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Good replacement headlights? |
SKL1 |
Nov 18 2011, 07:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,625 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 |
partwerks |
Nov 20 2011, 10:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,593 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. |
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 |
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... |
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 |
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