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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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2000 ford excursion headlights

I have a 2000 excursion why are the headlights so bad on these big trucks i can hardly see anything and ive replaced the bulbs anyone change the headlight unit with the clear type??
 
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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You Can Step Up To The Jewel Light Housing...
 
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by reeladdiction
I have a 2000 excursion why are the headlights so bad on these big trucks i can hardly see anything and ive replaced the bulbs anyone change the headlight unit with the clear type??
everyone says that but my 2000 x has great lights . they are as bright as anything on the road. i do not get wht everyone is talking about. i have not taken the bulbs out to see if maybe they are illegal bulbs but i do not think so.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 10:24 AM
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My 2000 seems to have just average lighting after I put a set of silverstars in it. I was a little disappointed with the "upgrade".

One of my previous bulbs had exploded in the housing. I had no luck removing the clips that allow the housing to come out so I could shake out the glass shards. The clips are really weird. Anybody know if there is a special tool to remove those clips?
 
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 10:28 AM
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yeah, a pair of long needle nose pliers. i actually ripped the clips off of mine. pep boys sells the new ones.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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i have a friend with an excursion who put in 80/100 bulbs. They make a decent difference in performance. He also put in an aftermarket wiring harness from painless because I convinced him that running the extra wattage through the stock circuit was a little risky, and possibly limited the power to the lights (ie long wire runs)

not to mentinon, because the bulbs go in to the stock headlight housings and don't say their wattage anywhere on the bulb, they are hard to detect.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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i had the same problem, so i decide to change them to the clear,also i spent the $$ and added H.I.D lights and now i see for days, plus the blue color makes the truck look so much better st night
 
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Mine has good brightness but when I get on the side roads up by the cabin and turn on the brights, there is hardly a difference.
 
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Originally Posted by reeladdiction
I have a 2000 excursion why are the headlights so bad on these big trucks i can hardly see anything and ive replaced the bulbs anyone change the headlight unit with the clear type??
I had the '00 Exco too... I upgraded to a halogen APC brand light housing and new bulbs. Better.... but not HID.

Interested?? I have a spare set NEW in BOX! ($150 plus shipping)

Here's a link to them (RETAIL pricing)
http://www.slickcar.com/productdetai...ProductID=2099
 
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