Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this
12-31-2005, 18:53
Post: #3
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this
I bet they would fit...I think the headlight units were the same
across all the years (until they went to square).

As for those shiny badges...these Xenon's come on lots of high-end
cars now (BMW, Mercedes, Lexus) so I doubt they would ever bother me
about it.

Scott

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack & Donna Smith"
wrote:
>
> Wow, Scott: Those look very good...Don't know if they would fit in
my
> 1973 coach though.
> I wonder what those Boys with the Big Shiney Badges would say about
> these??
> Jack Smith
> 1973FC31
> SoCal
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
<sforman@r...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Today, I did a serious upgrade of my FC headlights. I HIGHLY
> > recommend that all you FC owners (or at least those of you with
round
> > headlights) do some or all of this upgrade.
> >
> > First, I bought some Xenon headlight units to replace the old
sealed
> > beams. I got mine here:
> >
> > http://store.racinglab.com/rodicutsebeh.html
> >
> > These are a direct plug-n-play replacement for your old sealed
beams.
> >
> > I then installed headlamp relays as outlined by Mr. Burliss in
> > the 'Files' section of this site ("Headlight Modification"). I
got
> > the relay units here:
> >
> > http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stor...t/Product?
> > storeId=10101&Pr=p_Product.CATENTRY_ID%
> > 3A2001333&productId=2001333&langId=-1&catalogId=10102
> >
> > My headlights are now brighter than those on my new Chevy
> > truck...they really light up the road in bright, white light. I
> > cannot describe what a huge improvement this is over my old
sealed-
> > beams. I am not that great with wiring, and I was able to do the
> > whole conversion in a couple of hours...someone who really knows
what
> > they are doing could knock this out in no time flat. Just adding
the
> > relay to regular sealed-beams would be a huge improvement, too.
> >
> > Happy new year to all.
> >
> > Scott Forman
> > "Tiger Pride"
> > 82 FC35RB
> > Memphis
> >
>
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Messages In This Thread
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this - Scott Forman - 12-31-2005, 13:13
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this - Jack & Donna Smith - 12-31-2005, 14:51
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this - Scott Forman - 12-31-2005 18:53
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this - erniecarpet@... - 12-31-2005, 22:29
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this - thomasnihart - 01-01-2006, 02:41
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this - Stephen Birtles - 01-01-2006, 08:27
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this - Tom Warner - 01-01-2006, 10:44
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this - Jeff Miller - 01-01-2006, 11:39
Headlight upgrade-you gotta do this - Stephen Birtles - 01-01-2006, 11:52



User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)