Head lights

ezmerf · Post by **ezmerf** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 1:12 pm

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fb/full.aspx?Page=83

I ordered me some of these http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fb/full.aspx?Page=83 Just curious if anyone else has tried them? Was gonna do a light bar but needed a head light anyway so figured I'd see what these do.

HIO Silver · Post by **HIO Silver** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:23 pm

Which one? And did your order a relay harness?

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Post by **Ranchero50** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:04 am

I have a set of similar one that lasted a day on the truck. They had a red spot in the middle which didn't bother me a lot but the flat lens cover completely ruined the trucks look. They also cast a blue light that looked bad and the focus wasn't that good. I went with a pair of Sylvania extra-visions. I checked and was only losing .25 volts through the wires to the lamp so I didn't go with relays. After running the truck at night the new bulbs are @ 10-15% brighter than the old '68 FoMoCo's I had in it.

ezmerf · Post by **ezmerf** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 10:54 am

Well didn't order special harness and last night was the first I got to try them.Went down to my pond with lights on dim came back up on bright.Well after afew moments they would flash off and on.So any ideals whats the problem? Thanks for the help.

Post by **Ranchero50** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 1:40 pm

Excessive amp draw causing the CB to trip. I forget where it's located, I think it's part of the switch on ours.

Madman · Post by **Madman** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:16 pm

Ranchero50 wrote:Excessive amp draw causing the CB to trip. I forget where it's located, I think it's part of the switch on ours.

I believe he is correct. It is a little thermal breaker/switch in the headlight switch assembly itself. Over time they get weak and open when hot then reclose when cooled off. I had a 1965 Mustang which did the same. New switch should help mitigate that.

HIO Silver · Post by **HIO Silver** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:13 am

ezmerf wrote:Well didn't order special harness and last night was the first I got to try them.Went down to my pond with lights on dim came back up on bright.Well after afew moments they would flash off and on.So any ideals whats the problem? Thanks for the help.

... and that's why I asked if ya bought the relay harness.

Instead of the headlights' current going through the switch to the headlights, all the switch will do is provide a low curent signal to engage the respective relay ( hi beam or low beam) thus sourcing the voltage (and current) directly from the battery.

Direct experiential events regarding this particular issue was apparently necessary.

Your next move should be blatantly obvious.

ezmerf · Post by **ezmerf** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:47 pm

Thanks, sort of figured I'd need the harness should have ordered then.What you get for being cheap.

ezmerf · Post by **ezmerf** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:54 pm

Finally ordered the harness maybe that'll do the trick.

ezmerf · Post by **ezmerf** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:12 am

Well LMC can kiss my butt.The harness they send has a 3 prone connector the one on my truck is a 4 prone.They say the harness they sent is the right one.Any ideal how I can make it work?

Busboy · Post by **Busboy** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:24 am

That's why LMC has to do so much advertising on car and truck shows. They have cheap products and don't stand behind their crap.

71PA_Highboy · Post by **71PA_Highboy** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 1:11 pm

ezmerf wrote:Well LMC can kiss my butt.The harness they send has a 3 prone connector the one on my truck is a 4 prone.They say the harness they sent is the right one.Any ideal how I can make it work?

Pics of the connectors?

69Ford · Post by **69Ford** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:37 pm

I bought the LMC harness my truck has the three prong headlight connectors and it works great. Although I wish the relays were the standard bosch type so if one goes all I need is a trip to the parts store.

ezmerf · Post by **ezmerf** » Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:08 am

I gave up on trying to get a picture on here.One from LMC has a flat 3male blade connector my truck has a 4 prong connector .2male 2female.

71PA_Highboy · Post by **71PA_Highboy** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 2:20 pm

put a pic on photobucket and link it?

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