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Dusty's new lights
« on: April 03, 2017, 10:25:57 PM »
I do not think I had posted pictures of Dusty's  new lights.  He is being so fancy with day light running lights.

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Re: Dusty's new lights
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2017, 06:16:56 AM »
Very nice! He will probably be better for night driving too now.
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Re: Dusty's new lights
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2017, 07:04:11 AM »
Very nice! He will probably be better for night driving too now.

X 2. Please tell us what brand of headlights were put in.

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Interesting! Halo type? (Re: Dusty's new lights)
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2017, 10:52:21 AM »
Dear Barb, Jim, Dan, and mid-60s Buick owners who "illuminate" the world!  :laughing7:

I do not think I had posted pictures of Dusty's  new lights.  He is being so fancy with day light running lights.

X 2. Please tell us what brand of headlights were put in.

Yes please!  Could you tell us more about how you set this up?  Does Dusty have a daytime running light module that connects to the battery?  Are these daytime running lights the halo style?  It isn't clear from the photos but this sort of thing is very hard to photograph.

Do tell!


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Re: Dusty's new lights
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2017, 11:34:28 AM »
It was the Amber Led Halo  5 3/4 from Octane lighting.  Very easy to install.  I did connected the daylight running lights to the fan switch. I take a picture at dusk for better resolution.

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Thanks for the info. (Re: Dusty's new lights)
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2017, 10:05:20 PM »
Dear Barb and mid-60s Buick owners who "illuminate" their world,

It was the Amber Led Halo  5 3/4 from Octane lighting.  Very easy to install. 


Okay, I'm familiar with Octane lighting.  I've already bought a upgrade kit from Daniel Stern's Lighting Consultancy for the headlights.  Since they are of a Hella/BMW design, I think I'll stick with that.  I have a Phillips Daytime Running Lights system as a substitute, but that's more of a problem.

I did connected the daylight running lights to the fan switch.


The Phillips kit has a neat feature.  It only comes on when the engine is running and it dims at night.  Supposedly that is a Department of Transportation mandate of some sort.  I have them installed on Coquette (our 2000 Buick Century.)  They look fine on a more modern car.  I'm not so sure they will look okay on a 1965 car.

I take a picture at dusk for better resolution.


If you could, I would be curious.  I thought the halo effect wouldn't be as nice on a older car given some of advertising I'd seen.  Perhaps I was wrong about that.

Thanks again for sharing.

Cheers, Edouard

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Re: Dusty's new lights
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2017, 07:11:09 AM »
     here they are.

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Thanks - better than some halo lights (Re: Dusty's new lights)
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2017, 11:11:12 AM »
Thanks Barb for the photos,

The Octane Lighting headlights definitely look nicer than some other halo headlights I've seen put on a mid-60s Buick.  One thing to keep in mind is that headlights of the 1960s aren't as well designed optically to keep glare out of the eyes of oncoming drivers.  However, most of us don't drive our classics much at night, so it isn't much of a problem.  You've found a nice way to add daytime running lights without changing the appearance of your car.  Good job!  :thumbsup:

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Octane Lighting URLs (Re: Dusty's new lights)
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2017, 09:29:41 PM »
Dear Barb and mid-60s Buick owners with extensive collections of automotive related bookmarks,

I learned of Octane Lighting as an eBay storefront:

http://stores.ebay.com/Octane-Lighting

Tonight out of curiosity, I searched for Octane Lighting and found that they have an independent website of there very own:

https://www.octanelighting.com/

So what did I do?  Of course!  I created a bookmark for the independent website and grouped it next to the eBay bookmark!  Once a packrat, always a packrat!!

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Re: Dusty's new lights
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2017, 09:37:51 PM »
     here they are.

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Re: Dusty's new lights
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2017, 08:23:32 AM »
It was the Amber Led Halo  5 3/4 from Octane lighting.  Very easy to install.  I did connected the daylight running lights to the fan switch. I take a picture at dusk for better resolution.

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 Barb,

 If I read this correctly, for the running lights come on , you have to turn on thee cars blower for the heat/ A/C system.  Is that correct?
Is the power for the lights run through a relay?

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Re: Dusty's new lights
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2017, 08:25:46 AM »
It was the Amber Led Halo  5 3/4 from Octane lighting.  Very easy to install.  I did connected the daylight running lights to the fan switch. I take a picture at dusk for better resolution.

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 Barb,

 If I read this correctly, for the running lights come on , you have to turn on thee cars blower for the heat/ A/C system.  Is that correct?
Is the power for the lights run through a relay?

 Loren
No,  all I have to do is start the car. The day light running lights are hooked up to the cooling fan of the radiator. 

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Re: Dusty's new lights
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2017, 08:59:04 AM »
Ok,  when you said " fan switch ", I thought the switch for the interior fan.

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Temperature switch for radiator fans? (Re: Dusty's new lights)
« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2017, 10:58:53 AM »
Dear Barb, Loren, and mid-60s Buick owners with infinite "to-do" lists,

No,  all I have to do is start the car. The day light running lights are hooked up to the cooling fan of the radiator.

It is definitely a minor issue, but there are temperature controls switches for the radiator fans.  That way the engine can warm up quicker from cold and the fans only run when needed.  Dusty is fine with the fans running all the time, but if someday you have the time, you might make this "mor' bettr'" improvement.  There are inexpensive controller boxes to automatically turn on the daytime running lights.

Just a few more things you can put on your Dusty "to-do" list!  :laughing7:

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:

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Re: Dusty's new lights
« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2017, 11:03:28 AM »
Dear Barb, Loren, and mid-60s Buick owners with infinite "to-do" lists,

No,  all I have to do is start the car. The day light running lights are hooked up to the cooling fan of the radiator.

It is definitely a minor issue, but there are temperature controls switches for the radiator fans.  That way the engine can warm up quicker from cold and the fans only run when needed.  Dusty is fine with the fans running all the time, but if someday you have the time, you might make this "mor' bettr'" improvement.  There are inexpensive controller boxes to automatically turn on the daytime running lights.

Just a few more things you can put on your Dusty "to-do" list!  :laughing7:

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:
Great.[emoji2]  I was just checking off all the Dusty's to do list. I had thought most were done. One more can not hurt.[emoji3] .     

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