24V headlights

[bigflew]

I have a problem with my m998 that may or may no be a problem.
when I got the 998 it had no headlights so of course I ordered a nos set of 28 volt Wagner's after installing Corectly they both turned black inside and failed. checked voltage 24-26 volts.got 2 more light 1failed instantly.the other worked great on both sides.
I think I'm getting bad bulbs ? Warner manufacturing date of 08

 

[The HUlk]

Physical shock & vibration (especially when lit) will shorten the life of, or immediately break a lamp fillament.

Atmoshpere(oxygen) entering the bulb will enable the fillament to burn. This sounds like what may be happening resulting in the dark color you are seeing.

 

[DatGuyC]

Ditch the sealed beams and either go with led's or some nice h4 housings with 24v bulbs.

 

[papakb]

I run Hella H4 lamps on my truck. They're considerably brighter than the stock incandescent bulbs. You do need to make up a short pigtail to go from the Packard connectors to a standard 3 pin lamp connector but that's only a 10 minute job. I have run the cheepie Autopals from India and they do work but their quality control isn't very good. I had to return the first set I got because the lenses were offcenter and the bezel wouldn't clamp down over them. The second set worked fine.

Kurt

 

[tage]

Good info. ^^
I noticed the bulbs are cheaper on Amazon (h4 24v), prolly because they can't even move stock...

 

[bigflew]

Exactly what i thought. old stock bad bulbs

 

[ThunderSquirrel]

KC makes a Lexan 7" Round lens that can be found on amazon pretty inexpensive. There is a small glow in the dark "KC" emblem on the bottom that I hate, but they work great and won't crack.