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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: brlarl on June 07, 2009, 10:39:11 pm
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I know this has been asked before but............has anyone ever located the needed information (parts list) for a single headlight conversion on the 89-91 blazer front ends? From what I found on the forums no one has ever given a definite answer on how to do this conversion but say Chevy Celebrity lights will work. Currently I have the 89-91 blazer front end on my 85 C10. I saw a nice 82 tonight the was two tone metallic baby blue and white that had this type of conversion, apparently he must have bought the truck like that because he had not idea what lights they were. I like the look plus the light give off will be brighter. Ideas? Thanks
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Anyone????
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Check the how to section, there is a big how to article there on what you want to do. Im sure it lists all the parts needed. Maybe someone has that link? Remember BigBow?
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I'm sorry, I may be blind I do not see the "How To Section". Where would I locate that? Thanks
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I'm not following what you are trying to do. ???
You want to change from the compsite lights to a sealed beam?
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No, I seen an 82 C10 this past weekend that had the conversion from sealed to composites done but unfortunately the guy didn't know what headlight housings were used. I keep reading that Composites from a Chevy Celebrity will work but can not verify what parts to use or whether its even possible to use Celebrity lights. I want to go to a one piece headlight housing (composite) with both low and high beam in one.
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So you have this style:
(http://www.4x4offroads.com/image-files/1991-3-4-ton-chevy-suburban-4x4-1.jpg)
And want this style with a composite?
(http://www.goodgrease.com/files/0813081111.jpg)
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y would anyone want to change from the suburban front end to the singe head light? just my 2 cents
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Or are you talking about these style one peice composites?
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Trust me I DO NOT what the one piece SEALED BEAM look.....I want the one piece COMPOSITE headlight that en-houses the high and low beam. Like the ones found on the 90up Chevy Trucks. I read here on a forum here somewhere that the Chevy Celebrity Composite Headlights will work but have not been able to confirm that. Currently I do have the front end as on the Black/Silver Burban above and again want the COMPOSITE setup that has both the high and low beam within it, like the pic of the red truck above.
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If you are talking about a the lights out of something like a... 1992 chevy truck, for example, i have never seen that done. I would be interested to see any pics of that.
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Forgive the quick crop job but is something like this what you are talking about?
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Sabaka454/0068.jpg)
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EXACTLY!!!!!! Like I said I seen this on a Nice looking truck this past Sunday but the guy did not know what housings were used. I heard about the Chevy Celebrity composites but do not know how to go about installing them. You guys have never seen this done before? I saw a couple of the old forums on this site that mentioned the Chevy truck lights and the celebrity lights. ???
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The is no write-up for it. Most use the 89 Celebrity headlights that I have seen, BUT, I think they are too big. With some fab work you can make a set of 88-99's fit I have seen it done.
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Hey there's always a first time...........I will give this a try and document every step of the install that way there will be a write up on it for fellow square body truckers both High and Low!!!!!!! One question......you said you seen this done with 88-99 I'm assuming you meant Chevy Trucks? Right?
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It was on a 81-87 and they used the 88-99 light modules. I looked but I cant find it... He took alot of pics on it...
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It would be great if you could find a pic of that somehow, i would love to see it. Not that i would ever do it to my truck lol, but i would love to see how it turned out.
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I once owned a 91 camaro that I installed 88-99 Chev truck composite headlight assembles into. They worked great. Made a frame out of half inch square tube to mount them. Thing is they have a lot of angle to the grill if you look at the front of an 88-up pickup and that you cant change or you cant adjust. Worked on a camaro but on a flat front C-10??
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Ive seen it done in person with the 96 style composit lights. looks ok, but the light beam is not going to be nice at all. the left beams will be pointed to the right, and the right beams will be pointed left when the housings are flush looking on the grille. the only hope you have is to seperate the lense from the base and mod the heck out of the base then re-glue it. the guy that did his swap lived with the crappy beam alignment and he used 4 bolts and washers to space it out from the core support.