Posted By: Leon441
lightweight working headlights - 02/03/11 02:24 AM
I have seen these in some old cars at the track. Never have figured where to get them. I need a pair for my 65' barracuda and want street legal stuff. The glass ones are heavy.
Posted By: PHJ426
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/03/11 02:41 AM
Check out Daniel Stern he is a Mopar guy and is a lighting guru.
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/
Posted By: '72CudaRacer
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/03/11 05:05 AM
Leon, I bought a '85 Daytona a few years ago that had the 4 head light front end and one of the head lights was made out of plastic. It didn't weigh hardly anything and was a sealed beam. I think I still have it. If I can find it tomorrow I'll let you know who made it. I'm thinking it was Wagner, just not sure.
Brian Dunnigan
Posted By: StripeHOG
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/03/11 09:40 AM
Posted By: mafo
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/03/11 02:46 PM
I need one pair also if you can find any
Posted By: Big Squeeze
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/03/11 03:39 PM
I'd be up for a pair also.......
Posted By: jbsperformance
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/03/11 04:07 PM
Here's some too. Pilot makes them. They are all made of plastic.
http://www.yearone.com/serverfiles/headline.asp?hid=126DP9966
Posted By: BloFish
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/03/11 04:41 PM
How much weight can be saved?
Posted By: 1967dartgt
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/03/11 04:54 PM
The new JEGS catalog has them in it.
Posted By: sjs64polara
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/04/11 03:01 PM
Got this from AUTO-ZONE's web page
Pilot Automotive/2 pcs. 5 3/4 in. round headlamp conversion kit for 5006 headlamp
Part Number: WI-HL4
Weight: 2.0 lbs
Shipping Information: Overnight and Two Day shipping are not available for PO Box, APO/FPO/DPO or US Territory addresses.
Posted By: poisondart2
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/04/11 03:20 PM
I put the 7" ones from Jegs. Dont know how much they weigh but they are bright and make the guy at the ticket shack look the othe way
Posted By: Monte_Smith
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/04/11 07:52 PM
Chad's Buick has the 4 square headlights. The glass ones are about 3.5lbs each. The plastic ones are less than .5lb. That's a 12lb savings. Ours are wagner, but they no longer make them and we bought every one that NAPA had in their system, at least that style.
Monte
Posted By: Dave_S
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/04/11 08:11 PM
If you need 7 inch round ones. Try a late model Jeep Wrangler. They are light weight plastic, use a modern hi-output bulb and reflector and they bolt right in.
Posted By: 408strokerdart
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/04/11 10:53 PM
The 7" round units are available from Pilot Automotive as part number WI-HL7. These are the ones that Year One sells also and are 100% plastic housing and lens. They also sell one that is glass under the part number WI-HL3, so don't get those numbers confused as the glass is less expensive than the plastic. FYI, Year One sells them for $55 and bullychamp.com has them for $36.50.
The ones by Autolock (the ones I think Jegs sells) have a plastic housing with a glass lens.
Posted By: sixpackgut
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/05/11 01:21 AM
i weighed a 7" bulb and it was 1lb 3oz and 5.75 bulb was 11oz
Posted By: Leigh
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/05/11 02:31 AM
Yeah, the Wagner H6024 plastic bulbs went bye bye many years ago.
Posted By: mopar_to_ya
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/05/11 06:51 PM
napa sells the kits. you can get a 7" round plastic LED light, with bulb , and connector to adapt to stock plug for 89.00 per side. i would imagine you could get non LED and be much cheaper.
hope this helps
Posted By: fullmetaljacket
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/06/11 01:39 PM
Does this kit need some kind of relay to assist the light switch from burning out?
If that is the case then the weight issue fazes itself out.
I weighed my glass originals and If I remember correctly, they weighed in the ball park of 1.5- 2. lbs.
I was thinking this same idea a few years back.
Posted By: therocks
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/06/11 02:26 PM
I bought some off Ebay.I had them in my 57 and a set in the 65.My kid has a set in his 62 300 also.They are the plastic ones with the replacebale bulbs.One set has been in at least 9 years and still clear as when he installed them.Mine 4 years.All the cars are street driven.No relay needed.The relays Ive heard are a good upgrade though.The Halogen bulb actually draws less amps.Just dont try to run something like a 100/200 watt bulb.I run 55/100 in all of mine.I even have them in the Harleys.Rocky
Posted By: mshred
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/06/11 05:20 PM
now this is interesting and something im going to definitely look into further...never thought about going from glass to plastic. Would be nice to save some weight only change bulbs instead of the whole darn light
Posted By: fullmetaljacket
Re: lightweight working headlights - 02/06/11 11:45 PM
I used to run Halo's back in the day because I heard that they actually drew less amps and in turn less drag from the Alternator for a grand total of a couple of horses at the flywheel.
Heard that F.A.S.T guys! I bet the F.A.S.T crowd had that one figured out already though.LOL.
