Dakota Headlights

I have a 2000 Dakota that I bought new that now has 228K on it. Overall, it has been a good truck, very little trouble with it. That said, there are a couple items on it that have been mediocre since day one, the headlights and the heater.

I have spoken with other Dakota/Durango owners and they were in agreement with me. When it's below 10 degrees the heater will keep you from freezing but not really warm. The heater in my wife's 98 Wrangler kicks ***, no matter what the outside temperature is you need to turn down the temp setting after about 15 minutes from a cold start so you don't roast your feet.

Long ago I asked about some of those Sylvania bulbs and was told to not waste my money on them. Last summer my headlights quit working on low beam. I did a little poking around trying to find the problem and did not find it. Since then I have been driving with the high beams on. I have yet to have somebody flash their high beams at me. Obviously my so called high beams aren't bothering anybody.

Also the headlight housings still look quite clear, not cloudy or opaque like I've seen some get.