Headlights

[70bigblockdodge]

I'll put this here because it's not very specific.
I'm looking for cheap plastic 7" round headlights. My main goal is to save weight.
Yes, I know they will yellow and perform is not that good. They are to go onto my Barracuda which is primarily a race car so durability I not a concern.
I have searched this online and all seem to come up with glass lenses and plastic or steel shell. I was looking to lose the weight of glass.
Just fishing for something any of you might have seen available. Thanks

 

[Badvert65]

I, too have been searching for the same thing for a 65 Belvedere race car. I have not had any luck finding them either. They were made back in the late '80s or '90s, but none seem to be available now. Closest thing I have found is the conversion headlights and they are heavier than the 7" glass headlamp. Just an FYI, a pair of glass 6014 sealed beams weighs in at 3 lbs. Assembled in the headlight buckets, they come in at 5 lbs a pair. Plastic lenses won't save a lot of weight, but it all adds up. I am still looking for them.

 

[BigblueC]

Look into Headlights for Jeeps. There are conversion kits for Jeeps like mine (a TJ 1997-2006) that replace the stock 7" sealed halogen bulb with a polycarbonate reflector shell and blub. This is the first one that popped up so look around the site, there are others.

Hella 002395801 7" Round E-Code (ECE) H4 Conversion Headlight Kit

 

[Big_John]

Drill some holes in the glass to save weight.

 

[LocuMob]

Look into Headlights for Jeeps. There are conversion kits for Jeeps like mine (a TJ 1997-2006) that replace the stock 7" sealed halogen bulb with a polycarbonate reflector shell and blub. This is the first one that popped up so look around the site, there are others.

Hella 002395801 7" Round E-Code (ECE) H4 Conversion Headlight Kit

I found a Jeep reference also, but for lexan

7" Halogen Single H4 DOT Headlight for 97-06 Jeep TJ - KC #4230

 

[67Monaco]

Plastique.. Just don't hook up the halo if you don't want blue light.

7" H6024 / 6014 Halogen Blue LED Halo Ring H4 Light Bulb Angel Eye Headlight | eBay


Or;

DATSUN 240Z 260Z 280Z 7" H6024 DIAMOND EURO HEADLIGHTS | eBay

 

[commando1]

I'm looking for cheap plastic 7" round headlights. My main goal is to save weight.

Street legal lo/hi beam or just something to stick in the holes?

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Not sure the weight, voltage, watts, etc.
Plastic Par56 LED Bulb | hidrotermal ®

Par56 is what you are looking for.


Alan

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Street legal lo/hi beam or just something to stick in the holes?

Something to stick in the hole that looks kinda like it might be a headlight. The car is almost never going to be driven at night except down the return road.

 

[Badvert65]

The thing is with the conversion assemblies, most are heavier as a unit than the 6014 bulb itself. You have to read the specs carefully as most have a glass lens. I am not knocking any of these suggestions, but the primary idea is to save weight (and illuminate).

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Does it need to illuminate?


Alan

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Does it need to illuminate?


Alan

Yes, may get stuck out after dark

 

[commando1]

Something to stick in the hole that looks kinda like it might be a headlight. The car is almost never going to be driven at night except down the return road.

Use those fake headlight decals they slap onto those NASCAR aberrations.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Use those fake headlight decals they slap onto those NASCAR aberrations.

No!
I like the Lexan ones for a Jeep. Most you see claim crystal clear glass lenses. Thanks for the input. I'll probably end up with some cheap swap meet ones I may happen across.
I can still put regular sealed beams in. I need to swap the ones on my Pete, they have time on them and new ones always seem brighter. With winter coming it will be needed.

 

[LocuMob]

No!
I like the Lexan ones for a Jeep. Most you see claim crystal clear glass lenses. Thanks for the input. I'll probably end up with some cheap swap meet ones I may happen across.
I can still put regular sealed beams in. I need to swap the ones on my Pete, they have time on them and new ones always seem brighter. With winter coming it will be needed.

Are all truck headlights crappy? Seems like they never have the correct pattern on the road.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Are all truck headlights crappy? Seems like they never have the correct pattern on the road.

Yes, I put my left one, way out on the road, it will shine over your car, if your in a 4x4 pick up your getting blasted right in the mirror, tough $#!& You do it constantly to everyone else so pay back is a *****. My right headlight is pretty well aimed but has a hole in it, been there over a year, happened right after I put it in last fall, I'm waiting for it to fail. So it is all dirty inside after a year. I'm going to mount some cheapy LED tractor lights on the bottom of the bumper as "fog lights". About the time they go yellow it will be back to daylight savings time.