mjbaker84 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 My wifes 2011 edge limited has the factory HID's on it. We possibly have it sold and are looking at a 2013 edge sport with every option we want except the factory HID's. is there a ford produced kit to "add-on/ replace the halogen factory setup with HID's? If not can you buy ford parts that will act as factory HID's? do you have to splice/cut into the factory wiring harness? thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishx65 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 I'm sure you could get all the parts from Ford but I think it would be really expensive. You might be surprised how well plug-n-play kits work in the Edge's halogen projectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 is there a ford produced kit to "add-on/ replace the halogen factory setup with HID's? No. But as fishx65, you might be able to install all OEM Ford parts from a Limited with HID. Though, if you go for new parts, it will be expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyEdge Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 I concur, an aftermarket kit would be the most cost effective. Not to mention that they would be equal if not better than OEM depending on which route you go. You wouldn't need to cut or splice any of the factory wires, infact if you go with a 35w kit you won't even need any additional wiring and can just plug the ballasts into the factory harnesses. Now you will need to drill a hole in the factory cover on the back of the headlight. This is the plastic circle that you unscrew to get to the bulbs themselves. The hole is necessary so you can run the wiriing from the bulb to the ballast, and if you're worried about any warranty issues you could always purchase another set for about $30 online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbaker84 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 I concur, an aftermarket kit would be the most cost effective. Not to mention that they would be equal if not better than OEM depending on which route you go. You wouldn't need to cut or splice any of the factory wires, infact if you go with a 35w kit you won't even need any additional wiring and can just plug the ballasts into the factory harnesses. Now you will need to drill a hole in the factory cover on the back of the headlight. This is the plastic circle that you unscrew to get to the bulbs themselves. The hole is necessary so you can run the wiriing from the bulb to the ballast, and if you're worried about any warranty issues you could always purchase another set for about $30 online. is there any recommended kit/bulbs other ford edge members are using for the 35w? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyEdge Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 There are a few kits that I've seen on here with varying price ranges. One option is a Morimoto kit from TheRetrofitSource.com which will run you about $150 and not sure about shipping costs. I've also heard about HID extra kits I belive but not 100% sure on that name Personally, I'm using a DDM tuning kit and I know a lot of others here (and on other forums) are using the same. The kits themselves are super cheap at $30 each, but they ship from overseas so the shipping is about $15 but when you look at the total cost for the kit you can't beat it. Some have had problems with their ballasts but seeing that you can buy 3 kits for the price of one Morimoto kit you could afford to have spares. Additionally they are offering lifetime warranties on their ballasts so that should be a non issue. I would say that DDM's wiring harnesses aren't the best and I actually ditched mine for a Morimoto which has much heavier wires and seperate fuses for each ballast. This way if one fuse blows I won't loose all of my lighting! You don't really need that for a 35w kit as the factory wireing will be sufficient, but it would be an option and figured I'd let you know. I've had my DDM kit installed for about a year now with no issues. You may have sporatic issues with one or both of the lights not firing when in Auto mode and would have to cycle the lights to off and then back on in order for them to ignite. This is not limited to any specific kit that I know of but I think most with the Morimoto kits don't have this happen as often. For me it's not worth the extra $$ for the kit to have to occationally cycle my lights to off and then back on. Hope this helps, -Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbaker84 Posted June 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Should you decide to go the route of replacing the headlights with factory HIDs, this is what you would have to do a) Order the HID headlight assemblies. Cheapest would be Benny from Levittown Ford. Find a HID kit with D3S bulbs. Profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I think Benny's got the assemblies for $477 a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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