Topic Sponsor
2004 - 2008 Ford F150 General discussion on the 2004 - 2008 Ford F150 truck.

New Headlight Question

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:06 PM
  #1  
Steady7's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
From: B.C.
Default New Headlight Question

I recently purchased smoked headlights for my '07 F150. Upon receiving the headlight assembly, my bulbs do not fit. I have an H13 bulb which I believe to be stock. After contacting the seller, he said that they are designed for 9007 bulbs for low beam and H3 for high beam.

I am hoping that someone can explain to me what they are saying. I run the H13 with both low and high beam single bulb, am I being shafted or am I just confused?

Thanks for your help!
Reply
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 07:58 AM
  #2  
04xlf150's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 153
Likes: 1
Default

When I ordered my new headlights I also had to get different size bulbs. The place I ordered them from sent me all the new bulbs I needed though.. What kind of headlights are they?
Reply
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:42 AM
  #3  
Steady7's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
From: B.C.
Default

Thanks for the reply, the lights are Spec - D. They are sending me the bulbs also but what I do not understand is when they say that low beam are 9007 and High beam are H3. It is a single bulb housing so I do not understand what they are implying.

Any thoughts to that one?
Reply
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:47 AM
  #4  
Mod (Ret.)'s Avatar
Moderator (Ret.)
Supporting Member

 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 9,460
Likes: 486
From: Lake Mary Florida
Default

Your stock headlights only have one bulb, with two filiments. One filiment is low beam, the other is high beam. If the new headlights have two seperate bulbs that seperate the high and low beam, then you're going to have to figure out how to wire it, as the factory wiring is set up for a single bulb, and not two seperate bulbs. Ask this company if they provide the wiring harness "split". In other words, they should provide a harness that plugs into the factory headlight, and "splits" off to two seperate bulb connectors.

It sounds to me though that the headlight housings you bought have a single bulb, as it would be obvious if there were two seperate bulb positions in the new housings. Sounds like this company has no idea on what it sells. I'd be sending them back and going elsewhere.

Whatever you do, don't hack any factory wiring to make them work.

Last edited by Mod (Ret.); Jan 23, 2012 at 11:50 AM.
Reply
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 12:33 PM
  #5  
Steady7's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
From: B.C.
Default

OK perfect, I am not going too crazy! I appreciate your help.
Reply




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:09 PM.