So I did a headlight upgrade on my 1998 dodge 2500 and my lows are actually brighter than my brights. Can someone help me out??? Thanks

It's an led upgrade also.

Those may draw more attention to bulbs being the problem. Here is mine.

 

Cheap ones off of amazon.

 

But the beam is much more focused than yours. This at 40'

I put the silver stars back in. The lights were all over the place. 

The reason I mentioned bulbs was how far the LED's protrude. Mine stick into the housing a good bit more yours maybe. Not for sure whats going on. Got a pic with the halogens in?

3 hours ago, dripley said:

The reason I mentioned bulbs was how far the LED's protrude. Mine stick into the housing a good bit more yours maybe. Not for sure whats going on. Got a pic with the halogens in?

I’ll take one Later when I’m off work 

4 hours ago, Threadzy said:

I’ll take one Later when I’m off work 

No problem. I am just trying to get a handle on why these things dont work in some housings or the housings dont work with the bulbs. Seems I got pretty lucky and dont know why.

Edited February 26, 20205 yr by dripley

10 hours ago, dripley said:

The reason I mentioned bulbs was how far the LED's protrude. Mine stick into the housing a good bit more yours maybe. Not for sure whats going on. Got a pic with the halogens in?

I’ll take one Later when I’m off work 

My phone makes the picture look a lot brighter than it actually is. They’re more of a yellow color. Also my driveway slopes up. Your shroud is shorter than mine. 

Edited February 26, 20205 yr by Threadzy

The shroud is definitely shorter. Makes hard to tell which bulb is further from the reflector. Are the halogens blinding also. They look a bit better, cant tell from behind them. This LED's in mine from 75'. It is pretty accurate pic, from a kneeling pisition.

2 minutes ago, dripley said:

Are the halogens blinding also

No not at all. Your shroud is shaped differently and looks to have louvers cut into them. I’ll take a front picture tomorrow night. 

4 hours ago, Threadzy said:

No not at all. Your shroud is shaped differently and looks to have louvers cut into them. I’ll take a front picture tomorrow night. 

No louvres. I think they look very similar to me reflector wise any way. Just just a curved back with creases to fit.

@Threadzy your housings look exactly like the ANZO units I messed around with for a while.  I finally gave up and just put in HID projectors.  Now I love my lights!

12 hours ago, LorenS said:

I finally gave up and just put in HID projectors.  Now I love my lights!

 

Told ya... 

 

Just made a fire call for the first time last night and tickled the HIDs were in my Cummins. I was able to see deer along the road side very easily. Still gotta adjust the headlights in the 1996 Dodge. LED installed but the aim is wrong and too high.

12 hours ago, LorenS said:

@Threadzy your housings look exactly like the ANZO units I messed around with for a while.  I finally gave up and just put in HID projectors.  Now I love my lights!

Ya I’m done messing with them. I’m just going to save up and by some from the Retro shop. 

Won't be sorry, worth every penny!

On 2/25/2020 at 7:55 PM, dripley said:

The shroud is definitely shorter. Makes hard to tell which bulb is further from the reflector. Are the halogens blinding also. They look a bit better, cant tell from behind them. This LED's in mine from 75'. It is pretty accurate pic, from a kneeling pisition.

Here are the halogens about 40 feet away. 

1 hour ago, Mopar1973Man said:

 

Told ya... 

 

Just made a fire call for the first time last night and tickled the HIDs were in my Cummins. I was able to see deer along the road side very easily. Still gotta adjust the headlights in the 1996 Dodge. LED installed but the aim is wrong and too high.

 

I may just end up doing the same thing.

1 hour ago, Threadzy said:

Ya I’m done messing with them. I’m just going to save up and by some from the Retro shop.

 

23 minutes ago, Twobarrell said:

I may just end up doing the same thing.

I agree with @Mopar1973Man, they are worth every penny!   Being able to see the sides of the road clearly is amazing (and thats with the low beams) and it makes driving at night enjoyable.

 

Just be aware you may have to swap the pins around in them or your highs/lows will be backwards.  Simple to do though.

Edited February 27, 20205 yr by hdpwipmonkey
a picture is worth a 1000 words...

5 minutes ago, hdpwipmonkey said:

I agree with @Mopar1973Man, they are worth every penny!   Being able to see the sides of the road clearly is amazing (and thats with the low beams) and it makes driving at night enjoyable.

 

The only thing I will warn about hi beams look nearl the same when there is no tall objecto bounce light off. Like open field will look the same with hi or lo beam. Now running the canyon or forest roads the light bounces back off trees and rock faces. Now you can clearly see the hi and lo beams. 

 

5 minutes ago, hdpwipmonkey said:

just be aware you may have to swap the pins around in them or your highs/lows will be backwards.  Simple to do though.

Yup. I had the same problem and swap the pins. This is because the common pin on the bulbs are +12V and not GROUND. Then the hi and lo beam legs are switch GROUND.

 

You did the H1 mini did you? @hdpwipmonkey Then you did the switch back LEDs! 

Edited February 27, 20205 yr by Mopar1973Man

10 minutes ago, Mopar1973Man said:

You did the H1 mini did you? @hdpwipmonkey Then you did the switch back LEDs! 

Yeah, I went the cheaper route with the headlights.  The H1 still looks great at night but I can't imagine how much better the D2S looks in real life if they are a wider beam.  I'm not a fan of the halos or demon eyes so I didn't pay for any of that silliness... 

 

I liked the way your switchback LEDs looked in your video so I had to get some for myself.  I need to have my wife drive in front of me at night to make sure those switchbacks aren't blinding people though.  They sure are bright and they seem to cast light in all directions when I stand in front of the truck and look at them. 

 

2 hours ago, Threadzy said:

Ya I’m done messing with them. I’m just going to save up and by some from the Retro shop. 

It's super easy to do the swap yourself. I got mine from retrofitsource.com

2 hours ago, Threadzy said:

Here are the halogens about 40 feet away. 

I guess those housings are better suited for halogens. I have been meanig to put a set of halogens in mine to see how they look. Looks like yours light the road pretty well. A lot better than the OE style housings.