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    I did see that the calipers changed in 2012 and my journey has the larger calipers since it was made in November 2011. As for the calipers being painted that has nothing to do with the rims rubbing on the caliper. I took off enough paint to see if that could be the issue and it was not it, what sucks now is I have to touch up the paint on my caliper.
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    I did some research today and found something very interesting. According to the mopar part site the front caliper part number's changed after 2012, so now I'm wondering what difference did they make on the calipers that were made 2013-2015.
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    Hello, when I matched the bulbs that came with it they have the yellow color to them and when I changed to the Sylvania zXe bulbs I had a much clearer white light. The bulbs that come with them are made by AU-lite which I never heard of, also once installed you will need to do the adjustment to level you headlights out. You can find the bulbs on amazon much cheaper, you will need to get the H7 low beams and H1 high beams if you do change them.
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    The dealership could not get the rims to mount on the front they did rub on the calipers. They had no clue why they rub but they checked the part numbers and found out the crossroad front calipers have a different part number. I will keep doing my research on this maybe find a crossroad and do my own measurements.
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    I just replaced my headlight assemblies and I did have to pull on the bumper to get them out. I did put a thin layer of tape on the bumper so it didn't get scratched, it does take some patience to get them out but they will come out. You will notice my headlights don't seem too bright but they are actually brighter than my OEM headlights. I did change the bulbs to the Sylvania zXe bulbs because the ones that came with it were not too bright. Also the amber light bar comes on only for the turn signals, I just had my hazards on at the time to show them working.
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    I totally agree at this point after so much research nothing makes sense. Every oem 19" rim on the journey's are all the exact same size. That is why I'm going to the dealer to find out what is going on, hopefully they have the answer I'm looking for.
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    I do have the larger calipers on the front and small calipers on the rear. I do see the same rims I have are still being used on newer models, I think the deeper dish on the crossroad rim is the problem. I will see the dealer tuesday and l'm hoping they can give me an answer and solution. I will let you know what I find out.
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    The tire shop did mount one and I just tried myself. The rim does rub on the front caliper because of the spoke design. I will ask the dealer what was done with the 2015 models for the rim to fit.
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    I did get the 2015 crossroad rims and the tire shop said the caliper on the front would not let the rim sit properly. I did so much research and it does not make sense on what the tire shop said. The OEM 2012 19" rims have the exact measurement as the OEM ones I just bought. Long story short the dealer said the new rims will work so I will have them do the work. I'm hoping this works if not the seller will give me a full refund if it doesn't work.
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    Does anyone know if you can use the 2015 crossroad rims 19" on a 2012 journey with 19" oem rims. I heard a rumor the crossroad rim will rub against the front calipers, any help would be appreciated.
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    Journey SXT headlight upgrade
    I don't know how the daylight running lights work for these assemblies because I don't have daylight running lights as a feature. I apologize about the picture confusion because I had my four ways on and that's what you see with the amber light bar, they only come on when the turn signal or hazards are used. The assemblies do have an amber side maker that is always on. The white halo's were plug and play and I believe the original turn signal wire is used for the halo's now. There is a separate ballast that is now used for the amber light bar. The headlights do seem dim but they are actually pretty bright, I think they look dim because of the smoked lens. I did change the cheap bulbs that came with them H7/H1 and replaced them with the Sylvania zXe bulbs and now they are much brighter. The original bulbs had the yellow color and now the zXe's show a much brighter clearer white light. Take a look at the amazon link above and it shows great pictures of the assemblies front and back.
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    Journey SXT headlight upgrade
    Here is the amazon link to the headlights and it does say they fit 2009-2015 journeys. The black assemblies will cost $370.00 and the chrome ones are $350.00. I would suggest getting better bulbs if you buy them because they use generic bulbs for the high/low (H7/H1). I bought the Sylvania zXe bulbs for around $70.00 for both sets from amazon. If you go to the parts store they will cost $60.00 per set and the light output is way better with the Sylvania bulbs. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017OK4OHS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Journey SXT headlight upgrade
    I did install them myself and it was not too difficult, they are plug and play. I only had to remove the front grill which is easy to do.
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    To everyone interested, this is the link to where I bought my headlight assemblies from. The black ones cost $370.00 and the chrome $350.00 from amazon, it is a simple installation which is plug and play. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017OK4OHS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Hello, if you look at the post just a few posts above that is the light output you see. I did put better Sylvania bulbs in because the original bulbs were generic so the light output looks the same as the post above with the Sylvania bulbs. If you are still are interested in seeing my output I will take a photo of mine. As it stands I do like the new assemblies better than the OEM ones and they look so much better.
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    You can get them off of amazon. They have the choice of black of chrome. I just installed the black ones and the light output is way better than the OEM. I did install better bulbs and its even brighter, the cost is 370.00 for black and 350.00 for chrome.
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    2012 Journey SXT

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    Journey SXT headlight upgrade

    From the album: 2012 Journey SXT

    I upgraded my headlights and they look amazing. I saw so much negative reviews of these types of assemblies but I have no problem with mine. After a few adjustments I am able to see much better than the OEM assemblies. The assemblies came with generic bulbs but I upgraded to the Sylvania zxe bulbs and now I see even better.
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    From the album: 2012 Journey SXT

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    Hello, does the voice command button work? I ask this because my phone and voice command buttons did not work. The dealer found the hands free module to be bad and had to replace it. Hopefully you have a warranty still to cover the repair because the cost to repair will be around $600.00.
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    2015 06 15 17.54.25

    From the album: 2012 Journey SXT

    This is a new gun metal gray grill I installed.
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    Painted Caliper
    It was really easy painting the calipers. I used the G2 paint kit from amazon, some people use the spray paint but you have to tape everything up with that.
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    Black grille
    Love the rims and grill. How did you black out your grill, I'm thinking about doing that with mine.
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    Blue calipers
    Looks great, I had my oem rims painted black and then I painted the calipers blue. You can check the pictures out in my profile.
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    Finished painting the caliper and they look good

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