| slasher | -- 04-20-2024 @ 4:18 AM |
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.is there any brighter bulbs for my oreg. Headlights. I don’t want to go to 12 holes.
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| kubes40 | -- 04-20-2024 @ 5:01 AM |
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There is a couple of practical things you can do. The reflectors must be brightly plated. Typically, they are very tarnished due to age. I have not had good fortune polishing them. Rather, they have required fresh plating. Add a ground wire directly from the socket to a clean place on the frame. This is a bit of a PITA task but patience rules. I solder a wire to the side of the socket (rear of reflector) and run the other end to a spot on the frame that can't be detected by casual observation. Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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| v8er | -- 04-20-2024 @ 7:58 AM |
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The reflectors must be silver plated, not chrome plated. Use 50/32 bulbs instead of 32/32 bulbs.
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| ford38v8 | -- 04-20-2024 @ 9:58 AM |
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All of the above, and remember, the lens itself may have many years of accumulated smog deposits on the inside. Remove the lens and wash with ordinary dish soap. Light and dimmer switches can present high electrical resistance, which can be overcome by the use of relays installed near the end use, being powered by dedicated circuits, those switches functionality being limited only to operate the relays. Alan
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| CharlieStephens | -- 04-20-2024 @ 1:46 PM |
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Another actually better option to silver is aluminum. I know it sounds cheap but by the time you are finished it actually slightly cost more. This technology is used in spacecraft and medical devices, two areas they are not worried about costs. A company named UVIRA used to do this and I assume they are still around. Years ago their number was (541) 474-5050 and I hope it is still good. Charlie Stephens
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| carcrazy | -- 04-20-2024 @ 7:55 PM |
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If you want to use new headlight reflectors, they are available from C.W. Moss. https://cwmoss.com/collections/v8/headlights?page=2
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| ndnchf | -- 04-22-2024 @ 5:01 PM |
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Installed LED head and tail light bulbs in my '35. Original 6v positive ground generator. I recently installed an internal Electronic Voltage Regulator (EVR) in the generator, but with LED lights the load is very small, so the EVR is not really necessary. Before the EVR, I had the 3rd brush adjusted very low, yet it still provided a slight positive charge with the lights on.
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| dean333 | -- 04-24-2024 @ 6:41 PM |
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LED bulbs made an amazing difference on my ‘33 TIM CARLIG
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| 40 Coupe | -- 04-25-2024 @ 4:28 AM |
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The 1188 light bulb is 50/32 CP and brighter. The LED bulbs are the way to go but a bit more $
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| DMMuir | -- 05-17-2024 @ 2:59 PM |
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Would you have a link to those LED bulbs?
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