Need better lights on Ex!
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Mountain Pass
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Need better lights on Ex!
Hi,
We don't do a lot of night driving with the Ex, but a recent trip in bad weather really hit home the need for better headlights. We have a 2005 XLT with the stock headlights. But I'm confused as to what we need. Can we just change hi/low beams, or do we have to change out the whole headlight assembly? If so, how expensive/hard is this to do?
We don't do a lot of night driving with the Ex, but a recent trip in bad weather really hit home the need for better headlights. We have a 2005 XLT with the stock headlights. But I'm confused as to what we need. Can we just change hi/low beams, or do we have to change out the whole headlight assembly? If so, how expensive/hard is this to do?
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The lens and reflectors get oxidized over the years and lose their ability to provide good light transmission and pattern.
a new headlamp assembly will fix that. Try Rockauto and get the NFS or capa certified ones
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...assembly,10762
a new headlamp assembly will fix that. Try Rockauto and get the NFS or capa certified ones
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...assembly,10762
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Mountain Pass
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Thanks for the info. When I go home today I'm going to check out what the reflectors look like.
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the silverstars have a coating on the bulb to simulate the temperature of a HID, i prefer the xtravison sylvania without the coating since the coating cuts down on lightout slightly even if it is a whiter light. to each their own i suppose
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Welcome to the FTE! There are drop in headlight replacements and much more available in the aftermarket. HID & LED bulbs can be used in the OEM headlight units directly, but IMO they put out some crappy light as there is severe loss of light. LED/HID should always be paired with a quality projector setup, but those do not come cheap. Search around on the forum and you will find a lot of information about drop in headlights, designs, upgrades to newer styles etc.. There's plenty of information to read and absorb.
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