headlight lens brand

Postby coggers24 » 17 Sep 2004 4:44

Can anyone tell me what brand of headlight lenses were on the 70 Challengers? Mine has 4 lenses from 4 different companies.

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Postby Roger » 17 Sep 2004 7:05

Hi Piers - all challengers came with sealed beam type headlights, so your question about lenses is a little confusing. Unless a previous owner has replaced the sealed beams with halogen lamps, they are readily available from any auto parts shop.
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Postby transman » 17 Sep 2004 16:17

I'll check the ones on my 74. I believe that they are Westinghouse.
I have 2 originals in my car.

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Postby coggers24 » 18 Sep 2004 4:52

Thanks guys, I probably used slightly the incorrect terminology there Roger. One other thing, when I put my parking lights on, the rears come on, the front and rear side lamps come on and the front indicators come on. The inside front headlights only come on when I click the high beams. Is this correct? Why do the front indicators come on as parkers?

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Postby dave-r » 18 Sep 2004 9:53

coggers24 wrote:The inside front headlights only come on when I click the high beams. Is this correct?


Yes. If you look at them they are high beam only.

Why do the front indicators come on as parkers?


Because it is an American car. As standard they do not have a "side light" in the dip/main beam headlights.

The front turn signals use a dual filiment bulb (stop and tail) and the lower wattage side is your American typw sidelight and the higher wattage side is your turn signal.
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Re: headlight lens brand

Postby Christer » 20 Sep 2004 19:45

coggers24 wrote:Can anyone tell me what brand of headlight lenses were on the 70 Challengers? Mine has 4 lenses from 4 different companies.

Thanks

Piers :?


"There is some disagreement about which manufacturer supplied the headlamps. Most original cars used either G.E. (General Electric) or Westinghouse lamps. According to a former factory worker, the headlamps were placed in the parts bins, one on each side of the line, and whatever parts were available were what was used. So it is possible that General Electric parts could be used on one side and Westinghouse parts on the other." (Restauration guide by Paul Herd)
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