Led headlights

[Chrisnick1222]

Can anyone recommend what brand led headlights and fog lights to go with. I dont have projectors in my 15 ram. Thank you for any advise

 

[1500ram12]

You will probably have a hard time finding led's that will work with a 2015. FCA did something with the 2015 model year programming that made it awful difficult to use led's. Most quality led's sold by a dealer (not ebay/Amazon) will have a disclaimer saying will not work on 2015 rams. I'm not sure if anyone has used alphaobd and tried led's. Hid's work fine in the 15's


2018 2500 6.4L

 

[OEDRO]

Which kind of headlight do you want, black or chrome?
Recommend Yitamotor ram led headlight.

09-18 Dodge Ram 1500 2500 3500 Headlight Assembly


Quad Crystal Headlights for 2009-2018 Dodge Ram 1500 2500 3500

 

[WTM75]

If you are talking about just the bulbs, I went with Diode Dynamics SL-1 in the lows and highs. They are very bright and have a good cut off. I went with cheaper Amazon LEDs in the fogs, they are the ones that Boosted Motorsport put in on his video. Also very bright.

 

[Graygoose]

I did the Heise LED H11's and 9006s in fogs with decoders, NO issues. Plug and play
and mines a finicky 2019 Classic.

 

[IRSmart]

Don’t put hids or LEDs in your stock halogen housings.

Sincerely,
Everyone who has to drive near you at night.

 

[Graygoose]

I haven't been flashed yet, once.

 

[G-Ride990]

Don’t put hids or LEDs in your stock halogen housings.

Sincerely,
Everyone who has to drive near you at night.

I have been running leds in the reflectors for two years now. Never been flashed once. Just adjust the lights correctly and you'll be fine.

 

[IRSmart]

I haven't been flashed yet, once.

I have been running leds in the reflectors for two years now. Never been flashed once. Just adjust the lights correctly and you'll be fine.

That’s not an indicator of being “fine”. Those housings are not designed to emit a safe or effective beam pattern when using another lighting source, and cutoff has nothing to do with it.

 

[G-Ride990]

That’s not an indicator of being “fine”. Those housings are not designed to emit a safe or effective beam pattern when using another lighting source, and cutoff has nothing to do with it.

The stock lights are dangerous in my opinion. Easily the worst OEM headlights I have ever experienced. Thats why I ordered new lights days after buying this truck.
My led lights are significantly brighter, have a much better pattern and throw light much further than stock. Fine by me.

 

[HM_SanDiego]

That’s not an indicator of being “fine”. Those housings are not designed to emit a safe or effective beam pattern when using another lighting source, and cutoff has nothing to do with it.

I Respectfully disagree with you here - quality led bulbs in a halogen headlight assembly, that are aimed properly, are great, and, a considerable upgrade over halogen bulbs.

I do agree - HID bulbs should NOT be used in halogen headlight assemblies....

 

[Graygoose]

That’s not an indicator of being “fine”. Those housings are not designed to emit a safe or effective beam pattern when using another lighting source, and cutoff has nothing to do with it.

Read this,

https://www.ceoutlook.com/2019/06/18/street-legal-led-conversion-kit/

 

[Jimmy07]

I haven't been flashed yet, once.

I have been running leds in the reflectors for two years now. Never been flashed once. Just adjust the lights correctly and you'll be fine.

This is not an indication of your lights being fine. All that means is the other people driving towards you are doing what they learned when they took drivers ed: focus down and to the right so their eyes adjust. Flashing someone is dangerous because the person being flashed will not have time for their eyes to adjust and possibly be temporarily blinded. Knowing that a vehicle with bright lights is coming at you gives you plenty of time to refocus and adjust.

 

[G-Ride990]

This is not an indication of your lights being fine. All that means is the other people driving towards you are doing what they learned when they took drivers ed: focus down and to the right so their eyes adjust. Flashing someone is dangerous because the person being flashed will not have time for their eyes to adjust and possibly be temporarily blinded. Knowing that a vehicle with bright lights is coming at you gives you plenty of time to refocus and adjust.

Tell me how the LED pattern is less safe than the OEM pattern? Skip to 15min to see pattern comparison.

 

[Graygoose]

This is not an indication of your lights being fine. All that means is the other people driving towards you are doing what they learned when they took drivers ed: focus down and to the right so their eyes adjust. Flashing someone is dangerous because the person being flashed will not have time for their eyes to adjust and possibly be temporarily blinded. Knowing that a vehicle with bright lights is coming at you gives you plenty of time to refocus and adjust.

Read the link I posted, some manufactures are getting legal DOT approval. If they are legal, then an average Joe has the right to install them.

 

[Jimmy07]

Read the link I posted, some manufactures are getting legal DOT approval. If they are legal, then an average Joe has the right to install them.

The first thing that would drive me away from a product is when DOT approved is in the description. The DOT doesn’t approve anything.

 

[Graygoose]

The first thing that would drive me away from a product is when DOT approved is in the description. The DOT doesn’t approve anything.

and I'm ok with you not buying them.

 

[IRSmart]

Tell me how the LED pattern is less safe than the OEM pattern? Skip to 15min to see pattern comparison.

Don’t pretend to use a YouTube video of a guy (who sells LED bulbs) shining against a garage door as a viable argument for government laboratory beam pattern testing.

 

[G-Ride990]

Don’t pretend to use a YouTube video of a guy (who sells LED bulbs) shining against a garage door as a viable argument for government laboratory beam pattern testing.

I am not pretending to do anything. The comparison is still valid.

What experience do you have with LEDs in a reflector housing? Or are you just mad because you have been getting flashed by someone with bright lights on the highway? If you have, it's not from a quality LED installed in the correct orientation and aimed properly.

 

[IRSmart]

I am not pretending to do anything. The comparison is still valid.

What experience do you have with LEDs in a reflector housing? Or are you just mad because you have been getting flashed by someone with bright lights on the highway? If you have, it's not from a quality LED installed in the correct orientation and aimed properly.

You want to use that video? Fine. The pattern of the LED sucks in that video. It’s highly focused and not evenly spread like the halogen, and has a pattern focused much higher. If the bulb truly mimicked a halogen bulb in every way, the beam pattern should be identical, indistinguishable from the pattern prior to the installation, and would require zero aiming. Since none of this is the case, they’re obviously different, and by definition not designed for the type of optical reflectors in which they are being installed. Yes, they’re brighter. I’m not disputing that fact. That doesn’t mean they’re better. And trying to redirect your argument into my own application is irrelevant and I won’t steer the conversation in that direction. Fact (not opinion) remains that these applications are dangerous, for both the driver and others on the road, and are illegal for a reason (none, read, none, are “DOT approved”).