I was going to post a question on this, but I'll just jump on this thread.
Wife's '23 1500 Bighorn, Night edition. Why they didn't spring for the LED lighting upgrade when the dealer ordered it for the lot, I'll never know - it has so many other options on it that a lighting upgrade in a rural area seems like a no-brainer for how cheap the upgrade is from the factory (it's...expensive...to do yourself later, requires extra wiring harnesses, programming, etc.). She has trouble driving at night (her depth perception goes to almost zero), and these halogens are...well, garbage.
SO my question is, since she has the stock halogens, anyone know what the correct LED replacements would be for these? And her fog lamps? I haven't investigated her truck myself, I'm in the early stages of information gathering, but what's a good place to get LED bulbs besides Amazon (tried searching auto parts store websites and none of them seem to list LED bulbs)? I see above information about checking the housing enclosures, is there an easy way to cross-reference the housing p/n to the bulb p/n?
I've also heard that some LED bulbs need to be 'clocked' properly in the housings to keep the focus correct (saw this tidbit over on a Ford forum I follow for my FIL) - is this a problem on newer Rams/bulbs? Or are they pretty much plug-and-play if you get the right ones?
Like I said, I'm still in the early stages but given how TERRIBLE her lights are compared to my 2500 with the factory LED lighting upgrade, I need to do SOMETHING to help her situation.
I chose the Fahren LED bulbs because of the numerous successful reviews here on the forum.
They're incredibly bright compared to the stock halogen and were, more or less, plug-and-play. Amazon is the least expensive with easy returns.
I would be selective about which Fahren or other bulbs you choose because they're not all the same size. I've noticed that some of the newer Fahren bulbs listed on Amazon don't show a measurement for the lower body section.
The size indicated on the bulbs I used was .9" and I wouldn't want them any larger. If you look at the Fahren bulbs on Amazon, there are two distinct types as far as the lower fan section is concerned, one of them is larger.
Space in the projector housings is limited, and too large of a bulb will limit the performance of the cooling fan and/or impair the installation of the back covers.
If you look at the links in my post above, check the pictures for each product and you will see the Fahren indicates a lower body measurement of .9" and the Auxito .7".
The Auxito bulb I linked above was another bulb that I saw numerous positive reviews on here. Although the Fahren bulbs are incredibly brighter than the halogen, I'd like my high beams to be a bit brighter. This opens another can of worms.
The Fahrens are sufficiently bright but I wear yellow lenses at night to reduce glare from oncoming vehicles. Without the yellow lenses on, I can see far down the highway, while wearing them, I'd like to see more. Hence, my interest in testing the Auxita at 15,000 lumens/bulb.
Another consideration while looking at LED bulbs on Amazon is the lumen output rating. They list the bulbs as a pair with the combined output for both bulbs. The Fahren bulbs linked above show 22,000 lumen or 11,000 lumens/bulb. The Auxito are shown as 30,000 lumens, or 15,000 lumens/bulb. I wouldn't buy anything lower than 10,000 lumens/bulb.
Clocking is very simple, I had to tweak 2 of mine. If you look at the collar on the bulb assembly, there's a tiny allen head screw, allen key is supplied. You loosen the allen head screw and rotate the base so that the sides of the bulb are aligned at 3 & 9 o'clock.
When clocked correctly, the wiring cord will be aligned at 6 or 12 o'clock when looking at the backside.
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