Has anyone cut the lens off from a sealed beam headlight?

[truckster]

Originally Posted by georgieb51

What is the relay harness mentioned by a few fellows?

You can buy the harness from various vendors, or you can make your own. The wiring isn't really difficult.

The idea is that instead of running the amperage for the headlights through the switch, you control the relays with the switch. Full amperage runs through the relay to the headlights. It preserves the switch and gives full voltage and amperage to the headlights, resulting in a brighter light.

[georgieb51]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

You connect the relays to the battery and the headlights. When you turn on the headlights, power goes through the relays to the headlights instead of roundy-round from the battery to the headlight switch, dimmer switch and then to the headlights. Much less voltage drop. Here is a thread I made to show the difference from stock to using the relays. I bought them from LMC.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=782071

Thanks . I will give that a try. BTW I noticed your grill and bumper changes in your photos. creative thinking goin on there!

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by chewychevy67

I Wil post the results. I will try it on a different bulb first. I may try a few ideas. I just hope something will work. If you have any links to videos or such where ppl have split these bulbs please post them.

Here is another article for idea's.

Link:https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...ights.1209713/










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[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by georgieb51

Thanks . I will give that a try. BTW I noticed your grill and bumper changes in your photos. creative thinking goin on there!

My FiL did that. I don't know if it got hit, or what. I'd like to go back to the original, someday.

[chewychevy67]

When I do this I'll do the 1st one comple and compare it to the others before I o them all. I know it's probably illegal and I will check the glare before I drive with them. If they glare bad they will just become art pieces I guess.

[chewychevy67]

I have researched led bulbs a bit and I came across these. I may contact these ppl once I have my bulbs done. They seem very knowledgeable. The led they are displaying here is moveable so that may help me in this situation. https://youtu.be/IWDjFQuT7Gs

[chewychevy67]

Well tonight I split 2 of my t3 bulbs. 1 high and 1 low beam. Here are some pictures. I am waiting for my h4 housings to come in and I will do more then. I am just doing this for experimental purposes. I understand this is illegal and I would not use these if the beam pattern is harmful to oncoming traffic (which I will try to test with a few different bulbs

[Stocker]

Good to see an update.... and with successful lens removals! As to legality, IF glare is not an issue, I wouldn't worry about it. Technically, some E-code conversions are not DOT-approved, but properly adjusted they don't raise any eyebrows. I have run them in various vehicles, in several states, since the early Seventies and have never had an issue.

[Getter-Done]

Cool

Great Progress.

I passed a J E E P that had lights that was not legal yesterday.

I want to find my Q-Beam for Tomorow morning.

[Stephen717]

So I have to wonder how these lenses would look on Holley's new retro bright LEDs, I know it's a dumb idea but it makes a fella wonder

[chewychevy67]

Here are brights and dims with the hella h4 glass. 1st with the morimoto 3.0 headlights and second with the hella bulbs thar came with the lenses

[chewychevy67]

And the results with the t3 lens on the h4 back. 1st with morimoto 3.0 and second with the hella bulbs. Bulb is about 8 feet from my garage doors and this is only 1 single bulb. All are low beam picture first

['68OrangeSunshine]

Do you have to glue [or epoxy] the lens back on? Or does the stainless steel retaining ring hold it together?

[chewychevy67]

This is what I used

['68OrangeSunshine]

That'll work.

[chewychevy67]

Night shots. the cut off line actually isnt too bad with these morimoto 3.0 bulbs. This is only 1 bulb . On a vehicle it would be easier to aim. Low beam is the st picture

['68OrangeSunshine]

Is that snow, or sand, or black asphalt but looks white bc the light's so bright?

[chewychevy67]

It's just dry dirt from my back alley.

[72c20customcamper]

This pic creeps me out . Looks like a skull

[KQQL IT]

My old cibie lights fell apart.
Put hella h4 in their place.

Pretty neat taking a T3 apart and replacing with a H4

[chewychevy67]

I did a tweek to the piece that blocks the light on the led light and it got rid of that line on on the low beam and I'm extremely happy about that. And I did a comparison to the original t3 an the pattern is very close to the same as I expected. Here is a picture of the bulbs in the same spot on low beam. 1st is original bulb. The led is much brighter and wider pattern.

[chewychevy67]

In case anyone ever needs this info here this is what all 4 look like in the rad support. They look A little better in real life than the pictures show

['68OrangeSunshine]

Four Eyes rules the night.