HID Questions for 2007 Ford Edge

[Simran Kooner]

Hey,

 

I have a 2007 Ford Edge and I wanted to install HIDs, are there any problems i will encounter? Flickering/flashing? Will I get a Light for check engine or something? is there anything else i need to buy? I'm playing on buying 6000k or 8000k.

[PrinzII]

Since I owned a 2008 previously, this is what I did:

 

a) Made sure that the ballasts were 100% digital. Non-digital ballasts had issues with flickering.

Went with a color temperature no higher than 6000k. If you did that, you were reducing light output unless you went with a 55w system. The higher wattage systems do require a relay harness.

c) I actually went with a 35w system for both high and low beams due to the extremely dark roads we have here.

 

I never had a check engine light nor any problems with the vehicle after installation.

[PrinzII]

A few more things:

 

a) 35 watt systems are just plug and play. No special harnesses needed.

To clarify the 6000k comment, HID output is measured in lumens and the K values are color temperatures. Any HID kit is going to be brightest between 4000-6000k. My 6000K kit was 2800 lumens. The 5000K I currently have is 3200 lumens. Bear in mind, those values are with 35w kits. 55w kits are going to be higher but, again, you will need the harness.

c) The kits commonly used here are DDM or Morimoto (via TRS (The Retrofit Source)). I went with a totally different vendor for both kits.

[Simran Kooner]

Hey, I put in the hids 6000k and they don't turn on when i start the car. But when i unlock the doors they go on but stop asoon as i start the edge.

[WWWPerfA_ZN0W]

What kit are you using? Did you make any alterations to wiring? Is your headlight switch in the AUTO position or do you turn the lights on manually?

 

For example, I expect the behavior you have described when it is dusk and you remotely unlock the doors. At that time the headlights and rear lights will come on and stay on for a predetermined interval.

[candurin]

I actually sounds like you wired them to parking lights....

 

But I can't imagine that's even plausible.

[Simran Kooner]

Its a Nova Hid kit and i didn't make any alternations to the wiring. i've tried different positions but i keep it on auto.Im also not using a relay harness yet.

[WWWPerfA_ZN0W]

Is this it? http://novahid.com/

 

Do you know if the kit was Canbus or non-Canbus? 2007 MY does not have a Canbus system.

[Simran Kooner]

Yeah thats the site and it is one of the slim canbus ones

[WWWPerfA_ZN0W]

I don't know if there is a simple adapter that will fix this problem. As far as I know, you need to get a non-canbus HID kit. That should resolve the issues you have experienced.

[Simran Kooner]

Yeah, thats what im going to do. Ill try it and let you know if it works. Thanks for the suggestion.

[TheWizard]

Also, are you in Canada? You can't use HIDs with the factory daytime running lights in the headlights.