Need better headlights

[Summitric]

Have sold lots and warrantied 1 bulb after 1 year. Jus sayin


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[BeachSled]

Digging up an old thread.... I just completed my projector retrofit in my '11 ram 1500. Projectors with 35watt 5000k bulbs. This is the correct way to do Hid's. Now just to bake them and put them back together.


Projector on the left, factory bulb on the right.







Both projectors

 

[suzuki_ryder]

What brand are those? Looks good! Plan on doing any accent lighting while the lens Is off?


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[0neoldfart]

Anzo makes a projector housing for your truck that, when combined with the standard bulbs, are a considerable improvement over stock. The biggest issue on that era of dodge is the light pattern, which can be improved upon simply by adding a rivet backer washer between the housing and fender mount on both lower mount points (unless your truck is lifted).

 

[Keith Brown]

This is my two bits I live on a small ranch in deer country. My wife and I have a 2015 2500 GMC with factory projector headlights there pretty good We also have a 2011 2500 GMC that I just installed high end Sylvania lights I bought at NAPA they are considerably better then the factory lights in the 2015. In particular they have better peripheral lighting in both high and low beam.

 

[BeachSled]

What brand are those? Looks good! Plan on doing any accent lighting while the lens Is off?


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i bought the kit from these guys, after doing a lot of research the quality of all the components seemed to be the best.

 

[Braddock54]

I ended up putting some D2's in to supplement the crappy halogens. Would like to retrofit some HID projectors in there but these will do for now. Landon, what site did you order from?

 

[BeachSled]

I ended up putting some D2's in to supplement the crappy halogens. Would like to retrofit some HID projectors in there but these will do for now. Landon, what site did you order from?

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I bought the kit from The Retrofit Source. Here is a link to the complete Retrofit kits. I bought the Morimoto Mini H1 stage 3 kit. I am not sure what projector would fit in the Ford lights, but this is the only one that will fit in the Dodge headlight with out major surgery.

 

[BeachSled]

What brand are those? Looks good! Plan on doing any accent lighting while the lens Is off?


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No accident lighting, but I am paining the housing and doing some color match trim. So I won't have any progress updates or pictures for a few days. Nothing like waiting for paint to dry.

 

[X-Treme]

No accident lighting, but I am paining the housing and doing some color match trim. So I won't have any progress updates or pictures for a few days. Nothing like waiting for paint to dry.

Accident lighting and paining the housing... Sounds about right.

 

[BeachSled]

Accident lighting and paining the housing... Sounds about right.

What's that supposed to mean ?

 

[X-Treme]

What's that supposed to mean ?

I haven't got a clue. You wrote it.

 

[Braddock54]

I bought the kit from The Retrofit Source. Here is a link to the complete Retrofit kits. I bought the Morimoto Mini H1 stage 3 kit. I am not sure what projector would fit in the Ford lights, but this is the only one that will fit in the Dodge headlight with out major surgery.

Right o thanks. Your link didn't show up before in Tapatalk. Raptor retrofit looks snazzy and I think are plug and play, but I think would rather hang on to $1000 bucks.

 

[BeachSled]

I had Sick Hid's build a set of lights for my old F150. His build quality was good. Paid $900 for that set.

http://www.sickhids.com


I also found RetroShop, his lights come in at about $800 as a basic build.

http://shop.retroshop.us


I'm into my build for about $400.

 

[iceman5689]

Can't beat rigid light bar. Installed HID in my cummins and they still aren't any much difference from stock. If I were to do it again, i'd run stock lighting with a LED bar.

 

[BeachSled]

Can't beat rigid light bar. Installed HID in my cummins and they still aren't any much difference from stock. If I were to do it again, i'd run stock lighting with a LED bar.

But you can't drive around the city with a light bar on all the time. Well you could but....


The projector retrofit give more light output in a safe and effective manner with out blinding out other drivers

 

[iceman5689]

But you can't drive around the city with a light bar on all the time. Well you could but....


The projector retrofit give more light output in a safe and effective manner with out blinding out other drivers

Why would you need aftermarket lighting in the city? You're surrounded by light standards?

 

[BeachSled]

Ok rural roads, hi ways, ect.

But with all the light standards might as well not even buy a truck with headlights. Could save a couple hundred buck if you take off that option.

 

[BeachSled]

I completed the project tonight.

I used flat black on part of the head light trim and the silver parts are color matched silver to the truck.

Here are some pictures.


Factory lights:






The projector lights I built:

 

[X-Treme]

VERY nice work there Beach. Wanna do mine for me?