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TurnThePage wrote:Are you willing to share the brand you're using?
I got them off Amazon. These are for my 16 Ram. I have the dpsame brand but different number for my MH with projectors and my wife’s Explorer with projectors. All of which have excellent visibility and have never failed.
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dodge guy wrote:TurnThePage wrote:Are you willing to share the brand you're using?
I got them off Amazon. These are for my 16 Ram. I have the dpsame brand but different number for my MH with projectors and my wife’s Explorer with projectors. All of which have excellent visibility and have never failed.
Ram LED bulbs
How long have those bulbs lasted? It’s great to hear what works and what doesn’t.
Also interesting on the type/orientation of the LEDs in projectors.
To the OP I understand not liking the OE projectors. Yes they’re a bit better than normal old reflector lenses but not enough to matter IMO.
I’m no headlight expert but IMO, basically any plain old reflector light with a decent LED in it is quite bright.
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Although OP in N Idaho likely needs as much light as possible in the (mostly ) mountainous and rural area with large animals present.
Unfortunately I haven’t seen or figured out a way to keep low and high beams on, at the same time. But can say, if one can accomplish low + high + oe driving lights, it makes even milquetoast lights pretty good in the pitch dark.
Whoever wants to reply as to how that’s not legal etc, save your breath. I don’t care and you obviously don’t bomb through the mountains at night
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I added some led clear lense driving lights. I put them on the low beam circuit. I can turn them off as needed.
The end result is that the light is much better on low beam than on the high beams.
I would have preferred fog lights--but could not find any.
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Grit dog wrote:dodge guy wrote:TurnThePage wrote:Are you willing to share the brand you're using?
I got them off Amazon. These are for my 16 Ram. I have the dpsame brand but different number for my MH with projectors and my wife’s Explorer with projectors. All of which have excellent visibility and have never failed.
Ram LED bulbs
How long have those bulbs lasted? It’s great to hear what works and what doesn’t.
Also interesting on the type/orientation of the LEDs in projectors.
To the OP I understand not liking the OE projectors. Yes they’re a bit better than normal old reflector lenses but not enough to matter IMO.
I’m no headlight expert but IMO, basically any plain old reflector light with a decent LED in it is quite bright.
I have had them for 4 years in my Explorer, 3 years in the MH and about 2 years in the Ram. No complaints.
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Some LED replacement lamps have the ability to rotate the orientation of the LEDs in relation to the locking tabs that hold it in the housing.
From what I have seen, you want the LEDs oriented left and right.
I have OEM projector style housings in my 2017 Colorado. I installed LEDs in it. The beam pattern and cutoff looks identical to the halogen lamps I removed.
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After trying different bulbs, I end up replacing the entire headlight with AlphaRex LED headlights. Expensive, I think I paid $1k for them. But so worth it to my aging eyes.
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Buyer beware.
I was lead mechanic on a 65 vehicle fleet recently. The former mechanic replaced all of the truck (only about 7 or 8 trucks) headlights with LED's. The other mechanic I worked with said he had nothing but problems with them.
Then I came onboard, guess what? Yep, I had nothing but problems with them. I replaced about 2 or 3 bulbs in a short period of time.
What make? I have no idea? Probably some China make off of Amazon?
My point? There is a LOT of junk on the market. If you do decide to go this route I suggest you get a good name brand like Cree or the likes or you will more than likely have nothing but problems like I did. BTW, the Chevy trucks I worked on were a real beotch to replace those bulbs.
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A lot of good info here. Since I have a 2015 Ram which seems to be pickier than pretty much any other vehicle I'm aware of, I think I'm going with the Morimoto XB housing. Expensive, but it has a 5 year warranty, apparently including against fading/blurring. And it has everything needed specifically for my vehicle.
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