help me choose: headlights - fender flairs

[Jerzey111]

I took that into consideration. Personally I do not like front flairs going all the way around unless it has significant lift. I'll post pics as soon as I have them but it will look similar to this

 

[Tim Garceau]

That’s a good looking truck, which reminds me I should probably update that site to my new setup!

 

[DodgeDude99]

The way I shop mods I want, which is the better deal at the time that might not come along again for that price?

I bought a brand new Wilwood rear disk brake set for my ‘70 Camaro project, no where close to needing it yet, but the odds of me coming across a $750 kit for $350 are pretty slim.

 

[Tahoebronco]

When I bought my used 2011 Ram, I had to replace the headlight assembly as the lenses were cracked and water had leaked into them. But I also added the flares which also improved the look a ton in my opinion. I wished I could have actually seen my new lenses in person and also had been able to to view the performance of the new assemblies before buying them. The new lights greatly improved my low beams when I put in brighter bulbs; however, I'm not fully satisfied with the high beams with my lights. The low beam bulbs shut off when the high beams are turned on. This causes a loss of good up close lighting. The lights would be so much better if when the high beams are on the low beams also stayed on.

If you have a projector lenses now, I suggest contacting the folks at Headlight Revolution and replacing the bulbs. I was trying to upgrade to projectors and the light assemblies I now have, have a total of 4 projectors. But the driver's side (left side) has the same projection pattern as the passenger side (right side). The left side also has a tilt the the pattern instead of being truly horizontal flat like on the right side. If you going to get to new assemblies, try to find ones that allow not only up and down adjustments, but also side to side adjustments. Mine don't. Also try to see if the low beams will stay lit when the high beams are turned on. This will really help with the lighting up the road.

Included some before and after shots of the lights and fenders. I had polished up the original lights with a 3M kit that greatly improved the looks and performance of the light but after the first rain, I realized water was getting into them and passenger side was really bad with water in it. The bottom (last pic) shows the new lights and fender flares.

 

[jagu366]

I vote flares. Especially with the spacers.

 

[Jerzey111]

They'll be here tomorrow. I'll post pics once I have them on. Friday or Saturday.
Any tips with the install? Looks pretty straight forward.

 

[festivus15]

Love that blue. Flares will looks great.

 

[Steve Cloud]

I love color matched flares. Not a big fan of the plain black ones, at least on colored paint (not white or black).

 

[Steve Cloud]

When I bought my used 2011 Ram, I had to replace the headlight assembly as the lenses were cracked and water had leaked into them. But I also added the flares which also improved the look a ton in my opinion. I wished I could have actually seen my new lenses in person and also had been able to to view the performance of the new assemblies before buying them. The new lights greatly improved my low beams when I put in brighter bulbs; however, I'm not fully satisfied with the high beams with my lights. The low beam bulbs shut off when the high beams are turned on. This causes a loss of good up close lighting. The lights would be so much better if when the high beams are on the low beams also stayed on.

If you have a projector lenses now, I suggest contacting the folks at Headlight Revolution and replacing the bulbs. I was trying to upgrade to projectors and the light assemblies I now have, have a total of 4 projectors. But the driver's side (left side) has the same projection pattern as the passenger side (right side). The left side also has a tilt the the pattern instead of being truly horizontal flat like on the right side. If you going to get to new assemblies, try to find ones that allow not only up and down adjustments, but also side to side adjustments. Mine don't. Also try to see if the low beams will stay lit when the high beams are turned on. This will really help with the lighting up the road.

Included some before and after shots of the lights and fenders. I had polished up the original lights with a 3M kit that greatly improved the looks and performance of the light but after the first rain, I realized water was getting into them and passenger side was really bad with water in it. The bottom (last pic) shows the new lights and fender flares.

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What headlights are those? They look great!

 

[tomb]

any of you guys know what I should expect to pay{ball-park} for fender flares-color matched in Canada

 

[Graygoose]

any of you guys know what I should expect to pay{ball-park} for fender flares-color matched in Canada

Id get a VIN off any Laramie, new they are like $350 at any parts dealer, then have em painted, maybe $250?

 

[Tahoebronco]

duplicate post by mistake. Meant to quote/reply to Steve Cloud, but forgot to.

 

[Tahoebronco]

What headlights are those? They look great!

I got them off of ebay -
Imotorsportoutlet <[email protected]> . I really struggled with choosing these or the all chrome inside the light housing. If I could have found a single projector lense that has a flap that moves out of the way for high beams, I think I would like those better. These lights light the road really well when on low beam; however, on my 2011 truck when I put the high beams on, the low beams turn off - thus losing the light output of the low beams. If both the low and high beams would light up while on high beams, I would be very very happy. These lights are great improvement to the stock lights they replaced. I'm just bummed I haven't been able to figure out how to get all four projectors to stay lit while on high beams.

 

[Steve Cloud]

Hmm, that's odd. Wondering if someone here could rig up a wiring harness that would do that for you?

 

[crash68]

These lights light the road really well when on low beam; however, on my 2011 truck when I put the high beams on, the low beams turn off - thus losing the light output of the low beams. If both the low and high beams would light up while on high beams, I would be very very happy.

With your truck originally having the dual style lights is what causes the lows to drop out when the highs turn on.
Look into using AlfaOBD to change your headlight type to the Quad type, this will keep the Lows on with the High beams.

 

[Tahoebronco]

With your truck originally having the dual style lights is what causes the lows to drop out when the highs turn on.
Look into using AlfaOBD to change your headlight type to the Quad type, this will keep the Lows on with the High beams.

Where does one get the AlfaOBD? Is that the same thing as some of the tech readers I've seen Harbor Freight offer for sale?

 

[crash68]

Where does one get the AlfaOBD? Is that the same thing as some of the tech readers I've seen Harbor Freight offer for sale?

AlfaOBD is not sold at Harbor Freight. Read through the first post on the thread for AlfaOBD for just about everything you need to know: https://www.ramforum.com/threads/alfaobd.123982/
Also check out the thread specific for AlfaOBD usage with 09-12 vehicles: https://www.ramforum.com/threads/alfaobd-support-for-06-12-rams.133851/

 

[Jerzey111]

Little update. So to my surprise fenders came with both long and short pieces for the front fender. I will see how the long ones look in real life but in pics I'm not really liking it. Install on Saturday

 

[OnSale]

When I bought my used 2011 Ram, I had to replace the headlight assembly as the lenses were cracked and water had leaked into them. But I also added the flares which also improved the look a ton in my opinion. I wished I could have actually seen my new lenses in person and also had been able to to view the performance of the new assemblies before buying them. The new lights greatly improved my low beams when I put in brighter bulbs; however, I'm not fully satisfied with the high beams with my lights. The low beam bulbs shut off when the high beams are turned on. This causes a loss of good up close lighting. The lights would be so much better if when the high beams are on the low beams also stayed on.

If you have a projector lenses now, I suggest contacting the folks at Headlight Revolution and replacing the bulbs. I was trying to upgrade to projectors and the light assemblies I now have, have a total of 4 projectors. But the driver's side (left side) has the same projection pattern as the passenger side (right side). The left side also has a tilt the the pattern instead of being truly horizontal flat like on the right side. If you going to get to new assemblies, try to find ones that allow not only up and down adjustments, but also side to side adjustments. Mine don't. Also try to see if the low beams will stay lit when the high beams are turned on. This will really help with the lighting up the road.

Included some before and after shots of the lights and fenders. I had polished up the original lights with a 3M kit that greatly improved the looks and performance of the light but after the first rain, I realized water was getting into them and passenger side was really bad with water in it. The bottom (last pic) shows the new lights and fender flares.

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Wait I’m confused. Your text says your current lights have projectors but your pics show stock oem duals that do not have projectors.

I think your talking about the last pic (if that’s your truck) and if that’s the case, you have the AlphaRex lights. I can help you with every single problem of yours, with simple fixes. PM me.


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[co-pilot]

Little update. So to my surprise fenders came with both long and short pieces for the front fender. I will see how the long ones look in real life but in pics I'm not really liking it. Install on Saturday

Yeah i really don't like the look of the flair going all the way to the frount of the fender either>>>>