January 2009

1955-57 Halogen Tri-Bar Headlight Installation

Article By Randy Irwin

Even headlights aren’t off limits when it comes to customizing a car. You can buy the old 7” replacement sealed beam headlight from any automotive supplier as they are used on anything from a Tri-Five Chevy to a two-ton dump truck. The original type sealed beam headlight has just 50 watts on low beam and 60 watts on high beam with a life expectancy of just over 300 hours. The H-4 halogen bulbs used in the new Tri-Bar headlights have 60 watts on low beam and 67 watts on high beam with a life expectancy of 800 hours. The Tri-Bar halogen light bulbs not only have a higher wattage for better road visibility; they look great as well. The new Tri-Bar halogen headlights plug into the stock headlight harness and with just a small modification the headlight sub bucket will fit the early model Chevys with no problem.

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