Level 3 Headlamps for 2012 Ford Edge Limited

[Sade2000]

Hi out there,

 

while preparing the registration of my new 2012 here in Germany, I found out that there ´re different headlamps avaible vor the 2011/2012 Ford Edge. I have to make sure that the Edge Headlights will meet german regularies (which is nearly impossible)

 

I knew that there ´re three different types of headlights avaible:

 

Halogen "standard"

Halogen "Sport"

HID

 

I also read in this forum, that the halogen and HID headlights seem to be the same (Ford part numbers), but are at least different in the projector, so that you re not able to put a halogen bulb in the HID housing (correct me if I´m wrong ´cause this is very important for my registration)

 

Now i found another headlight called "Level 3 Headlamp" at the Ford Website for the 2012 Ford Edge Limited (see attached file)

 

You can purchase them here:

 

http://www.parts.com/parts/2011/FORD/EDGE/LIMITED/?siteid=2&vehicleid=1446671§ion=ELECTRICAL&group=CHASSIS%20ELECTRICAL&subgroup=HEADLAMPS

 

Now im totally confused Are this ones only for export, ´cause of the additional third white lamp in the inner housing for use as a parking light? (That is somehting we need here in Germany)

 

Hope someone can bring light into this. :tumbleweed:

 

Thx

Edited February 28, 2012 by Sade2000

[e350 coupe]

I do not know about the level 3 headlights, but I think the differences are as follows.

 

1. US model Halogen with no DRL mode. (no extra bulb)

 

2. Canadian Halogen with DRL as reduced low beam voltage. (no extra bulb)

 

3. US HID with no DRL (no extra bulb as DRL are not required in US)

 

4. Canadian HID with DRL which has extra yellow bulb and is used to operate as DRL function as you cannot reduce voltage to HID's as you can with Halogen type bulbs.

 

I think what you are probably looking for is the Canadian HID model as it has the extra yellow bulb which operates as the DRL function in Canada.

[Dingo]

I want to see this mythological Canadian extra bulb headlight. Anyone?

[Scorpio]

Not sure what is "extra", if anything, but here is a shot of mine (yes it's dirty.. hey it's still winter! ) - Canadian car with factory HID's, in DRL mode:

 

 

 

[Dingo]

Yeah, see? No extra bulb.

 

American halogen:

 

 

Only difference is my lens is dimpled, and the your shroud is notched.

Edited February 29, 2012 by Dingo

[Scorpio]

...my lens is dimpled, and the your shroud is notched.

 

That sounds vaguely disturbing somehow LOL....but yeah, looks the same to me too.

 

 

 

[CCL123]

That sounds vaguely disturbing somehow LOL....but yeah, looks the same to me too.

 

Oh wow ahahahahahahahahahah!!

[Sade2000]

Thank you guys for bringing some "light in my darkness"

 

Next question, i couldn´t find any pictures in the www, where i can see numbers on the headlights like DOT number for example.

 

The reason is, that i´ve to find out, if the 2012 Models still have the same numbers as the 2011 Model. It would be great to get some pics here from 2011 and 2012 owners like:

 

2011 Halogen w/o sport

 

Picture

 

2012 Halogen w/o sport

 

Picture

 

2011 Halogen w/ sport

 

Picture

 

2012 Halogen w/sport

 

Picture

 

2011 HID

 

Picture

 

2012 HID

 

Picture

 

For me it´s a very serious topic, ´cause i need to get a technical light certification for the headlamp (HID) here in Germany. Therefor I´ve to send my headlamps to university of Karlsruhe where they do measurements to get the light emissions for my headlamps. Then i get a certification for my HID´s so that i can run them here in Germany. ( I know german regularies are hard to understand )

 

But if this certification fails, i need headlamps that already got a certification in Germany. Therefor i need the numbers as asked above, to order the right headlamps then. I don t want to spent more money as i need to. The light emission test even will cost about $ 800 bucks.

 

I also need a light adjustment system for not blinding other drivers when the car is loaded which is easy to install normaly. Is there enough space behind the headlamps? A picture of the manual headlamp adjuster (HID) and the space behind the headlamp (HID) will be great too.

 

I know, I got a lot of questions, but i haven´t found the right answers in the forum yet.

 

I´ll spend a German beer for every picture !!!!

 

Cheers Dennis

Edited March 2, 2012 by Sade2000

[Cellbine]

Thank you guys for bringing some "light in my darkness"

 

Next question, i couldn´t find any pictures in the www, where i can see numbers on the headlights like DOT number for example.

 

The reason is, that i´ve to find out, if the 2012 Models still have the same numbers as the 2011 Model. It would be great to get some pics here from 2011 and 2012 owners like:

 

2011 Halogen w/o sport

 

I´ll spend a German beer for every picture !!!!

 

Cheers Dennis

 

Hey Dennis, I hope these pictures can help you with what you are looking for. These are pics from my 2011 Limited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTW, I live in Kaiserslautern ----> lol

[Feirstein]

Amber DRL's are not likely legal outside of the US and Canada.

HID's in Germany likely require auto leveling and headlight washers, another glare reducing set of regulations not required in the US and Canada.

Although the non-HID headlights used on the Edge in the US and Canada are only DOT certified, it is likely that the optical properities are very close to those mandated for EU certification, but the DOT units also sport amber reflectors which may or may not pass German Certification Requirements.

 

It is about time that the US and EU standars merge. The glare reduction, optical and output requirements for EU certification may be superior, but the US reflector requirements are superior. There is overlap already between the two levels of certification for output and optical properities. The EU also mandates amber rear turn lights and at least a single red rear fog light. Both are permitted in the US and Canada but are not mandated. Strange as it may seem, most current German car venders have removed amber rear turn signals and rear fog lights from the current crop of offerings.

 

I find that my 07's OEM headlights with upgreaded bulbs offer very good lighting properities, superior to my 04 Town & Country mini-van with German headlight units.