Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
My '96 Ram has the poorest excuse for headlights of any vehicle I have ever seen or driven. That would include my old bicycle with the tire-driven generator light!
Seriously, they are so dim that you cannot even tell if they are on unless you are alone in a completely dark rural area and then can only barely see a few yards in front of you. The lenses (junk plastic) are very chalky and I have tried all sorts of supposedly "high output" bulbs with no improvement and usually worse results.
I see on ebay there are new "projector" lights available for my pickup. They look cool, but I am mainly concerned with maximum light output. There are also some stock-type, crystal clear-lensed, non-projector lights (not fluted lenses like stock) that use the same bulb as the stock lights.
Either type looks much better than the stock design. I could care less about the "l. e. d. halo lighting" the projector types have unless it improves light output, but I wonder if the projectors, with their 2-bulb system and clear lenses, might be just the ticket?
Neither of these types of lights is cheap, but I have to do something soon. It is just plain dangerous to drive my truck at night. Has anyone tried these different lights and/or found a good solution and replacement for the stock ones?
At night, I really miss my old Chevy with its plain old halogen sealed beams which worked great and were cheap to replace... These new plastic "designer" headlights are for the birds (or bats?). Thanks for any input!
Seriously, they are so dim that you cannot even tell if they are on unless you are alone in a completely dark rural area and then can only barely see a few yards in front of you. The lenses (junk plastic) are very chalky and I have tried all sorts of supposedly "high output" bulbs with no improvement and usually worse results.
I see on ebay there are new "projector" lights available for my pickup. They look cool, but I am mainly concerned with maximum light output. There are also some stock-type, crystal clear-lensed, non-projector lights (not fluted lenses like stock) that use the same bulb as the stock lights.
Either type looks much better than the stock design. I could care less about the "l. e. d. halo lighting" the projector types have unless it improves light output, but I wonder if the projectors, with their 2-bulb system and clear lenses, might be just the ticket?
Neither of these types of lights is cheap, but I have to do something soon. It is just plain dangerous to drive my truck at night. Has anyone tried these different lights and/or found a good solution and replacement for the stock ones?
At night, I really miss my old Chevy with its plain old halogen sealed beams which worked great and were cheap to replace... These new plastic "designer" headlights are for the birds (or bats?). Thanks for any input!
