A fog bulb burned out. Both lenses are hazed and cracked. Manual says 893 bulb. But it takes an 896. Bought an 893. And then I decided to look on eBay. Found this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/for-94-02-Dodg ... 2822!US!-1
Brand new pair of fog lights WITH bulbs for only $28. Seems like the way to go. Should help night time visibility. Headlights are also hazed over...
99 Dodge Ram fog lights
Re: 99 Dodge Ram fog lights
Fog lights arrived. I'll put them in at some point.
Re: 99 Dodge Ram fog lights
RockAuto also sells them. $23 each, plus shipping. So like twice as much.
FWIW, RockAuto also correctly lists the bulb as an 896 while the OWNERS MANUAL incorrectly lists it as 893. Great.
I can also get a Dorman pair of brand new headlights WITH marker/turn signals for $95. Bulbs included of course.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.ph ... 37&jsn=600
They have even cheaper options all the way down to like $50 for the pair without markers or brackets. Or down to ~$58 WITH. Damn. Hard to get excited about polishing for those prices. Not that I drive in the dark much but like...it's a safety item obviously. And aside from that, I hate hazed headlights both the way they look and the way they perform. Drives me crazy.
FWIW, RockAuto also correctly lists the bulb as an 896 while the OWNERS MANUAL incorrectly lists it as 893. Great.
I can also get a Dorman pair of brand new headlights WITH marker/turn signals for $95. Bulbs included of course.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.ph ... 37&jsn=600
They have even cheaper options all the way down to like $50 for the pair without markers or brackets. Or down to ~$58 WITH. Damn. Hard to get excited about polishing for those prices. Not that I drive in the dark much but like...it's a safety item obviously. And aside from that, I hate hazed headlights both the way they look and the way they perform. Drives me crazy.
Re: 99 Dodge Ram fog lights
That was easy. I completed the replacement on the driver's side before I realized I could just open the hood and have better access.
The new bulbs were filthy so good thing I thought to clean them with alcohol. I saved the good bulb as a spare.
The beam height adjuster is Philips instead of torx but whatever. I will adjust next time it is dark and I'm using the truck.
The new bulbs were filthy so good thing I thought to clean them with alcohol. I saved the good bulb as a spare.
The beam height adjuster is Philips instead of torx but whatever. I will adjust next time it is dark and I'm using the truck.
Re: 99 Dodge Ram fog lights
Just went out to aim them. Good thing I did. They were in the tree tops. Brought them as low as they can go which nicely augments the headlights. This is a good result. But now it is obvious that the headlight performance is really compromised.