2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Help on Headlights - need more light.....

[hammersley]

OK - I put in the silverstone (I think that's what they are called) and they SUCK!!!! I mean the light is way less than I had before... . I was taking my brother-in-law to the airport last evening - he's a 747 Driver - and he asked me what's wrong with my lights??????



I looked at this page ---- thoughts??????



http://www.coolbulbs.com/raybrig.asp



They also have HID's .....



This is from The GE page ---



I need recommendations - has anybody tried any of the GE's product..... OR the ABOVE????



What's the difference between Super Blue, high output (HO), and extra long life (XL) car headlights? Do Super Blue headlights produce blue light?

GE makes a variety of premium car replacement headlights for you to choose from, including Nighthawk™, SUV, Super Blue, Extra Long life, and High Output automotive lights.



• Nighthawk is GE's brightest headlight. The exclusive design produces ultra bright light. This lamp is highly recommended when seeking the maximum light on the road.

• SUV (Sport Utility) is a custom-designed product for the SUV, truck or van owner seeking a refined light.

• Super Blue headlights produce a whiter light than regular headlights. (They don't produce blue light. They're called Super Blue because the whiter light they produce falls in towards the blue section of the color spectrum. )

• Extra ("Xtra") Long Life (XL) headlights are designed to last up to 2-1/2 times longer than regular headlights.

• High Output (HO) headlights are produced to provide a brighter light than the standard product and can last up to 2 times the life of standard lamps.

Want to know the right GE headlights and bulbs to fit your car? Use our car headlight and bulb wizard. All you need to know is the make, model, and year of your car, and we'll do the rest.

 

[Tom W]

I installed the sportlight conversion and I am very pleased, it makes a tremendous improvement. It is expensive , about $375, but worth it in my opinion.

 

[jtwcummins]

Do the sport headlight conversion and you will have good lights. Tried bulbs and the relay setup but until I put in sport lights I saw no real improvement. Now I can see! Well worth the $300+ and really not that hard to do.



Sport lights give you a 9007 and 9004 in each lens. The 9007 is noticably brighter than the 9004s in the truck. Use relay kits and both are on for low beam and can be tweaked to get all four filaments on for high beam. There is confusion concerning the 9007 bulbs. They have 300+ more lumens than the 9004 and can be installed in a 9004 socket in the stock lights. DON'T do this as the 9007 is clocked differently than the 9004 and the connections for grd, high and low beam are not the same as 9004. You will get a very bad light pattern since the optics in the system are not setup for the 9007.



Removing the headlight assy was the hardest part of the conversion. 3 cap screws have to be removed and a long threaded post will have a clip or rubber sleeve making it very hard to remove the factory units. I also had to remove the rubber step from the front bumper to get the assemblies out. It is possibe the front bump might have to be loosened and pivoted to get clearance.

 

[supeerman4422]

where can you get the conversion?



-Tom

 

[jtwcummins]

http://www.importvision.com/ is where I got mine and the relay kits. Lights were $210 for the pair and include turn/parking light assy. Can get on ebay and other places search this forum for sport lights.

 

[nutter3]

You should also look into http://www.borealistruck.com/index.html

I have these lights, and they are great. I have heard the HID conversion is unbelievable too, but out of my $$ range.

 

[McLaughlin]

You may have something else going on with your wiring/light system also. I put silverstars in and they improved the light as compared to the original bulbs. I really don't have any good suggestions. You might want to use a volt meter to verify the voltage your electrical system is putting out. From what I've read, your headlight switch might be failing or you may have a grounding problem both of these issues seem to occur on the 2nd Gen trucks.

 

[Thomas]

... and the connections for grd, high and low beam are not the same as 9004...

A minor correction: The connection for the high-beam filament (terminal C) is the same on the 9004 and 9007 bulbs - only the common (not ground) & low-beam terminals are reversed. The 9004 uses terminal B for low-beams. The 9007 uses terminal A for low-beams.

Agreed - Sport lamps will make the big difference. Sport lamps plus BriteBox effect plus the fogs-on-with-high beam modification allow 315 watts of forward lighting versus the maximum of 130 watts with the stock non-Sport second-generation Rams.

 

[WDixon27]

i took a rotary buffer with a wool pad and some mild compound and polished my lights and got a nice improvement in output, took all of about 5 minutes for both and now i am not quite as hot to spend money on a set of sport lights, it's going to happen it's just less important now. next i am going to relay the lights and see how much that helps, that will be a step towards installing sport lights anyway for me

 

[DieselRam30]

My vote is for the Sport conversion as well. It is relatively simple with the proper parts. Be careful about adding high wattage bulbs without upgrading the harness. An upgraded harness should increase light output as well as it will allow higher voltage at the headlight.

 

[Midnite]

Check out what TDR member brobertson is doing here:



http://www.borealistruck.com/



Very cool stuff!



Mike