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TA headlights .
Has anyone come out with brighter headlights for the trans am's yet? I see ones for the camaro's all over the place, but they are the bulbs and we need the entire sealed beam assembly. I am not looking for the HID ones, just something somewhat brighter then the stockers (I see the ones for the foglights too, but no headlights).
Has anyone come out with brighter headlights for the trans am's yet? I see ones for the camaro's all over the place, but they are the bulbs and we need the entire sealed beam assembly. I am not looking for the HID ones, just something somewhat brighter then the stockers (I see the ones for the foglights too, but no headlights).
Well, I modified my low beam bracket to accept a high beam light. It's not technically 'legal' but it works. You just have to adjust the aim a little lower or else you will blind everyone.
But I too would like some brighter, whiter lights without having to switch everything. I actually contacted sylvania to see if they would be offering their silverstars to fit the firebirds and the woman told me that the firebird is one of the only cars left using those bulbs, so there is such a small demand for them and they would not be offering them.
Oh well.. the search continues.
But I too would like some brighter, whiter lights without having to switch everything. I actually contacted sylvania to see if they would be offering their silverstars to fit the firebirds and the woman told me that the firebird is one of the only cars left using those bulbs, so there is such a small demand for them and they would not be offering them.
Oh well.. the search continues.
Well basically what the kit is it's an empty sealed beam housing that you can install H7 bulbs or if you really want to upgrade you can go with HID's 
Here's were I got mine from http://www.autooptiks.com/front.htm
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Ive seen some people with the HID kits for there TAs, they end up cutting the plugs and just splice the wires. I thought about doing it but dont want to cut and splice. I just want something that plugs in
ls1rocker just pretend that your changing the current low beam bulb thats all the work that needs to be done.
01 Red WS6 yea I didn't want to cut my OEM connector so what I wound up doing was making "jumpers" with male and female connectors on each end and plugging them to the oem connector and the other side the low beam bulb
Give me a day I will take some good pics of it I'll even remove the capsule from the housing to show the back of it.
01 Red WS6 yea I didn't want to cut my OEM connector so what I wound up doing was making "jumpers" with male and female connectors on each end and plugging them to the oem connector and the other side the low beam bulb
Give me a day I will take some good pics of it I'll even remove the capsule from the housing to show the back of it.
Originally Posted by SCFBody
So, you'd have to order a pair of 4703s and 4701s and then the bulbs correct?
Originally Posted by The Alchemist
Well, I modified my low beam bracket to accept a high beam light. It's not technically 'legal' but it works. You just have to adjust the aim a little lower or else you will blind everyone.
Originally Posted by David 2002 WS6
How did you modify the low beam bracket to allow the low beam brackets to accept the high beam light bulbs?
Once you look at the two you'll know exactly what I mean.
Originally Posted by The Alchemist
The headlights are exactly the same size. All you need to do is turn one of the connection posts on the light 90 degrees to match up with the low beam socket.
Once you look at the two you'll know exactly what I mean.
Once you look at the two you'll know exactly what I mean.
I looked at my old bulbs carefully. Although they are sealed, they had water in them! One had a few drops plus condensation while the other only had condensation.
Time to do some night driving...!
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Originally Posted by David 2002 WS6
Although they are sealed, they had water in them! One had a few drops plus condensation while the other only had condensation.
Originally Posted by VIP1
Ahh.. you too. I actuall had standing water in mine. All of mine have been replaced at least once under warranty.
By the way before my Firebird I had a first generation Saturn SC2 with pop-up headlights. I put over 150,000 miles on that car and not once did I have an issue with water inside the headlights. Also the headlight switch on the dashboard of that car had an neat extra setting compared to the headlight switch on the Firebird:
- Off (and closed)
- Open
- Parking lights
- Headlights
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Originally Posted by David 2002 WS6
I guessed the Sylvania or Wagner aftermarket headlights might be slightly higher quality and less likely to do this.
Originally Posted by David 2002 WS6
Bummer we don't have "flash-to-pass" or that "open" setting between "off" and "parking lights" on our Firebirds.
2. Turn the **** back to "Parking Lights"
They stay open but off.
Parking lights and fog lights (if they are switched on) will be on though.
Last edited by VIP1; Jul 18, 2004 at 06:16 PM.