SVX Headlight Swap

[Tycho]

Here's some pics of what I like to call "The SVX Headlight Swap" (because it implies that it's not a total hack).

 

1. No more glass housings that fill up with water

2. Projector beam low puts light where you want it

3. Hi beam reflector is large and relatively well focused -> good high beam pattern ... lots of light in front of you, less "off in the woods".

4. Can use 9011 and 9012 HIR bulbs for nearly double the light output of their 9005 9006 counterparts (and the projector beam Lo keeps glare from increasing, so you get more light without pissing other drivers off).

http://store.candlepower.com/hirlighting.html

5. Looks like crap during the day (it could be installed to fit below the hood without having to bend the front, but I tend not to care). Looks sweet at night (like an SVX). The L series cars are very square, the SVX is not ... so it's going to look massively out of place no matter what you do.

6. I did not use the fog lights at all. They are "nice" for fogs with 55w H3 bulbs instead of those weeny 20 watt things most cars come with these days, but I've never found OE fogs to have worthwhile beam pattern anyway.

7. Bracketing takes about 1 hour to make if you have tin snips and some galv sheet handy. Minor enlargement of the OE headlight holes in the unibody is required (toward the bottom).

8. I put in a 12 ga relay harness when I first did this mod to my 90 Loyale, and just swapped that over to the '85. What a massive difference! I gained over a volt at the bulbs.

9. Also re-wired the turn signals and marker lights (the amber insert) so that when the headlights are on, the turn signal blinks the two of them alternately. With the lights off, both blink at the same time.

 

http://web.me.com/dgiessel/Pictures/car/headlights/index.html

 

High beams on the inside, Low beams on the outside.

High

 

Low

Edited January 24, 2011 by Tycho

[Loyale 2.7 Turbo]

Nice Idea! ... Will you Close the Opening around the SVX Headlamps?

[TheLoyale]

Thats pretty cool! First time I have seen that.

 

Thanks for opening the thread!

 

-Tom

[Loyale 2.7 Turbo]

Here in my Country, some People does Headlamps' Swaps on their Subies, as the one you can see Below:

But That Headlamps aren't Subaru for Sure.

Kind Regards.