Fog light bulb upgrade for pa46-gf40
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03-21-2013, 03:03 PM
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03-21-2013, 07:23 PM
The more common term for that bulb is PS24W. Reason I know that is because I have a 2010 Dakota Big Horn as well, same bulbs. They made a switch from 2009 to 2010 I believe, from the common 9145 bulbs in the earlier years, to these. Cheaper housings can be used this way, as the bulbs are only 24w.
You can take a set of H16 bulbs, trim off one of the tiny tabs on them with wire cutters or a dremel tool, and they fit perfectly. I bought a set of 20w CREE LED H16 bulbs off of eBay (4x five watt CREE LEDs per bulb), going to give those a try as soon as the temperatures warm up a bit. Last thing I want to do is play around with the little plastic housings and sockets in freezing-ish temps, plastic loves to break when its that cold.
A single 5w CREE LED puts out a bit more light than our 24w halogen bulbs, so this should be good, and no playing around with HID conversion kits that may melt the housings (remember, the housings in the 2010-2011s are cheaper plastic than the 2009s and before) or high-wattage bulbs that may melt the housings.
They are Chinese, but worth a shot in my opinion. Here is where I got mine.
You can take a set of H16 bulbs, trim off one of the tiny tabs on them with wire cutters or a dremel tool, and they fit perfectly. I bought a set of 20w CREE LED H16 bulbs off of eBay (4x five watt CREE LEDs per bulb), going to give those a try as soon as the temperatures warm up a bit. Last thing I want to do is play around with the little plastic housings and sockets in freezing-ish temps, plastic loves to break when its that cold.
A single 5w CREE LED puts out a bit more light than our 24w halogen bulbs, so this should be good, and no playing around with HID conversion kits that may melt the housings (remember, the housings in the 2010-2011s are cheaper plastic than the 2009s and before) or high-wattage bulbs that may melt the housings.
They are Chinese, but worth a shot in my opinion. Here is where I got mine.
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03-21-2013, 07:30 PM
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The more common term for that bulb is PS24W. Reason I know that is because I have a 2010 Dakota Big Horn as well, same bulbs. They made a switch from 2009 to 2010 I believe, from the common 9145 bulbs in the earlier years, to these. Cheaper housings can be used this way, as the bulbs are only 24w.
You can take a set of H16 bulbs, trim off one of the tiny tabs on them with wire cutters or a dremel tool, and they fit perfectly. I bought a set of 20w CREE LED H16 bulbs off of eBay (4x five watt CREE LEDs per bulb), going to give those a try as soon as the temperatures warm up a bit. Last thing I want to do is play around with the little plastic housings and sockets in freezing-ish temps, plastic loves to break when its that cold.
A single 5w CREE LED puts out a bit more light than our 24w halogen bulbs, so this should be good, and no playing around with HID conversion kits that may melt the housings (remember, the housings in the 2010-2011s are cheaper plastic than the 2009s and before) or high-wattage bulbs that may melt the housings.
They are Chinese, but worth a shot in my opinion. Here is where I got mine.
You can take a set of H16 bulbs, trim off one of the tiny tabs on them with wire cutters or a dremel tool, and they fit perfectly. I bought a set of 20w CREE LED H16 bulbs off of eBay (4x five watt CREE LEDs per bulb), going to give those a try as soon as the temperatures warm up a bit. Last thing I want to do is play around with the little plastic housings and sockets in freezing-ish temps, plastic loves to break when its that cold.
A single 5w CREE LED puts out a bit more light than our 24w halogen bulbs, so this should be good, and no playing around with HID conversion kits that may melt the housings (remember, the housings in the 2010-2011s are cheaper plastic than the 2009s and before) or high-wattage bulbs that may melt the housings.
They are Chinese, but worth a shot in my opinion. Here is where I got mine.
#4
03-21-2013, 07:38 PM
I plan on it. My only fear is I'll like them so much, I'll have to wire up my headlights for high wattage bulbs so the headlights look as sharp as the LEDs... or finally decide to bite the bullet and muck around with HIDs. 
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03-21-2013, 07:50 PM
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HID's from DDM tuning get a bi-xenon kit in 5k to match the white LED's. Bi-xenon harnesses (which come with the kit) are basically a relay harness so that is all you need to buy. They will work..trust me! Day and night difference man
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03-23-2013, 12:51 AM
I keep on almost pulling the trigger on a set of DDM HIDs. Much higher quality than the Chinese junk you see on eBay, and not badly priced. There is also the retrofitsolutions guys, which have some of the best reviews, but they are about double the price.
The trick to avoid the melting is usually the wiring harness (not using the factory one by itself), and making sure they are not too powerful for what you put them into. For example, the 55w units you see for sale now would do terrible things to most fog light housings.
The trick to avoid the melting is usually the wiring harness (not using the factory one by itself), and making sure they are not too powerful for what you put them into. For example, the 55w units you see for sale now would do terrible things to most fog light housings.