Does anyone have any recommendations for a quad headlight (low beam and high beam upgrade for my '64 CS? I am weary of the stock, yellow glow at night and am looking for a much whiter light somewhere in the 6000k range.
Ive had a hella H4 glass high/low headlight in my old cars since 2005, excellent bulb and lens on high and low beam. As good or better than my modern cars. It is a flat glass, has a very nice high/low cutoff. I only installed 1 bulb, left the old high only bulbs in place.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Might want to consider upgrading the headlamp system to relays, supplies 12 volts directly to headlamps instead of thru the switch and
dimmer switch. Relays are controlled by switches. Big voltage drop thru the switches and connectors. Not sure I would want to run H4
halogen lamps with old wiring. Just my 2cents though.
Rick, I had these in my 59 with all original harnesses, my 62 with all new AAW wiring, and my 63 has Painless Wiring, no relays in the 59 or 62 and no issues in either. I dont know of any LEDs that are good in these cars but I havent tried them in my old cars.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
What is nice is they look stock (not like the funky versions), will work fine on the stock wiring, and the now common 9003 LED bulbs can be upgraded/replaced at any time.
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
I thank each of you kindly for your prompt replies. You make a good point, Rick. I previously upgraded to relays. Mark or Bruce, do the Octane kits you list actually contain a high and low beam bulb or are they both the same?
