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I'll get some pics as soon as I'm driving at night - doesn't happen much now that it stays light until 9 or so. The turn around time was one week, I planned it for a week I would be out of town on business. I pulled them out, packed them, and dropped them off for FedEx at Office Max Friday night, they were at my house when I got back the following Friday night.



They use the same adjusters as the stock headlights, you use a 10mm(?) socket & extension through the top of the fender (you can see the hole when you open the hood). The bulbs are DS2 Phillips bulbs, they have them on Amazon, haven't looked locally. They are supposed to last a very long time, and they don't just quit, they slowly change color (shift toward purple) over time.



The headlights are every bit as bright and focused as the Bi-Xenon headlights on my wife's BMW.



This is the place that did it for me. HID Projector Headlight Retrofit for Subaru, Honda, BMW, Scion and More | LightWerkz.net



This was the first ram retrofit they had done. They had some problems because the light housings are so big & they said the glue holding the halves together was a challenge to remove. Then the Lexus HID projectors they wanted to use wouldn't fit because there's a "Shelf" between the top & bottom of the headlight - you can see it if you look at your headlight. They ended up using an imported Morimoto projector. Caesar said the quality isn't as high as the Lexus projectors, but they work fine so far. I guess the problem was interference between the Lexus projectors and the "Shelf" as they are bigger diameter or deeper than the Morimoto, not sure which.



Anyway, instlling them was pretty straight forward, but there is extra wiring and the control boxes you have to figure out where to mount. I used some double sided tape and cable ties to mount them on top of a brace you can see after you pull the headlight out.
 
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Thanks for the additional info Scott. I'm retiring from the Air Force on May 31st and I'm going to goof off for the summer which includes spending a lot of time on the road towing my Airstream. As soon as I can take the truck out of service for 7 days I'm on this conversion.
 
My factory headlights work ok but once I added front windshield tint they became hardly noticible. Darn I guess I cant have privacy and perfect visibility. I added some 3k Yellow HIDs and it was as if I never put the tint on in the first place. If you ask me the only HID kits that blind people are ones either in properly installed or ones that are aimed incorrectly. IMO sorry to say it but SSchang you got ripped off by a damn good salesman, although as long as your happy thats what counts.
 
My factory headlights work ok but once I added front windshield tint they became hardly noticible. Darn I guess I cant have privacy and perfect visibility. I added some 3k Yellow HIDs and it was as if I never put the tint on in the first place. If you ask me the only HID kits that blind people are ones either in properly installed or ones that are aimed incorrectly. IMO sorry to say it but SSchang you got ripped off by a damn good salesman, although as long as your happy thats what counts.



You tinted your windshield? Did you tint the whole thing?
 
I just ordered brighter blub's when I did my 11 and so far they have deffently helped out much better then stock and very easy to put in I want to say they were 35. 00 for both shipped
 
@Moperbob Yes I tinted the whole thing 35%. Its just what the truck needed to seperate myself from others. Plus its so much nicer on your eyes in the sun, no squinting or anything. Highly recomend it.
 
My factory headlights work ok but once I added front windshield tint they became hardly noticible. Darn I guess I cant have privacy and perfect visibility. I added some 3k Yellow HIDs and it was as if I never put the tint on in the first place. If you ask me the only HID kits that blind people are ones either in properly installed or ones that are aimed incorrectly. IMO sorry to say it but SSchang you got ripped off by a damn good salesman, although as long as your happy thats what counts.



I'm glad you're happy with them!
 
I picked up my Longhorn Crew Cab 4x4 yesterday afternoon. By the tame I got home it was dark and I am not very impressed with the head lights. Has any one found something that is street legal and is a good replacement for what comes in the trucks?

Don
Try the Sylvania Ultra Star replacements before you do a conversion... they are about 35 bucks and do a great job on my '11 Lognhorn and they cut off on the top very well..... as not to blind on comings... .

If you don't like them do the conversion... ... 35 bucks isn't a bad way to go if it accomplishes your need... ... a conversion will cost you a lot more... ... ... .
 
Hmmmm... ... ..... I find the stock lows to be fine IF I run the fogs at the same time. The brights could use some help though. :mad:



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@Moperbob Yes I tinted the whole thing 35%. Its just what the truck needed to seperate myself from others. Plus its so much nicer on your eyes in the sun, no squinting or anything. Highly recomend it.

What sun? ... ... You live in Alaska. You must be a celebrity.
 
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Don't waste your time/money on Sylvania Ultra's. Mine lasted only 4 months. Average time to bulb failure is approx 125 hours. Check this on Sylvania's website if you would like. I went the HID route and am very satisfied. Sylvania Silverstars are OEM stock equipment by the way.
 
What sun? ... ... You live in Alaska. You must be a celebrity. https://www.turbodieselregister.com/images/icons/icon12.gif



Contrary to popular belief or your impationace to want an answer, shown by how you posted the same thing twice, and dont know how to properly use emoticons!



In some places of Alaska the sun never sets and even in the lowest regions geographically in the summer the sun only sets for 6. 5 hours a day.



Just cause we set records for rainfall and its not scorching hot doesnt mean we dont get sun. :-laf
 
Contrary to popular belief or your impationace to want an answer, shown by how you posted the same thing twice, and dont know how to properly use emoticons!



In some places of Alaska the sun never sets and even in the lowest regions geographically in the summer the sun only sets for 6. 5 hours a day.



Just cause we set records for rainfall and its not scorching hot doesnt mean we dont get sun. :-laf



I will be the first to admit I am not too good on computers.



I think it was clear I was joking around with the statement, I was not asking a question.



Not sure why it posted twice 1 hour and 23 minutes after the first post.



Now I have explained my faults, maybe you can explain yours to me.



Why do you misspell so many words? "impationace" should be impatience,

"emoticons" ... emotions, "its" ... it's, "just cause" ... just because, "dont" ... don't, twice.



So how does it feel to be so perfect you can criticize someone on something so petty?



Have a good day, or is it night there?????



Thanks for pointing out my faults.
 
I will be the first to admit I am not too good on computers.

I think it was clear I was joking around with the statement, I was not asking a question.

Not sure why it posted twice 1 hour and 23 minutes after the first post.

Now I have explained my faults, maybe you can explain yours to me.

Why do you misspell so many words? "impationace" should be impatience,
"emoticons" ... emotions, "its" ... it's, "just cause" ... just because, "dont" ... don't, twice.

So how does it feel to be so perfect you can criticize someone on something so petty?

Have a good day, or is it night there?????

Thanks for pointing out my faults.

I found it funny when you posted once. When it came twice I was like is this guy serious. Sorry for taking it wrong.

What I am guilty for is forum reading and posting while driving. and the only word i see that I spelled wrong is impatience.

"Emoticons" are a representaion of facial expressions, formed by various combinations of keyboard characters and used in electronic communications to convey the writers feelings or intended tones.

And I will have a good night thank you :)
 
I found it funny when you posted once. When it came twice I was like is this guy serious. Sorry for taking it wrong.



What I am guilty for is forum reading and posting while driving. and the only word i see that I spelled wrong is impatience.



"Emoticons" are a representaion of facial expressions, formed by various combinations of keyboard characters and used in electronic communications to convey the writers feelings or intended tones.



And I will have a good night thank you :)



Well you are correct on the word Emoticons, I checked on my Droid it showed on word. Looked on the Mac Dictionary and there it was!



You have a good evening also!
 
Dave, Can you provide the kit info you used and where you got it. My new 2012 SLT with single bulbs is dangerous here out in the desert where there are no city ambient lighting or highway lights.



Thanks, Steve
 
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