H4 headlights

TwinkyZulu · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:40 am Post subject:

Okay, so as far as i can see, Pretty much any 7" headlight will work for my 65 Ghia?

I just wanna make sure before i go to O'reilley's and buy a pair.

glutamodo · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:31 am Post subject:

Yeah, as long as they match the vehicle voltage. The have O'Reilly stores in Sweden?

TwinkyZulu · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:34 am Post subject:

I recently moved back to Texas, I guess I never changed my location on here,

But it's only the bulb that needs the right voltage? I read somewhere that they should be 55/60 or something like that right?

TwinkyZulu · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:39 am Post subject:

or that's the watt, but the bulbs are 12v

glutamodo · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:54 am Post subject:

Yeah, but I'm thinking you'll not find anything but sealed beams at O'Reilly's. As mentioned previously in this thread, most 7" assemblies for replaceable halogen bulbs are not technically street-legal in the USA. So you only typically see sealed beams at most parts retailers.

I was surprised that the O'reilly site pulled up 12V bulbs for 1965...

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search/Headlight...+headlight

TwinkyZulu · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:58 am Post subject:

worst case scenario I'll just change back to stock for inspection, I doubt that a cop could tell the difference and would be able to tell that they are illegal.

hopkin · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:09 am Post subject:

OK, old thread and not directly related to the most recent comments but here are photos of the LHD and RHD drive H4 lens. You can see the difference in the cut of the lens.

From the previous page in this thread:

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TwinkyZulu · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:48 pm Post subject:

Apparently the people at O'Reilleys need to have the car make to be able to find the right part, so does anyone know what headlight assembly that will work for my 65 Ghia, maybe from a super beetle??

Raceace24 · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:04 pm Post subject:

i just bought these Cibie Z Beam Reproductions:

Glass lens and housing made in India, German H4 bulb

Looks like a real, quality part!
They also carry the European "E-code" designation which is from what I understand, a strict code on beam direction and is required on all European automobiles
We'll see how they look hooked up !
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VeloMikey · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:56 pm Post subject:

Can you post a link to where you bought them? What wattage are the bulbs?
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rockerarm · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:57 am Post subject:

Raceace24 · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:04 pm Post subject:

swavananda · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:18 pm Post subject:

Bus depot has them too , been waiting for more reviews before i replace my flat lens bosch H4's Wink

http://www.busdepot.com/nl910ch4/

Mellow Yellow 74 · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 2:43 am Post subject:

akear · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:05 am Post subject:

^^ I think it was this...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Autopal-H4-Curved-Lens-...rmvSB=true

John Moxon · Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 5:19 am Post subject:

KPTexan · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:24 am Post subject: Re: H4 headlights

Sorry to revive this old thread, but didn't see the need to make a new one!

Just in case anyone is looking for a smoking deal on some great H4 conversions, Toyota has been selling a retrofit kit for their old FJ40s since they stopped stocking sealed beams. The part number is 81110-60P70, and it includes a set of Japanese made Koito E-code H4 housings, bulbs, and a relay/wiring kit.

The trick is to see if your local Toyota dealer can order these in - my local dealer actually has a discount parts website so I got a slight discount and also didn't have to pay for shipping since I picked them up. I'm going to warn you though: you'll likely be waiting a number of weeks since they're almost always on backorder. It was worth the wait, because total cost for all of this was $18.54!

Yes, these are flat fronted H4 housings and they're Japanese so I don't anticipate most of the VW purists will be interested. That being said, it's hard to beat a high quality set of H4 lights for about $20, so it may be of interest to some. Not to mention, the Koito H4 is supposed to be the best - even better than Hella, Cibie, and Bosch (Daniel Stern is an expert in the field of automotive lighting):

https://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html
https://www.busdepot.com/h6024k

A couple photos I took of my set:

Rob Combs · Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: H4 headlights

Thanks for posting this tip. Just ordered a set from my local toyota dealer. Looks like backorder is only to cause about a week and a half's delay.

Will let the group know how it goes if you're interested.

bnam · Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:33 am Post subject: Re: H4 headlights

What’s the beam pattern and cut-off like?
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