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Old Oct 7, 2020 | 06:09 PM
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Do to being aftermarket. Most do not perform as well as OEM. Might be able to get them to adjust a bit by putting washers behind the mounting points.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2020 | 11:45 PM
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Do to being aftermarket. Most do not perform as well as OEM. Might be able to get them to adjust a bit by putting washers behind the mounting points.
I don't think any amount of washers will fix this issue. I ended up contacting them to see if they had any ideas. They told me to try moving the dish around inside the housings as they seem like they got moved. One was off center, it didn't effect anything.

So I sent them photos of what the beam pattern looks like. So check this out:


This is just the left headlight plugged in and as you can see it's pointing off the road not even 30 feet in front of me.


Here is one of both headlights turned on. This is what puzzles me. What are the odds that I would get 2 head light housings that blast light like this at this extreme of an angle? They're both installed properly and seating decently.

I'm not entirely sure I can shim these enough to correct this. So they offered to send me a new set and said, "This will allow us to have your new replacement inspected and tested to ensure full working condition prior to shipment."
So I give props to this company for going this far over this.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2020 | 07:29 AM
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Take 'em up on their offer to swap 'em out, and see if anything improves.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2020 | 09:23 AM
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Take 'em up on their offer to swap 'em out, and see if anything improves.
That is exactly what I'm doing. I figure that if the headlights are both crossing this bad that there might be a much larger issue going on with these housings. It's probably best to let them test them just in case they got.a really bad batch.
 

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Old Oct 16, 2020 | 09:01 PM
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Replacement housings came in. Same exact issue.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2020 | 02:42 AM
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Replacement housings came in. Same exact issue.
That means they're all junk from the company you got them from. Get a different set of headlights. I'd recommend a set from 1A Auto, and I linked them below.

https://www.1aauto.com/dodge-ram-150...eviews-content
 
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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Alex Medeiros
That means they're all junk from the company you got them from. Get a different set of headlights. I'd recommend a set from 1A Auto, and I linked them below.

https://www.1aauto.com/dodge-ram-150...eviews-content

For me it will be these. I'll hang on to one of the sets they sent me. This last set I still crossed but not as bad as the others. I give them this much. Their customer service is on point, too bad their product isn't. :/

https://www.1aauto.com/dodge-ram-150...41/381132/2006

I actually considered AlphaRex but then I noticed something in one of their pictures.

This One if you can't make your headlights line up in your promo pictures how do you expect to sell them?
 

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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 02:29 PM
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So the retailer was supposed to send me a return label. When I asked them about it their return question was if the product fixed the issue. I told them it did not, then took a bunch of pictures showing the fitment and mount points. While stuffing Taco Bell into my face I sat there thinking about what could cause the issue. Then I remembered on both sets of these new housings the beams curve up towards the center.... Then it hit me.


Check out the notch placement between the OEM top and after market bottom. There is the problem. I have forwarded my findings with the retailer.

But there is the actual issue.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 03:37 PM
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Wow that's interesting.
 
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