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mike paulson · Mar 27, 2010

hey guy's i wanna put a set of headlights on my ih 300, it has a 6v system but i may one day switch to 12v. are there any considerations as far as what headlights i purchase so i can use the same ones when and if i switch to 12v? also any recomendations on who i should buy the headlights from????i'm not overly concerned with originality..thanks in advance fellas!!!

roy prins · Mar 27, 2010

if you have the old ones on there now you should be able to just switch the headlamp bulb or the sealed beam--they come in both 6 and 12

Nebraska Kirk · Mar 27, 2010

If you are going to convert it to 12 volt, then put 12 volt lights on it. If you are going to leave it 6 volt then use 6 volt lights. You can run 12 volt lights with 6 volts but they will be very dim and 6 volt lights will burn out if used with 12 volts.

mike paulson · Mar 28, 2010

hey Kirk, can i used 6v lights and just replace with 12v bulbs if i ever do switch to a 12v system, the reason i ask is the darn light setups are like 100 bucks for 2 of them....thanks

rustyfarmall · Mar 28, 2010

(quoted from post at 02:13:48 03/28/10) hey Kirk, can i used 6v lights and just replace with 12v bulbs if i ever do switch to a 12v system, the reason i ask is the darn light setups are like 100 bucks for 2 of them....thanks

Yes, those original style, flat-back sealed beam lights are kind of pricey. I would suggest that you make the decision right now to either leave the six volt system in place, or make the change-over to twelve volts BEFORE you buy the lights. Of course, there are generic 6 and 12 volt headlamps available that are priced much, much lower and function just as good, but would never be considered as "correct".

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