Ram 2005 headlight bulbs

Stefonius wrote:
You're happy with 5000 Kelvin color temperature, but everyone else on the road with you is unhappy for miles after you encounter them.

I cannot say if my vehicle's lights bother you, just like you cannot say they bother "everyone else one the road". It seems that drivers today have not problems flashing their bright lights when oncoming vehicles lighting bother them. I'll stick with that feedback. If they are too bright or aimed poorly, I'll be warned - repeatedly.

For proper night vision, headlights should be in the 3200-3500 Kelvin range.

Why? Site sources.

APT wrote:
Another good idea is to polish the headlamp lenses. They take a beating over the years with sand, rocks, etc. Clean and polish the plastic will improve the optical clarity.

Good idea, especially on a vehicle that is 10 years old. Or, just replace them altogether, since they are not very expensive and they are easy to replace.

Stefonius wrote:
You're happy with 5000 Kelvin color temperature, but everyone else on the road with you is unhappy for miles after you encounter them. For proper night vision, headlights should be in the 3200-3500 Kelvin range.

Most OEM LED and HID headlights are in the 4300 to 5000 kelvin range. Have you looked at the latest LED lighting on the newest BMW/Audi/Toyota Carolla/Nissan Leaf/Ford F-150 Platinum? You'll see closer to 5,000 kelvin. Especially on the Leafs and Toyota Carollas.

APT wrote:
The color of the light doesn't bother people, it's the aiming. 25lumen flashlight hurts if you shine in in someone's eye. The reflector design of the lamp housing that most incandescent-based vehicle use works well with any type of bulb.

After having OEM HIDs in a couple vehicles in the past, I miss their performance on my current vehicles. I used OSRAM Nightbreaker Plus in my Suburban for about 2.5 years which were very good, but bulb life is about 15 months and it's a little bit of a hassle to change them. I just went with Kensun HID conversion kit a month ago with 2-year warranty for $40. The amount of light seems to be higher than the Nightbreakers. I picked 5000k color temp which is white. So far I am very pleased with them.

Another good idea is to polish the headlamp lenses. They take a beating over the years with sand, rocks, etc. Clean and polish the plastic will improve the optical clarity.

You're happy with 5000 Kelvin color temperature, but everyone else on the road with you is unhappy for miles after you encounter them. For proper night vision, headlights should be in the 3200-3500 Kelvin range.

The color of the light doesn't bother people, it's the aiming. 25lumen flashlight hurts if you shine in in someone's eye. The reflector design of the lamp housing that most incandescent-based vehicle use works well with any type of bulb.

After having OEM HIDs in a couple vehicles in the past, I miss their performance on my current vehicles. I used OSRAM Nightbreaker Plus in my Suburban for about 2.5 years which were very good, but bulb life is about 15 months and it's a little bit of a hassle to change them. I just went with Kensun HID conversion kit a month ago with 2-year warranty for $40. The amount of light seems to be higher than the Nightbreakers. I picked 5000k color temp which is white. So far I am very pleased with them.

Another good idea is to polish the headlamp lenses. They take a beating over the years with sand, rocks, etc. Clean and polish the plastic will improve the optical clarity.

Stefonius wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

trail-explorer wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
Please, don't install those darned bulbs with the blue tint.. Those dang things have so much scatter they BLIND on coming traffic.. I see that nearly every day commuting to work (1hr each way)..

A normal bulb, normal wattage, regardless of color will not cause "light scatter"

Light scatter is cause by either an over wattage bulb, or an HID being used in a reflector not designed for HID lighting.

Have you ever had on coming traffic hit you with those blue tinted bulbs? I have.

Have you ever had on of those vehicles with the blue tinted bulbs BEHIND you? I have.

Have you ever driven beside a vehicle with those blue tinted bulbs? I have..

In all cases the blue tinted bulbs are scattering the light in directions they should not be and BLINDING OTHER MOTORISTS..

The heck of it is when I have been beside a vehicle with the blue tinted bulbs I can clearly see the pattern of the blue tint is scattering side to side and up and down..

In a nut shell those blue tinted bulbs do not have the filaments in the correct location which means the reflector is not able to gather and control the light correctly and are not focused. This condition SCATTERS the light instead of producing a brightly focused light. As someone else mentioned on this thread, blue light can also temporarily blind your eyes presenting a double whammy to oncoming traffic.

Last time I looked at bulbs in the stores most any of the bulbs with blue tint did not have any DOT cert and often were marked not for road use..

Folks think they are being cool, but being blinded but someones headlights is not cool. HIDs they are not and I doubt the drivers of those vehicles can't see any better which compounds things even worse.

On edit.. I am including a link to a premade plug and play relay kit for 9007 bulbs..

HERE

For a fancier version you can search for "britebox"..

It's not "scatter", it's wavelength that's the problem. The bulbs throw off light in exactly the same pattern as all the other ones on the market, they just do it at a wavelength that immediately overwhelms the rod cells in your eye, causing temporary (and sometimes painful) night blindness.

You can call it what you "like" but when I have a vehicle behind me with the blue tinted bulbs and a have a very sharp bright outline of my seats and head from said blue bulbs that tells me that the "pattern" of said blue bulbs is scattering well out of bounds from where they should be..

Even the folks leaving their high beams on while behind me does not give such a sharp outline..

If folks really want better headlights they need to address the low voltage to the bulbs first..

Manufacturers tend to use 18ga wire and lots of it, in the average vehicle there is easily 20ft if not 30ft of headlight wiring before it gets to the bulb..

Ready made relay kits typically use 14Ga and no more than 15ft of that since they connect directly to the battery..

Pretty much a solid bet that you will easily gain 20% better light by using a relay kit..

Gdetrailer wrote:

trail-explorer wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
Please, don't install those darned bulbs with the blue tint.. Those dang things have so much scatter they BLIND on coming traffic.. I see that nearly every day commuting to work (1hr each way)..

A normal bulb, normal wattage, regardless of color will not cause "light scatter"

Light scatter is cause by either an over wattage bulb, or an HID being used in a reflector not designed for HID lighting.

Have you ever had on coming traffic hit you with those blue tinted bulbs? I have.

Have you ever had on of those vehicles with the blue tinted bulbs BEHIND you? I have.

Have you ever driven beside a vehicle with those blue tinted bulbs? I have..

In all cases the blue tinted bulbs are scattering the light in directions they should not be and BLINDING OTHER MOTORISTS..

The heck of it is when I have been beside a vehicle with the blue tinted bulbs I can clearly see the pattern of the blue tint is scattering side to side and up and down..

In a nut shell those blue tinted bulbs do not have the filaments in the correct location which means the reflector is not able to gather and control the light correctly and are not focused. This condition SCATTERS the light instead of producing a brightly focused light. As someone else mentioned on this thread, blue light can also temporarily blind your eyes presenting a double whammy to oncoming traffic.

Last time I looked at bulbs in the stores most any of the bulbs with blue tint did not have any DOT cert and often were marked not for road use..

Folks think they are being cool, but being blinded but someones headlights is not cool. HIDs they are not and I doubt the drivers of those vehicles can't see any better which compounds things even worse.

On edit.. I am including a link to a premade plug and play relay kit for 9007 bulbs..

HERE

For a fancier version you can search for "britebox"..

It's not "scatter", it's wavelength that's the problem. The bulbs throw off light in exactly the same pattern as all the other ones on the market, they just do it at a wavelength that immediately overwhelms the rod cells in your eye, causing temporary (and sometimes painful) night blindness.

trail-explorer wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
Please, don't install those darned bulbs with the blue tint.. Those dang things have so much scatter they BLIND on coming traffic.. I see that nearly every day commuting to work (1hr each way)..

A normal bulb, normal wattage, regardless of color will not cause "light scatter"

Light scatter is cause by either an over wattage bulb, or an HID being used in a reflector not designed for HID lighting.

Have you ever had on coming traffic hit you with those blue tinted bulbs? I have.

Have you ever had on of those vehicles with the blue tinted bulbs BEHIND you? I have.

Have you ever driven beside a vehicle with those blue tinted bulbs? I have..

In all cases the blue tinted bulbs are scattering the light in directions they should not be and BLINDING OTHER MOTORISTS..

The heck of it is when I have been beside a vehicle with the blue tinted bulbs I can clearly see the pattern of the blue tint is scattering side to side and up and down..

In a nut shell those blue tinted bulbs do not have the filaments in the correct location which means the reflector is not able to gather and control the light correctly and are not focused. This condition SCATTERS the light instead of producing a brightly focused light. As someone else mentioned on this thread, blue light can also temporarily blind your eyes presenting a double whammy to oncoming traffic.

Last time I looked at bulbs in the stores most any of the bulbs with blue tint did not have any DOT cert and often were marked not for road use..

Folks think they are being cool, but being blinded but someones headlights is not cool. HIDs they are not and I doubt the drivers of those vehicles can't see any better which compounds things even worse.

On edit.. I am including a link to a premade plug and play relay kit for 9007 bulbs..

HERE

For a fancier version you can search for "britebox"..

Shoot, wrong thread.

Gdetrailer wrote:
Please, don't install those darned bulbs with the blue tint.. Those dang things have so much scatter they BLIND on coming traffic.. I see that nearly every day commuting to work (1hr each way)..

A normal bulb, normal wattage, regardless of color will not cause "light scatter"

Light scatter is cause by either an over wattage bulb, or an HID being used in a reflector not designed for HID lighting.