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| SKL1 |
 Nov 18 2011, 07:11 PM
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Restoring my '73 914 2.0 to park next to my original (and my first car) '71 914 and want to seriously upgrade the headlights. The car will spend most of its life in Arizona where it is VERY dark at night as street lights are few and far between.
I've gotten spoiled by the great HID or halogen lights in various Audis, BMW's and even my VW GLI. Anyone know of a good BRIGHT aftermarket light that will fit the original sockets?? I've got Cibie lights in the '71 and they are only marginal. TIA |
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| partwerks |
Nov 20 2011, 10:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,619 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
By looking, how can I tell if I have H4's or not? I'm guessing I don't, as I have dismal lighting.
My battery is in the front trunk. |
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| ArtechnikA |
Nov 20 2011, 11:04 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(partwerks @ Nov 20 2011, 11:39 AM)  By looking, how can I tell if I have H4's or not? Sometimes, there are clues...  If the connector plugs directly into the back of the glass envelope - you have plain ol' sealed beams, circa 1950. Halogen replacements (e.g. SilverStar) will give you a Big improvement at minimal cost and hassle. For 'more' you'll need something like an H4 - which are plentiful from all the various manufacturers. If you are thinking about going HID some day, something like a Cibie Z-Beam will give you a good non-dazzling pattern. 'Euro' lights tend to have very low-directed low-beams and high-beams that go _everywhere_ because the European environment is either dense city traffic or unlighted wide-open wilderness. (Northern NV was like this, and my 'Euro' Hella's were a good match...) Sidenote - I once spent big money for a set of Marchall flat-front H4's and they were great - for a while. Due to the inverted position when stowed and the condensation ingested when the lights cooled stowed, it took only one winter for the reflectors to corrode totally non-reflective - and there was no easy way to get them out to be refinished. Had to toss 'em... |
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| lagunero |
Nov 20 2011, 01:00 PM
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Donkey Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,042 Joined: 8-January 04 From: orange county,ca Member No.: 1,531  |
QUOTE(ArtechnikA @ Nov 20 2011, 09:04 AM) Due to the inverted position when stowed and the condensation ingested when the lights cooled stowed, it took only one winter for the reflectors to corrode totally non-reflective - and there was no easy way to get them out to be refinished. Yup. Hi Joe! |
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SKL1 Good replacement headlights? Nov 18 2011, 07:11 PM
Tom_T Try the Hella, Bosch, etc. 7" diam. H4's ... Nov 18 2011, 07:19 PM ArtechnikA
Anyone know of a good BRIGHT aftermarket light th... Nov 18 2011, 07:20 PM mepstein Busdepot.com has good prices and a very good write... Nov 18 2011, 08:21 PM a914622 I upgraded my vanagon with the Hellas H4 and thoug... Nov 18 2011, 11:58 PM ArtechnikA While there is a little more 'stuff' to tr... Nov 19 2011, 04:45 AM SKL1 In looking at the McCullough ( had a McCullough g... Nov 19 2011, 08:14 PM
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In looking at the McCullough ( had a McCullough ... Nov 19 2011, 09:14 PM partwerks Can a person just put in the bulbs in the lights t... Nov 19 2011, 08:57 PM ArtechnikA
Can a person just put in the bulbs in the lights ... Nov 20 2011, 07:08 AM matthepcat http://www.tlg-store.com/product_p/hid-xp6024.htm Nov 19 2011, 10:22 PM ewdysar
http://www.tlg-store.com/product_p/hid-xp6024.htm... Nov 21 2011, 03:35 AM matthepcat My bet is that you would have to modify the headli... Nov 21 2011, 01:44 PM underthetire
[quote name='matthepcat' post='1575124' date='Nov... Nov 21 2011, 02:31 PM lagunero What is the condition of the reflective backing? B... Nov 19 2011, 11:09 PM KaptKaos
What is the condition of the reflective backing? ... Nov 20 2011, 12:25 AM partwerks I must have the old style as I don't see H4 st... Nov 20 2011, 06:32 PM ArtechnikA Yes - you're going to need H4 headlights.
The ... Nov 20 2011, 07:20 PM ewdysar Obviously, I'm a little slow. I looked at eac... Nov 21 2011, 03:27 AM ArtechnikA
Obviously, I'm a little slow. I looked at ea... Nov 21 2011, 05:28 AM dflesburg http://www.rallylights.com/SearchResult.aspx?Categ... Nov 21 2011, 02:23 PM dflesburg in case you can't tell, I am into auxillary li... Nov 21 2011, 02:24 PM partwerks I'm thinking about going with the H4's and... Nov 26 2011, 12:26 PM underthetire Just need a generic 30 amp relay. Radio shack used... Nov 26 2011, 01:04 PM partwerks Do I need one relay for each headlight?
I'm w... Nov 26 2011, 03:08 PM underthetire You would need one for high beam and one for low b... Nov 26 2011, 03:27 PM partwerks I don't know but the way the have it worded wh... Nov 26 2011, 04:41 PM ArtechnikA
...above that it shows "pair" so, I don... Nov 26 2011, 07:57 PM |
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