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I have a 2011 MKZ Hybrid that we purchased in August with 86K miles. I would like to install after market LED Headlight bulbs in. I have purchased them H7 for high beams and H11 for the low beams I have done this on other vehicles with good results, but they have all had standard lights. I noticed that mine has HID bulbs and I am not sure if there is a ballast to deal with or a simple plug and play as with regular bulbs. The other dilemma is that the bulbs look to be a bit of a challenge to get to. I saw on You tube that you need to take off the bumper, or go through the wheel wells to access the bulbs. I am sure that I can do either one, but was hoping that maybe someone else has attempted this and has some pointers to share. We have gotten used to the brighter, whiter light of the LED bulbs and really would like to upgrade.
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So all of us MKZ hybrid owners who are unfortunate have come to the realization that the OEM 12v battery that came with our cars were too small and underpowered to survive the rigorous demands of our heavily electronically focused cars. I'd like to refer to the Fusion Hybrid forums because they discuss this in great length here. So I've been having issues with the 12v battery on my MKZh for the past couple of months. I've been able to keep the battery alive by jumpstarting it every now and then. i came back from 6 day vacation without driving it and now the battery is practically dead. jumpstarting it won't power on anything unless AAA jumpstarts it with their 1.5k Amp jumpstarter. Afterwards I make a trip to Sears. They recommended me a Diehard 96R battery here. It has 590 CCA which is much better than the stock Motorcraft battery with 390 CAA and it was already on sale so I purchased it. The Sears technicians try to install the 96R but find its slightly too large to fit into the tray so they put back the Motorcraft battery and I leave with the 96R. I've read on the Fusion Hybrid Forums that you can cut off the backend wall of the battery tray to accommodate larger batteries. Seeing as the Fusion hybrid is pretty much the same car as the MKZh I figure I attempt this. A member on the FFH wrote a guide here. Anyone have experience upgrading their MKZh batteries ? What tools used to cut the tray?