Re: swappin' bulbs...

From: pat sykes (mpsykes@erols.com)
Date: Sat Mar 14 1998 - 21:16:16 EST


I have an 88' Dak....do you think that I'll be able to swap over from sealed
beam to Ions?
-mike sykes

david peterson wrote:

> The headlights have a lock ring holding them in. I think that you have
> to turn it counter clockwise to release it. Then pull the headlight
> socket out of the mount it will be kind of tight due to the rubber
> orings around the bulbs. Swap the bulbs then push the sucket back into
> the headlight mount. Then turn the ring to lovck it back in. As for the
> driving light they just need to have a 1/4 tun and they come out of the
> mount.
> dave
>
> >Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 18:45:05 -0500
> >From: pat sykes <mpsykes@erols.com>
> >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >Subject: Re: DML: swappin' bulbs...
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >
> >cool....now, how do I go about swappin' the bulbs over?
> >-mike sykes
> >
> >david peterson wrote:
> >
> >> I have the headlights and the factory driving lights replaces with
> the
> >> blue ion bulbs. The bulbs are zenon charged so they put out more
> light
> >> at a lower amperage draw. The last time I checked they came in four
> >> colors puple,blue,white and clear and 2 different wattage rattings
> one
> >> has a 45 watt low beam the other a 90 watt. My driving lights are 65
> >> watt as apposed to the 5 or 10 watt factory bulb.The bulbs just
> replace
> >> your factory bulbs. My headlight bulbs are a 9007 and the driving
> light
> >> are a 386 (i think). There is a place listed in the back of Low Rider
> >> magazine that sells all these types of bulbs. Their ad has a pic of
> some
> >> headlight bulbs. I think the name is something like Stereo Wharehouse
> >> ,they also do after market import car parts. One word of caution the
> >> local enforcemant can question you about these as far as the
> legality.
> >> For right now the blue is still under approval. I just recently got
> back
> >> from the beach and had a officer asking about the color of the
> >> headlights in my motorcycle. I just told him they were the same as
> the
> >> BMW and AUDI headlights. Good luck on your headlight quest.
> >>
> >> >Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:10:48 -0500
> >> >From: pat sykes <mpsykes@erols.com>
> >> >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >> >Subject: DML: Blue Ion Headlights
> >> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >> >
> >> >I have a question that I have found very difficult to get answered.
> I
> >> wanna' get some
> >> >of those really slick lookin' Ion Headlights, but I don't know how
> they
> >> work. I har a
> >> >lot of guys say you have to swap bulbs and others say you can get
> the
> >> whole headlight.
> >> >sigh... I dunno'...I have enough damn trouble findin' stuff for my
> 88'
> >> Dak as it is,
> >> >Lord forbid I should wanna' get something unique.....sigh...any help
> >> would be much
> >> >obliged....thanks gents-
> >> >-mike sykes
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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