Headlights??
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Pro
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From: Spring Hill Florida
Headlights??
Looking to brighten up the headlights on my '86. Has anyone added led's or something like that to give you more light down the road? If so, what and where and how much?
Burning Brakes
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From: Epping NH
Incandescent bulbs dim over time, maybe just new headlights will do the job if the ones you have are really old.
On a different note, I seem to recall someone once mentioning that the original headlights in vettes were plastic for weight reason, where now a days they are glass and heavier.
Seems to make sense to ease weight on the opening mechanism, does anyone know if that is true or not?
On a different note, I seem to recall someone once mentioning that the original headlights in vettes were plastic for weight reason, where now a days they are glass and heavier.
Seems to make sense to ease weight on the opening mechanism, does anyone know if that is true or not?
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Many have gone over to LED 5x7 housings. I have, intent with the cheaper array style ones. They work, but the beam pattern is not great, no real cutoff, just a spotlight style. I got them for like 30 bucks for the pair though, the ones that are closer to 80 a pair seem to be much better, i will eventually upgrade to those.
Pro
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Before you go exotic, you might try the Hella H4 rectangular headlight conversions. They have much better beam control than the stock lights and are genuine "plug and play". If you need even more light, high power H4 bulbs are available and you can upgrade the bulb wiring to accommodate the brighter bulbs. They would be non-DOT however.
Instructor
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From: North Augusta, South Carolina
I'm running Genssi GEN-7X6-PRO-BLK from ebay. They are literally night and day no pun intended haha. Took me about 20 minutes to install them.
Here the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/7X6-32W-LED...72.m2749.l2649
Here the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/7X6-32W-LED...72.m2749.l2649
Burning Brakes
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Before you go exotic, you might try the Hella H4 rectangular headlight conversions. They have much better beam control than the stock lights and are genuine "plug and play". If you need even more light, high power H4 bulbs are available and you can upgrade the bulb wiring to accommodate the brighter bulbs. They would be non-DOT however.
I bought these,
, world of difference. Not as bright as the LED but you can always change the bulbs to higher power if you want to flirt with the law.
Melting Slicks
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From: Downers Grove Illinois
I'm running Genssi GEN-7X6-PRO-BLK from ebay. They are literally night and day no pun intended haha. Took me about 20 minutes to install them.
Here the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/7X6-32W-LED...72.m2749.l2649
Here the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/7X6-32W-LED...72.m2749.l2649
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I bought these, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1, world of difference. Not as bright as the LED but you can always change the bulbs to higher power if you want to flirt with the law.
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)and maybe a spirited run or 2 
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Incandescent bulbs dim over time, maybe just new headlights will do the job if the ones you have are really old.
On a different note, I seem to recall someone once mentioning that the original headlights in vettes were plastic for weight reason, where now a days they are glass and heavier.
Seems to make sense to ease weight on the opening mechanism, does anyone know if that is true or not?
On a different note, I seem to recall someone once mentioning that the original headlights in vettes were plastic for weight reason, where now a days they are glass and heavier.
Seems to make sense to ease weight on the opening mechanism, does anyone know if that is true or not?
This is true. They are plastic. Here in the UK, I swopped to glass lights with a more focussed lens (also L.H. dipping for driving on the "wrong" side of the road). I fitted high output Halogen H4's, and the difference is like night and day, plus they look stock. I've had no trouble yet with the opening mechanism.
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From: Rockford Illinois
Before you go exotic, you might try the Hella H4 rectangular headlight conversions. They have much better beam control than the stock lights and are genuine "plug and play". If you need even more light, high power H4 bulbs are available and you can upgrade the bulb wiring to accommodate the brighter bulbs. They would be non-DOT however.
Melting Slicks
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From: Land of the free, home of the brave...
Before you go exotic, you might try the Hella H4 rectangular headlight conversions. They have much better beam control than the stock lights and are genuine "plug and play". If you need even more light, high power H4 bulbs are available and you can upgrade the bulb wiring to accommodate the brighter bulbs. They would be non-DOT however.