PatriotMotorSportsUSA
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So this is my first post and I hope I can answer a few questions while looking for answers for others myself.
Today I took delivery of my Fifth Ram 2500 in the past 5 years. I had two 2016s one Laramie 2017 that I put 420K miles on without any issues and just traded my first Production Week 2019 Ram 2500 Bighorn on a new 2020 Ram 2500 Bighorn.
On all of my trucks, halogen or the Laramie Projector lamps, I went with Diode Dynamics for lighting. They are made in the USA, located in the St Louis area and any time I had an issue with a bulb, they replaced it or the anti-flicker module at no cost for the parts or shipping. Many times I would just drop in at their location and swap stuff out or pick it up. I have tried other brands of lights on some of my other vehicles, only to call Diode Dynamics and order the right parts for that vehicle. All that being said... I had originally wanted to swap to the 2020 OEM LED headlamps until I drove one at night to see the lighting was far less than my upgraded LED H11 & 9005 bulbs. For those who just have halogens and want the most light possible, you cannot beat the light fill and the pattern. I haul VERY high end boats all over the USA and when pulling something that costs more than most houses at night... you want the best possible lighting and do so without forking over the front door to pay for it.
Because of my company, I have to buy the BigHorn without all the frills so I added the LED flat beam fogs, not the round ones because I needed "side lighting" of the road to my left & right. I could look out my left window between the A-pillar and the mirror and couldn't see anything with even the best of headlamp lighting... the design simply pours all the light forward on the road. The flat beam was perfect and there is an easy adjustment screw on the housing to "get it right" if you find a level area. Because I am mostly towing between 10-14K loads all the time... I added the AirLift bags with the onboard compressor and remote switch with the gauge. This has proven to be the best addition to my truck and I even run 5psi in the bags when not towing anything to make it turn-in crisper.
Neither of my trucks have the front end parking sensors... so I installed four Amber LEDs, thekind you see on most trailers that fit inside a 3/4"-1" hole. I then ran the custom wiring harness from the OEM plug kits that come with the right push-in terminals to a red/white male/female plug I bought from O'reilly's in their trailer section... then ran the wire harness I made from marine 2/16-gauge tinned wire to a 15-amp fuse holder to the Accessory Power Distribution panel for trailer parking lamps. This way, any time my parking lights are on, the fogs come on too and without interfering with any of the CanBus wiring since it is on the trailer circuit. I have run my 2019 Ram like this since new, 152K miles without a flicker or problem. I will be installing these on my 2020 Ram tomorrow.
I plan to upgrade my tail-lamps to the Laramie LEDs and it is my understanding they are plug & play.
I will also install my LEDs into the factory Halogens as I have to drive from Redding, Ca to SC this week hauling the new SeaBreacher!
Today I took delivery of my Fifth Ram 2500 in the past 5 years. I had two 2016s one Laramie 2017 that I put 420K miles on without any issues and just traded my first Production Week 2019 Ram 2500 Bighorn on a new 2020 Ram 2500 Bighorn.
On all of my trucks, halogen or the Laramie Projector lamps, I went with Diode Dynamics for lighting. They are made in the USA, located in the St Louis area and any time I had an issue with a bulb, they replaced it or the anti-flicker module at no cost for the parts or shipping. Many times I would just drop in at their location and swap stuff out or pick it up. I have tried other brands of lights on some of my other vehicles, only to call Diode Dynamics and order the right parts for that vehicle. All that being said... I had originally wanted to swap to the 2020 OEM LED headlamps until I drove one at night to see the lighting was far less than my upgraded LED H11 & 9005 bulbs. For those who just have halogens and want the most light possible, you cannot beat the light fill and the pattern. I haul VERY high end boats all over the USA and when pulling something that costs more than most houses at night... you want the best possible lighting and do so without forking over the front door to pay for it.
Because of my company, I have to buy the BigHorn without all the frills so I added the LED flat beam fogs, not the round ones because I needed "side lighting" of the road to my left & right. I could look out my left window between the A-pillar and the mirror and couldn't see anything with even the best of headlamp lighting... the design simply pours all the light forward on the road. The flat beam was perfect and there is an easy adjustment screw on the housing to "get it right" if you find a level area. Because I am mostly towing between 10-14K loads all the time... I added the AirLift bags with the onboard compressor and remote switch with the gauge. This has proven to be the best addition to my truck and I even run 5psi in the bags when not towing anything to make it turn-in crisper.
Neither of my trucks have the front end parking sensors... so I installed four Amber LEDs, thekind you see on most trailers that fit inside a 3/4"-1" hole. I then ran the custom wiring harness from the OEM plug kits that come with the right push-in terminals to a red/white male/female plug I bought from O'reilly's in their trailer section... then ran the wire harness I made from marine 2/16-gauge tinned wire to a 15-amp fuse holder to the Accessory Power Distribution panel for trailer parking lamps. This way, any time my parking lights are on, the fogs come on too and without interfering with any of the CanBus wiring since it is on the trailer circuit. I have run my 2019 Ram like this since new, 152K miles without a flicker or problem. I will be installing these on my 2020 Ram tomorrow.
I plan to upgrade my tail-lamps to the Laramie LEDs and it is my understanding they are plug & play.
I will also install my LEDs into the factory Halogens as I have to drive from Redding, Ca to SC this week hauling the new SeaBreacher!
