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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 06:58 PM
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Yeah some night shots would be awesome. The kit intrigues me.
I'll take some tonight when it get dark. Haven't driven in the dark yet and Haven't decided if I need to aim them yet. They seem to shine down enough where they won't blind people, but still light up the road.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 07:08 PM
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These are the headlights I am looking at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DAYTIME-LED-CRYSTAL-STYLE-HEADLIGHTS-BLACK-AMBER-FORD-EXPEDITION-97-02-/161484862582?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3AF-150&hash=item25993f7476&vxp=mtr
The thing that worries me is that the "company" will not look in the box to see if there are wires coming out of the housing (I assume they are for the LED's on the bottom). They also say there are no installation instructions.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 07:15 PM
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These are the headlights I am looking at:

Daytime LED Crystal Style Headlights Black Amber Ford Expedition 97 02 | eBay

The thing that worries me is that the "company" will not look in the box to see if there are wires coming out of the housing (I assume they are for the LED's on the bottom). They also say there are no installation instructions.
you should just have to wire them to your running light wiring. And you could slap in an LED conversion kit for the bulbs. HID's require a lot more work I believe. You gotta install a projector while LED's are pretty much plug and play.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 07:31 PM
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I hate to ask this because I wired in my current lights myself, but I can't remember how that process went. Is there a ton of different wires I have to sort through like the brake light wiring, or is it just a few wires and pretty much self explanatory?
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 07:43 PM
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I hate to ask this because I wired in my current lights myself, but I can't remember how that process went. Is there a ton of different wires I have to sort through like the brake light wiring, or is it just a few wires and pretty much self explanatory?
Not sure as my LED kit was just plug and play.

Edit: These are the headlights on my truck just popped them in and they look great.

F150 F250/Expeddition Lightning Headlight F150 F250/Expeddition Lightning Headlight
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 07:48 PM
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Alright, I just popped off my headlights and it's 3 wires, I think I can figure that one out lol. Thank you very much. I think I will go with the stock head light bulbs for now and I may get the LED's depending on if these aren't bright enough.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 07:53 PM
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Looked at the link they have a image on the site of a night shot. Thinking of doing the led switch over the hid's and running either a stock housing or lightnings
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Red-Ford
These are the headlights I am looking at:

Daytime LED Crystal Style Headlights Black Amber Ford Expedition 97 02 | eBay

The thing that worries me is that the "company" will not look in the box to see if there are wires coming out of the housing (I assume they are for the LED's on the bottom). They also say there are no installation instructions.

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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 09:07 PM
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Those lights are absolute junk. The only way to catch more water with them would be to cut a big hole in the lens.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Red-Ford
These are the headlights I am looking at:

Daytime LED Crystal Style Headlights Black Amber Ford Expedition 97 02 | eBay

The thing that worries me is that the "company" will not look in the box to see if there are wires coming out of the housing (I assume they are for the LED's on the bottom). They also say there are no installation instructions.
Those shouldn't even be in this conversation.
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