Headlight conversion
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Car: 1990 Camaro
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Transmission: 700r4
Headlight conversion
Changed out my stock headlight for composites with h4 bulbs let me know what you think.
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Car: 1990 Camaro
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You have to cut the metel braket in the back to make the hole bigger for the composite light to fit and the h4 plug right into the factory wiring. Not to hard.
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Car: 1990 Camaro
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old ones where ge stock and the new ones are xenon white h4 bulbs. And the housing was made by eurolite
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Car: 83 firebird, 95 tahoe
Engine: crossfire 305
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I used the same housing conversion but used hid bulbs and hardware from a 02 Infiniti Q45. Looks awesome, just was a pita to get the bulb to work with the new housing.
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those are great , u should write an article and then send it to me so i can do that , i would do that even though i havent driven my car at night in about two years i would still do that .
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You had to cut the bracket? Ouch.
The Hella capsules were a perfect fit didn't have to do anything like that. The lenses aren't flat like that, but that doesn't really matter to me.
The Hella capsules were a perfect fit didn't have to do anything like that. The lenses aren't flat like that, but that doesn't really matter to me.
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Car: 1990 Camaro
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At the time i order them i was able to get the stuff wholesale so not very much it was around 30.00 for all of it if i where to do it now it would be around 85.00.
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Car: 1987 Pontiac Trans Am GTA, 1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS
Engine: Custom 350, 3.1 V6
Transmission: 700R4, 700R4
I did a similiar conversion on my Camaro. Those look badass man. Especally that night time picture. I don't see why so many people on here don't like the H4 conversion.
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Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 5.7 TPI (Now HSR)
Transmission: 700R4 by Probuilt
Axle/Gears: 3:27 9 Bolt Posi W/ Discs
Im was going to convert my Z over to s but have since decided to go with a set of silverstars instead seeing as how I dont drive much at night.
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holy crap.. i'd do that in a heartbeat if i could get all the stuff for $30! hell... i'd do silverstars in a hearbeat for that price!! (i can't justify shelling out $50 for the sealed-beam silverstars)
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50? Must be nice to only have to buy 2, I think Im gonna do the lowbeams and then a couple months later do the highbeams because now I have to buy new driving lights since one of mine went south.
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at the time my wholesale carried toucan products so that where i got them from. With the right tools for cutting the metal housing it should take no more then 45 min for both. You can get the kit at most autoparts stores though.
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Car: 83 firebird, 95 tahoe
Engine: crossfire 305
Transmission: 700r4
I bought my conversion used. It also came with the metal backing form an early model Mitsubishi Starion, it did not need any cutting, it just went right in. I did have to drill a small hole for the spring that goes on the metal backing.
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At our local auto store they do not carry the kit. They can't even order it. I have to order lots of things to get parts for my car. It sucks If you see any sights that have it will you forward it please...
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Car: 83 firebird, 95 tahoe
Engine: crossfire 305
Transmission: 700r4
If you type "h4 headlight conversions" on ebay you will get over a hundred listings.
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