I can't seem to find the thread that was the original insperation for this project, but none the less I am finished with the headlights!

 

Got these suckers off ebay last summer and just last week finished the wiring to get them to behave like the stock units. No cutting or splicing was needed but I did have to push the spade connectors out of their housings to mount on the new bulbs. The high beams had some chrome overspray on the outside of the housings that would ground the lamps that had to be delt with but other than that I am very happy with the results! I haven't done much night driving yet but besides having the blue bulbs that came with the lamps, the beam pattern is sharper and more focused.

 

 

 

 

Those lamps look very cool! What are they?

I would like to do that myself, what kind of lights are they?

Lookin' good.

 

This may be the next "mod" on my '83 .

They are the Autopal brand off ebay. Two kits consisting of a high/low beam combo.

have you treated the bumpers with something or are they naturally that good looking? (insert narcissistic joke here if you want )

You got any night pics?

have you treated the bumpers with something or are they naturally that good looking? (insert narcissistic joke here if you want )

 

I use the tire blackener spray. It says for any plastic or rubber parts and it really blackens up my bumpers on my suby.

somehow I get the feeling you dont go offroad or have steep driveways there...

sweet...i want to do some crazy lights on mine.

obviously you have never seen him drive his cars.....

somehow I get the feeling you dont go offroad or have steep driveways there...

It can be a problem but there are many reasons I chose to mount the lights so low. The first is that the lights cut through fog and don't reflect back to your eyes the lower they are mounted. Also, since this is a turbo car I plan on modding, I wanted to keep the airflow to the radiator clear since there is already an oil cooler and A/C condensor in front of it, I chose not to mount them to the top of the bumper. Plus I think they look better down there.

When do we get the night pics? I wanna see the improvement. BTW very nice.

 

Mike

I have quite a few schematics that were made during this conversion and I will be adding them to this thread as I scan them. Here are the first two additions.

 

 

 

Bump for the schematics. Anyone know where those went?