Any changes in headlight housing 1997-2004?
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Any changes in headlight housing 1997-2004? - 5/1/2008 7:17:58 AM
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JasonA
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The headlights on my '97 work well -- better than I expected, in fact. When I bought the truck, I immediately swapped the bulbs for a pair of GE Nighthawks and the lighting is very good. But there's no shield in front of the bulb inside the housing. Most modern headlights have a shield in front of the bulb, which helps to define a sharp upper cut-off for the beam down the road. The headlight housings on my '97 have no shield at all. And while the lighting is good, or even better than average for a halogen setup in my opinion, there's also not a nice upper cut-off, which I would like. Our '07 Town & Country has a very distinctive upper cut-off, and it's a similar type of setup (halogen bulbs in a reflector housing). Our '01 STS also has a distinctive cut-off, but it's a slightly different design; halogen bulbs in a projector for the low beams.
Can someone with a later 2nd generation Dakota (like 2000 or beyond) check their headlights to see if there's any shield included? On mine, you can look right into the headlight housing and see the naked bulb. Of course, the bulb has the black paint on the front tip of it, but a shield would improve the optics of the bulb, like the aftermarket "jeweled" headlights have.
For that matter, can anyone with those aftermarket jeweled headlights provide feedback on the optics? Did they improve over stock? I'm specifically interested in the "jeweled" halogen reflector design, using the stock 9007 bulb, rather than a projector setup.
Thanks.
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1997 Dodge Dakota Sport Club Cab
5.2L V-8 / 44RE / Emerald Green Pearl
255/70R15 Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s
Flowmaster 40-series Dual Exhaust
Pioneer DEH-2900/Sirius Stratus Receiver
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