Just wanted to post up some info on my HID install for my lows and fogs I did this weekend on my 2013 Fusion.
Getting to the bulbs is not that easy. The manual actually tells you to have your dealer replace you low beam bulbs for you. The manual actually tells you to see the dealer to replace nearly every bulb in the car. :undecided:
I went with 55w 6k for my lows and 35w 6k for my fogs.
A few notes:
1 - I needed a relay harness for my low beams. My lows would not come on at all when the car was on. They did work fine if the engine was off. But as soon as I started the engine they would go out. I did not need a relay harness for the fog lights.
2 - I removed all the easily accessible bolts that were holding the headlamp. It allows you to move around the headlamp a bit to make reaching in for the bulb a bit easier.
3 - While installing the driver side fog was very easy, the passenger side is a PITA. The windshield washer fluid tank is right behind the light. So you need to reach under and up to get to the bulb. Putting the HID bulb in and tightening was a PITA. I ended up getting it in place and then used some pliers with tape on the end (to not damage the wiring) to tighten it.
My parking lights are super yellow in comparison. So I just orders some LED bulbs off of ebay for about $7. The parking light bulb size is: W5W
I'll try to get a pic soon to post it up here. :grin:
I did some tweaking to the aim of the headlights last night. They were a bit too high. I don't have a flat surface to do a proper adjustment at home. I'm hoping to have some time tonight after work to do some tweaking here at the office. I'll try to get some pics.
Sounds awesome! I'm curious to know if the 2013+ Fusions have foreground limiters on their projectors. I know the bixenon projectors that the Fords are using now are Hella E55 variants, so the EvoX-R is a direct swap and a much better projector, esp. if a custom foreground limiter is put onto the EvoX-R.
But yeah, keep us updated, I'm very curious to see how the beam pattern is.... I really hope it's not laser-beam esque like the 2010-2012 lol
Where did you get the HID's. I have always used HIDExtra, but have read some really bad reviews lately and think that the HID Extra company that I bought my lights from is a different HIDExtra company then the one that exists today.
I get mine at vvme.com. For the price I think they are the best you can get. Typically in this price range you run into issues. But I've installed several kits from them with no issues and you can find a good bit of vvme users on this forum as well.
Theretrofitsource.com sells an excellent HID kit from Morimoto. It comes with everything you would need to install it and the quality is top notch, well worth the extra money IMO. And it also comes with some of the best customer support I have ever seen.
Just got my sterling grey titanium a couple days ago, and this thread was instrumental in installing my hid's. had already installed led parking lights, and will be finishing install of fog lights when they are delivered. Will definitely submit pics, as I'm sure once you see, you will want to do upgrade/mod as well. Will post again with pics as soon as I finish fog light install. Thanks for starting this thread, as I would've shredded the skin off my hands without it!
I believe to take the headlight off you need to remove the bumper. I found that removing the bolts holding the headlight in along the top allowed me to move the headlight forward a little bit, which helped make some room to ease the install.
Agreed. It only gives you a little bit of wiggle room, but it is enough to remove the crap and put in something good.
Larry, how did you do the fog lights? Based on my "scoping" it out, I have assumed I need to remove the fasteners and the single bolt in front of each wheel well to gain access to the fogs. I got my bulbs in today's mail, and have already removed the fasteners, I'm just going to wait on your expert response to finalize.
Thanks!
You will want to cut a circular hole to allow for the seal that is built into the bulb wire to make a nice seal. Be careful to not make the hole too big.
You certainly should not be driving with them off completely.
Anyone care to explain the foglight install? I'd really like to finish the mod and post pics to help everyone else out, but I need assistance on access to fogs. Thanks!
Thanks. I started to do just that, but didn't want to finish removal for no reason. I'll see if it is similar to the install/replacement on earlier year models, as this is what is done on the 2010 Fusion, so I assume, all late model years are the same. I hope ours is the same as well. I'll let you know if it works...
I simply turned the wheel to allow for as much access as I could. Then I remove the screws holding on the the fender liner. Held the liner back and use the other hand to do the work inside the fender/bumper area. Not to comfy at times, but it worked for me.
Thanks guys! I should be able to complete my install tonight then. I already took pics of the led and low beams (at night), and they didn't come out great. The led did, but I will try to retake pics of everything once completed in the early evening so everyone can get the full effect of the mods. Pics really don't do it justice, but it is what it is. I will say right now, if you are thinking about doing the mod, or all mods, DO IT!!!
This car is already bad-ass, and bringing the headlights up to this decade, along with the rest of the vehicle, really makes it stand out.
Thanks again for the help.
Mods are DONE!!! Have pics, but can't upload right now for some reason. As soon as I can post them, I'll have them up. Nothing special, but it sure beats halogen.
Did you loose your brights when you changed your DTRL's to LED's??? I noticed that they are the brights too, but im gonna put HID's in the low beam...but the DTRL's will look like crap if left stock!
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