Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

71GMCNC · 07-13-2009, 07:11 AM

Ok bare with me here...

I have seen a lot of old cars and some trucks with headlight bulbs that look like chrome during the day. Is this a tint film or is the bulb made that way?

I would love to make my GMC's bulbs that way.

I'm a newb

weircc · 07-13-2009, 07:13 AM

i believe they are just covers hope this helps i do not no where they get them

BarryB · 07-13-2009, 09:11 AM

Yeah there just covers. The ones I had were the half covers, made the bulb look chrome from a Distant. I belive it is an illusion becasue of the mirror effect and chrome meshing together. Heres a scanned picture of my old nova I used to own with the covers on the headlights.

BarryB · 07-13-2009, 09:18 AM

Here's a set of them on EvilBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HALF-...A1%7C72%3A1171

Mordachai · 07-13-2009, 09:18 AM

well, you can get 'headlight covers' that go over the bulb. usually they cover just the top half of the bulb. some people call them headlight shades or eyebrows etc.

from top to bottom:
tri-bars
lucas(?) covers ( I always call them cats eye covers)
visors(usually sit out from thebulb)
half moon covers(usually sit almost flush with the bulb)

the tri bars are usually available with just plain chrome, or with a colored dot. the ones above have blue dots.

There's a good bit of variation on the covers and visors.
some visors go most of the way around the bulb, some don't, and the stick out different amounts.

I hope that's what you're looking for.

71GMCNC · 07-13-2009, 09:36 AM

Awesome thank you for the info gentlemen. After looking I think that a eyebrow type setup over my four bulbs would look unique especially in my neck of the woods. My area loves Ford so my truck gets looks everywhere it goes and it's still in "project" status. It seems that I have reignited the love for Chevy/GMC trucks out here.

big mike71 · 07-13-2009, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordachai

well, you can get 'headlight covers' that go over the bulb. usually they cover just the top half of the bulb. some people call them headlight shades or eyebrows etc.

from top to bottom:
tri-bars
lucas(?) covers ( I always call them cats eye covers)
visors(usually sit out from thebulb)
half moon covers(usually sit almost flush with the bulb)

the tri bars are usually available with just plain chrome, or with a colored dot. the ones above have blue dots.

There's a good bit of variation on the covers and visors.
some visors go most of the way around the bulb, some don't, and the stick out different amounts.

I hope that's what you're looking for.

Do you sell the bottom ones, if so how much.

Mordachai · 07-14-2009, 08:03 PM

^ sorry don't have anything like it, other than the ones on my truck...

There's alot of vendors that sell them, I'd think some of the site supporting vendors sell them, you'd have to look at the vendor list:
here's the list of site supporting vendors:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showgroups.php
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

also here's the links page with vendors.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/links/browselinks.php?c=2

big mike71 · 08-07-2009, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordachai

well, you can get 'headlight covers' that go over the bulb. usually they cover just the top half of the bulb. some people call them headlight shades or eyebrows etc.

from top to bottom:
tri-bars
lucas(?) covers ( I always call them cats eye covers)
visors(usually sit out from thebulb)
half moon covers(usually sit almost flush with the bulb)

the tri bars are usually available with just plain chrome, or with a colored dot. the ones above have blue dots.

There's a good bit of variation on the covers and visors.
some visors go most of the way around the bulb, some don't, and the stick out different amounts.

I hope that's what you're looking for.

Anybody that wants these you can get them from lmc, but it's in the early 50's ford catalog.

Hottrucks · 10-03-2009, 05:23 PM

[QUOTE=Mordachai;3412193]^ sorry don't have anything like it, other than the ones on my truck...
QUOTE]

sorry to bring up an older post but how much light gets out with these on....any pics of your truck with them on??..thinking it might look kool on my truck

Longhorn Man · 10-03-2009, 06:17 PM

it does restrict quite a bit of light, and gives them another reason to pull you over. However, even on a daily driver, it is still ok-ish as far as light output.

Hottrucks · 10-03-2009, 07:00 PM

thanx again LH.....I just tinted my back window and 6" down the windshiled on my truck so between the bagging, rear plate hanging under the bumper by a chain (but it is lit) and now the tint I'm sure I'm pushing it now..oh and the Fla plate from 1975......I already had one popo tell me if I was a kid he would have thrown the book at me...this might be just enough to push it over...there cheap so we'll see
thanx again
Jeff

big mike71 · 10-03-2009, 07:33 PM

I put them on mine I think they look pretty cool. I drove it night a couple of times and could see fine. They're less than 5 bucks at LMC, but only in the ford catalog.

ChevLoRay · 10-03-2009, 09:36 PM

Had the half-moon covers on my first car, but my eyesight was better in '64. So, now the thing is to get all the light I can from my lights and see all I can. The new LED headlights look interesting, so maybe a combination of LED headlights and the half-moon covers wouldn't cut too much of the visible light. What the upper part of the beam illuminates doesn't matter to me as much as what the lower part does, as long as I am driving on a road and not flying through the air.

hayhauler71 · 10-03-2009, 09:44 PM

When using the half moon style you can run your high beams at night without blinding oncoming traffic.

unclewatts · 10-03-2009, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hayhauler71

When using the half moon style you can run your high beams at night without blinding oncoming traffic.

No because the bottom half of the lamp reflects up and the top half reflects down so your brights would project right into the oncoming drivers face.

westofb · 10-04-2009, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unclewatts

No because the bottom half of the lamp reflects up and the top half reflects down so your brights would project right into the oncoming drivers face.

what if you put them on upside down then?

Longhorn Man · 10-04-2009, 10:20 AM

then you'd look stupid (said with a hint of sarcasm...but just a hint)

07-13-2009, 07:11 AM	#1
71GMCNC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: ELIZABETH CITY, NC Posts: 51	Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? Ok bare with me here... I have seen a lot of old cars and some trucks with headlight bulbs that look like chrome during the day. Is this a tint film or is the bulb made that way? I would love to make my GMC's bulbs that way. I'm a newb __________________ '98 Chevy K1500 ext Cab Z71 4x4 196k miles and still going! 83' Chevy K10 Longbed 4x4. Dana 44 front and rear axles. Lift with 35's. Hopped up 350 V8, 4 speed manual w/granny. NP208 Transfer case SOLD!!!! '71 GMC Shortbed 350 V8/Edelbrock performer intake and carb/Custom Dual Flowmaster 40 Exhaust Currently in progress eventually 383 Stroker! SOLD!!!! '67 Chevy C20 londbed Original 327 V8/4 Speed Custom Cherry bomb Exhaust Inline to be next project sporitng primer grey SOLD!!!!!

07-13-2009, 07:13 AM	#2
weircc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: richmond, MO Posts: 794	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? i believe they are just covers hope this helps i do not no where they get them

07-13-2009, 09:11 AM	#3
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? Yeah there just covers. The ones I had were the half covers, made the bulb look chrome from a Distant. I belive it is an illusion becasue of the mirror effect and chrome meshing together. Heres a scanned picture of my old nova I used to own with the covers on the headlights. Attached Images __________________ We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp; some are pretty;and some are dull. Some have weird names; and all are different colours;but they all have to live in the same box. You may be only one person in the world, But you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Two rules in life. 1. Never sweat the small stuff! 2. Everything is small stuff! Last edited by BarryB; 07-13-2009 at 09:14 AM.

07-13-2009, 09:18 AM	#4
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? Here's a set of them on EvilBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HALF-...A1%7C72%3A1171 __________________ We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp; some are pretty;and some are dull. Some have weird names; and all are different colours;but they all have to live in the same box. You may be only one person in the world, But you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Two rules in life. 1. Never sweat the small stuff! 2. Everything is small stuff!

07-13-2009, 09:18 AM	#5
Mordachai Fat Fendered Fleetside Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: WPB, S. FL, USA, Earth Posts: 718	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? well, you can get 'headlight covers' that go over the bulb. usually they cover just the top half of the bulb. some people call them headlight shades or eyebrows etc. from top to bottom: tri-bars lucas(?) covers ( I always call them cats eye covers) visors(usually sit out from thebulb) half moon covers(usually sit almost flush with the bulb) the tri bars are usually available with just plain chrome, or with a colored dot. the ones above have blue dots. There's a good bit of variation on the covers and visors. some visors go most of the way around the bulb, some don't, and the stick out different amounts. I hope that's what you're looking for. __________________ 71 GMC lwb 56 Big window swb 93 GMC Sonoma (dd) radiused fiberglass fender project for 67-72

07-13-2009, 09:36 AM	#6
71GMCNC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: ELIZABETH CITY, NC Posts: 51	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? Awesome thank you for the info gentlemen. After looking I think that a eyebrow type setup over my four bulbs would look unique especially in my neck of the woods. My area loves Ford so my truck gets looks everywhere it goes and it's still in "project" status. It seems that I have reignited the love for Chevy/GMC trucks out here. __________________ '98 Chevy K1500 ext Cab Z71 4x4 196k miles and still going! 83' Chevy K10 Longbed 4x4. Dana 44 front and rear axles. Lift with 35's. Hopped up 350 V8, 4 speed manual w/granny. NP208 Transfer case SOLD!!!! '71 GMC Shortbed 350 V8/Edelbrock performer intake and carb/Custom Dual Flowmaster 40 Exhaust Currently in progress eventually 383 Stroker! SOLD!!!! '67 Chevy C20 londbed Original 327 V8/4 Speed Custom Cherry bomb Exhaust Inline to be next project sporitng primer grey SOLD!!!!!

07-14-2009, 08:03 PM	#8
Mordachai Fat Fendered Fleetside Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: WPB, S. FL, USA, Earth Posts: 718	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? ^ sorry don't have anything like it, other than the ones on my truck... There's alot of vendors that sell them, I'd think some of the site supporting vendors sell them, you'd have to look at the vendor list: here's the list of site supporting vendors: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showgroups.php ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ also here's the links page with vendors. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/links/browselinks.php?c=2 __________________ 71 GMC lwb 56 Big window swb 93 GMC Sonoma (dd) radiused fiberglass fender project for 67-72 Last edited by Mordachai; 07-14-2009 at 08:07 PM.

10-03-2009, 05:23 PM	#10
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? [QUOTE=Mordachai;3412193]^ sorry don't have anything like it, other than the ones on my truck... QUOTE] sorry to bring up an older post but how much light gets out with these on....any pics of your truck with them on??..thinking it might look kool on my truck __________________ 1970 C10 CST fleetside 472 ....big dreams little cash... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335721 SunShine Syndicate.. Mikes Sandwich Fair Run OCT 8th 2011 http://www.thesandwichfair.com/html/...auto_show.html

10-03-2009, 06:17 PM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? it does restrict quite a bit of light, and gives them another reason to pull you over. However, even on a daily driver, it is still ok-ish as far as light output.

10-03-2009, 07:00 PM	#12
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? thanx again LH.....I just tinted my back window and 6" down the windshiled on my truck so between the bagging, rear plate hanging under the bumper by a chain (but it is lit) and now the tint I'm sure I'm pushing it now..oh and the Fla plate from 1975......I already had one popo tell me if I was a kid he would have thrown the book at me...this might be just enough to push it over...there cheap so we'll see thanx again Jeff

10-03-2009, 07:33 PM	#13
big mike71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: independence mo Posts: 2,111	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? I put them on mine I think they look pretty cool. I drove it night a couple of times and could see fine. They're less than 5 bucks at LMC, but only in the ford catalog. __________________ I'm not as good as I once was, But I'm as good once as I ever was.

10-03-2009, 09:36 PM	#14
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? Had the half-moon covers on my first car, but my eyesight was better in '64. So, now the thing is to get all the light I can from my lights and see all I can. The new LED headlights look interesting, so maybe a combination of LED headlights and the half-moon covers wouldn't cut too much of the visible light. What the upper part of the beam illuminates doesn't matter to me as much as what the lower part does, as long as I am driving on a road and not flying through the air. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

10-03-2009, 09:44 PM	#15
hayhauler71 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St. Paul MN. Posts: 1,996	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? When using the half moon style you can run your high beams at night without blinding oncoming traffic.

10-04-2009, 10:20 AM	#18
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Headlight Bulbs that are Chrome? then you'd look stupid (said with a hint of sarcasm...but just a hint) Last edited by Longhorn Man; 10-04-2009 at 10:21 AM.



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