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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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Hey does anyone know how to get better lighting with these sealed beam headlights? Is there a conversion kit to use halogen bulbs?
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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i helped a buddy rip the bulb out of a sealed beam and used some epoxy to stick some silverstars in the housing. we then changed the headlight plugs and they worked until he played chicken with a parked truck, the truck won!
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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Lighting FAQ:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/710357-lighting-faq.html
(Its in the "Hall of Fame" sticky in the "Appearance & Detailing" section.)



At one point I made my own conversion housings to fit a H7 bulb into a 4703 housing, but it eventually filled with water and a loose connection melted the stock connector.

Here is a thread where I talk about it:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...hlight=housing
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you can buysome cheap replacement housings that fit aftermarket bulbs from the autostore . this way options of better light bulbs .
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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You can't get silverstars to fit your car? I got some for mine, of course the LT1 cars were different, just one headlight for low/high beam. I thought they made those for everything. They work a little better than the stock headlights, they don't have that orange-ish tint to them, nice and white.
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