well one of my head light went out so i went to the auto parts store and the guy looked it up on his computer and handed me a 9007 bulb. Got home and found out my van head light is the sealed version i can't just replace the bulb, have to buy the whole light.

Does anyone know after what year model did Econoline start using a head light assembly that can take a 9004 or 9007 replacement bulb? And i hope i can get my hand one a set of those and make it fit on my 95.

 

This 95 e 150 use's ether the sealed version or the insert bulb. Look it up on this link for pic's. http://www.partsamerica.com/Default.aspx

 

thanks man... HOLY COW... I guess what i wanted is called Composite? its over $130 buck each.
ok time to hit the yards and see if i can find anything cheaper i was hoping i can pick a set up for under $100 bucks.

 

So you want the plastic light that you put the buld insert in the back? Or a regular sealed bulb? A sealed bulb is only $13.00 http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...pe=301&ptset=A

 

Boy I must be getting old.[X(] Sealed beams are a dime a dozen at your local NAPS. OR WERE. Our local Canadian Tire sells them because the average car over a decade and most pickups still uses them. Heligon is prefered or you can by the same headlight that takes a bulb. I have four vehicles that all use them. They're made of glass, by the way.

 

i am looking for a head light that i can screw in a 9007 bulb in the back. so when the bulb burns out i can just replace it with another 9007 bulb. I think the 9007 bulbs are brighter than the sealed light and my friend says he can get me a set of HID 9007 cheap for like 200 bucks or something like that. I always love how much light the HID puts out and would make it so much brighter to drive the van at night. If all else fails I guess I can always go pick up a pair of fog lights.

 

Wow! Cheap at $200? or $26 for a sealbeam. Newer is not always better but certainly more expensive. How did you get around before the bulb type?

 

well HID for $200 is cheap i think. Because on my car I can see so much better at night it comes with stock HID. I just thought if i can upgrade the van's light to HID i would. but it looks like i have to buy the head light assy first than buy the HID bulbs. And I dont have to get HID bulbs, even the standard 9007 bulb is like $5 i think is brighter than the seal beam version IMO.

 

Good lights help. I'm a proffesional driver and probably got a million miles under my belt by now. Driving lights or foglights help on narrow highways during black nights. Heligon work fine for me. I've been on some twisty roads and no other traffic where the "clear foglights" help see the edge of the road. Driving lights are only usefull on the straight and only without much approacing traffic. I used both but the headlights obviously are what we rely on. I never bother with the bulb type because they are less common and I always carried a spare headlight. You know your driving habits and one rule of thumb I've always used is "never overdrive the range of your headlight" Brighter lights will give you more warning but slower speeds will not require them. Nothing is worse when approaching a well lite vehicle at night and having to adjust your eyesight to accomodate it. Worse if they don't dim.

 

what i suggest, and this is what i've been doing since the late 80s, is to replace your sealed beams with european spec (E-code) H4 lights, they aren't as cheap as sealed beams, but last a long time, and put out a lot of light. you'll need a pair of 6x8" lights, also known as 200mm sized lights. they have a replaceable H4 bulb, which is a 9003, and this is the same plug as what you have, so all you do is remove your sealed beams, and replace them with the new ones. neolite makes some decent ones, classicgarage.com sells them. if you want the best, get some hella E-code lights, not the SAE/DOT variants. Bosch also makes great ones. E-code lights are used all over the world and have an asymetric beam pattern which throws more light in front of your vehicle and less into on-coming traffic. so you can use a higher power bulbs w/o glaring traffic. you can also upgrade to HID/xenon bulbs with ballasts. ebay is selling some telescopic H4 HID kits for around $200, i have not used those, but i plan on getting some for my Hella H4s in my 1985 E-150. if you have any questions please contact me through here, i convert many american/japanese cars to Ecode lights. thanks!! lars

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