What size lights will fit an 85 cutlass? I was looking on e-bay and some of them are listed as 4 x 6 and some are listed as 4 x 6.5 ... So which one is correct? Will the 4x6 fit? I measured mine and they look to be closer to 4 x 6.5 to me.
Size of 85 Cutty headlights
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These bulbs are standardized. Check the bulb no in your owners manual...then find that no when you order. Just buy them at Advance or Pep or AZ, save the freight.
85 Cutlass Brougham said:
Exactly. That's what I'm saying. According to my tape measure they say 4 x 6.5 ..... however, on e-bay some sellers have 4 x 6 lights that are supposed to fit the Cutlass (but I'm not buying into that). So I'm just going to hold off until I can find some 4 x 6.5's in the style I'm looking for (the H4 all clear euro look, not sealed beam like the factory units).
They don't list the bulb code on their Ebay page? I think the rectangulars are all the same size except for the really small ones for a 93-96 Camaro.
Well ... it's an H4 conversion (so not sealed beams like OM) ...
Here's what I mean:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CLEAR-HE ... enameZWDVW
^ notice the size says 4 x 6.5 (6 1/2) which is what mine measure in the car ....
but there are these also:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-86-OL ... enameZWD1V
^ notice it says they fit the Cutlass, but it notes the size as 4 x 6 (not 6.5)
Here's what I mean:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CLEAR-HE ... enameZWDVW
^ notice the size says 4 x 6.5 (6 1/2) which is what mine measure in the car ....
but there are these also:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-86-OL ... enameZWD1V
^ notice it says they fit the Cutlass, but it notes the size as 4 x 6 (not 6.5)
Hmmm.... It may be that they are referring to the same thing, and the guy who omitted the .5 is only doing it because that's what he thinks most people want to see. Carparts.com is a big company, so they would probably allow for a return if they do not fit. I dunno though. I have thought about doing this to mine, but have also seen issues with aftermarket headlights in Mustangs and imports which make me thing twice. They sometimes don't seal well.
It's the same thing - some people just call them 4x6 because, well, they're lazy I guess. The H4 housings I bought were labelled as 4x6 (I got ones locally without the city light most ebay ones seem to have).
The bulb numbers are listed in the second auction:
"This is a 4656/4651 Euro low/high beam conversion kit"
Also, just so you know - you don't need the conversion harnesses - you can just repin the bulbs as H4's use the same connectors. Note that you may need to get a headlight harness kit as even the smallest 55/60W bulbs may overload the breaker in the factory wiring (mine did and they were cutting out).
The bulb numbers are listed in the second auction:
"This is a 4656/4651 Euro low/high beam conversion kit"
Also, just so you know - you don't need the conversion harnesses - you can just repin the bulbs as H4's use the same connectors. Note that you may need to get a headlight harness kit as even the smallest 55/60W bulbs may overload the breaker in the factory wiring (mine did and they were cutting out).
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