'Been looking at HID retrofit kits for the past few months, but am seeing nothing that really would benefit night driving outside of getting a whole new reflector/lens system specifically-designed to work with the HID arc, as opposed to halogen filaments. Currenly running after market diamond cut lamp housings with 90/100W non-colored bulbs. Still can't see the road at night and every month or so, a connector burns up and I lose one and sometimes both lights within a day or two of the first failure.
After burning through yet another set of connectors this week, despite using a high current aftermarket harness and 90/100W 9007 bulbs (connectors are still made of meltable plastic), I have finally had it. The vehicle will go up for sale this fall with stock bulbs if I don't solve this problem by end of summer.
The taillights are poorly designed too. I got a citation yesterday for having a headlight AND a taillight out. I was surprised about the taillight, because after a lady rear-ended me at 40mph last winter, I got a whole new back door, fenders, bumper and taillight assemblies. They were not 6 mos old when already there was a socket failure, (not the bulb, but the socket itself was intermittent). What a piece of junk, as far as all of the important lighting goes.
Back to my point:
Since there is a strong demand for a GOOD after-market replacement light assembly that incorporates HID projector technology (the Explorer has GOT to have the WORST lumen output of ANY vehicle made since 1948), why is it so difficult to Google a supplier of such a kit, or hasn't one been made yet? (The company that makes a good retrofit assembly will make a killing, with thousands of Explorers needing a lighting system that one can actually SEE the road with at night.)
What's new in 2008 for retrofit kits (not just HID bi-Xenon bulbs and ballasts), but a whole lamp assembly that can replace the OEM?
The wife's already talking about trading it in toward a Japanese SUV.
I need something that works!
After burning through yet another set of connectors this week, despite using a high current aftermarket harness and 90/100W 9007 bulbs (connectors are still made of meltable plastic), I have finally had it. The vehicle will go up for sale this fall with stock bulbs if I don't solve this problem by end of summer.
The taillights are poorly designed too. I got a citation yesterday for having a headlight AND a taillight out. I was surprised about the taillight, because after a lady rear-ended me at 40mph last winter, I got a whole new back door, fenders, bumper and taillight assemblies. They were not 6 mos old when already there was a socket failure, (not the bulb, but the socket itself was intermittent). What a piece of junk, as far as all of the important lighting goes.
Back to my point:
Since there is a strong demand for a GOOD after-market replacement light assembly that incorporates HID projector technology (the Explorer has GOT to have the WORST lumen output of ANY vehicle made since 1948), why is it so difficult to Google a supplier of such a kit, or hasn't one been made yet? (The company that makes a good retrofit assembly will make a killing, with thousands of Explorers needing a lighting system that one can actually SEE the road with at night.)
What's new in 2008 for retrofit kits (not just HID bi-Xenon bulbs and ballasts), but a whole lamp assembly that can replace the OEM?
The wife's already talking about trading it in toward a Japanese SUV.
I need something that works!