Bumblebee090458 Posted Sunday at 04:26 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:26 PM Wanting to upgrade the headlights on my B, without destroying the original look completely. Anyone have any advice or recommendations. Thank uou Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76327-b-model-headlight-upgrade/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted Monday at 05:18 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:18 PM LED lamps could be installed into the existing lenses. IDK if that's legal regarding your DOT requirements though. I put a pair in my motorcycle and also 4x4 Mercedes recently and very happy with the results. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76327-b-model-headlight-upgrade/#findComment-589416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted Monday at 05:59 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:59 PM My K's both have 7" H-4 conversions (Hella). 55-60 watt 6 volt bulbs. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76327-b-model-headlight-upgrade/#findComment-589421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Monday at 06:13 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:13 PM Check Amazon they have all kinds of fancy lamps that will fit in there. Good luck. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76327-b-model-headlight-upgrade/#findComment-589423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Monday at 06:15 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:15 PM The new style lamp definitely travels a lot further 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76327-b-model-headlight-upgrade/#findComment-589424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted Monday at 10:47 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:47 PM Probably won't find led headlights that look stock in a B model but they sure are nice to have on a dark road 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76327-b-model-headlight-upgrade/#findComment-589439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseliner64 Posted Tuesday at 12:10 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:10 AM My own humble opinion is LEDs should be outlawed on vehicles.They blind other road users.Theres a debate going on in Europe to outlaw them.What ever the rights or wrongs of that and again in my opinion LEDs have no place on a vintage vehicles...just my thoughts.... Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76327-b-model-headlight-upgrade/#findComment-589447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted Tuesday at 12:49 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:49 AM 36 minutes ago, cruiseliner64 said: My own humble opinion is LEDs should be outlawed on vehicles.They blind other road users.Theres a debate going on in Europe to outlaw them.What ever the rights or wrongs of that and again in my opinion LEDs have no place on a vintage vehicles...just my thoughts.... Paul Some of them are like looking at welding aluminum. Then often when someone puts them in themselves, they're in the carriage crooked and are shining in the wrong direction. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76327-b-model-headlight-upgrade/#findComment-589464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago I installed Xenon light in my 1985 Mercedes car as soon as I could put my hands on a set of. About 2001 year. Factory installed xenon used to have (must have?) dynamic level corrector for not blinding opposit traffic when the vehicle is bouncing on road bumps or gets out of horizont being loaded. I didn't have any correctors besides a manual one but saw no warnings from other folks when my lamps were set normal (or a bit lower than they should). LED lamps I put in two vehicles recently are no less brighter than factory xenon. Again it looks Ok and I also noted about 50-70% of upcoming traffic have it installed in the area I live. I suppose a half of them is modern cars with factory LED's and a half of home installed units. From where I'm sitting by the wheel I see no discomfort from them as long as they don't glow in the sky. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76327-b-model-headlight-upgrade/#findComment-589611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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