Just bought a used 2011 Ford Edge. The headlamps for driving at night is terrible! Low beam is bad and high beam is really really bad. Can not believe FORD MOTOR CO. does not have a recall before someone gets killed. Is there any upgrades? What can I do to drive safely at night.

Do I stay with halogen bulbs? New assemblies might be around 300.00 dollars apiece. Maybe e-bay cheaper. but are they junk? OK if I stay with halogen bulbs, what is the very best brand to buy? Right now I can not see down the road. On low beam - bad - put on high beam you don’t even know you turne…

My old 1989 Ford Tempo had the same problem.I use the high beam setting most of the time to drive at night even with new clear lenses.It didn’t seem to bother incoming drivers.

[image] PHILIP29: Need a bulb that’s going to shine down the road so I can see. Forget EBAY , talk to a shop near you and see if they have a solution . If you can’t see at night you might hit something that will more expensive then solving this problem .

I’ll play devil’s advocate and suggest perhaps it’s not impossible to design an LED bulb that works well in a halogen headlamp housing.

[image] PHILIP29: Do I stay with halogen bulbs? I would, and I would choose a halogen bulb that’s rated for high brightness. Note that it won’t last as long as a regular bulb would be [image] PHILIP29: New assemblies might be around 300.00 dollars apiece. if you do it yourself, the as…

[image] PHILIP29: Do I stay with halogen bulbs? New assemblies might be around 300.00 dollars apiece. Maybe e-bay cheaper. but are they junk? I bought mid-priced assemblies from Rock Auto for my 1999 Honda and 2007 Chrysler, after I had polished them with some improvement. The new ones were l…

You may have something there on that point!

Is the low beam on the left of this photo, or the right? [image]

First things first: are the headlights aimed properly?

2011 Ford Edge — updating terrible headlamps

Maintenance/Repairs

Klr March 31, 2020, 4:12pm 39

Probably different plastic formulation makes for variation in their sensitivity to UV from sunlight, which is what degrades the lenses. Keeping them garaged should help.

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2011 Ford Edge — updating terrible headlamps

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