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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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My first vette was a 1968 vert...

With all the talk about lights..HID..silverstar..etc..
I do remember looking inside the engine compartment..and you could see the back of the headlight..(sealed beam) and it was printed..clear as day.."aircraft landing lights"
Boy..they were BRIGHT..and when you hit the high beams, the voltmeter went all the way down past 12..

Anybody ever hear of this??
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Originally Posted by Groucho
My first vette was a 1968 vert...

With all the talk about lights..HID..silverstar..etc..
I do remember looking inside the engine compartment..and you could see the back of the headlight..(sealed beam) and it was printed..clear as day.."aircraft landing lights"
Boy..they were BRIGHT..and when you hit the high beams, the voltmeter went all the way down past 12..

Anybody ever hear of this??
Thats what I need
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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I do also remember it was a clear flat lens..
Any Cessna pilots among us??
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 01:17 PM
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Haven't heard of those, but I bet they do put out some candlepower.
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