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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,610 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() ![]() |
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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rich herzog ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None ![]() |
Yes - you're going to need H4 headlights.
The good news is - they'll almost always come with at least one bulb set - but you must read the fine print. Some places try to lowball the price and sell them with no bulb - and then when you complain, use weasel-speak like "we couldn't know if you wanted a 6V or a 12V application..." Just read the ads really carefully before concluding you're getting a deal. They should clearly state whether you are or are not getting bulbs. If your headlight has 3 bumps in the exterior glass, it is an almost certainty it's a sealed-beam -- they're for the automatic headlight adjusting machines to index. Hx lights use other means to aim, and have no external bumps. Before jumping headlong into the H4 abysss, you might try something like a pair of Silverstar. They're not expensive and they are a hugs improvement over original. |
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