I've got my set installed. I have a 2018 Ram Black Express Eco. My oem headlights are quad halogen reflectors. The light output on those was miserable.
I want to start first by saying, I love the morimotos. They look badass. They look like OEM build quality. They fit really well. They DONT look like cheap aftermarket crap.
having said that.... they don't work. lol. Well, they do work - Sort of. But not really. Let's say that every function of the lights work correctly, just not all at once hahahaha
OK let me explain further.
My truck is a Canadian truck with quad headlights. So those have 2 sets of bulbs. 1 for low beams, and 1 for high beams. And because it's Canadian I have DRL enabled from the factory. The way this works is the DRL is the high beam bulb, but the trucks ECU/BCM sends a lower voltage to that bulb which makes the highbeam bulb burn much dimmer than normal high beam operation.
This is causing all sorts of grief for me. The voltage on the oem highbeam wire is telling the morimotos to actuate the highbeam flap and at the same time seems to cause the morimoto projectors to turn on.
So with my headlight switch in the off position: I get dim DRL's, and high beam lights on.
Turning the headlight switch 1 turn to parking lights: The exact same behavior.
Turning the switch to headlights on: This releases the high beam actuator flap and I get low beams. Then I can manually actuate the highbeam flap as normal.
With any headlight position I get dimmed DRL's
ALL THIS HAPPENS BEFORE THE BCM ******* THAT IT CANT FIND MY HIGHBEAM BULBS. THEN, THE BCM FINALLY REALIZES THE HIGHBEAM BULBS ARE MISSING...... I get the bulb out message and then things change.
Now the truck stops trying to send voltage to my highbeam bulbs for DRL's as it assumes the bulbs are burnt out. So.....
Now if my headlight switch is in the off position: I get ultra bright DRL's from the morimotos. They look freaking amazing like this by the way. Also no more headlights with highbeams on when they shouldnt be. Also the auto dimming of the DRL with the sequential turn signal works perfectly which is a really cool feature!
If I turn my switch to the parking light position: The DRL's DIM so normal operation I think(dimming)?
If I turn on the headlights: I get DIM DRL's and headlights on with no Hi beams. BUT....... highbeam toggle doesn't work
So far Morimotos response is to suggest I ask my dealer to disable DRL's in the BCM. I haven't tried calling my service manager yet but I'm skeptical if they will do this for me. DRL's are a legal requirement in Canada. Yes the DRL's are active with the fuse tap DRL add-on wire harness so my truck is technically road legal even if dodge disables them for me. But I have my doubts as to whether or not they will actually do it for me in the software because they might ask "what happens if I take out the morimotos?"
My OPTIONS SO FAR:
1) I am going to ask my dealer to do this for me but I'm already expecting a resounding NO. I don't suppose there are any dodge technicians on this forum in the Greater Toronto Area than can do this for me?
2) There is also the OBD Genie route, but apparently my truck has some sort of security module that requires me to go with the extra expensive version of the software fix which will be somewhere just south of 300 USD. Ouch. (dont forget I got US-CAN exchange rates to work with). It does however add a cool option in the Uconnect interface to enable disable DRL's via a check box. (thats cool) My question is, can FCA see if I've done this. Would it void my warranty?????
3) Attempt to wire in Low Voltage Disconnect relay between the OEM harness and the morimoto harness on the highbeam wire. This would trap the low voltage on the high-beam wire before it make's it to the morimoto harness. If I trigger highbeams, the extra voltage would disable the LVD and allow the full 12V to enter the morimoto harness like normal. IN THEORY
I do love the lights. I pre-ordered black friday and have waited and waited. I had hoped it would be trouble free. I suspect Morimoto didn't account for Canadian Trucks with QUAD Halogen Reflector DRL enabled in the software????? But now I'm stuck with a $1600CAN problem and I'm a little frustrated.