fourwheelhorseman 279 #1 Posted December 2, 2023 I was finishing up the last few things on my c160, the very last thing was the headlight system… and guess what? Both bulbs were frozen in the sockets. I managed to work them out totally destroying both bulbs, then digging all the crud out of the sockets. I am getting power to both sockets now, but I can’t get the bulbs to twist in place. Irritated to say the least! So I’m going to need a solution to this. Any ideas? I’ve not tried to work the sockets out of the headlight bucket. Are they even supposed to come out? Thanks for any suggestions! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,443 #2 Posted December 2, 2023 I've replaced the sockets with parts store ones. It was .... Interesting. My better suggestion is to change to LED. I borrowed an ideas from either @kpinnc or @Horse Newbie about using some rectangular flat LED lights that fit the inside of a lense. Factory? Nope. Excellent? Yepp. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #3 Posted December 2, 2023 @ebinmaine, That was @kpinnc. He May chime in and quickly steer us to the thread that explains what he did. I like it, and am seriously considering doing that too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,443 #4 Posted December 2, 2023 8 hours ago, Horse Newbie said: @ebinmaine, That was @kpinnc. He May chime in and quickly steer us to the thread that explains what he did. I like it, and am seriously considering doing that too. I'd recommend it. I have them in the C160 Automatic. Excellent lighting. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Treepep 564 #5 Posted December 2, 2023 11 hours ago, fourwheelhorseman said: I was finishing up the last few things on my c160, the very last thing was the headlight system… and guess what? Both bulbs were frozen in the sockets. I managed to work them out totally destroying both bulbs, then digging all the crud out of the sockets. I am getting power to both sockets now, but I can’t get the bulbs to twist in place. Irritated to say the least! So I’m going to need a solution to this. Any ideas? I’ve not tried to work the sockets out of the headlight bucket. Are they even supposed to come out? Thanks for any suggestions! At my auto parts store I purchased a set of bulbs. I also destroyed the bulbs getting them out on my C120. I Removed old sockets drilled out a bit and pressed in the new led bulbs. Looks original but better light. Pretty affordable as well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fourwheelhorseman 279 #6 Posted January 5 Here’s what I got for lights.. nice LED and a new bucket done the trick.. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,689 #7 Posted January 5 Looks awesome! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fourwheelhorseman 279 #8 Posted January 5 I pulled this out of a barn that was falling down, it hadn’t ran in quite along time.. I worked on it for a little while and got it all up to snuff. I think I may take it all back down again this spring and paint it. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,443 #9 Posted January 5 Looks excellent. You'll appreciate that bright white light. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
