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04 Ram, Help me choose between Hid and LED Headlight/Fog kit.

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Old 07-25-2016, 07:10 AM
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2700 Lumen Low /3000 Lumen High, Thats more than stock I believe.
 
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I tried to go the led route for both headlights and fog lights and it wasn't a cheap brand (VLEDS). The were horrible for light output. Didnt mount correctly and were noticeably lower lumens then my Xentec HID's. They are nicely made but a 2 led bulb just doesn't seem as bright.

Now the headlights that were linked look great but there isnt a single H1 bulb that i have found that provides the output of a regular size bulb....ie 9006, 9005, etc. To quote a previous member (DirtyDog) those headlights are more for looks and not performance.

If you really want to do it the right way then get a set of regular headlights - stock or aftermarket, and do a retrofit setup.
 
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I have read such mixed reviews, most have been pro LED thats why I went with them, Now I am getting nervous.
 
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Well i went with these and had to return them. I even called VLEDS to see if i was doing something wrong and the guy I spoke to said they tried everything they carry in the owners buddy's 2005 3500 and nothing worked in regards to the LEDS. Its just not enough output and with our crappy headlight design it just scatters the beam...its really weird looking and the fogs were the same. This is the kit i tried

http://www.vleds.com/vehicle-specifi...dodge-lmz.html
 
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That looks like it is a nice kit, I am going to give them a shot and Ill let you guy's know, Its going to be a week or so before I have time to install them.
 
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I tried the Super bright LED, what I noticed was the they lit everything up nice while sitting still or going down a back country road slow, On a main road you are easily able to out drive the lights they lit up in front of the truck fine but not very far and they have a lot wider beam. The High beam seems to do nothing but shut the fog lights down so Low Beam works better.

The Fog lights work well and the color of both I like.

I am not very happy with them as far being able to see well and I do feel they are unsafe. There are 2 Led one on each side so that may be the issue with this style lite not giving light off 360 degrees.

I just bought these headlights and going to give them a shot with these housings but not expecting anything different.

http://www.carid.com/2004-dodge-ram-...-60950319.html

I also just bought this HID kit which Ill try its Hid for Lo and Hi beam, 35 W 6000K Color

http://www.opt-7.com/boltzen-ac-canb...s-35w-hid-kit/

And these 2 add ons not sure if I need them but just encase

http://www.opt-7.com/anti-flicker-wi...s-for-hid-kit/

http://www.opt-7.com/hid-kit-capacit...ncellors-pair/

I can say the Led kit was pretty easy to hook up, the Hid kit seems to have more to it.

The LED Kit gave me no issues as far as light out indicator or flicker.
 
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I tried the Super bright LED, what I noticed was the they lit everything up nice while sitting still or going down a back country road slow, On a main road you are easily able to out drive the lights they lit up in front of the truck fine but not very far and they have a lot wider beam. The High beam seems to do nothing but shut the fog lights down so Low Beam works better.

The Fog lights work well and the color of both I like.

I am not very happy with them as far being able to see well and I do feel they are unsafe. There are 2 Led one on each side so that may be the issue with this style lite not giving light off 360 degrees.

I just bought these headlights and going to give them a shot with these housings but not expecting anything different.

http://www.carid.com/2004-dodge-ram-...-60950319.html

I also just bought this HID kit which Ill try its Hid for Lo and Hi beam, 35 W 6000K Color

http://www.opt-7.com/boltzen-ac-canb...s-35w-hid-kit/

And these 2 add ons not sure if I need them but just encase

http://www.opt-7.com/anti-flicker-wi...s-for-hid-kit/

http://www.opt-7.com/hid-kit-capacit...ncellors-pair/

I can say the Led kit was pretty easy to hook up, the Hid kit seems to have more to it.

The LED Kit gave me no issues as far as light out indicator or flicker.
 
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Old 08-12-2016, 05:17 PM
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Ok, So this is where I am at First off it sucks not having phone support.

So I hooked everything up for a dry run nothing run or mounted just lying on top of motor, I had gotten low beams on but no high beam and I also had the lamp out issue, I swapped the power wire between the lo and the high in the connector and I then had hi but no lo, so I put it all back to stock.

I was getting really frustrated at this point so I remembered I had two of these from the LED Install

https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...lbs/2176/5076/

I plugged the Drivers side truck harness into one end and the Hid harness into the other, and I got Hi and Lo beam but still had lamp out light so I plugged the Passenger side vehicle harness into the 2nd Cap and left the 2 nd cap Output unplugged as I had nothing to plug it into and everything worked, no Lamp out and Hi and Lo both work. I ran out of time so Tomorrow I will run all the wires and see how I like them at night.

Anyone see any issues with the set up so far?
 
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I went retro projector on my 02 forgot what brand the projector was,opt7 d2s 55w hid 3900lm can see a mile down the road love my headlight now and my fogs ebay stuff 55w hid around 3700lm never had anyone flah me an also only had one problem with one of the headlight ballast, going on 2yr now



 
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Looks good I may go that route with the headlights if I have any issues with these once I get them hooked up and tried out.
 

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