Need HID headlamp bulb advice.

[Wayne M.]

My ‘14 Durango lost a headlamp last night. I think I’m ok on doing the actual change, but choosing a bulb is crazy!
I know I need a D3S bulb, but there are so many. I just want a stock OE replacement. I don’t want to strain the ballast or anything else. I also do not want uneven light quality. I may buy a pair. I am looking at these.
https://www.amazon.com/Osram-66340HBI-4650k-Genuine-Xenon/dp/B01MQNVJ93
Opinion? Reccomendation?
TIA!

 

[mwilson]

Do the pair, the lighting color / shade degrades over time and the color will be off if you do only one.

If you can figure out what the OEM bulb brand is then go with that.

I’ll go out in the garage and see what brand my spare bulbs are for the Caddy’s....

 

[mwilson]

 

[mwilson]

Osram is the OEM brand for the Hooptys and the best performing one according to the Caddy gurus..

If you turn the headlights off and then back on does the headlight come back to life??!

 

[Wayne M.]

If you turn the headlights off and then back on does the headlight come back to life??!

This happened last night, she was driving behind me, so I went out today to check the owners book for info, and I tried it. It did come on and went out in a minute.

 

[Ozymandias]

OEM is 4100K, i would prefer 6000K for me, so have an eye on this value to.
Namebrands are ok, Osram, Philipps, GE, what ever.

https://www.amazon.com/Osram-Intens...=UTF8&qid=1546426711&sr=8-4&keywords=66340cbi

My Ram has the 6000K in and I prefer that much better at night sight then the Durangos 4100K.

 

[Wayne M.]

Thanks mike and Ozy. I’m going to order a pair.

 

[NIsaacs]

Thanks mike and Ozy. I’m going to order a pair.

Good thing for Amazon, Napa wants $141 for one bulb

 

[Wayne M.]

Yes. I just pulled the trigger for the ones in my link above. I don’t need anything fancy. I do want them to be even so I’ll change both sides.

 

[Deleted member 995608]

I’m going to order a pair.

Zing!!

 

[Wayne M.]

To wind things up...
I did the job today, the ones I linked from amazon came in a skimpy USPS priority box.
The job itself was a bit involved. All the Durango forum advice was bull- they said to go through these round plugs in the fender wells. I wound up taking the airbox out on the left, and the PCM out on the right. The OE were Phillips.
I followed the manual disk I have which wanted the (-) bat disconnected, so since I never went under the seat, I did. And this is what I found.

I was a bit appalled since I thought these under seat batteries fared better in the solid environment.
A soda bath scrub, and dome dielectric grease and it’s all good.

 

[JR]

So much for a sealed battery.

 

[mwilson]

Something wrong, I've had two Caddys in a row with batteries under the rear seat and all connections look like new when the seat is removed.

Does the Mopar version have a vent tube that goes down through the floorboard like mine??

 

[NIsaacs]

Something wrong, I've had two Caddys in a row with batteries under the rear seat and all connections look like new when the seat is removed.

Does the Mopar version have a vent tube that goes down through the floorboard like mine??

Top picture looks like it, but yes, it is ugly!

 

[Wayne M.]

Yes on the vent tube.
Its given me a couple of lazy cranks lately. It’s over 4 years old. I may just yank it, but I’m very leery about what to get.

 

[JR]

Wayne, since you mentioned lazy starts I took a closer look and realized that's your negative side. An old timer instrumentation guy I used to work with told me that sulfation built up on the negative side is usually from continuous under charge of a battery. IE short trips where the battery does not have a chance to fully replace it's depleted voltage. I would imagine this happens alot more frequently on new vehicles that are loaded with electronics front to back.
You may be on to something with the lazy battery - a quick load test could confirm.

 

[Wayne M.]

JR, the truck does get a lot of short hops, but also long runs usually weekly. I watch the voltmeter and it’s usually riding high- close to 15. I’m fearing a leak near the post. The actual conductor surfaces were clean.

 

[Ozymandias]

Shouldn't read 15V, that's way to high for that Vehicle, I never see more then 14.4 in my Durango.
It seems that your ECM is trying to correct something that goes wrong.
How is your voltage at the batterys posts measured after 2 hours driving and then sitting for half an hour.

 

[Ozymandias]

Probably you're right and your battery needs replacement.

 

[Wayne M.]

I have access to a new style computerized handheld battery analyzer. I think I may try that just for $hits and giggles.