Details

• Brand:

  

  

• SKU:

  FL3Z-13C170-B

• Positions: Front, Left, Right
• Other Names:

  Module, Control Module, Ballast, Ballast Assembly

• Description:

  This genuine Ford high intensity discharge lighting ballast is the control module that ignites and regulates the xenon HID headlamp bulb, delivering the brief high-voltage strike needed to start the arc and then holding a stable current-controlled output for steady light. Mounted at or near the headlamp housing, it converts vehicle voltage into the precise supply the xenon capsule requires. This ballast is a broad cross-platform service part used across many Ford and Lincoln models equipped with factory HID headlamps from the mid-2010s through the early 2020s. Drivers replace it when one HID headlamp flickers, cycles on and off, glows pink or dim, shows a color shift, starts slowly, or fails to light while the bulb itself tests good, all classic symptoms of a failing ballast rather than a burned-out capsule. Because HID systems operate at high voltage, disconnect the battery before servicing and avoid handling the output leads with the system energized. The Ford catalog identifies this component as a High Intensity Discharge Lighting Ballast or control module. Confirm your vehicle is factory HID equipped before ordering, as halogen and LED headlamp systems use different controls.

• Replaces:

  fl3z13c170a

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