New Ex has some dim headlights
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Mountain Pass
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New Ex has some dim headlights
I got to start off by saying, I really love this truck. Just got it a week ago and couldn't be happier.
But... the headlights are dim. Not just inconvenient dim, but not usable at night dim. I flipped the highbeams on and adjusted them down to have some more light for now but this isn't a great fix. It's a 2000 but the front end has been updated. I pulled the bulbs out and they look new but the glass is all blue. Anyone guess whats going on here?
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I would just throw a new set in but they are really expensive!
But... the headlights are dim. Not just inconvenient dim, but not usable at night dim. I flipped the highbeams on and adjusted them down to have some more light for now but this isn't a great fix. It's a 2000 but the front end has been updated. I pulled the bulbs out and they look new but the glass is all blue. Anyone guess whats going on here?
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I would just throw a new set in but they are really expensive!
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those are xenon bulbs, the PO probably bought some crappy cheap ebay ones that worked for a little, i would suggest replacing them, take a look at the brand, for example a good quality one would be the GE nighthawk, if they are generic, their probably ebay.
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When I pulled them I was gonna google the model, but it was some generic brand that didnt turn up any results. The PO tried to tell me they were HID's and they needed a ballast or resistor or something soldered into the wiring to make them perk up. I looked at the plug and thought "that dont look like no HID plug to me", but I wasn't sure what was going on.
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the p/o is a jack@$$ lol if he thinks those are hid, he needs a slap in the face, the bulbs for hid lights look MUCH different than regular ones, and you have alot more problems than just low light if you did'nt have a ballast
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On a side note, can anyone identify that front end so I know what to get?
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Those are 05 style headlights. They should take a 9008/H13 lamp.
Check out this thread. Sounds like a similar situation.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s....php?t=1016741
Check out this thread. Sounds like a similar situation.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s....php?t=1016741
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OK, new bulbs did the trick. Now I have to readjust my headlights back down. I can't believe the bulbs actually wear out, thats cheap.
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