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I have been thinking about putting LED headlight bulbs in my 2008 Ranger for a couple months now and was wondering if anyone has done it to their Ranger and if so, what brand is suggested is best to use?
 


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I've got them in my 97... eBay specials and they work pretty good with the hazed up lenses.


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Only downside I found is they interfere with my radio signal when they're on

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I've yet to see any aftermarket LED offerings that are the correct light color (they all are a bluish 5000-6500°K, which 'looks' very bright up close, but has an inferior ability to penetrate deep into darkness).

I would suggest doing the 2000-grit wet-sand & polish procedure on your lenses if they are hazed up, and if that's not enough, add a set of halogen auxiliary driving lights.

An HID projector conversion is another option I've seen where you can get properly-colored bulbs (4000-4200°K), though HID can be 10× worse than LEDs when it comes to radio interference (especially if you have 2-way radios). Don't just stick HID bulbs in your stock housings though, you need to use actual projector lenses to not piss off everyone oncoming.

Search back a bit on this topic here, I seem to recall someone posting they just did such a retrofit on theirs within the last few months or so.

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Here it is (was a recent thread-revival)
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141424
 
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Yeah my radio interference is with the FM waves. And a proper retrofit is the best

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Not to mention that if you live in an area where it snows in the winter LEDs don't produce enough heat to keep the snow from accumulating on the headlights.
 

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