Headlight housings

[X9x A T I x7X]

Quick question; Will any 7x6 headlight housing fit a '94 Jeep Cherokee Sport? They take a 7x6 sealed beam, but why spend $80 on a conversion kit for it, when I can go to the local scrap yard and pick up two 7x6 headlight housings for $5?

 

[urban yan]

I can't think of another rectangular headlight similar in size to our 6054 (also called a 6x8, 6x7", or 200mm). I think the next most popular size in rectangular sealed beams was the 4x6", so if you see a car at the wreckers with headlights that look they'll fit your Jeep chances are they will.

Of course, of you want something decent and new than look into some autopals

 

[X9x A T I x7X]

The 6054 headlight is a standard 7x6 sealed beam headlight. Many vehicles also had 7x6 headlight housings around the same time frame, so I should be able to find some without any problems. The only thing i'm not sure of is the depth of the headlight housings versus the sealed beam and if they will fit or not. I am already aware that the Jeeps factory wiring accepts H4 bulbs, so that wont be a problem either.

 

[5-90]

The H4 bulb was probably designed as a conversion bulb for the 6052/H6054 sealed beam - so that's no trouble.

I would suggest getting Hella housings from Susquehanna Motorsports - $40 a side with bulbs, and they're class housings (I believe the E-codes or the DoT-approved Vision Plus housings will cost the same.) Just don't bother with those "diamond cut" jobs you find on eBay for ten bucks a side - they're not worth the money.

If you can find something in the JY that will work for you, go ahead! As noted, the 200m/m-6052-H6054 is a fairly common lamp size, so it's just finding a pair of conversion housings in the JY that aren't in too bad shape to use. You can't really get into them to polish them, so rehabilitating the bowls will be difficult.

Hella, IPF, Cibie, and even the Autopals are all decent or better (I tend to prefer Hella, unless I need some serious lighting. Hella is an excellent compromise between performance and price, I think.)

 

[FlexdXJ]

Quick question; Will any 7x6 headlight housing fit a '94 Jeep Cherokee Sport? They take a 7x6 sealed beam, but why spend $80 on a conversion kit for it, when I can go to the local scrap yard and pick up two 7x6 headlight housings for $5?

Or you can get on Ebay and order some autopals for like 42 bucks shipped. They work great.

 

[X9x A T I x7X]

Thanx for the replies everyone. I will eventually get this converted. Then I can stop driving with my highbeams all the time. =D

 

[TiRod]

Give the E-codes serious consideration - unless your state inspector is really anal about it. E-codes will let you run 85/100 watt bulbs, without blinding every car on the road when on low beams. The extremely sharp cutoff and low spread in on-coming traffic makes them easier on the eyes than HID, with better costs.

On high, 100 watts will get stop signs a mile away to show up, and Joe Highbeam will know you'd like him to dim his. Some people just don't align their lights or even know they can be adjusted.

Since I drive most of my commuting miles at 45, the e-codes give me better light on low than my wifes 2003 van on high. DOT is just dragging their feet on this as the advisory commission is made up of US companies. They held out on halogens for years while the rest of the auto world moved on. I had a 66 Mustang with Cibie Z-beams in the 80's,and I'll never go back.

Hellas from Susquehanna are great, they just aren't deer proof, but I haven't found any that are.

 

[Johnnie Walker]

I have the IPF H4 housings and some xenon bulbs.