6v to 12v headlight bulb conversion

Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber

296 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 16 Dec 2011, 4:36 pm

#877315

Doing a 12v conversion on an early 6v car. Looks like you cant get the 12v bayonet headlight bulbs anymore?? Most seem to be the 3 pin type but that obviously does not fit the stock 6v bulb fitting. Side light bulb is also located in the standard 6v fitting. What have people done here?

Cheers, Ian

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 16 Dec 2011, 7:31 pm

#877336

Try AC Pearson @ Classic and Vintage globes, acpearson@chariot.net.au

Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber

296 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 17 Dec 2011, 9:21 am

#877392

grumble wrote:Try AC Pearson @ Classic and Vintage globes, acpearson@chariot.net.au

Have sent him an email. Anyone else done any other form of conversion. There must be a load of people who have had to do this as part of a 12v conversion....

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Dec 2011, 4:26 pm

#877442

Aussie wrote:Doing a 12v conversion on an early 6v car. Looks like you cant get the 12v bayonet headlight bulbs anymore?? Most seem to be the 3 pin type but that obviously does not fit the stock 6v bulb fitting. Side light bulb is also located in the standard 6v fitting. What have people done here?

Cheers, Ian

My Son unsoldered the base off a 3 pin late model H4 headlamp bulb
did the same with an original bulb and swapped them over....

and He is not a solderer... lol

You can get 12 volt bulbs for the parking lamps..
common in later beetles...

cheers

LEE

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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 18 Dec 2011, 6:07 am

#877482

Or throw in a H4 semi-sealed conversion kit... then just put in standard H4 fitment bulbs.

NARVA made the one I used on my US Spec headlights, but there'd be other brands/options around too I reckon.

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