Headlight Upgrades

[Thealien]

Originally Posted by 70cst

These look interesting "Holley RetroBright LED Headlights"

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...0+Chevy+trucks

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=832251

[70cst]

Originally Posted by Thealien

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=832251

Thanks

Look like $179 each from Holley

What are your thoughts? Worth the price? Thanks

[jimijam00]

Originally Posted by 70cst

Look like $179 each from Holley

If price is an issue, just wait a year. The factory overseas making these will rip off Holley/Morimoto and sell them to someone in China without the Holley name on them. They will be all over eBay and Alibaba for less than $150 for a set of two.

[LockDoc]

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I used Jeep Wrangler headlights in my '67 Panel Truck. Jeep JK Wrangler headlights are a direct bolt in swap for the old sealed beam headlights in our trucks. They even have the 3 lugs on the back for alignment and use the stock '67-'72 trim rings. The headlights have more dome to the lense than the originals. I went ahead and bought the headlight conversion pigtails for the swap too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/13094045132..._redirect=true

I bought both on e-Bay. Here are the actual pigtails I bought and the headlights I bought were from a private seller that changed his over to something different. They are in excellent condition. You have to be careful because there are a lot of look alikes. They do make exact replacements too but you have to watch, some of them come with bulbs and some don't. The easy way to tell the OEM's are by the back. I think the lights are the same from 2007-2015.

LockDoc


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[70cst]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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I used Jeep Wrangler headlights in my '67 Panel Truck. Jeep JK Wrangler headlights are a direct bolt in swap for the old sealed beam headlights in our trucks. They even have the 3 lugs on the back for alignment and use the stock '67-'72 trim rings. The headlights have more dome to the lense than the originals. I went ahead and bought the headlight conversion pigtails for the swap too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/13094045132..._redirect=true

I bought both on e-Bay. Here are the actual pigtails I bought and the headlights I bought were from a private seller that changed his over to something different. They are in excellent condition. You have to be careful because there are a lot of look alikes. They do make exact replacements too but you have to watch, some of them come with bulbs and some don't. The easy way to tell the OEM's are by the back. I think the lights are the same from 2007-2015.

LockDoc


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Thanks

Much appreciated

[70cst]

LockDoc - those look really look good. I am going to go this direction.
Thanks Again.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by 70cst

LockDoc - those look really look good. I am going to go his direction.
Thanks Again.

No problem....

LockDoc
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[CAMAROBOY68SS]

I went with the Holley retrobights in my 68. Yeah not the cheapest thing, but man what a difference they made and the swap took like 10 mins to do and look great.

[Richard]

I am using the Dapper V2 projectors. Not plug and play, took a bit to get them to fit as they are larger. A post in my build thread https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...&postcount=223 The classic version should go in without mods. A projector with an hid bulb is as good as it gets for headlights imo. Some led's are nearing the quality and brightness of hid's, but they are not cheap and you need to look for them.

[doug_p]

Glass Koito H4 buckets, Phillips bulbs, and relay harness w/ceramic connectors . . . I have LIGHT!

[dapperlighting]

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[Mike Bradbury]

I had chosen form over function with the old headlights because I never really drove the truck at night. Recently I have started driving it more at night and it was pretty dangerous. The lights were little candles at best but my form over function frustrations were from liking the chrome half eyelid covers that the old lights had during the day time and the light that they restricted at night time.

I came across these LED projector lamps that have a great retro look but are modern LED projectors with crazy bright white light but the light comes out in a semicircle (flat on top, curved on the bottom) array so the super bright light does not blind oncoming traffic like a round wash array would. I am very happy with the look and the performance.
I had to cut the back of the bucket they sit in and I also had to toss the three pin stock plug but it was not too much trouble to fit in.

Pic #1 B&W of the Cyclops projector lights
Pic #2 Color version
Pic #3 Photo of the old school lights with chrome half covers

[70cst]

Originally Posted by Mike Bradbury

I had chosen form over function with the old headlights because I never really drove the truck at night. Recently I have started driving it more at night and it was pretty dangerous. The lights were little candles at best but my form over function frustrations were from liking the chrome half eyelid covers that the old lights had during the day time and the light that they restricted at night time.

I came across these LED projector lamps that have a great retro look but are modern LED projectors with crazy bright white light but the light comes out in a semicircle (flat on top, curved on the bottom) array so the super bright light does not blind oncoming traffic like a round wash array would. I am very happy with the look and the performance.
I had to cut the back of the bucket they sit in and I also had to toss the three pin stock plug but it was not too much trouble to fit in.

Pic #1 B&W of the Cyclops projector lights
Pic #2 Color version
Pic #3 Photo of the old school lights with chrome half covers

Thanks

[jimijam00]

I think Dapper Lighting is having a Labor Day sale on their LED headlights. Not sure where I heard that from though.

[72afr]

Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY68SS

I went with the Holley retrobights in my 68. Yeah not the cheapest thing, but man what a difference they made and the swap took like 10 mins to do and look great.

I've been looking at these for my TJ. What color did you go with? Happy with them?

[Thealien]

Originally Posted by 72afr

I've been looking at these for my TJ. What color did you go with? Happy with them?

If you click my link above I have a thread showing the installation and the light output of the Holley retrobrites. I went with the 5700k.

[Thealien]

Originally Posted by 70cst

Thanks

Look like $179 each from Holley

What are your thoughts? Worth the price? Thanks

So far for what I've seen available I think they are worth it. I actually bought two sets one for each blazer. One Blazer won't be ready for lights for 6 months.

[70cst]

I ended up buying a set of used Wrangler Rubicon 2015 headlamps - these are a direct fit.
H4-H13 conversion pigtails
AUXBEAMS LEDS 9008 for the headlights and 1157's Parking lights.

I will see how this goes.

[Thealien]

Originally Posted by 70cst

I ended up buying a set of used Wrangler Rubicon 2015 headlamps - these are a direct fit.
H4-H13 conversion pigtails
AUXBEAMS LEDS 9008 for the headlights and 1157's Parking lights.

I will see how this goes.

What is the cost for a set of those used including pigtails? Let us know how you like them after you install them. Being able to see at night makes these trucks much more enjoyable. Well lit gauges are second on that list.

[70cst]

Originally Posted by Thealien

What is the cost for a set of those used including pigtails? Let us know how you like them after you install them. Being able to see at night makes these trucks much more enjoyable. Well lit gauges are second on that list.

Pigtails and headlamps = $50

4 LEDS = $70

I’m sure you can find the headlamps cheaper and same goes for LEDS but the LEDS had good reviews …

Hope to install with a couple weeks