2003 Ford Ranger

I just removed the HID lights i had in the Headlights because one of the ballasts were bad.

Went back to the OEM set up.

Someone was just telling me about LED headlights....

Can anyone else give me any infomration?

Is it a simple bulb switch, or is it more than that?

Cost, general direction, place to buy etc etc.

Led setup is the same as hid setup. There's a ballast that you have to use.

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Thanks are the LED's better than the HDs? do you know where I can buy them? I dont want to replace the entire headlight just the bulbs.

technically it's not a ballast it is an led driver. I just bought some myself and I love them, they are really bright being 2200 lumens each. If you aim yh right they are not blinding at all. Would totally recommend them I got mine off of ebay. Only problem I have is the ring that locks them in place doesn't fit. They seem to fit pretty snug without it.

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2001 Ford Ranger 4x4 Off Road 4.0L Steppy
Cooper Discoverer MTP 285's
Retrofit Projectors
Bilstein 4600's
#1 bars and 4.10 Open

I trimmed most of my ring so it still locks in. And to the OP I like mine a lot

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2000 xlt 5 speed 2wd 2007 bed and seats, flowmaster orignial 40 series dumped, led reverse lights, LED grill lights, LED cluster bulbs, mustang dome, recon smoked cab lights, cb with dual 3 foot whips, 35% tint, 5% 8 inch banner, Rigid Industries duallys wired to factory fog light switch, Throttle cable mod
Build Thread
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...rmg-build.html

no no no and no. the LED headlight kits that are on the market now are a joke as far as light output. they just cannot compare with even drop in HIDs or stock (for our trucks) halogens. look at any vehicle that comes from the factory with LED headlights. they all have a ton of tech packed into them in terms of lenses to focus the light into a useable beam pattern, similar to the way factory HIDs are done. dropping a LED "kit" into your trucks headlights will be even worse than doing drop in HID's.

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The cheap ebay kind of led headlights are more a novelty, they look kinda cool & you can say you have led headlights, but they generally don't have great output.

The mega expensive good brands like rigid ind. have some awesome products that are very bright & hold up well from what I've read.

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I only did my led headlights for color. Figured it was more reliable than hids. I have two rigid pods and a 20" light bar for when I want to light up the road

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2000 xlt 5 speed 2wd 2007 bed and seats, flowmaster orignial 40 series dumped, led reverse lights, LED grill lights, LED cluster bulbs, mustang dome, recon smoked cab lights, cb with dual 3 foot whips, 35% tint, 5% 8 inch banner, Rigid Industries duallys wired to factory fog light switch, Throttle cable mod
Build Thread
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...rmg-build.html

I'm in the process of getting led headlights. Bought a pair but the fan was to big so it didn't fit the drivers side. But the light out put was impressive! Gave them to my father in law and he put them in his truck. They are worth the money and now they are making them plug n play. No extra led drivers.

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2006 Ranger. 2.3l 5 speed
Air box mod and throttle cable mod.
Tri-fold tonneau cover. VHT taillights. Tinted corner lights.
fog lights.black headlights.
LED driving lights, dome, 3rd breaklight, LED tailgate light bar and LED foot wells. LED tails.
4.10 stock gears[/COLOR]

My Build:

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...ger-build.html

These are what im looking into but the whole projector thing has stopped me for now. Found some housing that are like $300 with projectors but everyone says these after market ones are junk so...
http://www.racesportinc.com/E-Shop/p...-headlight-kit

http://www.dashzracing.com/01-09-for...1pc-hl-bk.html

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Yellow 2001 Ford Ranger Edge 4x4 Ext. cab, 4.0 Automatic, Rancho Shocks, OHC w/buggman leds, mustang dome, Pioneer AVH-X4700BS, Hertz components up front,Rockford fosgate in the rear doors,Sony XM-GS400 4ch Amp, Sony XM-GS-100 Mono Amp. Line-x

Just finished changing my fog's over to led. Much better!
Led is top pic, bottom is halogen bulbs.
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2006 Ranger. 2.3l 5 speed
Air box mod and throttle cable mod.
Tri-fold tonneau cover. VHT taillights. Tinted corner lights.
fog lights.black headlights.
LED driving lights, dome, 3rd breaklight, LED tailgate light bar and LED foot wells. LED tails.
4.10 stock gears[/COLOR]

My Build:

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...ger-build.html

Black 06 where did you get your led's from? How are they holding up so far?