04 Ram Looking for Smoked Headlights, Which are best? Any Tips?

Hi, I am looking to replace the Headlights on my 04 1500 with with a set of Smoked ones, Any ideas on which are best?
I am looking for a quality replacement, Are they just plug and play?
any replacement tips and adjustment tips? Thanks a lot

Ebay. I've gotten 2 sets off ebay and they are fine, cheaper than OEM so it isn;t a big deal if you need to replace them again. The fist set I didn't really take care of and they ended up peeling and yellowing after 5 years or so but if you wax them on a regular basis, they should last longer. The only issue I have had and it's already started with the new set, is the marker light will sometimes melt the little dome reflector thing inside the housing. This has happened on my old lights and on the new lights I have now. Going to a smaller bulb from the get go would probably resolve this issue tho.

They are plug and play but you will still need to adjust the beam after they are installed. Fit has been good for both sets I have had.

I went with these, they fit pretty well and seem well made, They may stick out on the corner a touch more then stock but not much. The tint on them is not very dark and they also have both vertical and horizontal adjustment where the factory lights only vertical.

Spyder® HD-JH-DR02-AM-BSM (9030352) - Dodge Ram 1500 / 2500 / 3500 2004 Black/Smoke Euro Headlights with Amber Reflectors

Switching to LEDS might help keep the little dome reflectors from melting.

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That is a issue with what kind of bulb?

ill start with this, be ready for ****** light output, ok now that we are done there, mine are ebay specials with clear corners

Joe.G said:

I went with these, they fit pretty well and seem well made, They may stick out on the corner a touch more then stock but not much. The tint on them is not very dark and they also have both vertical and horizontal adjustment where the factory lights only vertical.

Spyder® HD-JH-DR02-AM-BSM (9030352) - Dodge Ram 1500 / 2500 / 3500 2004 Black/Smoke Euro Headlights with Amber Reflectors

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believe it or not the 02 and 03 rams actually had vertical and horizontal adjustment from the factory, they stopped in 04 for some reason

My 04 Has like a block off plate on OEM light, if you take the Light out you can unscrew the block off plate and turn it which will then adjust or light, A lot to do for a adjustment lol.

Now when you say ****** light out put is it because of the tint or is the light reflector worse than stock? Thanks

Joe.G said:

My 04 Has like a block off plate on OEM light, if you take the Light out you can unscrew the block off plate and turn it which will then adjust or light, A lot to do for a adjustment lol.

Now when you say ****** light out put is it because of the tint or is the light reflector worse than stock? Thanks

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yeah they started blocking off that adjustment in 04 for some reason, and I mean the smoke kills the output, im all for bright lighting and smoked lenses are the polar opposite, the ones I have are for show only, im building custom lights for when my black truck is on the road

if you want to black out your headlights and they still be usable paint the internals and leave the headlight bowl chrome, or just go on ebay and search black housing headlights, they are around $80 and will keep your output and clean up the front

Gotcha, I live in the country and want bright lights, I did get black housing spiders with a very light smoke to the lens, I did have OEM Tinted ones before and they are to dark.

Joe.G said:

Gotcha, I live in the country and want bright lights, I did get black housing spiders with a very light smoke to the lens, I did have OEM Tinted ones before and they are to dark.

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well I suggest a lightbar or lights behind your grill, I live out in the country too and even non-tinted lights need help