I know this topic was posted six years ago in 2016 but if anyone is reading this in 2022 LED lights have come a very long way in the last few years. What was mostly just accent and signal lighting upgrades in 2016, LED lights are now common for all headlight and fog light applications both from factory on newer cars and for aftermarket upgrades. I recently Installed new LED headlights in my 2012 Fusion for both low and high beams in the factory projector housings with no modifications needed to the housings or the wiring it's all plug n play now and I can tell u all they are so amazing u can see them from the moon lol. These days LED is the only way to go they are as bright as HIDs, they are very focused and do not blind oncoming traffic especially in the 2010 to 2012 projector housings which also look so sporty and aggressive, they are not temperamental like HIDs and they last much longer and are less straining on the electrical system because current draw is very low. These days for the fusion LED headlights require no resistors or wiring mods. I can say that some good advice just like for any upgrades is to always stick with good name brands like Sylvania or Phillips like I have don't get those dirt cheap LED headlights from Amazon that crap is made in Taiwan garbage that make exuberant claims like 30K lumens and cost only $40 that's all just junk. Good name brand LED headlights like my Sylvania LED headlights are rated around 2K to 5K lumens per bulb depending on the type and brand (Mine are 5K lumens each) and most are rated at a color temperature of 6000 Kelvin which is a perfect crisp white light color. The H11 LED bulbs with the cooling fans built into them will fit well behind the low beam projector housings but for the H7 high beams LEDs in the 2010 to 2012 Fusion it requires a fanless LED H7 because the bulb retainers will not accommodate H7 high beam LEDs with the big heat fins and cooling fans in the high beam part of the housings. Regardless always go with a good reputable brand and I can say LEDs are the way to go these days they match if not outperform HIDs, require no mods, and are much more reliable for many many years sometimes the life if the vehicle in some cases if they are a good brand and installed properly. Before I upgraded to LEDs I was running only the Sylvania Silverstar ZXE Gold for all my headlights and those were honestly very disappointing. The first time I turned on my amazing LED headlights I was truly I'm awe at how awesome the improvement was I can see every single nook and cranny in the pavement and if the low beams weren't already insanely bright and focused enough the high beams literally light up so far ahead I can see street signs and everything else at least seven to ten city blocks ahead of me with precision and ease I've never seen the road better at night before in my life until I upgraded to LEDs for my lows and highs in my 2012
