The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Large rectangular headlight - 2 bulb versus 1 bulb? sharp light beam cut-off? 200 1979

posted by  sutherml on  Sun Mar 15 00:21 CST 2009
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sat Jun 29 19:15 CST 2013
[RELATED]

My 1979 244GL originally had the very large rectangular headlights each with a single dual-filament 60W hi-beam/55W lo-beam H4-base bulb. One of these got damaged and I cant find any in the pick-n-pull so the Volvo stealer says he can only sell me (at increased cost) a 2-bulb headlight that has a H1-base bulb and a H-4 base bulb, with an adaptor to convert the H-4 plug to fit H1 bulb.

I think he said that this was for a 264 car but will fit a a 244, but he said that this has an internal "metal separator" to provide sharp light "cut off" so was a superior headlight. Is this some Volvo or dealer gimmick or is he attempting to dump obsolete stock on me or is it some night driving safety issue? Dual-filament bulbs still seem in use on most brands of cars. I dont want to be ripped off.






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.