The moment you've all been waiting for "SPORT/QUAD HEADLIGHT CONVERSION"

[Moparfanatic21]

31 minutes ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Sorry, it looks like they are photobucket pictures. Nothing I can do about that. I can tell you that after having a set of Sport Headlights and modified with the relays didn't do much good. Beam pattern was still narrow and not very good.

 

 

Basically, you need 4 relays, 2 fuses. Kind of hard to explain in text but one relay for low beam and one relay for high beam. The 85 and 86 pins go between hi beam and common or lo beam and common. The 30 has +12V power and 87 goes to the bulb. The common pin of the bulb goes to ground. 

 

Tell you the truth you might look into this...

These are MUCH brighter and light up more area...

 

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, Macarena Man said:

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/relays/relays.html

 

Scroll down for the diagrams.

Basically what I wanted. I wanted to wire my factory 2 bulb system to a 4 bulb and make each headlight 2 hids. Thanks for the links

[Mopar1973Man]

2 minutes ago, Moparfanatic21 said:

I wanted to wire my factory 2 bulb system to a 4 bulb and make each headlight 2 hids. Thanks for the links

 

Ummm... I don't think that will work. 

 

Trust me the Morimoto HID headlights are awesome the light up way more. You'll only need the standard two bulbs not four bulbs. I'm running the Morimoto D2S HID's. Several other members here are running the Morimoto Mini H1 HID's. I'll admit the D2S are a larger lens and cast more light out on the highway. 

 

 

 

[Duane]

On January 4, 2011 at 8:32 PM, rburks said:

OK Guy's.."The moment you've all been waiting for" Here is a complete start to finish Details on Converting Standard 2-headlight system to a Sport Quad headlight sys. i did a few months ago

Let me tell you it was a P.I.T.A...i had nothing to go on as none of the threads i found on any of the forums involved building your own from scratch "w/Heavy Duty Stuff" ..most of the write ups were people who had bought a pre-wired harness..like the ones for example suvlights.com or others..all reported problems either "fog lights staying on..lights would not turn off, lights would not come on or lights were dim on bright, etc...  So not finding any information in relation to a possiable wiring diagram i purchased a "pre-made harness w/relays from LMC..What a piece of shi$$..i mean lets totally forget that it did not work,{ lights went out or "almost out on Dimm}...this was chineese junk a frigg'n fire hazzard. .cheap light gauge wire i could bite into. connectors that "pulled out after unplugged a time or two..and last but not least.."NO SOLDERED CONNECTIONS, ALL CRIMPED AND "NO HEAT SHRINK.

 

   See none of these aftermarket harness's will work on these Trucks neither the Chinese "JUNK" nor the other decent harness's...."WHY"   you ask...  ..Because no one { that i was able to find } has been able or have taken the time to "Crack This system" and build a precise fit "PLUG AND PLAY" HARNESS ".  The 2nd GEN Dodges have a ODD wiring system, I Call it {f^{_{or lack of a better term}}} Ground Switching System because thats what it does. It switches the ground Neg-  instead of the POS+.. The original wiring has a hot wire to Headlight plug that HOT 24/7..all the time.

 

    SO..after tryin to get around it..I started designing & building my own system. and with much help from..MICHAEL "MOPAR MAN" i eventually completed my own system.."NOW..Im passing this information on to you guys because the lights on these trucks "SUCK"..and this is an Awesome improvment that....well ..you will have to see for your self.....AND......I DONT WANT NO ONE TO GO THRU WHAT I WENT THRU BUILDING MINE ..L.M.A.O.
 

 ***note***  I soldered all my connections & used heat shrink tubing to make a moisture free system. I also harnessed all the wires in split wire loom conduit 

 

 

thanks Michael    


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 Below is the Parts list complete with part numbers & prices. except for the fuse holders, I got most all parts from 

 you can find these parts at most auto or electronic's stores and they don't have to be these brands either but i suggest using quality relays w/holders to make replacement easy. 

 

   

 

COMPLETE PARTS LIST for HD HEADLIGHT HARNESS (sport HL)

***note***  This Parts list is for reference only.. Vendor, Manufacture & Brands are open to your preference 

 

 

   2-male headlight connector (same as bulb)............................................#CP9004CM..............7.49ea.

 

   2- Ceramic female 9004 Connectors                                                       #CP9007CFC.............7.49ea

 

   2-Ceramic female 9007 Connectors.......................................................#CP9004CFC.............7.49ea

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   4-HELLA SPST Relays, 40A, Dual 87 outs, .............................................#HL87483...............8.00ea. 

 

   **Option**   4-SPST HELLA Relays, 40AMP, Dual 87 outs, with Diode.............................#HL87753..........13.00ea.   NO LONGER AVAILABLE    

   **Option**   4-SPST HELLA Relays, 30AMP, Dual 87 outs, with Diode..............................#HL87453..........8.00ea.     Available @ ralleylights.com

 

****** Note******* It is not mandatory to use the ones with diodes or resistors, it just helps insure safety for stereo sys, CB & The entire electronic system from EF Feedback.. You could use 30amp relays as you are using separate low and high beam circuits.

                In the beginning i was originally trying to use only 2 Relays, 1 on each side. I found out later this to be "IMPOSSIBLE" . YOU MUST HAVE 4-RELAYS..  You can use ones with single 87 out and wire together,, the Dual 87 out just makes a nice clean wiring system and i hat cobbled up wiring

 

 

 

   4-Relay Holders, complete with terminals....................................................#HL87123.................3.77ea.

I Strongly recommend using Holders, it will make changing a relay out as easy as changing a fuse if you should ever have to

 

  I got the fuse holders from Advance Auto....."Bussmann Inline, 12ga. wires............#BP/HUU...................5.49ea.

 

  

   

        I got the Dodge OEM Sport Headlight assembly's @ http://www.factorymopar.com they are a Dodge dealer with online OEM parts. there prices are way below local Dealership.

                             Sport Headlight Assembly's  :

                             price=  233.64.. left side

                                         225.38 ..right side

 

 There are Cheeper Options for the The Sport Headlights but be forewarned of the cheap knockoffs and there problems like "leaking", , not very good fitment or alignment, ,poor quality Adjusters that make adjustment difficult or impossible>>>

"This is important cause you will have to dial these in and insure the Beam is to the left on LOW BEAM Driver side as to keep from blinding oncoming Cars.    "The OEM Lights are pretty close out of the box "..  

    A salvage yard would probably be a good source if you could find any thats not damaged.

 

   

                                      

 

 

 

**UPDATE PLEASE READ **

   I have had several Guys PM me asking why is it that there HB indicator light stays burning even on LB...most of the time this issue is caused by wires being in wrong location on one of the Headlight plugs .  A weak GROUND circuit will also cause this,   You have to have a solid -GND circuit to the Headlight connectors. I used the spare Side post Terminal's on my OPTMA RED TOP BATTERIES POS+ & GND - post.  BUT: There is a Post on front inner fender just below the Battery, there is a Solid 8# wire that runs from there that goes to Neg- post  battery terminal on battery so this is as good as going straight to Neg without having a bunch of wires hanging off of your Battery causing mores battery issues in the future.. But first be sure it is solid and clean,, if not solid and free from corrosion then replace it.

 

The other cause would be that you have a wire in the wrong place on the back of one or more H L connectors or in the conversion plug itself.

Dodge sport Quad headlight conversion.doc

Dodge Sport Quad Headlight Conversion- Relays.doc

First post here for me. My name is Duane and I just finished doing this conversion on my 1996 Dodge Ram.

i wanted to elaborate further on why this conversion is so much better than just that there are 4 bulbs.

A stock 9004 low beam bulb puts out 45 watts and 700 lumens of light.

The sport headlight low beam 9007 puts out 55 watts and I believe 1000 lumens of light. That in itself is a significant difference in light output on low beam.

On high Beam is even better. On the sport headlight on high beam we have two bulbs on at once. We have a 9004 high filament of 65 watts and a 9007 high filament

of 60 watts. While these are both turned on the low beams turn off on a stock truck.

There is a product available called a bright box that leVes the low beams on with the highs.

But if doing the conversion yourself with relays on a negative switching system as mentioned, you have already done most of the work to modify the system to function like the bright box. Just run a jumper diode of sufficient size from the low beam relay to the high beam relay negative connections. It has to be a diode to prevent back feeding the other relay. This will allow the low beams to stay on with the high beams for a total of 3,350 lumens of light on high beam.

Watch for oncoming traffic and be courteous please.