chuck2417
Member
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2013
- Posts
- 33
- Reaction score
- 2
- Location
- Saskatchewan, Canada
- Ram Year
- 2013 Sport
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7
So I will be installing a set of HIDs from Jeremy at the retroshop over x-mas, I will let everyone know how it goes and give you my thoughts. I first started to try and replace the bulbs in the ram with aftermarket halogens after hearing horror stories of the HIDs in these trucks. Needless to say it didn't help much. Tried aiming the headlights up a bit, didn't do much either. So I ordered a kit from HIDSRUS, canbus 35w AC 6000K. Hearing that the canbus system worked for some people I figured I would give it a shot. Yes I know you should use a relay harness... But just hear my story first. Installed some in the fogs and some in the low beams. The fog lights work great. The low beams started off working great. Few days later the low beam driver side started to flicker/twitch. It wasn't bad, I never had another driver flash their brights at me. But it drove me nuts and since it's my low beams I need them to work all the time! Did tons of research and found anti-flicker capacitors (error elimintators). I orderd some, they are cheap. But to easily get to the ballasts I am going to have to remove the grill. After careful thought I realised If I am going to pull the grill off again I want a long term fix. A side note, it's really cold here so pulling a grill off (plastic grill) I am scared to break something. It's -25 here without a windchill. I don't have a heated or insulated garage either. With the windchill it's closer to -35 (celcius).
Now on to the goods. I contacted Jeremy at the retroshop and he was fantastic, lots of help. He even recommended a few things to fix my existing HIDs, before I ordered anything. After several emails I decided I should just bit the bullet and order a better kit. The reason I didn't order from him in the first place was because of the wiring harness scaring me. Well as long as the lights work I am willing to suck it up. Once you understand what a capacitor is designed to do, a splitter, a resistor etc the harness starts to make sense. Of course this only made sense after I started doing tons of reading on HIDs and common problems.
50w morimoto ballasts
35w 6000K bulbs
heavy duty relay built for 2013 rams (includes something to plug into both OEM headlight connectors)
This is a long start, but I figured I would give some background prior to just installing the kit. Hoping things goes smoothly. I know the grounds should be made by drilling a hole, removing some of the paint and using self taping screws. The resistors (gold pieces) need to be mounted to metal away from plastic. I will be using electrical tape for all connections (I know they are supposed to be tight and water resistant already). I won't be drilling a hole in the dust cap, I will route the wires through the bottom with a small notch. That's what I did with my current HID's and I haven't had any condensation or freazing happen in the headlight. I'll use zip ties to secure the wires. etc etc etc. Sorry for the long post. I will report back to this around x-mas time with how my experience went. I am excited to get started, and I want to first thank Jeremy for all of the help.
Note on shipping time: I order the items on December 8th (sunday) and it was shipped Monday December 9th via USPS. They arrived to my house in Canada (SK) on wednesday December 18th. The tracking information didn't work, actually kind of funny. Last week it said they just recieved the tracking information. Yesterday it said they just cleared customs... Not Jeremy's fault at all, stupid USPS and the time of year. Just glad I got them. I'll have a heated garage at my parents place to work in. Merry Christmas everyone, i'll keep you posted!
Now on to the goods. I contacted Jeremy at the retroshop and he was fantastic, lots of help. He even recommended a few things to fix my existing HIDs, before I ordered anything. After several emails I decided I should just bit the bullet and order a better kit. The reason I didn't order from him in the first place was because of the wiring harness scaring me. Well as long as the lights work I am willing to suck it up. Once you understand what a capacitor is designed to do, a splitter, a resistor etc the harness starts to make sense. Of course this only made sense after I started doing tons of reading on HIDs and common problems.
50w morimoto ballasts
35w 6000K bulbs
heavy duty relay built for 2013 rams (includes something to plug into both OEM headlight connectors)
This is a long start, but I figured I would give some background prior to just installing the kit. Hoping things goes smoothly. I know the grounds should be made by drilling a hole, removing some of the paint and using self taping screws. The resistors (gold pieces) need to be mounted to metal away from plastic. I will be using electrical tape for all connections (I know they are supposed to be tight and water resistant already). I won't be drilling a hole in the dust cap, I will route the wires through the bottom with a small notch. That's what I did with my current HID's and I haven't had any condensation or freazing happen in the headlight. I'll use zip ties to secure the wires. etc etc etc. Sorry for the long post. I will report back to this around x-mas time with how my experience went. I am excited to get started, and I want to first thank Jeremy for all of the help.
Note on shipping time: I order the items on December 8th (sunday) and it was shipped Monday December 9th via USPS. They arrived to my house in Canada (SK) on wednesday December 18th. The tracking information didn't work, actually kind of funny. Last week it said they just recieved the tracking information. Yesterday it said they just cleared customs... Not Jeremy's fault at all, stupid USPS and the time of year. Just glad I got them. I'll have a heated garage at my parents place to work in. Merry Christmas everyone, i'll keep you posted!