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Originally Posted by darrin
The key to these new headlights (vs the sealed beams you replaced) is how well the lenses can aim (focus and limit) the light generated by the bulbs. Thus, STRONGLY suggest that, before you start driving with these headlights, that you take the time to get them each properly aimed and focused. Lighting guru Daniel Stern has a good writeup on this -- see Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply. Speaking of which, if others are also considering upgrading their vintage sealed beam headlights in the future, here's a link to a VERY nice deal on the Japanese Koito sealed beam headlights that Daniel Stern's recommending https://www.busdepot.com/h6024 |
This is the best advice in this thread. Those Koito lamps are the best 7" halogen lamp on the market, even better than the Cibies that I've also used in the past.
I'll only add that the
60/55W Tungsram +120 bulbs are the best H4 bulbs available (halogen and LED included) and he can also provide them without a blue band if you want to retain the look of the original warm light.
We recently did this exact conversion and followed the
aiming instructions on a 74 911 and it worked great.
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