jberger Posted April 4, 2013 at 01:40 AM Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 at 01:40 AM I'll put some better photos up later. Added 35W 4500K's from DDM. They work great! GBRYD and FusionEnergi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter80 Posted April 4, 2013 at 03:45 AM Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 at 03:45 AM Very cool! Could you give details on which kit (bulb type), why you went with the lower 35w, how the install went? Much appreciated. Looks very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jberger Posted April 4, 2013 at 02:41 PM Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 at 02:41 PM Did some research online and found http://www.ddmtuning.com/. Their complete kits seem to be a bargain, and with lifetime warranties. I purchased, the bulbs, digital ballasts wiring harness and error corrector I never used the wiring harness or error corrector yet, you can install without those. Last night my right bulb shut off, I cycled the headlight switch and it turned back on and stayed on. I might have to use the wiring harness and error correctors I think. OEM HID's are 35 watts, going 55w is just stupid. All you do is drive around blinding people. 35w produces more than enough light with a 4500-5000k bulb. I went 4500k, because I like natural light. People that go above 6k doesn't make any sense, it creates a blue light that is less visible at night. Not to mention the strain it puts on your eyes. GBRYD and FusionEnergi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter80 Posted April 4, 2013 at 11:16 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 at 11:16 PM (edited) So these will just plug right into the vehicle harness? No adapters? Where did you mount the ballasts? Is the light output much better than the halogens? Thanks for the input! I put HIDs on my '06 Mustang, but its been awhile since I looked into HIDs. I think you might leave it the way you have it and if that bulb continued to be sketchy, I'd request a new ballast. It doesn't sound like anything more than that. Certainly not error correctors unless you got a "bulb out" warning or lamp, but I can't recall if these cars have that. And this hooks straight into the vehicle harness (which is set up for the halogens, you shouldn't be drawing any more than that (should actually be equal or less with HID), so a new harness would be redundant. I'd bet its a bad ballast if you continue to have the problem. Edited April 4, 2013 at 11:17 PM by Scooter80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jberger Posted April 5, 2013 at 09:01 PM Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 at 09:01 PM Yeah I had them installed, I'll take some pics tonight of the ballast mounting. It looks like they just wired them through the factory system. The problem is, HID's draw a lower amount of power and I have had the lights turn off. I had to cycle the lights to get them back on again and they stayed on. My kit included a module called a "error corrector" and I am having that installed on Monday that should correct that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBRYD Posted April 7, 2013 at 06:31 PM Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 at 06:31 PM Interested in what bulb selection from the DDM site. H1?, H2?, H4 hi/low? for my new 2013 Energithanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russael Posted April 7, 2013 at 11:17 PM Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 at 11:17 PM The Fusions have an H11 style bulb (2 of them - 1 for low, one for high). I found an LED kit that's an H11 type bulb that has my interest. It says it puts out 1200 lumens, eats 15 watts, and has a color temp of 5000k if I remember correctly. The kit I found was around 125 bucks, but with a 20,000 hour life, I should never have to replace them again. I'm big on energy savings. Halogens are so old. I cannot believe they didn't even offer optional HIDs on such an advanced car. They did with the Focus Electric. Better hope you never have to replace those either. Fordparts has THAT kit listed at over 1,000 dollars per light. GBRYD and FusionEnergi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter80 Posted April 8, 2013 at 12:43 AM Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 at 12:43 AM The Fusions have an H11 style bulb (2 of them - 1 for low, one for high). I found an LED kit that's an H11 type bulb that has my interest. It says it puts out 1200 lumens, eats 15 watts, and has a color temp of 5000k if I remember correctly. The kit I found was around 125 bucks, but with a 20,000 hour life, I should never have to replace them again. I'm big on energy savings. Halogens are so old. I cannot believe they didn't even offer optional HIDs on such an advanced car. They did with the Focus Electric. Better hope you never have to replace those either. Fordparts has THAT kit listed at over 1,000 dollars per light. LED replacement? Now you're talking! Details on this kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russael Posted April 8, 2013 at 03:09 AM Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 at 03:09 AM There are a couple different ones out there. This one has a single huge LED at 15w each. The kit was 130 bills. http://store.ijdmtoy.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=15W-LED-Headlights&click=13811 I also hit up Amazon and found one that was 16 watts... had 2 forward 5W led lights and a bunch surrounding it adding an additional 6W. Those were 40 for a pair. Problem is I couldn't find a lumen output for them. If I can find a set for 1200 - 1500 lumens, I'd probably go for it. There were several other choices too... including H11 bulbs that were only 150 lumens. Can't use that! :) Newegg has a couple as well but way overpriced at 80 something. I have a 3W LED flashlight/light gun (I call it my light cannon) that I bought from Home Depot (a Husky branded item) and that thing is BRIGHT. I couldn't believe how much light that thing gives for only a 3 watt unit. Runs on a Ni-MH cordless phone battery. You can't stare in to it as it is pretty blinding even at 15 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apm Posted April 17, 2013 at 10:13 PM Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 at 10:13 PM I'll put some better photos up later. Added 35W 4500K's from DDM. They work great!Hi Jberger, How do these affect the warranty of the car? Here in Florida dealers tend to be very particular about modifications. Every time I took my car to the dealer I had to take out the radar detector I had harwired to the rear view mirror with a cable similar to the invisicord, because whatever the problem was they would attribute to the radar detector. Regards,APM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jberger Posted April 18, 2013 at 08:31 PM Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 at 08:31 PM Hi Jberger, How do these affect the warranty of the car? Here in Florida dealers tend to be very particular about modifications. Every time I took my car to the dealer I had to take out the radar detector I had harwired to the rear view mirror with a cable similar to the invisicord, because whatever the problem was they would attribute to the radar detector. Regards,APM No effect on warranty. Bulbs are not even covered under the bumper to bumper warranty anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD Diver Posted September 14, 2013 at 07:51 AM Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 at 07:51 AM Any updates on the LED lights? Where to buy, model #s, and light output vs halogens? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russael Posted September 14, 2013 at 01:18 PM Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 at 01:18 PM I dug a bit more about the LEDs and the lumen output of them is no better than the halogens (about 1100 lumens). The only benefit of them is longer life, but if you're looking for something with significantly more light for the energy required, HID is definitely the way to go. 35w HIDs can output nearly 3,000 lumens depending on the color temperature you choose. I also think I messed up my statement above as well (that being high/low beam bulbs are H11). Low beams are H11 and the high is H7. I kept looking on Fordparts and even though the call out number is the same, they're different bulbs, and at the time, the Sylvania bulb finder application didn't have the 2013 model year in it yet. It does now, and verifies as H11 and H7's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD Diver Posted September 16, 2013 at 07:32 AM Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 at 07:32 AM Owners manual shows the lows as H11LL and the highs as H7LL. Looking at the manual, it looks as if the headlight assembly must be removed. Anyone verify this?? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karboss Posted October 16, 2013 at 10:06 PM Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 at 10:06 PM jberger, any updates on this? I'm trying to have a kit installed this week. How much did you pay to have the DDM kit installed? Have you thought about changing the yellowish city light bulb as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckJ Posted October 16, 2013 at 11:01 PM Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 at 11:01 PM How great would it be if someone finds a 3000 lumens bulb for a reasonable price. ChuckJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Brown Posted April 7, 2014 at 05:58 AM Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 at 05:58 AM JBerger, Did the error eliminator fix your issue with the lights turning off? Or did you need to use the wiring harness to get them to work properly? I'm about to click buy and want to know what I'll need! :-) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmackdaddy Posted April 23, 2014 at 04:14 PM Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 at 04:14 PM Looks awesome! I'm getting my car done Friday or early next week. Going with HID low beams, LED Fog lights, DRL and Trunk / plates will be LED as well. I decided to buy the good stuff cuz the labor on all that wrok isnt cheap here in California and if something burns, they will replace it with no added fees. Last thing I need is to get it all done and have something burn and hhave to pay for it to get fixed again. Its at least 2-3 hours worth of work to get it all done. Pics when its done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexracer Posted April 23, 2014 at 11:12 PM Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 at 11:12 PM Nice, i want to see the completed work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vett93 Posted April 27, 2014 at 05:43 PM Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 at 05:43 PM Looks awesome! I'm getting my car done Friday or early next week. Going with HID low beams, LED Fog lights, DRL and Trunk / plates will be LED as well. I decided to buy the good stuff cuz the labor on all that wrok isnt cheap here in California and if something burns, they will replace it with no added fees. ... What "good stuff" have you found? I agree that it is important to get good parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmackdaddy Posted May 2, 2014 at 04:30 AM Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 at 04:30 AM Here are my DRL LED's. I also got LED FOG's the HID's should be done next week! :) FusionEnergi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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