David Alan

Dobienut: Just another Amen to the BriteBox. I have it on my Ram Van B2500, though, and it works just as on the Ram Trucks. (My '97 CTD 2500 truck already has extra bright driving lights...)....I took a chance - the guy who offers them couldn't confirm it would work on the vans, but so many parts interchange between Ram Vans & Trucks, I bet Chrysler wired the headlight circuit the same, and they did ! Very helpful on the vans, as they don't have a flat bumper surface for easy aux light mounting - as the trucks do - so it allows more light output via the dual element output. Lightbulb life has been fine - and I find what the other gent said to be quite true - just use the standard or x-tra but not the super high perf bulbs, for the best overall life & performance. It had to suffer a near bad deer hit BEFORE I upgraded my lights - here in the Pineywoods of East Texas, we have lots of deer to avoid. Take care, David Alan

Hello Cumminspower: Just reading your comment about column noise, I followed the link back from our site, www.RockSolidRamTruckSteering.com, that dobienut posted. I'm hoping a few observations that I've learned over these past 5 years about our Ram's steering column & related issues (wander & steering play) may be of help to you or others. Keep in mind that column noise can telegraph very well, with the steering wheel acting as a 'monitor speaker' for even a looose lower bearing 'slap, clunk, rattle or scrape' (all various desc of noises manifested). I'm not disagreeing that it could be the upper bearing, it may very well be. I think checking the info on the TSB that Perrysburg DodgeBoy found about the tilt wheel adjustment would be a great lead to follow. Here's some characteristics & checks that suggest a lower bearing issue could be the cause: - clunk is felt, not just heard - felt in steering wheel and in pedals / floorboard - spring the encircles shaft and shaft are loose when pushed side to side or up & down - if doing that last check - push / pulling the spring / shaft all of the sudden changes the noise (temporarily) The upper bearing assy in the column seems to be trouble-free. In the 5 years we've offered our kit, I've not had even a couple of guys say it was causing them trouble. Incidentally, is yours Auto or Manual tranny ? - The columns differ, but both manage to have the same 'lower bearing wears out' issue. Come to think of it, the one upper column trouble sometimes seen on Auto trucks (very rarely), the upper tabs that locate the rotating shifter tube, within the larger outer column tube, can break or fail (due to collision impact), and then the upper end of that rotating shifter tube bangs around at the top, which is pretty close to the area you're describing. Our upgrade bushing fits in the lower end of this same rotating shifter tube, but won't make up for the shifter tube detachment at the opposite (upper) end, if that is what has occurred. Of course, this last part only applies if you're an Auto trans Ram. I'd love to hear your reflections and observations... Best Regards, David Alan