I've already had the transmission rebuilt, and the water pump replaced. And replaced the hvac control module and have the turn/signal wiper switch ready to install. My point is, I want to love this van. My biggest obstacle is night time driving. In the dark the headlight pattern is very poor and street signs and pedestrians are not visible so driveways and curbs and names of streets are invisible. The town I'm in is rural and poorly lit. I need suggestions on two things. What can I do to enhance the headlight pattern and even more important, there are not many places to add lights except the bumper or maybe some way mounting lights in the grill.

By the way...I've posted a few times on this forum and have had very helpful answers. So thanks.

 

Are they foggy? Replace the housing and throw a set of LED bulbs in them. Some people frown on that, but, hey, you need to see where you are going.

 

Operating the headlights off a relay will give you brighter bulbs and they may not be aimed properly.

 

I do appreciate you taking time to answer. But I don't understand what you mean by operating off a relay.

 

There are soooo many to choose from. Since you're a Dodge guy do you have any recommendation on which to choose? Like Sylvania zXe ? or something like that. I'd just like to have a general idea where/what to look for so I don't just start throwing money at the solution and hoping for good outcome.

 

There is alot of voltage loss in the stock system. A relay system is activated by the stock wiring and the relay sends juice from the battery right to the bulbs as there isn't the voltage loss the bulbs are brighter. There are companies that make relay harnesses.

 

If the light housings are foggy, a good polish will help. Next I'd check the grounding on the lights. Bad grounds will either reduce the light on incandescent lights or stop LED lights altogether. At 26 years old, if the housings don't want to polish up, replace the housings. My Mazda is 10 years old and looks new, except for the light housings. I've got new lights to go on it, I went with Silverstar bulbs for a little extra output on high beam. The low beams are stock output. This way, on empty roads I have a LOT of light but when I dim the lights for on coming traffic, it doesn't blind people.

 

I agree with the polishing, it's not complex. I did mine a few months ago and it made a big difference.

I used Mothers aluminum polish with a buffer attached to an impact driver but any buffer will do.

 

Always get the right advise on this forum. Thanks.

 

I switched to LED headlight lamps, and it made a world of difference. That's the cheap and easy solution.
FWIW, I also installed LED bulbs in my reverse sockets and they make backing up at night so much easier because I can now see.