Night and Day

[Longgone]

I`ve had the original equipment style headlight bulbs in my 68 Barracuda and they are just not bright enough, especially compared to todays cars. Today I installed a pair of H6024ST Sylvania Halogen Silverstar bulbs and it`s like NIGHT AND DAY!!! Wow ,I never realized how dim those other bulbs were until I installed these. They easily have increased visibility by 30% if not half. I`m very pleased!:toothy7: They came to just under $40.00 for the pair. I recommend these bulbs highly!

 

[BJS racing]

You may want to look into getting some relays for those! They pull more current and will end up killing head light switches. The will also be even brighter!

 

[rumblefish360]

How would you do that BJS?

 

[BJS racing]

Well there are a couple of ways. Here is the easiest.

http://www.painlessperformance.com/webcatalog/largeview.php?SearchField=30815

Or you can build it yourself. There are a couple of different ways and relays that can be used but that is a plug and play kinda set up. The only thing you have to do is hook up grounds and run the power wires to a battery source and plug it in.

 

[redfastback]

http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/brighter-headlights.shtml

also http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/relays/relays.html

 

[MtNemoMopar]

John, I've been running them for three years with no probs.
They do make the old lamps look like candles.

 

[edbux]

I wired in relays on my 67 Dart. The voltage delivered to the lights was considerably higher (can't remember the numbers) than when originally connected. All you need to do is splice into the wires to the lights, need two relays. Wire the relays to a ground and a hot with the wire that actually activates the relay to a separate hot. I did it after I installed a denso alt, so I didn't really see any voltage gains at idle. It made sense to save the switch some stress. I'll be adding the halogen lights soon.

 

[ted_sweet]

ANYTHING for a 4 headlight system?

Well there are a couple of ways. Here is the easiest.

http://www.painlessperformance.com/webcatalog/largeview.php?SearchField=30815

Or you can build it yourself. There are a couple of different ways and relays that can be used but that is a plug and play kinda set up. The only thing you have to do is hook up grounds and run the power wires to a battery source and plug it in.

 

[ted_sweet]

Harnesses 30817 , nope thats not it.

 

[ted_sweet]

anyone?

 

[redfastback]

a 4 headlight and 2 headlight will in a sense be the same. you just separate the high and low beam circuits and put a relay for each circuit.

 

[ted_sweet]

a 4 headlight and 2 headlight will in a sense be the same. you just separate the high and low beam circuits and put a relay for each circuit.

i realize that but i was looking for a plug in deal like the 2 hl painless one mentioned above.

 

[BJS racing]

With a 4 headlight system you just simply use two of the kits I posted earlier.

 

[ted_sweet]

With a 4 headlight system you just simply use two of the kits I posted earlier.

guess i will making my own harness, 2 of those costs 250 bucks, way too much.

 

[ted_sweet]

With a 4 headlight system you just simply use two of the kits I posted earlier.

wont that result in one of the relays being hooked to nothing?

 

[BJS racing]

There would be one relay that isn't going to be doing much but sitting there and actuating. But we have used them on many 4 light systems with no problems.

 

[63dartman]

Goddysgottacuda has a nice website with several tips for various mods. Here is his h4 light setup.

http://www.goodysgotacuda.com/Headlights.html

 

[GoodysGotaCuda]

Yep i love my headlights! 90w/100watters. Funny, never thought those 'how-to's would get around at all. They seem to hop different forums, PM me with any issues/questions!

 

[ted_sweet]

WHY NOT use a jumper wire and 2 plugs to hook up the hi beams?

With a 4 headlight system you just simply use two of the kits I posted earlier.

 

[BJS racing]

Because it is more than one 30 amp relay is really designed to take! It will work but it will be hard on the relay.

 

[ted_sweet]

neither the Stern Or MAD diagrams mention needing more than 2 relays in a 4 HL system.

 

[ted_sweet]

the Painless kit has 40 AMP relays.

Because it is more than one 30 amp relay is really designed to take! It will work but it will be hard on the relay.

 

[RedFish]

So my jr has this dead 88 Honda Accord laying here and there are 2 nice relays that powered its headlight door motors available.
In looking at the Barracudas headlight wiring I see power supplied to the left lamp first and jumped from that connecter to the right bulb.
Appears it'll be a fairly simple modifucation... free too. Only problem is...
I really dont like the blue tinted bulbs. Wonder will the blue wash off ?
Has anyone cut holes through the back of the lamp house to make the bulbs easier to change ? I thought about that when I installed the things but didn't go ahead with it.

 

[Sublime69]

All i used was one 30amp relay when i installed my HID's

 

[BJS racing]

the Painless kit has 40 AMP relays.

That has just changed in the past month or so. They used to be 30's.