sorry, stupid question headlights?
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sorry, stupid question headlights?
New to the forum and new to Corvette. Bought a 76 Corvette and replacing one of the head lamps and was wondering do all 4 headlights stay on together or are the highs on? I'm not sure if all 4 are suppose to be on or only 2.just want to make sure the writing is not messed up.thanks
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2 low beams on all the time. 2 high beams come on with bright switch making all 4 burn.
at least thats how my 80 works.
at least thats how my 80 works.
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When one activates the high beams there should be an indication light on the instrument panel. The switch, in my 74, is a pedal that compresses the switch. There are definitely high and low beams. Look for the indicator light (blue, in my case). LOL
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The Lo-beam lamps are double-filament types; the Hi-beams are single filament bulbs. When Lo-beam lights are on, only the L0 filament of the regular bulbs are on. When Hi-beams are selected, both filaments of the regular bulbs are on AND the Hi-beam bulbs are on.
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
Haven't you ever seen a car with 4 headlights before? I must be getting old!
Yes, when you turn the headlights on, the two lo-beams light up. When you turn on the hi-beams, The hi-beams come on, and the lo-beams stay on, also. To clarify: lo-beams, two lights on, hi-beams, four lights on. If I am not mistaken, the outboard lights are the lo-beams, and the inboard lights are the hi-beams.
Keep the shiny side up!
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Yes, when you turn the headlights on, the two lo-beams light up. When you turn on the hi-beams, The hi-beams come on, and the lo-beams stay on, also. To clarify: lo-beams, two lights on, hi-beams, four lights on. If I am not mistaken, the outboard lights are the lo-beams, and the inboard lights are the hi-beams.
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
Last edited by scottyp99; Jun 23, 2012 at 09:41 PM.
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Hmmmm.......7T1, I know I'm highjacking the thread, and I apologize, but you just made me think of something, and I would like to clarify. If I were to install hi-beam bulbs in all 4 light sockets, would that make my low beams a little brighter when just the lo-beams were on, because of the single filament?
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
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Afraid that won't work. The lo-beam lights have two filaments and the combination of BOTH filaments yields the same light power (watts/lumens) as the single filament hi-beam lamp. Also, only the lo-beam wiring has the TWO power feed lines for those filaments; the hi-beam line has only one power wire.
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Headlights can be a bit confusing. Just to clarify,the 4 headlights have 6 filaments between them.
When the low beams are on ,2 filaments are lit.
When the high beams are turned on, the 2 above filaments turn off,2 different filaments inside the low beam come on ,plus 2 filaments in the high beam bulbs come on.
When the high beams are on ,4 filaments are lit (not 6).
When the low beams are on ,2 filaments are lit.
When the high beams are turned on, the 2 above filaments turn off,2 different filaments inside the low beam come on ,plus 2 filaments in the high beam bulbs come on.
When the high beams are on ,4 filaments are lit (not 6).