LED Headlight Bulbs Upgrade

[Highway]

On the bright side you don’t have many possibilities to cause the codes with only a few bulbs to troubleshoot.

There is only a few things it could be. Did you change everything at one time or at various times. If you changed everything at various times at what point did the codes pop up? I’m guessing the backup LED aren’t throwing the codes as they would more likely show a bulb out alert if it was them. If your LED bulbs are CANBUS ready that leaves the Alpharex units. You could pull the LED bulbs and replace them with the halogens to see if the codes pop. I don’t know anything about Alpharex lights except they should work flawlessly for the price. Do they have harness adapters and do the DRLs need to be spliced into the factory harness?

You are right i need to clear the codes and install the original halogen bulbs and see if the codes are there. (Try to get it done this week between doctors visits) ..I do not get a dash light i just get the codes when i read with alphaobd. with the alpharex everything plugs in to the oem bulb sockets. Drl stays on with the key with hot wire going to fuse box accessories

 

[Atcer2018]

You are right i need to clear the codes and install the original halogen bulbs and see if the codes are there. (Try to get it done this week between doctors visits) ..I do not get a dash light i just get the codes when i read with alphaobd. with the alpharex everything plugs in to the oem bulb sockets. Drl stays on with the key with hot wire going to fuse box accessories

Just in case it is the backup lights causing the codes maybe pull the tail lights and
swap out the bulbs before you pull the grill and take the headlights out. Would be a lot less work if it turns out to be the backup lights.

 

[A_mod_too_far]

Yeah that makes sense. I have only had my truck since july of 2021. Hopefully these will last a very long time

I pulled the q20 bulb out last night and the base isnt adjustable, its held in place with 2 screws and could only be flipped 180 degrees, so nothing I can do about adjusting the beam pattern. I'm going to be shopping for a new set that is thinner and adjustable but I dont think I'll be going with the auxbeam even though I do appreciate their easy plug and play

 

[frankcastle865]

I just bought a set of these when I saw the price. The quality appears to be good. install was super quick, no issues. Liking the white color over the yellowish halogens. Brightness seems decent, not much brighter than the stock halogens, but for the price I cant complain.

The one issue I need to fix is the clocking on the driver side. It is not giving me a hot spot like it should and it does on the passenger side, but that should be easy enough to resolve.

I'll probably get a set of their 9005s for my high beams eventually. Dont use them every often so I'm not worried but its be nice if they matched.

Going to ask a dumb question here.... but I've noticed the clocking term being used a couple of times. What does that mean?

 

[A_mod_too_far]

Going to ask a dumb question here.... but I've noticed the clocking term being used a couple of times. What does that mean?

It's because leds have 2 chips at 180 degrees from each other and when you rotate it, it makes a different beam pattern and has dead spots, so you rotate it to the optimal position where as halogens and hids have 360 of light

 

[Mb7640]

I pulled the q20 bulb out last night and the base isnt adjustable, its held in place with 2 screws and could only be flipped 180 degrees, so nothing I can do about adjusting the beam pattern. I'm going to be shopping for a new set that is thinner and adjustable but I dont think I'll be going with the auxbeam even though I do appreciate their easy plug and play

Thats strange I did not have that issue. I totally understand. I would stay away from auxito i put them in my wifes challenger and they only lasted 2 months.

 

[frankcastle865]

It's because leds have 2 chips at 180 degrees from each other and when you rotate it, it makes a different beam pattern and has dead spots, so you rotate it to the optimal position where as halogens and hids have 360 of light

Thanks. Do most of the LEDs have a recommended way to clock them in the headlight assembly or is it up to the installer?

 

[Mb7640]

I pulled the q20 bulb out last night and the base isnt adjustable, its held in place with 2 screws and could only be flipped 180 degrees, so nothing I can do about adjusting the beam pattern. I'm going to be shopping for a new set that is thinner and adjustable but I dont think I'll be going with the auxbeam even though I do appreciate their easy plug and play

I have heard good things about lasfit just no personal experience. If I did not go with auxbeam I would have gotten those

 

[1SloRam]

Make sure when installed the led chips are at the 3 o’clock & 9 o’clock position.
Seems to give the best light dispersion & beam pattern. Some bases aren’t adjustable, some are. With my Silverado I had to modify the headlight housing so the bulb would sit at 3 & 9. My Ram lights had adjustable bases. Both good brands in the $60-$100 range.

 

[A_mod_too_far]

Make sure when installed the led chips are at the 3 o’clock & 9 o’clock position.
Seems to give the best light dispersion & beam pattern. Some bases aren’t adjustable, some are. With my Silverado I had to modify the headlight housing so the bulb would sit at 3 & 9. My Ram lights had adjustable bases. Both good brands in the $60-$100 range.

The q20s sit just off of 12 and 6 and are not adjustable. Beam pattern is a little jacked, lol, but for the price I cant complain too much though