Headlight kit for 1974 C3

[oopsme]

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Which of these headlight kits would be recommended for my 1974 Vette? Xenon or krypton. Im looking to improve night lighting.
Thanks in advance for your input.

Mike

 

[garywcook]

Careful.

Make sure they seller guarantees they will fit. I think there's a potential clearance problem from what I see.

I bought some Hella units. The rear of my Hella H1 (HI) looks a lot like the 5006's on The Auto Mall.

It won't fit in my 77. The extension is too deep and the diameter of the extension won't go into the opening. The depth of the light housing is about 2 1/8". The hole behind the housing is 1 3/4". The lamp housing extension with rubber cap is > 2 1/4" in diameter and > 3" deep. It won't fit. I don' think you can't cut enough metal away to make the hole larger behind the housing. There's a support in the area.

The Hella H4's (HI/LO) were ok. They have a flat cup behind.

See the photo's of what I'm describing at my website:

http://www.sunny-california.com/photo_gallery.htm


Before the Hella's, I bought some cheap offshore lamps from a guy on ebay. The glass was so thin it broke in shipment. They would never stand up to a pebble on the highway.

Still looking for REAL European lights for my 77. They have to meet the inspection requirements in Spain.

 

[garywcook]

Installing H1-H4 Hella's in a c3

Careful.

Make sure they seller guarantees they will fit. I think there's a potential clearance problem from what I see.

I bought some Hella units. The rear of my Hella H1 (HI) looks a lot like the 5006's on The Auto Mall.

It won't fit in my 77. The extension is too deep and the diameter of the extension won't go into the opening. The depth of the light housing is about 2 1/8". The hole behind the housing is 1 3/4". The lamp housing extension with rubber cap is > 2 1/4" in diameter and > 3" deep. It won't fit. I don' think you can't cut enough metal away to make the hole larger behind the housing. There's a support in the area.

The Hella H4's (HI/LO) were ok. They have a flat cup behind.

See the photo's of what I'm describing at my website:

http://www.sunny-california.com/photo_gallery.htm


Before the Hella's, I bought some cheap offshore lamps from a guy on ebay. The glass was so thin it broke in shipment. They would never stand up to a pebble on the highway.

Still looking for REAL European lights for my 77. They have to meet the inspection requirements in Spain.

Since I posted this, I figured out a way to make them work. I've documented it on my website at:

http://www.sunny-california.com/new_page_31.htm

 

[Bob Chadwick]

Nice writeup.

 

[garywcook]

Thanks Bob.