Brighter Headlights for Series Vehicles

[Phoenix]

After doing some night driving the other day I was contemplating upgrading Grover's headlights to more powerful units.

If I wasn't restoring Grover I would just get some driving lights, but i'd prefer to keep the original look. I won't be doing it now, but when money permits i'm contemplating it.

What costs are involved in doing this? and is it difficult to do?

[Mick-Kelly]

From memory you can change from a sealed headlight to one where you replace the bulbs. Looks identical from the outside and lets you use halogen bulbs. A trip to autobarn might be in order. There was a lot of talk about this on BSLRAS a while ago.
cheers
Mick

[Phoenix]

Cheers mick, i'll do a search there and see what I turn up [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

[blitz]

Mick's right the series head lights are standard 6" inserts, autobarn, repco, independent motor mart etc all sould have them in stock

Cheers

Blitz

[Phoenix]

How much approximately???

[Larns]

Poenix
We meet again! Do you wanna go on a date [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] Sounds like we got alot in common.
I changed mine the other day, I got my new lights for the right price though :wink: , an then I got a set of those artic blue halogen globes to match, they set me back about $40. Work the treat though!

Cheers Larns

[UncleHo]

Hi Phoenix [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
I am still running the standard sealed beams but uprated to HQ holden standard 50/75 watt and have no problem, as I live in a rural area so street lights are a luxury, the most important thing is to have good earths, as each and every light has it's own earth, with a series 3 or with any alternated vehicle there must be an earth from the (6mm wire) the battery to the radiator front panel, clean all of the black 2mm earth wires at their bullet terminals ($1 brass wire brush from supercheap) and inside the connectors, also if you are running an alternator with a capacity of less than 40 amps the lights and other equipment will be drawing most of the power so the lights could only be recieving 9-11volts hence weak lights, if checked with a volt meter at the light terminals with engine running all lights and radio on, brake lights on that will give a true voltage reading.
Lucas 16 ACR Alternator 34amps ops: Lucas 11AC Alternator 45amps :? cheers [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

[Mick-Kelly]

Couldnt agree more, when i had the old girl i cleaned up the earth points one day as a bit of a project. Almost doubled the light output.

[Phoenix]

Radio, whats that [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

Actually, I am putting a casteet radio in soon, but behind the seats so that it can't be seen. The speakers are already installed (previous owner), and to remove them would leave HUGE holes in the seat box.

Anyway, the altenator shouldn't be too bad, as it is a holden one to go with the engine :roll:

I'll check all of those things, but I was under the impression that you couldn't change the globes because the whole unit is sealed, and you had to change the whole thing before you could change the globes. If what you guys are saying is right, then I can change the globes.

If i'm off track could somebody adjust my alignment :?:

and Lars, I don't think a date is a good idea, SWMBO would get jealous :wink: [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

[Antaine]

Originally posted by Phoenix


Anyway, the altenator shouldn't be too bad, as it is a holden one to go with the engine :roll:

Even so, you are still looking at something around 35 amps. Longterm a 55 amp alternator might be a good step.

If I can't land myself an original Aux. 24V Alt for mine, I'll be swapping the generator out for an 80 amp alternator.

Can't hurt to have "too many amperes" but it certainly does hurt to not have enough [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

Cheers,