Led or Hid

[chrisbh17]

Pure gold


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Costs about that much too once you add in all the stuffs!

 

[mpress2570]

Costs about that much too once you add in all the stuffs!

Nah it’s cheaper than new housings of the same quality if you do all the work yourself.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[mpress2570]

I will need to open the housing on this one.

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

Indeed. Something I’m not willing to do which is why I bought the xb led housings instead.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[John Jensen]

Which is all the more reason to get a quality kit and spend the money over some cheap low cost kit.

You absolutely correct. HIDs do have more components and if you go cheap you are asking for problems down the line.

I have Bi-Exon HID projectors in both my high and low beam Quad assemblies. They include ballasts and Canbus adapters but no resistors. The components are fro DDM where I had the opportunity to go cheap or pay for higher quality. Needless to say, there's too much work involved to go cheap on the components.

 

[JoshR104]

I will need to open the housing on this one.

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

Its not that bad opening just take your time. This will be my 3rd set Im opening up for the retroquik kit into my 2018 2500 limited. Heres my fxr 3.0 place holder lights that I just did today to get the factory ones out and start to work on.

Went with the 2stroke 2.0 leds in the highbeams as well.

 

[John Jensen]

Where does something like AlfaOBD factor in, since we have access to a whole ton of lighting settings, including "LED headlights present", "LED fog lights present", etc?

I have both Appcar DiagFCA and AlfaOBD. I asked the question of Appcar as follows:

3 - One of your options mentions Halogen to HID conversion. Does this eliminate the need for Canbus adapters and resistors? Or, what does this do?

Their reply:
Generally adapters or resistors are not needed. A small change in wiring harness may be necessary. Do you want to use the factory HID for Ram DS, or aftermarket HID ballast and bulbs?

My point is the same may be true in AlfaOBD, I just haven't searched for it.

 

[mpress2570]

I have both Appcar DiagFCA and AlfaOBD. I asked the question of Appcar as follows:

3 - One of your options mentions Halogen to HID conversion. Does this eliminate the need for Canbus adapters and resistors? Or, what does this do?

Their reply:
Generally adapters or resistors are not needed. A small change in wiring harness may be necessary. Do you want to use the factory HID for Ram DS, or aftermarket HID ballast and bulbs?

My point is the same may be true in AlfaOBD, I just haven't searched for it.

Rams didn’t come with HIDs? Or is there something I don’t know.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[werdna1977]

Rams didn’t come with HIDs? Or is there something I don’t know.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I believe there use to be a factory HID kit but it was discontinued in 16 or 17. My parts guy was talking about it one day. I can try and get more details for you though if you want?

 

[werdna1977]

I have LEDs in my factory projectors and couldnt be happier with the light output

 

[chrisbh17]

I have LEDs in my factory projectors and couldnt be happier with the light output

Output is one thing.

We also need to look at the pattern, not only how it looks but that it doesnt blind oncoming traffic.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

 

[werdna1977]

Output is one thing.

We also need to look at the pattern, not only how it looks but that it doesnt blind oncoming traffic.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Well it cant be too bad because nobody has flashed their lights at me since installed 3.5 months ago.

Ive adjusted them so that when i pull up behind a car the beam pattern in just below the top of a trunk so it should be ok

 

[mpress2570]

Well it cant be too bad because nobody has flashed their lights at me since installed 3.5 months ago.

Ive adjusted them so that when i pull up behind a car the beam pattern in just below the top of a trunk so it should be ok

Are they comparable to this?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[chrisbh17]

Are they comparable to this?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And those are?

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

 

[mpress2570]

And those are?

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

HID


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[chrisbh17]

HID


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What setup? Is it in your SIG? I can't see signatures in Tapatalk on my phone.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

 

[atc250r]

I've always been told HID in projector and LED in reflector too.

 

[mpress2570]

What setup? Is it in your SIG? I can't see signatures in Tapatalk on my phone.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Morimoto 55w HIDs 6500k (which reduces it to 5500k from the higher wattage). In stock projectors. Even with the **** optics of the stock projectors I’m willing to bet I’m getting a lot better output than if I put LEDs in there.

On that same note I’m anxious to see what these Morimoto LED projector housings can do when I get them in hopefully next month. Not expecting the same intensity, but I am expecting it to be very comparable to HID in output, width, and depth based on what I’ve been reading about the M LED projectors. If I’m not satisfied it’s off the the retroshop.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

https://www.theretrofitsource.com/2015-mopar-morimoto-elite.html?carDisplay=2015+Dodge+Ram+(Projector+Lights)&preselect=47338&preselect_restrict=1

My two options.

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

$215 for an HID kit??? I havent had any problems with my DDM tuning $89 kit. Loys of guys on here run them and nobody has had a pdoblem with them, so thats why i tried it out. Glad i did and i highly reccomend DDM tuning HID

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

Its not that bad opening just take your time. This will be my 3rd set Im opening up for the retroquik kit into my 2018 2500 limited. Heres my fxr 3.0 place holder lights that I just did today to get the factory ones out and start to work on.

Went with the 2stroke 2.0 leds in the highbeams as well.

View attachment 145149

View attachment 145150

So these are morimoto LED projector headlight housings you are running?

 

[mpress2570]

$215 for an HID kit??? I havent had any problems with my DDM tuning $89 kit. Loys of guys on here run them and nobody has had a pdoblem with them, so thats why i tried it out. Glad i did and i highly reccomend DDM tuning HID

215 ain’t too bad. I have no regrets


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk