Jamie Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Hi All, New to the forum. I have 2017 Edge Sport. I have a question regarding headlight bulb replacement. I work away from home and my wife took the car for service and whilst their she asked how much to upgrade headlights to LED, was told around £1,000 per headlight wtf!! instead I looked online at powerbulbs, entered car details and the told me I need H7 bulbs which I bought(OSRAM Nightbreaker Laser) . My mate went to fit them today for me (I’m away) and he says they are the wrong type, should be H15?? Little confused as websites all say H7. Can you please advise what bulbs are required and if any of you have changed recently as the dipped halogen headlights are terrible at night. cheers jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Welcome. The 2017 Sport has HID headlamps and changing to LED would not really be an upgrade. I find my Sport's headlights quite adequate, so surprised that you find the need to change them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Hi and thanks for the reply. I’m sure my edge has standard halogen lamps and really struggling with night time driving that’s why looking to upgrade, a see a lot of similar complaints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben senise Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Jamie said: Hi All, New to the forum. I have 2017 Edge Sport. I have a question regarding headlight bulb replacement. I work away from home and my wife took the car for service and whilst their she asked how much to upgrade headlights to LED, was told around £1,000 per headlight wtf!! instead I looked online at powerbulbs, entered car details and the told me I need H7 bulbs which I bought(OSRAM Nightbreaker Laser) . My mate went to fit them today for me (I’m away) and he says they are the wrong type, should be H15?? Little confused as websites all say H7. Can you please advise what bulbs are required and if any of you have changed recently as the dipped halogen headlights are terrible at night. cheers jamie many lights are different from country to country. since you're quoting in sterling, is it safe to assume that you're in the UK? was your friend attempting to change the high beam? according to ford.co.uk, that's an H15. The low beam is an H7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Good morning, yes I am from the UK. the thought had crossed my mind and I have sent him a message but no reply as yet. Powerbulbs.co.uk state an H7 also that’s why I was confused when he sent the message. I will try and check with him and make sure he removed the correct bulb ?. See below images, the black and orange H15 is what he removed and the H7 bulbs are the ones I bought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben senise Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 check out this page at ford.co.uk under "bulb specification chart." here Exterior Lamps Lamp Specification Power (Watt) Brake and rear lamp. P21/5W 21/5 Central high mounted brake lamp. W16W 16 Cornering lamps. H11 55 Front direction indicator. PY21W 21 Front fog lamp. H11 55 Front fog lamp. LED LED Front side lamp. W5W 5 Headlamp high beam. H15 55 Daytime running lamps. LED LED License plate lamp. W5W 5 Headlamp low beam. H7 55 Rear direction indicator. PY21W 21 Rear fog lamp. P21W 21 Reversing lamps. P21W 21 Side direction indicator. WY5W 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Thanks so much for your help, I had a look but couldn’t find the bulb spec so thanks. I’ll pass this on to my friend, maybe he removed the wrong bulb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 In my 2007, the high beam bulb sits lower in the headlight than the low beam, so that may have been the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanbai Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Hi there, Mine 18 edge sport has the d3s hid and the drl is h15. Hope that helps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted Thursday at 11:46 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:46 AM When backing out my garage this morning I notice one of my headlights was orange. Surprised - I assumed that they would just die, not first change color. Anyone have recommendations on replacements and is the LED version a viable option? LED's typically blind oncoming traffic and unless that's no longer an issue I'll consider them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted Thursday at 03:54 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:54 PM Ordered these: Osram Xenarc Night Breaker 220, D3S, +220% More Brightness, Xenon Headlight Bulb, 66340XN2-2HB, Folding Box (2 Lamps) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted Thursday at 11:41 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:41 PM @Haz Special request - how do I release the these HID's? I see a black plastic tab that I expect needs to be rotated, but didn't want to apply too much force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted yesterday at 01:03 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:03 AM Getting ready for the delivery of the new HID's I started the job. The only way to do this without damage is to remove the headlamp assemblies - its way too finicky to seat the HID with the headlamp assy's installed in the car. The tabs rotate about a 1/4 turn counter-clock to release. I was concerned that it might be a ballast issue to switched the globes and the orange one moved to the other side - both high and low beam is orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted yesterday at 01:14 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:14 PM 12 hours ago, 1004ron said: The only way to do this without damage is to remove the headlamp assemblies - its way too finicky to seat the HID with the headlamp assy's installed in the car. I have recently tried some D3S LED replacements from AliExpress on my Edge. They are cheap at about $35 for the pair and hence they last about 1 year only. But they are considerably brighter than HID. Removing the old bulbs and installing the new one can be done without removing the headlights. I have done it several times now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted yesterday at 01:38 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:38 PM 16 minutes ago, omar302 said: I have recently tried some D3S LED replacements from AliExpress on my Edge. They are cheap at about $35 for the pair and hence they last about 1 year only. But they are considerably brighter than HID. Removing the old bulbs and installing the new one can be done without removing the headlights. I have done it several times now. @omar302 are you a surgeon that performs those intricate keyhole procedures? With the assy's installed I removed the bulb from the left side then for the right side I shifted the coolant reservoir to out the way but then hit a snag - I couldn't pull the bulb and then disconnect it because its cable was entangled with the few small gauge wires inside the assembly. On that one I pulled the ballast and rerouted the wire enabling it to be disconnected/connected with the bulb outside the housing. I looked at the many lower priced options but decided I'd go with something that is more likely to last as long as the original. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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