ModifyStreet Alpharex G2 Pro headlights
Plug & play replacement. These were pretty easy to swap out from my original quad-style headlights. Do your research- watch YouTube, read the instructions (which don't come with the set!), and you should be good.
Installation Guide for 09-18 Ram Headlights
https://alpharexusa.com/09-ram-headlights-installation-guide/?v=f24485ae434a
Cost: $279 [Amazon (sold under the name ModifyStreet)]
Daytime Running Lights (DRLs)
The set comes with a wiring harness which connects the DRL feature (a red wire on each headlight) to a fuse tap on fuse F66. The power for this fuse is enabled when the ignition is turned on. This means that whenever the engine is running, the DRLs will be on, not just when the truck is in gear, like traditional DRLs work.
Optional wiring harness
If you prefer to have the DRLs run
only when the truck is in gear, you can order a set of wires built by forum member
@Mpgrimm2 (M2Mods). These wires will connect between the wire connector located under your trunk fuse box and the red wire on each headlight. Be sure that your trunk fuse box connector is pre-wired to accept these additional wire connections.
In my case, I chose to use the wiring harness included with the set and then connect the custom wires to it with a 2-wire connector plug (available at any auto parts store), which happened to mate up perfectly with the OEM harness. This me do a couple of things. 1- it let me use the nice wiring harness supplied by the manufacturer, and 2- it saved me from having to run the custom wires to each of the headlights, since I already had the original wire harness running to them. All I needed to do was connect the original harness to the custom wires.
(The original wire harness connector (male end) is shown at the top and the custom wire harness connector (female end) is shown at the bottom.
NOTE: the wiring connections aren't heat shrunk yet in this photo)
AlphaOBD
If you decide to use the custom wires, you can program you truck's computer with AlphaOBD to enable the DRL feature, including seeing the option on your UConnect screen. It took me a bit to figure this out (with A TON of help from RamForum members), but I've got it running now like it came from the factory.
Here are the AlphaOBD settings I used. They may not ALL be needed, but this is what's working for me. The ones in
green are definitely needed.
CBC Features:
DRL Configuration.......................................Optional DRL
DRL Lamp Location.......................................Dedicated
LED Dedicated DRL Present...............................Yes
ECUConfig3: DRL Customer Settings Option Present........Yes
Cust.Set.Menu 1:
Daytime running lights CSM Present......................Yes
CBC Config I/O:
Right Dedicated DRL Lamp/Right Signature LED Present/Right Front Turn Signal #2/Headlamp Leveling Output Present...Yes
Left Dedicated DRL Lamp/Left Signature LED Present/Left Front Turn Signal #2/Headlamp Leveling Output Present......Yes
(For more info about AlphaOBD, see
this thread)
Testing
Since the DRLs only work with the truck running and in gear (brake on is ok), testing them alone can be tough! Here's something I rigged up to make this easier. It's an iPad sitting on a stool, in video mode (camera turned around, facing me).
Demo video
Some folks have asked to see what these look like in action, so here's a video showing them running through some different cycles.
Alpharex G2 Pro headlights on a 2014 Ram 1500
