HID headlights

[Zrush]

Chris what did you put in the brown Z? They look after market to me. But the are way to dim. Cant see with lows on and highs are lower then reg low beems on any other car...

Bill just lean out of the window with a flashlight and watch out for opossums.

Vicky

[Fun_in_my_z]

Haha maybe i wont hit z rush while doing that...

[ChrisA]

Chris what did you put in the brown Z? They look after market to me. But the are way to dim. Cant see with lows on and highs are lower then reg low beems on any other car...

Your car has the composite housings with the 9007 bulbs. They need to be adjusted. I never did. They are brighter than what was in the car before. If I recall, I had them pointed down to low which might explain your problem. The front end on that car is tweaked upwards anyway. Plus I never really drove that car at night.

Get your Dad to sit in the car then adjust them up a little.

Chris

[Fun_in_my_z]

yup i dont drive it much anytime espeacially at night!.

Thanks man

[Bambikiller240]

What are 9007 bulbs? What wattage are they? How do they relate to "HID look alikes"? I'm confused.

Also, what is meant by "composite housings"? This is all new to me.

[Zedrally]

What are 9007 bulbs? What wattage are they? How do they relate to "HID look alikes"? I'm confused.

Also, what is meant by "composite housings"? This is all new to me.

& me too......

MOM

[hls30.com]

composite headlight buckets perhapse-like the early cars had...

Will

[Zedrally]

Do you mean like the original sealed beam unit?

[Bambikiller240]

composite headlight buckets perhapse-like the early cars had...

Will

FRP sugar scoops? ....or the "bucket" that the headlight and aiming adjustment assembly all sit in (what you access from inside the wheelwell to replace headlights)?

[ChrisA]

What are 9007 bulbs? What wattage are they? How do they relate to "HID look alikes"? I'm confused.

Also, what is meant by "composite housings"? This is all new to me.

Hey All, here's a link to exactly what I put in the 72 that Bill Ramsey has now. http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=23781&langId=-1

They are 65/55 watt bulbs. I wanted to get some Sylvania SilverStar's I think they were called. They are more of the HID lookalike than the bulbs I ended up using. The SilverStars were like $35 a piece and I didnt want to spend that much on the car. I ended up going with a Sylvania 9007LL bulb which has good brightness. Coupled with the reflector system in the 7" housing, they really were brighter than the stock H6024 Sylvania sealed beams that were in the car.

Hope that helps.

Chris

[chickenwafer]

I think the ones I am installing are 100 watt lights. They have a Krypton gas-filled bulb, which burns very cool and produces amazing light (they hook up to my friends '74 Chevy C20 half-ton truck perfectly, so we test-fitted them on it and they are AMAZING). They are deff high/low beam, so maybe they aren't HID? I also have driving/fog lights, and living in the hilly backend of southwestren PA I need all the lights I can get. Deer are dumb in this area.......

I am considering that harness, thanks for the suggestions. I will shoot a "before" and "after' picture head-on with the old and new lights, so you can judge for yourself if they are good. But for $20 bucks, I don't think I can loose considering I got all new sealed beam assemblies and with Krypton bulbs.

Dave

[Bambikiller240]

Thanks for the clarification, Chris.