<VV> Headlight Upgrade

[Scott Howey]

  I put early 90's BMW projector lights and HID bulbs/ballasts in my 65. 
They are beautiful lights and I am very happy with the results. They are 
allot of work to install though. I have them wired with relays to the 
battery. The headlight buckets and housings have to be cut to fit the 
projector lights as they are 7" deep.
I have threads on 
http://www.corvairforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=252 and 
http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.php?1,237115,page=1 showing the 
mod. Honestly the LED lights coming out in the not so distant future 
will accomplish nearly the same thing without cutting the car, but if 
you want HID's now, there's no way unless you do what I did.

Scott Howey
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> From: "dheath at vanceandhines.com"<dheath at vanceandhines.com>
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> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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> Sent: Sun, August 22, 2010 7:11:51 PM
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> Subject:<VV>  Headlight Upgrade
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> I am wanting to upgrade the headlight brightness on a '65.  I am curious to know
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> everyone's thoughts on this subject.  I would like to go to a halogen bulb; I
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> see there are two types: one appears to be a drop-in replacement and the other
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> has a 5.75" housing with replaceable bulbs, any experience with either?  I have
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> always heard the wiring is suspect when going to these higher power lamps, and
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> looking at the wiring, I would agree (16g looks a little small for the current
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> required).  Any words of wisdom as for going to a relay setup supplying direct
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> battery voltage?
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