Halo Lights

[jhawk635]

Hello there fellow enthusiasts!

I'm looking hard at the Halo lights. I love the look of these in this picture.

http://www.7173mustangs.com/gallery/836_12_10_11_9_08_24.jpeg

Are these comparable to the CJ Pony Multi-Color Halo lights? Anyone know?

http://www.cjponyparts.com/headlight-halogen-led-halo-multi-color-pair-1965-1968-1970-1973/p/HLA35/

Thanks as always!

John

 

[Bill73Ragtop]

I think they are the same. I would love a set of those, but I need money to burn to afford the cost of them which does not exist at this time....

I'm hoping the price will come down as the technology becomes more widespread....

 

[jhawk635]

I think they are the same. I would love a set of those, but I need money to burn to afford the cost of them which does not exist at this time....

I'm hoping the price will come down as the technology becomes more widespread....

I know what you mean... I think the blue halo will look great with your blue car. Great for car shows and hanging with the guys!

My car is in pieces right now as I'm putting in new floor pans. Quite a job but it will all be worth by spring! In the meantime I'm searching for all the "cool" stuff to add to it. Oh...and btw I'm going with a deep dark blue paint scheme.

Cheers,

John

 

[Don C]

Has anyone tried these?

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-headlight-accent-lights/

 

[jhawk635]

Has anyone tried these?

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-headlight-accent-lights/

Looks like a much less expensive way to go...but not sure if you get the same results and what it costs by the time you add in the wiring, remote, etc.

 

[Don C]

Has anyone tried these?

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-headlight-accent-lights/

Looks like a much less expensive way to go...but not sure if you get the same results and what it costs by the time you add in the wiring, remote, etc.

My biggest concern is the diameter, they wouldn't be big enough to go around the outside of the headlight. The 120mm is only 4 3/4".

 

[jhawk635]

Interesting that there does not seem to be much of an interest in halo lights. Maybe it's just me, but I think they really add even more character to our great cars. Especially if I could get a set that looks like this car.

http://www.7173mustangs.com/gallery/836_...08_24.jpeg

If anyone else has an interest, shoot me a message.

Thanks,

John

 

[MotoArts]

It's a BMW thing that flowed over into into the ricer scene. New pricey stuff (Acura, Mercedes, Lincoln, etc.) have their versions in strips or individual LED's in their OE lights.

I liked them on my '02 5-series when I had it.

Ebay has the universal conversions along with the replacement individual LED bulbs for the halo, if you're willing to sift through the sea of searches...

 

[mpbsr]

I like them, but they look to modern for our 71-73"s.

 

[JimNiki]

I like them, but they look to modern for our 71-73"s.

+1

Gotta draw the line somewhere....

 

[jhawk635]

I like them, but they look to modern for our 71-73"s.

I hear you! I've been vacillating back and forth myself. I'm still leaning towards doing it, something about the cool stuff that gets me going. The good thing about it is that I can always not turn 'em on if I was to change my mind.

I'm also looking for ways to add lighting under the hood to show off the motor (and if you saw my car you would be laughing, but it is a work in progress!) when showing at night. So any ideas there are appreciated as well.

Thanks,

John

 

[MotoArts]

John,

I've been experimenting with various individual 12V LED's with the intention of installing them in the '71. You can get several types of 194 styles for the gauges and interior stuff. I have the single, inverted cone style and the 4 chip SMD's. The SMD's are brighter. I have them in my Suburban, and the cones in my 5.0 license plate lights (other styles won't fit it).

For the '71 I plan on installing single small units in the headliner retaining rails by drilling them at even increments, installed from the backside. Figure they would illuminate the opposing sides of the interior, giving an even distribution. I have both blue and white (car's gonna be blue) that already have a built in resistor. Unlit, they will be invisible. Haven't figured anything for underhood yet, but they'd have to be shaded or recessed somehow as not to get the eye assaulted by the intensity of the "bulb". Maybe something drilled into the hood structure, then installed from the back like the interior, then "lampshaded" somehow...

 

[jhawk635]

John,

I've been experimenting with various individual 12V LED's with the intention of installing them in the '71. You can get several types of 194 styles for the gauges and interior stuff. I have the single, inverted cone style and the 4 chip SMD's. The SMD's are brighter. I have them in my Suburban, and the cones in my 5.0 license plate lights (other styles won't fit it).

For the '71 I plan on installing single small units in the headliner retaining rails by drilling them at even increments, installed from the backside. Figure they would illuminate the opposing sides of the interior, giving an even distribution. I have both blue and white (car's gonna be blue) that already have a built in resistor. Unlit, they will be invisible. Haven't figured anything for underhood yet, but they'd have to be shaded or recessed somehow as not to get the eye assaulted by the intensity of the "bulb". Maybe something drilled into the hood structure, then installed from the back like the interior, then "lampshaded" somehow...

good info Pete! I hadn't even thought about the interior. It's a convertible so it's going to have many challenges. You're right about having to hide the lights well to prevent the eye assault you refer to. I'm going to play around with it for a while and see what I come up with.

 

[Silverback]

I like them and the various LED accents that a lot of modern cars have on them, but honestly, those look really goofy in the one pic posted at the beginning of the thread (the second link towards the bottom of the first page didn't work). They made the car look very square and small, not right at all... it's sort of trying to add a modern look to a shape never used on the modern cars and just looks wrong in every way...

 

[jhawk635]

Thanks for all the input... Your points are well taken. I think I'm going to delay this decision for now and keep a look out for others who may go this route.

 

[Totalled]

Well, I haven't had those halo lights, but I've had "diamond cut" conversion lights that have an octagon reflector like those on my Bronco. The light output was horrible. So bad I could only see at night with the high beams on.. the pattern was just scattered, similar to a flood light. I ended up putting sealed beams back in.

If you could find a halo set that were like these: http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fc/full.aspx?Page=71

That would be much better. I have the round set in my F-350 and they work great.