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10-06-2011, 11:08 AM | #1 |
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Seal Beam Adapter
I have a pair of very nice pair of Auto Lamp Pathfinder seal beam adapters that fit the Model A. They have a brass trim so would plate up very nice. I am thinking about using them on the new Model A we are building, but am hoping to find out a little more about them. Does any one have information regarding these seal beam adapters?
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10-06-2011, 11:44 AM | #2 |
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Re: Seal Beam Adapter
John,
I have a pair of seal beam adapters that I think they may be the same as yours. If they are like mine they place the bulbs behind original lenses. The lens defocuses the beam to a point that it is worthless. There is a second type leaves the bulbs exposed and they look like the eyes of a monster in a late night horror movie. I think mine are aftermarket from the sixties/seventies. Charlie Stephens |
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10-06-2011, 12:40 PM | #3 |
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Re: Seal Beam Adapter
Charlie, these replace the lens with the sealed beam bulb. They are nicely made and were probably used in the 50s. They came on a car that I picked up that was last registered in 67.
I know what you mean about putting a sealed beam unit behind the original lens it is worthless for light for driving. |
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10-06-2011, 02:03 PM | #5 |
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I have located a set of flat lenses, that is why I'm looking at the adapters. They are smooth though, but should look OK.
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10-06-2011, 02:34 PM | #6 |
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10-06-2011, 03:02 PM | #7 | |
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Don't know if there's enough depth in the Model A headlight bucket for these with the H-4 halogen bulb |
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10-06-2011, 04:30 PM | #8 |
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Re: Seal Beam Adapter
Mine had been converted to sealed beams with different buckets when I got it. I think they look good--don't understand the "eyes of a monster" comment, but I guess it's in the eyes of the beholder. I upgraded the sockets and switched to halogen sealed beams. It sure is great to have lots of light going down the road! I agree about the mess you get when you put sealed beams behind the glass lens. Steve |
10-07-2011, 10:09 AM | #9 | |
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You have 1940's replacement headlights, that were designed to use the 7-inch Sealed-Beam. The "monster-eyes" the other guys were referring to were the kits that adapted Sealed-Beams into the original Twolite headlight buckets, which used an 8 " lens (I rounded the measurement to the nearest whole inch), so you wound-up with a black trim ring about 1/2" wide bewteen the headlight shell and the Sealed-Beam glass, which gives it a sort of "sunken-eyed" B or C horror picture look... I might be hide-bound, but I think the original lighting looks the best.. |
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10-07-2011, 10:31 AM | #10 |
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SteveS, that's the first seal-beamed conversion I have seen that looks good..
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10-07-2011, 11:03 AM | #11 |
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Re: Seal Beam Adapter
There are a number of aftermarket conversion kits for both 6 & 12 volt halogen bulbs that use the stock lenses. They come with a reflector designed for the halogen bulb. I've had a 12 volt set in my Model A for the last 25 years.
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