HID question for 2012 Ram

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So I went into my local NAPA the other day looking into getting a set of HIDs for my ram 1500. The dealer said that he wouldn't recommend it because apparently there not any good for the 2012 models? Wtf?
If any of you have any experience with these lights on a 2012 model it'd be nice to hear how it's been going. I'm not convinced and i still want em. In the mean time i just got a 20" LED bar from Rigid industries :)
 

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Greatly appreciated! I'll be sure to check you guys out.
And for the light bar, I work far up north near the Yukon so there's hardly any traffic so I use it Very often :)
 

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haha, there ya go man! light it up!
 

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When i got my HID's, the top ones kept going out. I had to replace them like 3 times before i took them off completely. I kept my fog HID's though, they have given me no problem. I think the problem with the top ones were the ballast's. they were the plastic ones and not the metal ones. I'd like to think thats what it was.


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I put HID's in my 12 and I have never looked back!! I got everything I needed from the Retroshop (JJ). He knew everything that I needed and got it to me super quick. Install was easy and I have yet to encounter an issue with them.
 

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I had HID's in my 10 for years with no issues, my 12 has had HID's it whole life with no issues and we just put some in a buddy's 12 and his are fine. The only thing I've ever noticed is the TPMS light always comes on for about 5 seconds when the lights first turn on. Weird, but my 10 did too..
 

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There used to be a time when you could go to your local auto parts store and the guys there could almost walk you through rebuilding your entire car.
Now, you're lucky if you can find a store that can get you the correct stock tail light bulbs.
 

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I've ran HIDs on my 2008 and 2010 RAM. Buy the right ones the first time, and you won't be sorry....I am 45 years old.... and I have a saying that is very true....

"Buy cheap, buy twice"

....just sayin'
 
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