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Technical => General Tech Discussion => Topic started by: zetterberg on 2011-05-12 12:40

Title: general, 57 Fairlane town sedan
Post by: zetterberg on 2011-05-12 12:40
I need to replace headlites. Can you replace with standard hi-lo beam 3 prong or is there something better I could do.
Title: Re: general, 57 Fairlane town sedan
Post by: Ford Blue blood on 2011-05-12 21:25
The "new" head lights are seal beam halogen.  They are much brighter then the "old" standard sealed beam.  The halogen bulbed reflector style will require a modification to the lighting circuit.  You will need to install relays to provide power to the bulbs.  The relay armeture is fed from the hi/low switch, the power for the bulb is from the battery through the contacts to the bulb.  Both Painless and Ron Frances supply a kit to do this with very good instructions.