Headlight Options

[eck95z71]

i like these alot!!!! i cant purchase on ebay. i wonder if i could find them somewhere else?

I saw a set similar to these in an old Oriellys parts catalog..i'll see if they still carry em.

 

[jdyates]

Theres an O'Reillys down the street from where i live and they only have the stock OBS taillights and components on the shelves, no headlights. They might carry them in the back though.

 

[ccreddell]

Personally, Im working on making my own projector headlights. Ive always loved the look of projectors, but all the aftermarket headlights only use them for low beams. I want them for both low and high. And because they are projectors, they dont need a reflective background-its all internal. Also, the aftermarket uses puny little projectors (about 2 1/2"). So, I acquired a few sets of Mitsubishi 3000/Dodge stealth headlights (94-99 I believe) which use projectors on both low and high beams, they're 3 1/4" in diameter, and a cool thing I discovered is that they use the same bulbs and connectors as our trucks. And man! do that put out some light! And thats before aftermarket bulbs, As soon as I get a ways into it, I'll start a build thread-just need to scrounge up a couple of sets of headlights that have clear lenses. If any of you have any laying around getting dusty, let me know.

 

[ccreddell]

Well, I'm getting stuff together. Gonna need to punch a hole in the radiator support though. Heres what i got so far;

The headlights after I extracted them from their housings.

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Top view

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Back view

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Front view

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I made a rough sketch of the housing.

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And a sketch as to where they will go

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Looked all over the county for some UHMW plastic to make a mount out of-finally found some...

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Like I said, I need to clearance the rad support for the high beam housing. Got a couple springs to keep tension on it and it should work pretty good.

 

[TLoud]

These Headlights and Parking Lights look sick. Anyone know if theyre any good or where to get them? It looks like you can get the headlights on ebay but i didnt see the parking lights with them. I like how the parking lights look just like the headlights with the chrome backs but still black on the sides.

 

[ChrisAU]

These Headlights and Parking Lights look sick. Anyone know if theyre any good or where to get them? It looks like you can get the headlights on ebay but i didnt see the parking lights with them. I like how the parking lights look just like the headlights with the chrome backs but still black on the sides.

These?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/92-99-GMC-Y...Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item45ff296899

 

[TLoud]

Yea those look like them except the trim around the parking lights is chrome instead of black. I think I might be buying these suckers if i can find them with it black instead of chrome.

 

[ChrisAU]

I think that is silver plastic, not chrome, and would easily be paintable. I bought my lights/parking lamps from that seller and my ring around my park lamps is silver plastic that I want to paint black.

 

[TLoud]

Yea I know I can paint them but if im buying them new I dont wanna have to deal with that bullshit lol. Plus its cold as f*ck here now and I dont have any real good place to be painting anymore.

 

[ChrisAU]

I hear ya, but these are so small, I'd tape off the lights, scuff the ring, put them in a cardboard box, and dust them with a couple coats of flat black Krylon...indoors. I do interior parts in the house all the time in a big cardboard box.