03reptile

Thanks for the input. I've not had this trouble with other cars. I followed the instructions w/i the owner's manual for bulb replacement. I just didn't want to remove the front bumper as it looked like a pain to accomplish. And as a side note, when I ordered the 2011 Shelby GT500, I noticed that HID's are now standard equipment! Thank goodness! No need to upgrade those babies! By the way, what is the procedure for front bumper removal and can you do it w/o help? When the weather cooperates, maybe I'll give it a try, if its not too difficult. Thanks again.

I have them in my wife's 300C and my Shelby GT500 and they do make a difference. They reach out a little further and give a whiter light. Because they are not of a higher voltage, you're not going to see a SIGNIFIGANT improvement, but there is an improvement over stock. Will be ordering a 2011 Shelby GT500 and will definitely be checking the HID block on the order form. Big improvement.

As with my other Halogen equipped cars, I decided to switch over to the brighter and whiter Sylvania Silverstar hallogen headlight bulbs on my new 2010 Fusion SE 6 speed I-4. Got out the owner's manual after looking under the hood and wondering how the hell I was supposed to get to them! Well, I followed the recommendations and removed the entire air cleaner box and air intake tube on the driver's side. The low beam bulb,( part# H11ST), located outboard, was easy to remove and replace; however, the inboard bulb (#H7ST) was easy to get out but unfortunately I didn't take note of the bulbs position when removing the socket unit and after much swearing and knuckle bashing, I figured out how those little metal tabs lined up to get the unit back in place. What a pain!! Well,.... when I looked at the passanger side bulbs I really was taken aback. You have to remove the passanger side (wheel well) splash cover in order to access the bulbs from the rear! I even removed the RF tire to obtain better access. I could again get to the outboard low beam bulb but getting to the high beam, inboard, bulb was just impossible. I followed the manual's instructions and moved the wiper washer fill tube out of the way but still could not get a firm hold on the bulb to remove it. There is a large metal unit (ABS related?) that blocks access to the socket and removing that would be beyond my abiliites. Even tried to remove the windshield washer bottle but this proved difficult to remove, as well. So... I installed the new low beam bulb and left the high beam bulb alone. I went back to the driver's side and re-installed the factory hi-beam bulb, so they'd match and replaced all the aforementioned parts. So now I have the Silverstones installed for the low-beams and the originals in the hi-beams. Just thought I'd pass on my experience to those of you considering this up-grade. Short of removing half the front clip, I don't know how the hell you get access to the passanger side hi-beam bulb. God help those that have one go out!! I'm up for suggestions from any Ford technicians who have tackled this problem.