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2009 Ram weak headlights #2571700
10/30/18 05:50 PM
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Does anyone care to give a 2009 Ram 1500 Headlight upgrade recommendation?

Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: marvo451] #2571711
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Phillips extreme vision +130. Great clear light. (not blue tinted)

Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: marvo451] #2571818
10/30/18 09:54 PM
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We are assuming the lenses are clear... If not, start there.
Then make sure the lights have good grounds and do not have corrosion at any of the headlight wiring joints. The charging system is up to par, right?
If all that is good, then aftermarket lights might be the answer. Gene

Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: marvo451] #2572043
10/31/18 11:54 AM
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Someone’s getting “old eyes” smile. My 01 sucked from the factory.... thank god for the led technology. Bought a set of slim lights off Amazon (NiLight) for like 30 bucks and it totally changed my night driving experience. Mounted them in the lower bumper opening and wired then into the factory fog lamp circuit.

Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: J_BODY] #2572076
10/31/18 12:37 PM
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Absolutely on the old eyes... 66 years has that effect. Plus, the back roads around East Texas are dark with all the trees and winding roads. I have Sylvania Ultra Stars in the truck and am not impressed. A full on headlight to projectors change and better bulbs would be fine with me.

Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: marvo451] #2572108
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I had morimoto HID conversions in my 14. What a difference.


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Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: marvo451] #2574241
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https://www.nilight.com/collections/led-...ant=25013218121

These lil suckers were a game changer...

Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: J_BODY] #2574303
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Looks like a nice auxiliary lite for deer thirty commutes.
Wouldn't consider it a head lite though.


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Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: J_BODY] #2574468
11/05/18 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted By J_BODY
https://www.nilight.com/collections/led-...ant=25013218121

These lil suckers were a game changer...


The headlights in my Durango are pretty sad, even with new lenses and bulbs. I just ordered a pair of these to give them a try. up


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Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: I_bleed_MOPAR] #2575615
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Originally Posted By I_bleed_MOPAR
Originally Posted By J_BODY
https://www.nilight.com/collections/led-...ant=25013218121

These lil suckers were a game changer...


The headlights in my Durango are pretty sad, even with new lenses and bulbs. I just ordered a pair of these to give them a try. up


Tim


Let us know your $.02....

I pretty much had it after towing with a friends new 17 truck... man it lit things up. My 01 sucks!!

I installed these and wired them in with my fog lamps. I also aimed them fairly low. My first trek into the darkness I thought I had wasted my $$$.... WAY bright! Wasn’t until my race-cation last summer that I tried them. First was on a divided interstate. Cool! Nobody’s flashing me! Even on two lane roads I only had a couple people flip their brights at me. Lowered the adjustment ever so slightly. Still helps me immensely and everyone else seems to tolerate them.

Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: J_BODY] #2581873
11/23/18 12:17 PM
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Finally had a chance to install them (I actually ordered the 6.5 inch 36w lights) and wired to my factory fog lights also.
All I can say is WOW!!! eek
I never knew how dim my stock head and fog lights were. frown
J_BODY was right on the money. They are definitely game changers. up
Only change I am going to make is to trigger them off my high beam headlight circuit instead of the fogs. I would rather drive with just low beams and the new lights on with highs. blush


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Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: marvo451] #2582584
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Where you guys mounting these lights?


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Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: Adobedude] #2582735
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Easiest for me was to trim the upper grille bars and mount them there. I originally wanted to mount them behind the grille but not enough room on a Durango/Dakota. Since it's a beater DD anyway it's fine for me but probably not what you would do with yours. wink


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Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: marvo451] #2583628
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I have a jumper on my fog lamp relay so they are on all the time when I go from hi/low beam smile

I also bought a set of bumper mount led lights and wired them into my R lamp circuit. Daylight backing out of my dark side yard now laugh2

Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: J_BODY] #2588705
12/07/18 06:13 PM
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So, it appears that nobody has don an LED conversion or thinks they are worthwhile for the cost.

Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: marvo451] #2592469
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I have.

2014 1500, replaced all 4 bulbs with supernova v3, I think it was. Low beam was easy, the high beam conversion was a pain in the neck, drilling, plugging and stuffing the cavity in the headlight. Pay particular attention to the orientation of the light elements.

It was a big improvement on low beam, the high beam was only more light in the same area, but reached no further, so, for me was no better than using the lows. Which of course is what is used probably 99% of the time any how.

There is a v4 now for the high beams, and I am tossing the idea around to try them. Supposed to be a big improvement.

Go to Headlight revolution to see the comparison. Good Ram light info.

BTW, bulbs are different between 2 bulb and 4 bulb systems, before you order.

About $200 per pair of bulbs when I got mine, and if I had known that the high beam side would be so little of an improvement over just the lows I would have waited, but it does look like the v4 might be worth it.

I am very happy with the low beam ones,though. WAAAY better.

They will require adjustment, several actually, before oncoming traffic stops high beaming you.

And remember you have no left/right adjustment, only up/down.


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Re: 2009 Ram weak headlights [Re: VL21] #2603036
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Mine is a dual headlight model. Perhaps I’m expecting too much. I have LED fog(driving) lights and they are very white and excellent.







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