1960 Chevy Headlight Conversion - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

DaddyOh · 09-25-2015, 04:07 PM

Does anyone sell the headlight conversion (to have a replaceable H4/HB2 bulb) for the 1960 grille? Looks like it would require a 5.25" light but cannot find anything other than 7" round... Thanks

EDIT: Does the grille on a 1960 Chevy take a 5.75" light? Seems inside of retaining ring measures around 5.75"

McCoyAZ · 09-25-2015, 08:16 PM

The 60-61 grill does take the smaller diameter headlights.

I do know that TUCKERS Classic Car Parts sells the conversions.

DaddyOh · 09-25-2015, 09:23 PM

Thanks... realized it after having a stack of 7" hella conversion lights next to me...looks like there might be some 'headlight deals' in the classifieds soon. Ended up finding the ones I need....I hope

markeb01 · 09-26-2015, 01:48 PM

I used Hella H006A low beam headlamps from Amazon.com. They fit perfectly after trimming the back of the silicone sealing boot, which can be seen on page 35, post 853 of my build thread. I don't drive that much at night, so I only upgraded the low beam bulbs and they made a huge improvement.

Amazon.com: HELLA 002850811 135mm H4 High/Low...

09-25-2015, 04:07 PM	#1
DaddyOh Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 180	1960 Chevy Headlight Conversion Does anyone sell the headlight conversion (to have a replaceable H4/HB2 bulb) for the 1960 grille? Looks like it would require a 5.25" light but cannot find anything other than 7" round... Thanks EDIT: Does the grille on a 1960 Chevy take a 5.75" light? Seems inside of retaining ring measures around 5.75" __________________ '65 Tiki Sea 10: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=682356 Last edited by DaddyOh; 09-25-2015 at 04:55 PM.

09-25-2015, 08:16 PM	#2
McCoyAZ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kingman, AZ Posts: 1,574	Re: 1960 Chevy Headlight Conversion The 60-61 grill does take the smaller diameter headlights. I do know that TUCKERS Classic Car Parts sells the conversions. __________________ http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/ScottAz2/

09-25-2015, 09:23 PM	#3
DaddyOh Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 180	Re: 1960 Chevy Headlight Conversion Thanks... realized it after having a stack of 7" hella conversion lights next to me...looks like there might be some 'headlight deals' in the classifieds soon. Ended up finding the ones I need....I hope __________________ '65 Tiki Sea 10: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=682356

09-26-2015, 01:48 PM	#4
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: 1960 Chevy Headlight Conversion I used Hella H006A low beam headlamps from Amazon.com. They fit perfectly after trimming the back of the silicone sealing boot, which can be seen on page 35, post 853 of my build thread. I don't drive that much at night, so I only upgraded the low beam bulbs and they made a huge improvement. Amazon.com: HELLA 002850811 135mm H4 High/Low... __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

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