[DeTomaso] Led headlamps...

Mike Drew mikeldrew at aol.com
Fri Sep 11 11:40:16 EDT 2020


Chuck,

All Panteras use the same headlight wiring. I don’t know what your car’s problem was, but I think it was your car’s problem.....

Mike

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> On Sep 11, 2020, at 21:12, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear Bobby and David,
> 
>            One caveat about the seductive lure of simple plug-in LED bulbs for Panteras:  Not all of the LED bulbs will work in all of the Panteras.
> 
>             David is part of the MidAmerica Pantera Squadron here and his success with the simple installation of the LED bulbs persuaded me to try them on my late 74 Pantera VIN 7191.   The first pre-dawn back road trip they worked great and then.....they worked, but the output was much lower.    Another member of the Squadron who is much more electrically competent that I am, spent hours trying to locate the problem.  No luck.  We put the old halogen bulbs back in and they worked: low beam and high beam.
> 
>               I noted that David's Pantera is VIN 3659, while mine was 7191.  It occurred to me after thirty plus years of Panteras, that there may well be some difference in the wiring harnesses over the production run.
> 
>              We tried an experiment  with an early pre-L with a VIN less than 2000.  The LED bulbs immediately worked as advertised.  These are the same LED bulbs as David used.  Apparently, the LED bulbs that David uses seem to work much better in earlier than later Panteras.
> 
>                My advice given the gremlins in the Italian wiring is to obtain some guarantee from the vendor for a return and refund if they don't work properly.   Good luck and if anybody has had a successful LED installation in a Late '74, then please let me know the specifics.
> 
>                         Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of David
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 9:16 AM
> To: Bobbykart
> Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Led headlamps...
> 
> I have a set of https://vintageleds.com <https://vintageleds.com/> They are virtually a drop in replacements for the stock 7” round.
> Half the amps and WAY more light.
> I love them.
> David Finley
> #3659
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>> On Sep 11, 2020, at 9:06 AM, Bobbykart <bobbykart at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I recently deleted a post on LED headlamps, any input on these? There seems to be a lot of choices out there.
>> Bobby in San Diego
>> 
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