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02-20-2010, 03:16 AM
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Headlight conversion
Okay so I picked up an 81 chevy longbed a few weeks ago and I wanna update from the sealed beams. Would purchasing a conversion kit like http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6x4-X...item3a57d9d01f work for me? Like is there anything else that I would need or these not work at all for my situation?
And does anyone know what a "built in city light" is? 
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02-20-2010, 03:30 AM
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Re: Headlight conversion
These will work, I have done it on my 87 S10 Jimmy. I am not super enthusiastic about the beam quality and ended switching back to silverstars. I thought about putting in HID kits and trying that but never got around to it.
City light are small bulbs located in the lower section of the reflector.
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02-20-2010, 05:16 AM
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Re: Headlight conversion
You would be better off finding a headlight housing with an actual projector in it if you really wanted to go with a proper working HID light. Most non-projector headlights don't offer the proper light path and cut-off so you are wasting alot of the light and blinding other drivers in the process.
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02-20-2010, 12:57 PM
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Re: Headlight conversion
Just do headlight relays....
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02-20-2010, 01:59 PM
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Re: Headlight conversion
I did this conversion on truck
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02-20-2010, 02:38 PM
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Re: Headlight conversion
My son did it to his... And got a $105.00 fine. He couldn't proove to the cop they were DOT approved
The next set he bought, They had the DOT stamp in in the lens.
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02-21-2010, 03:13 AM
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Re: Headlight conversion
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Of course, you've got to stay away from the Hondaboy blue bulbs. |
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02-21-2010, 09:02 AM
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Re: Headlight conversion
i would get a set of lights the look more like the housing you currently have so you keep the same looks that the truck currently has without ricing it out too much. I did this to mine and they work great. look up a company called neolite, thats the brand my housings are from i got them on ebay a couple years ago.
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02-22-2010, 10:29 PM
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Re: Headlight conversion
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And dont worry about ricing it with the blue bulbs, I hate those things. I would be using some silverstars most likely. |
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02-22-2010, 10:49 PM
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Re: Headlight conversion
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02-23-2010, 01:05 AM
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Re: Headlight conversion
do these just use the stock plugs
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02-23-2010, 01:06 AM
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Re: Headlight conversion
Quote:
 World of difference! If you read through Glock35ipsc's build thread, he did this part way through. Sorry I am not going to search through and find it to link it for you. But it was about the same time as he did the suburban grill in it.
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02-23-2010, 01:51 PM
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Re: Headlight conversion
LMC truck has a nice set of housings that accept H4s as well.
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