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13 minutes ago, bramfrank said:

Yes, calipers changed about 2/3 of the way through the 2012 model year - the calipers and discs were made larger because of complaints about premature wear and warping on the earlier Journeys. The new calipers precluded the use of 16" wheels, which had previously been supplied on the base model vehicles.

As to the Crossroad having it's own unique caliper?  I don't know and can't comment, though it could be as simple as them being painted a different color.

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.

10 minutes ago, dhh3 said:

Learned something new.  The Crossroads have their own specific front calipers.  I'd be curious to see what the difference is.

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.

18 hours ago, Captain Marty said:

Hello, thanks for your response, those are the same lights I just bought.  and you are saying the bulbs weren't bright enough?  I thought they were the projector bulbs and would be plenty bright?  Maybe I should change the bulbs as well before installing.  And I figured the led were just the turn signals.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

On ‎6‎/‎6‎/‎2016 at 8:49 AM, Ballemann said:

Looks really great! Can you post a link from where uou bought them?

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.

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.

I had it done in a paint shop, I did not have the facilities to do it on my own.

This is my Journey with the rims painted black.

The 2012 SXT I bought is good all around except for the fuel gauges. I was traveling on the highway at a speed of 75 MPH when I ran out of gas. What sucks is the fuel gauge still showed just below 1/4 tank with no low fuel warning showing. Also my DTE showed 90 miles and when i did fill up I calculated that i still had 4 gallons left in the tank. I took it to dodge and they found nothing wrong. If anyone has had the same experience or any answer on why this may have happened please let me know.

The 2012 SXT I bought is good all around except for the fuel gauges. I was traveling on the highway at a speed of 75 MPH when I ran out of gas. What sucks is the fuel gauge still showed just below 1/4 tank with no low fuel warning showing. Also my DTE showed 90 miles and when i did fill up I calculated that i still had 4 gallons left in the tank. I took it to dodge and they found nothing wrong. If anyone has had the same experience or any answer on why this may have happened please let me know.

How do you update the firmware. I'm sure its something the dealer must do.

Look on ebay under dodge journey mud flaps and you will find the same exact sets from mopar but cheaper. They will fit 2012 models as they did on mine with no problems.

Does anyone know what DVD formats are accepted by the 8.4 player in the 2012 Dodge Journey.

Got my lock pick today and installed it with no problems. The only thing that took time was getting the ipod cables thru a good spot. I found the best spot thru the glove box on the side and the cables can not even be seen. Thanks to everyone who helped with my questions.

Ok got it thanks. Now once my lockpick comes in I think I will be ready to install it. I appreciate all of the answers.

Thanks, so how does the video get controlled to play? does the 8.4 come up with a new option on the screen or is it all controlled by the Ipod.

Does anyone know what cable I need for the Ipod after i install my lockpick C8 to run the videos off my Ipod.