zstampe
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So my OPT7 LED's arrived today. Was kind of optimistic after reading this thread. Thinking maybe I shouldn't have.
Before I say anything, I'll say these LED's are crazy bright. It's amazing to see the road, while its raining, in a way I have never before. That's about all I enjoyed about them.
A little history. I have a 2010 RAM Sport. I have done all the work on my truck except the exhaust. This included body lift, leveling, rear spacers, replacing all speakers, adding Kicker Hideaway amp/speaker combo, step bars, bull-bar, and light bar. I only say that so you know what experience I have.
I'll give the good news first, they're in, kind of. The low beams are in anyways. The high beams DO NOT FIT in my quads, CANNOT close the dust-caps. I have the custom black bezel quads. They're spec to OEM. I even pulled down my OEM quads and looked. Same dust caps, same depth, even the same wiring. So I don't know if anyone has successfully installed high beams in these trucks.
After reading other comments, I wanted to ensure my LED's were aligned vertically. Meaning the LED's are on the sides, and the plate they're on is up and down, like they're hanging on a wall. Mine were neither close, nor consistent.
How I changed the angle the LED's lock in. The LED has a white ring with the locking tabs on them. They have two very small screws. The base of the LED has four holes for them. So you can change it too a 90º angle, but mine weren't even horizontal. They were at some odd angles. So I put the LED's in to see the angle and how much I needed to offset. I then marked a spot where I needed holes for the screws to align up with. Then drilled very small holes, in a very thin plastic ring. So now they're mounted correctly.
I did my lights one at a time. So after getting my first install I thought I knew what to expect. Well that was all the same, but then when I plugged the second light in, nothing happened. The first bulb didn't need anything but the ballast. I'm assuming what the square thing with their logo has on it. I didn't need the polarity swap harness or the capacitors. The first one came on perfect and no blinking. The second, no. I had to install a polarity harness. WHY? I have no clue why one needed it and the other didn't.
So, I think the LED's are bright as can be. But they're frustrating. I think mainly because OPT7 seams to have inconsistencies in their product. The position the LED's lock in place might be why they don't sell these for RAM's. But I cannot for the life of me believe my truck's harnesses have opposite polarity to the bulbs. OPT7's wiring of the LED, or maybe ballast, was not wired correctly. There's no reason one LED needed a polarity harness and the other didn't.
I am really happy I can see well at night, and even in the rain now. Just be ready to work. Now I have to figure out how to get my high beams in. After all this though, I'm thinking maybe I could customize my OEM quads.....???? I was afraid before, lol.
Man I couldn't disagree with this more, I used all the included harnesses etc they sent you since you're supposed to use them. They didn't send them for fun. My bulbs went in correctly with no modifications and both are perfectly vertical. I didn't get the high beams though so that might be part of your frustrations. That sucks though, I'm glad you worked it out.
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