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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?
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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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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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Re: Headlight conversion
Just do headlight relays....
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Re: Headlight conversion
I did this conversion on truck
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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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Re: Headlight conversion
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Of course, you've got to stay away from the Hondaboy blue bulbs. |
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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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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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Re: Headlight conversion
do these just use the stock plugs
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Re: Headlight conversion
LMC truck has a nice set of housings that accept H4s as well.
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