Ok lets hone in on Headlights

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Mantis

Discussion Starter · 6 mo ago

So my wife's SXT AWD 2019 model year just lost the drivers headlight. It burnt out which also does the high beams. I. just noticed this driving back from Dinner. I don't know how long it's been out she said she didn't notice. I said before I realized one was out, that the headlights where way worse then mine are and it looks funky. Then I realized the Drivers headlight is out.

The car has the standard headlights. I'm tempted to just run over AutoZone and grab a replacement set, might as well replace both just in case. But I'm curious if the BETTER bulbs work better than the standard models as Audtozone as an array of different replacement bulbs and levels. I don't know crap about headlight bulbs. It doesn't make it faster so I'm not interested. But we need to see so there you have it.

Any suggestions on what to replace them with? What's better than stock? My Durango had HID's which where fantastic.

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Mantis

Discussion Starter · #61 · 6 mo ago

ONEZ ST said:
Ive never had bad bulbs but I wonder if the filaments were offset in a manufacturing batch.

It's real possible. I messed with it last night and rotated the Passenger light and I think that one is fine now. Now it's the Drivers side that is spraying a light pattern with no focus point. I'll have to snap some pictures of the pattern. I know I'm gonna have to pull the EFFIN intake again and get the drivers side better. I got it from pointing left but now it's just this spray pattern. I have a wall in a shopping center near my house that I can do a level pattern on. I'll have to bring my tools there, and try to get it the best I can tonight.

After that I'm done. I'm so sick of messing with it. I can't believe it's not just right when you install them.

Rhill1124

· #62 · 6 mo ago

Mantis said:
After that I'm done. I'm so sick of messing with it. I can't believe it's not just right when you install them.

I installed both mine and my son’s, they both went in fine.
The only issue that I had with mine was that I didn’t initially have the “line” going 3 to 9 o’clock. After that, perfect.
If it’s spraying light, if I’m understanding correctly, it sounds like it isn’t completely seated.

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Mantis

Discussion Starter · #63 · 6 mo ago

Rhill1124 said:
I installed both mine and my son’s, they both went in fine.
The only issue that I had with mine was that I didn’t initially have the “line” going 3 to 9 o’clock. After that, perfect.
If it’s spraying light, if I’m understanding correctly, it sounds like it isn’t completely seated.

That's the issue, it's all the way in, It rotates until it locks. I can do this a few different ways. One is a spray of light like you said 3 to 9 or I can have a beam of light like a flashlight depending on how I leave it in there. My passenger light is a beam of light and the drivers is a 3 to 9 horizontal light. I think the beam of light like a flashlight is what is was. It's been raining like mad out so I didn't go out there and take any pictures but if it stops by tonight, I'l snap some pictures

Mantis

Discussion Starter · #64 · 6 mo ago

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Screw these headlight. Look at those awful light patterns. The Passenger side isn't that bad but the Drivers side is a scattered mess. I don't remember this being the case when it was stock and my Charger doesn't do any of this.
I'd like to find a cliff , get a stick, hold the throttle down and let it go. Eff it.

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ONEZ ST

· #65 · 6 mo ago

Are you still under the 36/36 warranty? Maybe this is something the dealership needs to look into to determine of the headlight assembly is defective.

Rhill1124

· #66 · 6 mo ago

That’s definitely not fully seated, or the bulb itself is bad.

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FlyersHockey

· #67 · 6 mo ago

That'd drive me insane, no way I'd let that like that.

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Mantis

Discussion Starter · #68 · 6 mo ago

ONEZ ST said:
Are you still under the 36/36 warranty? Maybe this is something the dealership needs to look into to determine of the headlight assembly is defective.

No, the wife's car has 48k on it. I'm not sure if the factory bulb's did this pattern.

Mantis

Discussion Starter · #69 · 6 mo ago

FlyersHockey said:
That'd drive me insane, no way I'd let that like that.

It does and I can't figure out how to fix it. I'm tired of messing with it.

Mantis

Discussion Starter · #70 · 6 mo ago

Rhill1124 said:
That’s definitely not fully seated, or the bulb itself is bad.

I can't seem to get it right. What exactly are you seeing and what would you do to fix it? Do you think either side is right?

Mantis

Discussion Starter · #71 · 6 mo ago

I think tonight , I'll take my Scat pack out to that exact same wall, take a few pics and compare.

Rhill1124

· #72 · 6 mo ago

Mantis said:
I can't seem to get it right. What exactly are you seeing and what would you do to fix it? Do you think either side is right?

For what you’re working with (LED), the passenger side looks correct.
The driver side almost looks like it is off center, with the beam bouncing off the side of the housing, if that makes sense. At this point, I’m thinking that you have a defective bulb.
I know this going to make you cringe, but have you thought about changing the bulbs with each other? Switching them.,

Rhill1124

· #73 · 6 mo ago

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Parking lot isn’t exactly level, sorry

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Random69

· #74 · 6 mo ago (Edited)

i had this exact issues beam pattern was terrible with the led even had the dealership take a look, they adjusted them still shit pattern, was the bulbs all day, look great in the wifes jeep, bright, even pattern, charger though no matter what were shit, like i said before i swapped to an hid kit from amazon, couldn't have been probably the best thing ive done now, perfect beam pattern and bright, and so much easier to put the bulb in then the led was, seriously bro just drop the leds go to hid

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Mantis

Discussion Starter · #75 · 6 mo ago

Random69 said:
i had this exact issues beam pattern was terrible wiht the led even had the dealership take a look, they adjusted them still shit pattern, was the bulbs all day, look great in the wifes jeep, bright, even pattern, charger though no matter what were shit, like i said before i swapped to an hid kit from amazon, couldn't have been probably the best thing ive done now, perfect beam pattern and bright, and so much easier to put the bulb in then the led was, seriously bro just drop the leds go to hid

man, HID's are the way to go. They have such better light output and super even. We have them in the Audi S4 and they are perfect, they where in my Durango, again perfect even after one went bad, swapped in a new one and it was perfect no issues. These Hologens are shit.

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Mantis

Discussion Starter · #76 · 6 mo ago

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This is my Charger with factory bulbs, absolutely not as bright or as white as the new ones in my wife's car but the light pattern is correct.
I just need to fix the drivers side on the wife's car for now and be done with it. I'll have to adjust it here at this wall .

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LOGIC1111

· #77 · 6 mo ago (Edited)

looking for recommendations for headlights on a 2013 se halogen. Can you use HID's on the halogen housing or will they get too hot? I am open to LEDS's too. Id like to go from the stock halogen lights to something that is bright white. Open to all suggestions.

GTO_04

· #78 · 5 mo ago (Edited)

Mantis said:
I can't seem to get it right. What exactly are you seeing and what would you do to fix it? Do you think either side is right?

Passenger side is correct. The drivers side is aligned wrong facing up and to the left. I know it's frustrating because I have done that a few times as well. Ironically, when I had mine mis-aligned on the driver's side, it was facing down and to the left. I wondered the same thing, how can it click into place and be mis-aligned? But yes it definitely can.

You can try aligning it with the bulb turned on, but it gets really warm, even hot. I doubt it is a filament problem, but I suppose it's possible.

Taking the intake off isn't bad. It's putting it back on and getting all the fastemers aligned that's a PITA.

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Random69

· #79 · 5 mo ago

LOGIC1111 said:
looking for recommendations for headlights on a 2013 se halogen. Can you use HID's on the halogen housing or will they get too hot? I am open to LEDS's too. Id like to go from the stock halogen lights to something that is bright white. Open to all suggestions.

yes you can use hid's, go with 35 watt you'll be fine

LOGIC1111

· #80 · 5 mo ago

Random69 said:
yes you can use hid's, go with 35 watt you'll be fine

Random69 said:
yes you can use hid's, go with 35 watt you'll be fine

any specific manufacturer?

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