Advice needed headlite upgrade

[antlercarver]

2001 dodge diesel 2500 extended cab needs headlite upgrade. Thanks

[huntwat]

I went through this. You are best off buying oEM replacement housing and use regular headlights.

[amosfella]

Polish them with a Cerakote kit. They're cheap on Amazon.

Here's a before and after. Headlights were so bad that I started with 800 grit. I took the headlights out and polished them in the kitchen sink. A year later, they still look like the one on the left. One kit did the headlights on this car, and the headlights on dad's 2001 Chev. I had to get extra wet/dry sandpaper, and I kept the paper very wet.

2021-08-30_09-18-07 by wolverine00089, on Flickr

[moniaw24]

I have a 2004 Dodge 2500 diesel with possibly the worst factory headlights I've ever seen, I installed an LED kit and am quite happy with the results compared to the 2 candles that came from factory

[tirebob]

I upgraded my F150 headlight to the Morimoto system and could not be happier! Top shelf construction and the difference is truly amazing. Looks awesome too!

[amosfella]

In most cases, simply cleaning up the oxidation on the surface of the headlight will make a huge difference. Even a little bit of oxidation on the plastic's surface can reduce light output by over 50%. The big problem is that with a small amount oxidation, the headlight holds more heat inside, increasing the rate of oxidation causing an exponential deterioration of the quality of driving light.

I've been there and done that a few times with multiple different vehicles. The Cerakote kit is the best I've used. Last kit I bought was $35 on amazon.

[Twisted Canuck]

Originally Posted by tirebob

I upgraded my F150 headlight to the Morimoto system and could not be happier! Top shelf construction and the difference is truly amazing. Looks awesome too!

I was going to mention these too Bob (I love the set in my Tacoma!) But I don't think they make them for an '01 Dodge Ram, I was going to post a link to them but couldn't find any for prior to '08.

[tirebob]

Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck

I was going to mention these too Bob (I love the set in my Tacoma!) But I don't think they make them for an '01 Dodge Ram, I was going to post a link to them but couldn't find any for prior to '08.

Doh! SHould have looked deeper lol

[MountainTi]

I put LED's into an '05 dodge. Fantastic on low beam, sucked on high beam. Weren't built to throw LED light.

Go with a set of something like this. Pretty cheap fix for what I'm guessing will be great lights.

https://performanceparts1.com/94-02-...BoCUQoQAvD_BwE