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Old May 21, 2019 | 09:49 PM
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Which are the best headlight assemblies?

I’m looking to buy new headlight housings (lens) for a 2000 Ex. I’ll be using Philips Crystal Vision Ultra bulbs. I do NOT want to run HIDs or LEDs. Will also be using the Brite Box dual beam highbeam setup.

Given the above set up, which are the best headlight assemblies for me to purchase. Looking for the brightest possible light. Thanks
 
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Old May 21, 2019 | 10:02 PM
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OEM Ford are the best housings
 
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Old May 22, 2019 | 06:34 AM
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What year OEM housings are the best to put on a 2000 Ex?
 
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Old May 22, 2019 | 07:05 AM
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The newer one piece headlights will fit perfectly.
 
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Old May 23, 2019 | 05:33 AM
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I put on new OEM from an 06 on my 00. I like them way more than the aftermarket 03 style I originally installed. There a pretty big quality difference in this case. 05-07 housings were also cheaper than the 03-04 style

Lots of excellent right ups on how to do it if you arent afraid of some trimming.

but you can’t use the same bulbs with the 05-07 housings, they are 9008 bulbs and the pins are smaller so I wouldn’t try to run both filaments at the same time
 
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Old May 23, 2019 | 07:50 AM
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I used a cheap set off amazon. The headlight and signal are two pieces, no trimming required. I believe they are 2004 knock offs, can anyone confirm that oem 2004 lights were two piece with clear lenses?
 
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Old May 23, 2019 | 02:01 PM
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I believe they are 2004 knock offs, can anyone confirm that oem 2004 lights were two piece with clear lenses?
Pretty sure they didn't go to the one piece housing until they did the 05 facelift.
 
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Old May 23, 2019 | 07:07 PM
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I bought a set from headlightsdepot.com . I replaced my old 2 piece units with the Harley style newer model one piece units. Not a hard job, just messy when it comes to trimming the header piece. Looks worlds better IMO.
 
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the best meeting place of ease of install and upgrade is the 03-04 clear lenses
 
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Old May 24, 2019 | 11:07 AM
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the best meeting place of ease of install and upgrade is the 03-04 clear lenses
but OEM, i bought TYC and they were crap!
 
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Old May 24, 2019 | 02:06 PM
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but OEM, i bought TYC and they were crap!
Yes mine are SPPC brand, also crap. I’ve had to dry them out twice already in a year.
 
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Old May 27, 2019 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Ultraboy
What year OEM housings are the best to put on a 2000 Ex?
New for 2002 were the "crystalline headlamp lenses".
I think these were used thru 2005.
Here's our 2002 and they have not started to haze.
 
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Old May 29, 2019 | 08:36 PM
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So am I understanding that the 2003-2004 Ford OEM clear lenses are the best if I want to continue to run the 9007 bulbs with the Brite Box (dims & brights together)?
 
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Old May 29, 2019 | 09:28 PM
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The OEMs on my 2003 started to haze and I didn't really care for the projection styles I found for the EX, so I chose the original OEM with 6 LED daytime running lights. I also upgrade the blub to the HYB 9007 Ultra High-Performance Halogen 6000K 80watt. Bumper lights were changed out in 2003 and are just starting to haze.

Pic during install
 
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Old May 29, 2019 | 09:45 PM
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Here are the Ford part numbers for the '03-'04 clear style:
Left--2C3Z13008AB
Right--2C3Z13008AA

Available on ebay for $138 each, with free shipping.
 
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