A quality alternative for H4 glass headlight housings

[kev2809]

might be a little off topic but have any of you guys come across something like this with a tinted glass or black housing..?

[Joyridin]

Originally Posted by Greasey Harley

That's fine, you can get get brighter lights that still have a good beam pattern and no cut off. The problem is when the lights are poorly engineered (read cheap), they can become more problematic for oncoming traffic.
Lights that are 1000+ Lux with a poor beam pattern and no cutoff are not just annoying to everyone else, they are dangerous.
Don't be that person.

I have Hella E-specs in my truck. You can pick them up off Amazon Warehouse for cheap when somebody returns them. Don't be the person that makes assumptions about others.

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by Stocker

As to 7" Cibie headlamps, I have had them for decades and love them. I prefer their beam pattern to Hellas. Yes, they are still available at Amazon of all places.

https://www.amazon.com/Cibie-82440-H...s%2C140&sr=8-1 and https://www.amazon.com/Cibie-082440-...s%2C140&sr=8-2.

Are you sure those are the same high/low beam lenses we used back in the day, and not special lenses for use in the fog?

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by MikeB

Are you sure those are the same high/low beam lenses we used back in the day, and not special lenses for use in the fog?

Yessir. They are Cibie #82440 headlamps made in Belgium by Valeo (they bought Cibie years ago). They use a dual filament H4 bulb, one filament for low beam and a separate filament for high beam. Every fog lamp I'm aware of uses a single filament bulb.

As I noted above, I suspect they are being called fog lights for legal reasons. Last I heard (years ago) they were not DOT-approved for highway use and were sold for off-road only. At that time nearly everything in the USA used crappy old sealed-beam headlights, and these are a huge improvement over those. As with any modern light, correct aiming is important to avoid blinding oncoming traffic with your low beams. I have used them for decades with no problems, legal or otherwise.

[jumpsoffrock]

I spent 45 minutes reading this thread and other related--then remembered I have a GMC... :/

[Fbks_Cruiser]

Hella makes a 5-3/4” version that would work in our GMCs:


https://www.amazon.com/Hella-0028508...%2C1181&sr=8-5

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by Fbks_Cruiser

Hella makes a 5-3/4” version that would work in our GMCs:


https://www.amazon.com/Hella-0028508...%2C1181&sr=8-5

Yes -- That Hi/Low (H4 bulb) lamp goes in the outer position on your quad-lamp GMC. The inner position is Hi only and typically uses an H1 bulb.
Hella makes them also, and so do other companies. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/h...5831?rrec=true

One of my old Corvettes had four 5 3/4" Cibies and the light output, especially on high beam, was quite stunning.

[Fbks_Cruiser]

Thanks Mike, I was wondering if the inner HI beam only position would use a different lense and bulb

[Warrens69GMC]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

I have heard of the Jeeps stuff being used. Found these in the 60-66 area of the board. Toyota H4 kit is supposed to also be good and it comes with harness and all to do conversion.

https://cruiserteq.com/oem-toyota-ko...kit-w-harness/

Haven't got them on the 70 yet, but hopefully will get to it soon.

Ordered this kit, I am impressed as complete as it is and the quality.

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by Warrens69GMC

Ordered this kit, I am impressed as complete as it is and the quality. https://cruiserteq.com/oem-toyota-ko...kit-w-harness/

Looks like a nice kit, especially for the price.

[clay68c10]

Originally Posted by MikeB

Looks like a nice kit, especially for the price.

The cruiserteq kit is the same kit as the one I posted. Those are nice pics on their site since they show the harness. It’s well worth the $$. Check with your local dealer, they may be able to get it for less and no shipping (in my instance).