Sealed beam hologens

[Cornpatch MO]

I needed to replace a headlight on my 64 Dodge. It is the three prong hi-low outer headlight.
The number was not legible, so took it to the parts store. Yup, the parts guy was one of THOSE. He knew nothing about these " outdated "seal beams. Finally I asked another parts guy to help. He brought me some oddball , no name one that didn't even have a bulb number on it. Only thing it had was 35 watt / 35 watt.
What number of seal beam halogen, name brand, should it be and the wattage for at least stock performance? Any " high output" halogens recommended?................Thanks for your help.........................MO

 

[Bruzilla]

All those lights are about the same. If you want decent headlights, you need to wire in some relays that take power direct from the alternator and send it to the lights, and the power going through your wiring harness is minimized to just a small bit of voltage to trigger the relay. It's a cheap and easy modification that'll close to double your light output regardless of the bulbs.

And rule of thumb is you never replace a headlight. You replace headlights. If one goes bad, it usually means the other isn't going to be far behind it, so just replace both at the same time.

 

[Yatzee]

The bulb number should be molded into the front of the glass face. You're shopping at the wrong place if they can't supply a bulb after giving them the year and model of car.

 

[eric383]

All those lights are about the same. If you want decent headlights, you need to wire in some relays that take power direct from the alternator and send it to the lights, and the power going through your wiring harness is minimized to just a small bit of voltage to trigger the relay. It's a cheap and easy modification that'll close to double your light output regardless of the bulbs.

And rule of thumb is you never replace a headlight. You replace headlights. If one goes bad, it usually means the other isn't going to be far behind it, so just replace both at the same time.

X2 on the relay for the headlights. it made a big difference on my 63. I went with H5006 for the low beams and H5001 for the high beams. It was 35 watt draw per bulb which was about the same as my old bulbs.
Good luck.

 

[NJRR]

Did you see these?

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopar...a-superbee-ge-westinghouse-headlights.130673/

 

[idrivemopar]

I use the Sylvania H5006(hi/low) and the H5001(Hi) in my car. They are sealed beam halogen bulbs. They are not bad for stock type headlights, and they were brighter than I remember, but not as bright as modern cars, but I like them.
Here is the link to them on Orielly auto parts, http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/SYL0/H5006.oap?keyword=h5006

 

[RT K_line]

I ran into the same problem when I was putting my car back together after paint. I found an older CARQUEST that had some in the back. Those numbers above are good so you may have to call a few places or you can order from Rock Auto.