Durham07 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I am looking into doing a retrofit to my 2011 Taurus since buying the OEM Xenon headlights are more than I'm willing to spend. Has anyone done this before and if so what size do I need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOdded Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 The xenon lights are D3S, halogen headlights are dual beam 9005/HB3. Are you looking to upgrade to aftermarket HID? Any number of vendors like DDM, TheRetrofitSource, HIDExtra can help you. For instance: http://www.hidextra.com/9005-5000k-hid-kit/ is closest to the factory 4200K factory HIDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durham07 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Well i have the halogen headlight assembly and to buy the hid (xenon) headlight assembly is more than I'm willing to spend. So the next alternative is to do a retrofit and instal a new projector and i am just curious what size of projector i need or what kit i need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoBoat Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Ahh my friend I have done this! My SHO is a Canadian model which came with Halogen projectors from the factory, I have a write up I did on another forum that I will link below. I am planning on doing a full how to in the near future. This mod is not for the faint of heart though, you will need as you probably know have to separate the headlight assemblies apart. I will post the how to here also. I used the EVOX-R projectors (D2S bulbs), if you have OEM Ford Hid you will have to buy ballasts with the projectors to go with your new bulbs. The OEM ones will not work with the D2S bulbs. I actually bought a set of new take off headlight assemblies so I could take my time with them. But the results are nothing short of amazing! Low Beam High Beam Before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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