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Where do you find Amber high beam lights?

I painted mine, here is the end result

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chucklbunny said:
Looks damn fine ! I will just paint mine and save the cash for something else !!

Nice satellite BTW !!
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thanks.. i did forget 1 thing.. i spayed some clearcoat over them after they dried.. dont want bugs to chip the paint .. still way cheaper than buying a new set
 
chucklbunny said:
OK, so back to my original question.


Where do I find amber HIGH beam bulbs for my Plymouth?, if all the above suggestions are three prong bulbs and I need a two prong bulb where do I get them ? or is my only option to paint them ? I need a solution.
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You only need to buy a two to three prong harness conversion. They sell them on EBay for roughly $10. The harness is approximately several inches long with the proper 3 or 2 prong connector. It simply plugs into your old harness.
 
chucklbunny said:
OK, so back to my original question.


Where do I find amber HIGH beam bulbs for my Plymouth?, if all the above suggestions are three prong bulbs and I need a two prong bulb where do I get them ? or is my only option to paint them ? I need a solution.
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@chucklbunny sorry I'm late to the party. I have 2 originals that I would part with. 4412A 12 volt 2 prong 5 3/4 diameter new never used. I'm in Framingham, so depending On where in Lickmyassachusetts you are, you could stop by or I can ship them to you. $25 per bulb plus shipping if needed. I'll post a for sale ad if there is any interest.
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Thanks for the reply !...let me think about it a bit...I kinda overplayed my hand and spent a bit too much on the car lately and vacation is coming up and I need to have some cash for it.....if you could give me a week or so to figure it out I will message you if that's ok .....


moparsaver said:
@chucklbunny sorry I'm late to the party. I have 2 originals that I would part with. 4412A 12 volt 2 prong 5 3/4 diameter new never used. I'm in Framingham, so depending On where in Lickmyassachusetts you are, you could stop by or I can ship them to you. $25 per bulb plus shipping if needed. I'll post a for sale ad if there is any interest.
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I had been wanting to do this on my '61 Pioneer for quite some time, not actually knowing whether I'd like the look or not.

I do like the look on this car, though I'm not sure I'd like how it would look on my '63 330 with the canted headlights.

I got a set of EiKO 4412A bulbs from AutoZone. I replaced my stock 2-prong connectors with fork connectors, and I was ready to go. The only minor issue is that the bulb's stay tabs are in the wrong location, but I was able to line the bulbs up just fine to have them set straight.

IMHO, glass spray is a ghetto-*** way to go about this considering that the parts are readily available and relatively inexpensive.


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I don’t like them at all. But that’s just me. I do hear guys saying it was a thing in the 70’s and 80’s. I don’t remember it. Seems like a thing since 2013.
 
I used my regular clear lights and spray painted them with krylon amber stained glass spray paint, severely light coast to get the color I wanted, lasted over 10 years no problems, I think hobby lobby still carries it

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440 PHIXX said:
I don’t like them at all. But that’s just me. I do hear guys saying it was a thing in the 70’s and 80’s. I don’t remember it. Seems like a thing since 2013.
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I don't remember it in the '70's or the '80's, either. Perhaps it was more a regional phenomenon? I'm from the Rust Belt, and it seems if this were a thing back in the day, it very well could have missed where I was at, and instead be a West Coast thing?

Since I have just installed them on my Pioneer, I'm curious about the origin...is it 1958, 1976, 2013, or somewhere in between?
 
revvin' kevin said:
I don't remember it in the '70's or the '80's, either. Perhaps it was more a regional phenomenon? I'm from the Rust Belt, and it seems if this were a thing back in the day, it very well could have missed where I was at, and instead be a West Coast thing?

Since I have just installed them on my Pioneer, I'm curious about the origin...is it 1958, 1976, 2013, or somewhere in between?
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Me neither. Maybe on some German cars, but I really don't remember them being a thing. Not being a d_ck here, but what exactly were they supposed to do better than regular high beams?
 
fesser said:
Me neither. Maybe on some German cars, but I really don't remember them being a thing. Not being a d_ck here, but what exactly were they supposed to do better than regular high beams?
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I don't think they're supposed to do anything better except give a different look. Mine light up dark roads just fine. Not better, but fine, and I personally like the looks of it. Nice thing about this mod is that if I ever change my mind, I'm 10 minutes and zero money invested into going back.
 
fesser said:
Me neither. Maybe on some German cars, but I really don't remember them being a thing. Not being a d_ck here, but what exactly were they supposed to do better than regular high beams?
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Amber is used for fog lights. Mounted low. @Slantsixdan the expert. Hope he weighs in.
 
toolmanmike said:
Amber is used for fog lights. Mounted low. @Slantsixdan the expert. Hope he weighs in.
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Last I heard, Dan said he's getting out of the classic car game, but to what level tht is remains to be seen, I suppose. I do appreciate his expertise when it comes to Slants.

That said, I don't think we need an "expert" to tell us that by replacing one's high-beams with amber lights, one is basically deleting the high-beams and adding fog lights in their place, for better or for worse.

Am I missing something, thus over-simplifying this?
 
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