[calfal]

good evening ya'll,, can some one point me in the right direction on some head lights for a sears suburban 10..? any deals on e bay? thanks for everything . c falcon

 

[Slow Crawler]

Hey Falcon you can buy the bulbs for less than 15.00 each @ TSC .

 

[Oo-v-oO]

Yep. PAR36 bulbs. You can get them in flood or spot versions - the originals are floods.

 

[GT_80]

I got a good deal on ebay from These guys- Bulb America around $10 per bulb- I think I knocked them down a buck a bulb because the auction is for best offer. The bulbs you get are not the spotlight type they show in the picture, they have the refracting lens. My Miss Emma has those bulbs in her- they throw a really wide path of light and are a few watts brither than factory.

 

[TheSaturnV]

I got a good deal on ebay from These guys- Bulb America around $10 per bulb- I think I knocked them down a buck a bulb because the auction is for best offer. The bulbs you get are not the spotlight type they show in the picture, they have the refracting lens. My Miss Emma has those bulbs in her- they throw a really wide path of light and are a few watts brither than factory.

Looks like a good way to go, thanks for posting that. Do the lenses look smooth like in the photo, or do they have the more vintage looking grid in the glass?

Thanks.

 

[Tractor-Holic]

A # 4411 bulb has the checkered lens pattern,a 4416 will have a clear lens...the 4416 is an aircraft landing lamp ,thats brighter,and is often found in many rotating plow beacons and on emergency vehicles"gumball machines"...any good parts store can get them if they dont have them on the shelf...

 

[GT_80]

The ones I listed above have the "grid" or as I referred to it, refracted glass- they use a generic pic of the 'type' of bulb in the auction

 

[dmorrill22]

The best option for replacing the headlights, IMO, is to buy a pair of these lights from Harbor Freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-halogen-vehicle-work-light-93904.html A little expensive up front, but the light is bright and the lamp assemblies fit perfectly on the suburbans. You just pop the lamp out of the rubber housing. When the bulb burns out, it is cheap, easy and convienient to replace them - they have H3 bulbs in them, which can be found nearly anywhere for $3-$4. Usually Harbor Freight sells these for $8, so you might wait for them to go on sale. Just a thought.

 

[dmorrill22]

Here is a thread I started a while ago on the same question:

http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=194944

 

[TheSaturnV]

Glad I checked back in on this thread or I would have missed this. Great way to go Doug, good job on sourcing these. Are the lights still working out? When you say the new lights are smaller, do you mean diameter or just depth? I've got to buy two sets for the Suburban 12 and Cub Cadet 147, and am really considering going this way. I'll have to watch HF for a sale on those.

Thanks for posting.

 

[dmorrill22]

The light diameter is probably an 1/8th of an inch smaller than PAR36 bulbs, but it doesn't affect how they mount. They still fit in fine. The lights are still working great, and are far brighter than the stock ones. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

 

[Umaxman]

Princess Auto had a pallet load of those in a big box for $4.99 last time I was there.
They are just about exactly the same as the original sealed beams, just pop them out of the rubber housing and your good to go

 

[GT_80]

Princess Auto had a pallet load of those in a big box for $4.99 last time I was there.
They are just about exactly the same as the original sealed beams, just pop them out of the rubber housing and your good to go

See you may not get as many tractor deal sup there, but you guys get some killer deals on other stuff! $4.99 a piece for rubber lights? I would have bought like 6 or 8 of them 'just because'

 

[TheSaturnV]

Me too. I'm wanting to put one on the back of each of my machines for a rear work light. Loving the dually GT_80.

:thThumbsU