Help me pick my new headlights, please.

[skyking]

OK, headlight time.

Pic of truck for paint color:

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

Grille and bumper will be light wood, bright finish.

What do you all think?

 

[Possessed Freak]

Wood bumper? As in railroad ties?

 

[skyking]

Think fine furniture. I'll be using ash.

http://ashfurniture.net/

 

[DivideBYZero]

#2, and get silvertec turn bulbs to avoid the fried egg look.

 

[herm0016]

i like #2 also.

 

[MotF Bane]

If you go with 3 or 4, don't put HID bulbs in there.

 

[skyking]

No HID's planned. They will be a huge improvement over stock with good bulbs.

 

[sleep]

Option 2

i like how it looks, it's like the terminator eyes.

 

[vshah]

i like option 3, looks the most "OEM"

 

[hanoverphist]

i picked option 4, because i think that will look the best on a darker color truck. i have a 2001 ram but im going to put option 2 on it later this year when i upgrade to HIDs.

edit: what kind of grill are you going with? that will affect the headlight choice as well i think... if youre going stock chrome, maybe option 1 or 3 would look better.

 

[skyking]

Thank guys, I do appreciate it. I like all but #1 really, hence my dilemma.
The blond colored wood grille and bumper are going to set off the dark ones nicely.
The #3 option does look clean and it stays in the running too.
#2 is attractive and modern, but the truck is not so modern.
That brings me to 4. But I still like the others. ARGH!

 

[hydroponik]

projectors > reflectors

 

[vshah]

projectors > reflectors

only if they are good quality ones, imho. with some of these aftermarket ones it can be a toss up.

 

[skyking]

These are anzo's, I hear only good stuff about them. high quality, all the adjusters are included, totally plug and play with bulbs included, except for the turn lamp.

 

[SandEagle]

i'd go with #2

 

[thescreensavers]

#2 so much better then all of thouse, Any pics of the cut off?

 

[GoatMonkey]

Trucks don't really do it for me, so I would just get one of those headlight cleaning kits to clear the haze from the existing lights.

 

[skyking]

#2 so much better then all of thouse, Any pics of the cut off?

The cutoff?

 

[vshah]

The cutoff?

projector lenses have a clearly defined cutoff, i.e. a horizontal line below which the light is cast, and above which hardly any light is cast. this keeps more light on the road, and out of the eyes of oncoming drivers. usually, the sharper and more defined this cutoff is, the higher the quality of the projector. you want to avoid a projector that has "hotspots," or areas of light above the cutoff, as this may shine directly in the eyes of oncoming drivers

Different projectors also have different widths. some may cast light only to one lane on each side of you, while others, like the honda s2000 ones I have in my car, will light up a 6 lane highway side to side.

http://customlightz.com/?p=p_174&iPageContent=2 some comparisons, although these are HID projectors, but it should give you an idea what i'm talking about.

 

[skyking]

Thanks for clearing that up.