Do you spend a lot of time driving at night and because of that, you want your Ram pickup to have lights bright enough that you can be spotted driving from space? Do you hate other drivers on the road simply because they exist so you want headlights that blind them just with your low beams? If so, a good set of HID headlights are probably in your future and we have a thread in our 4th generation Ram truck section that details how to install these ultra bright headlights on your own.
DF member Nate769 put together a great DIY thread in the 4th gen Ram section when he added HIDs to his 2011 Ram 1500 Sport (shown above). In his DIY, he walks you through each step of getting the headlight housings off of the truck including removing the grille and the cooling shroud along with explaining the basic steps of connecting the HID units as you install them. In the long run, most decent HID kits will include detailed installation instructions but if you are planning to install your own HIDs in your 4th gen Ram – there is no better guide than that written by an actual Ram owner who is doing the work on his own.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
