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Third Generation headlights... whats up? [still going]
Okay, I've asked a similar question once before and got no real results.. so I'm gonna switch things around a bit and see what falls from the tree.
The "aerodynamic" headlamps on my 89 are pure junk. The light dispersion pattern is horrible. They send so much light up in the air on the trees and crap and hardly none down on the road. Dont even think about high beams.. even less gets on the road. My headlamps have been properly aimed on several occasions by myself, and by two different shops that deal with state inspection agencies. The amount of light that actually gets on the road is practically nil.
The current measurments of the casings are 10.5wx8.25h. My question is, does anyone know of any "drop in" replacements for these crappy aerodynamic pastic things? I see altezza type and other replacements for the 92-96 forth generation aero headlamps.. but nothing for my particular year block.
What about this. The original H6024 lights on the 80-86 years are of a smaller size than whats currently in there. Anybody know if the mounting holes still exist behind the aeros that will allow me to mount the old school type bucket in there and put in some sealed beam halogens? I'd rather not pull apart the front ends on both my old 82 and the 89 for this swap only to find I cant do it.
I'm not wanting to rework the entire front clip, just get a better forward lighting solution that I can take care of in a few hours. I've already looked into it, and faglights are not a solution.
I really want to go the sealed beam swap.. my 1980 280ZX puts more light on the road and more out there on high with its 9 year old sealed beams and 20 year old technology.
Any thoughts?
Okay, I've asked a similar question once before and got no real results.. so I'm gonna switch things around a bit and see what falls from the tree.
The "aerodynamic" headlamps on my 89 are pure junk. The light dispersion pattern is horrible. They send so much light up in the air on the trees and crap and hardly none down on the road. Dont even think about high beams.. even less gets on the road. My headlamps have been properly aimed on several occasions by myself, and by two different shops that deal with state inspection agencies. The amount of light that actually gets on the road is practically nil.
The current measurments of the casings are 10.5wx8.25h. My question is, does anyone know of any "drop in" replacements for these crappy aerodynamic pastic things? I see altezza type and other replacements for the 92-96 forth generation aero headlamps.. but nothing for my particular year block.
What about this. The original H6024 lights on the 80-86 years are of a smaller size than whats currently in there. Anybody know if the mounting holes still exist behind the aeros that will allow me to mount the old school type bucket in there and put in some sealed beam halogens? I'd rather not pull apart the front ends on both my old 82 and the 89 for this swap only to find I cant do it.
I'm not wanting to rework the entire front clip, just get a better forward lighting solution that I can take care of in a few hours. I've already looked into it, and faglights are not a solution.
I really want to go the sealed beam swap.. my 1980 280ZX puts more light on the road and more out there on high with its 9 year old sealed beams and 20 year old technology.
Any thoughts?