Thanks I'm just thinking when one blows, the dealer is telling me the unit is sealed.
warranty ..........
Bulbs, belts and tires are excluded. Tires have the Michelin warranty.bumper to bumper 3/36?
the bulb, igniter, and ballast are user replaceable just because of the sheer support of the aftermarket community and customizers that retrofit HID headlights.
You might not be able to buy the parts from the dealer
However, the dealer will always say that HID are not user replaceable, because of the HID components. However, the bulb, igniter, and ballast are user replaceable just because of the sheer support of the aftermarket community and customizers that retrofit HID headlights. You might not be able to buy the parts from the dealer, but you can find them all over the place on various websites and eBay.
Ford is telling me mine are not "user" replaceable, well they could be FOS. I would like to put a warmer HID bulb set in.
I have an '12 F150 which I retrofitted factory HID headlights as well. The tint is typical factory HID which is around 4500k, so I'm not sure if perhaps the bulbs on yours were changed out? Or are you comparing them to halogens?
But they are head and shoulders above the halogen units with respect to output and beam profile. Not quite as good as some other factory projectors, but you could get some better projector units and fit them into these housings. If you're one of those that wants that ultra sharp and ultra wide beam profiles.
Er...no. Forget the counterfeit garbage from the "tuner community", the bulb/ignitor assembly and the ballast are user-replaceable because they're available from original & legitimate manufacturers.
Sure, you can. These trucks use a D3S bulb (with integral ignitor), fully available from Osram or Philips (see here for example). Or you can buy them (at much higher price) from the Ford dealer, part number 7L7Z-13N02-1A. The ballast is part number DL3Z-13C17-0A and the bulb retainer is DL3Z-13N01-9A. The ballast-to-bulb wire is DL3Z-13A00-6D. Other repair parts are available, too.
Actually, they're user-replaceable because that's exactly what they are. While they'd LOVE for you to take it in and rack up billable hours for "service" (oh, hay! You need a new fan belt and your blinker fluid needs to be changed!), the parts are available at the parts counter. There may be a higher level of difficulty for installing certain things, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're not "user-replaceable". It's not like a potted computer component with the "no user-serviceable parts inside" sticker, wherein even attempting to get to the parts will destroy the item. You're replacing bulbs/igniters, not the reflector bowl or lenses (the non-user-serviceable parts).
More to the point: The parts aren't user-replaceable because of the sheer support of the aftermarket community-- there's a huge aftermarket community capitalizing on the user-replaceability of those parts.
Wait... a Ford pickup with headlights that don't suck? You're making me question everything I thought I knew about the world...
Thanks I'm just thinking when one blows, the dealer is telling me the unit is sealed.
Just make sure they really ARE the same factory parts, not counterfeits.I guess what I wanted to communicate is that yes, you can purchase factory HID parts from the dealer, but they are so cost prohibitive that it might as well not be made available to the consumer. However, you can purchase the same factory parts on eBay or other aftermarket shops for a hugely discounted price, which does make it cost effective for the typical consumer.