Posted: 3/23/2011 4:26:04 AM EDT
| Anyone know of a shop in the Dallas/Ft Worth area that sells aftermarket headlight assemblies for a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500? I've done the polish thing on my current headlights and that's not cutting it. I've found several good looking replacements on E-bay but I'd like to actually see some of these things before I drop $150-175. Earl Owens doesn't carry them for a Dodge and none of the chain parts stores will even attempt to order them. Any ideas? |
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There are three Pick N Pulls around the Dallas area. Try them out. It's hit or miss, but you can often find what you're looking for. Biggest problem you'll have is that a lot of the vehicles have front end damage, but I've found that you can still find one side in good shape.
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They aren't in Dallas... in fact, I really don't know where they are, but I buy aftermarket stuff online at Rock Auto |
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Just my opinion but stick with OEM parts for that sort of thing. A few years ago I bought some TYC brand replacement headlights for my wife's Lexus RX300. They were ~$180 for each side compared to $400 for OEM parts. In the pictures they looked great and when I got them at first glance they looked like almost exact copies. At a closer look though I noticed many differences, stuff like the projector lenses being way out of alignment and mounting tabs that didn't quite look right. I also got some rear side marker lenses that absolutely would not fit right even with some modification. I ended up returning them and spending the money for real OEM pieces that fit and look perfect.
If you are already thinking of spending at least $150 for aftermarket then why not spend a little more for true OEM parts? Moparonlineparts.com has them for $99.30 for each side. moparonlineparts.com link |
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Quoted: Anyone know of a shop in the Dallas/Ft Worth area that sells aftermarket headlight assemblies for a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500? I've done the polish thing on my current headlights and that's not cutting it. I've found several good looking replacements on E-bay but I'd like to actually see some of these things before I drop $150-175. Earl Owens doesn't carry them for a Dodge and none of the chain parts stores will even attempt to order them. Any ideas? What did you use to polish them with? |
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Quoted: Used one of the polish kits from Autozone. It helped tremendously but I was hoping one of these after market kits would throw more useable light. That generation Dodge has horrible lights and leaves a big dark spot right in front of the nose without fog lights. The brights (9004 bulbs) aren't very good either. I haven't upgraded the bulbs because of the haze on the lenses. Quoted: Anyone know of a shop in the Dallas/Ft Worth area that sells aftermarket headlight assemblies for a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500? I've done the polish thing on my current headlights and that's not cutting it. I've found several good looking replacements on E-bay but I'd like to actually see some of these things before I drop $150-175. Earl Owens doesn't carry them for a Dodge and none of the chain parts stores will even attempt to order them. Any ideas? What did you use to polish them with? We live on a dark two lane Farm to market road and I guess I have been spoiled by my wife's RAV4 and my daughters Ford Escape. Reviews at dodgetalk are mixed about the after market lights but most are happy with them.
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