, make sure you run power directly off the battery or to a spare fuse underhood.  That power and wattage will give you a nice bright white light, but may not work well with the existing wiring to the fuse box for the halogen lighting.

o thank you. Did not know that!

 

[SHOdded]

There are at least a couple of members on here who can help out with HID lighting.  LowerFrequencies and ShoBoat come to mind, don't mean to leave others out though.

 

[leverkyle]

Awesome thanks!

 

[panther427]

Ya I have had some bad experience with upgraded lighting in cars that good bought with it done.  They swapped in higher Watt high beams but didn't do anything with the wiring.  I was living way out in the country then so good used my high beams a lot and for long periods of times.  Started having issues. Had a melted wires and connectors..  easy fix but could start a fire.  It's way easy to overload a wire with lights

 

[JimiJak]

If the f-150 is the same as the XSport, you'll want a CanBus harness.

 

[leverkyle]

Alright thanks!

 

[ShoBoat]

Do not run 55w hid in the oem halogen housing. You will in time burn the reflector. Even with a really good bulb it will still do it. Just my 2 cents.


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[leverkyle]

Glad you said that!

 

[SHOdded]

Discount of 15% available at checkout:  http://www.retailmenot.com/view/hidextra.com

 

[Spartn27]

What year is your vehicle? Might want to add that info to your sig.

If you have reflector housings it is technically illegal to install Xenon HID kits as they will blind oncoming drivers, if you have projectors I suggest a LED HID kit over standard Xenon.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-automotive-integrated-LED-headlight-lamp-conversion-kit-6000k-H10-HB3-HB4-/291140164990?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43c94e5d7e&vxp=mtr

 

[leverkyle]

It's a 2013 f150

 

[leverkyle]

Discount of 15% available at checkout:  http://www.retailmenot.com/view/hidextra.com

thanks!

 

[leverkyle]

What year is your vehicle? Might want to add that info to your sig.

If you have reflector housings it is technically illegal to install Xenon HID kits as they will blind oncoming drivers, if you have projectors I suggest a LED HID kit over standard Xenon.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-automotive-integrated-LED-headlight-lamp-conversion-kit-6000k-H10-HB3-HB4-/291140164990?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43c94e5d7e&vxp=mtr

i think I put it in my signature now. Idk if it worked.

 

[Spartn27]

What year is your vehicle? Might want to add that info to your sig.

If you have reflector housings it is technically illegal to install Xenon HID kits as they will blind oncoming drivers, if you have projectors I suggest a LED HID kit over standard Xenon.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-automotive-integrated-LED-headlight-lamp-conversion-kit-6000k-H10-HB3-HB4-/291140164990?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43c94e5d7e&vxp=mtr

i think I put it in my signature now. Idk if it worked.

Working fine 

As far as the kit, I would suggest the LED over the Xenon as you'll tend to have less issues, also you'll get nice crisp light output. Best of all with all the advancement of LED kits since they came out a year ago, newer kits are integrated into a single bulb with no ballast making install very simple.

 

[SHOdded]

Anybody actually running these LEDs in their headlights, Spartn?  Curious what their experience is.

In general, LED light output & quality is highly variable unless you go with name-brand mfrs like Philips or Osram (the German variants, not the US variant products).  I would definitely go for aftermarket lighting products made in Germany, if I could afford it.

 

[Spartn27]

Anybody actually running these LEDs in their headlights, Spartn?  Curious what their experience is.

In general, LED light output & quality is highly variable unless you go with name-brand mfrs like Philips or Osram (the German variants, not the US variant products).  I would definitely go for aftermarket lighting products made in Germany, if I could afford it.

I personally haven't installed them as I have the OEM HID kit installed on my MKS, it would be more so for people with halogen lamps looking to upgrade. LED headlight technology has come a long way, more so evidenced by the fact that there are a handful of LED headlight equipped vehicles coming out this year and some that have already came out.

If I were to upgrade an existing HID system I would only swap bulbs for some German made Osram D3S 5000K bulbs.