XtraVision bulbs for 300M?

Has anybody tried using the Sylvania XtraVision bulbs (which come only
with the right-angle connectors) in a 300M (which comes with
in-line-connector bulbs)?

Daniel Stern has said that the in-line and right-angle bulbs are
electrically and photometrically equivalent and should be
interchangeable *if they actually fit*.

Anybody tried?

-=-
Alan

 

It'll be interesting to see the results here. The only issue is whether
there's adequate space at the rear of the headlamp assembly to clear the
90-degree bulb base. From the mounting ring forward, the bulbs are
identical.

If no satisfactory answer is forthcoming, stop by any large-volume repair
shop and ask them for a dead 9005 and a dead 9006 bulb the next time they
change someone's bulbs, and experiment on your own.

DS

 

According to the following links, the 90° bulbs will work on 2nd
generation Intrepids, but *not* 300M's:
http://public.fotki.com/Scotian/300m/lighting/bulbs/9006_vs_9006sx.html#comments
http://pub88.ezboard.com/f300menthusiastsclubfrm15.showMessage?topicID=97.topic
http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2519&highlight=degree

I suppose you could cut or bend some metal to make clearance, but I
can't speak from first-hand experience. (The third link even has a
photo showing the back of the Intrepid headlight assy. after the install
of the 90° bulb. - click on "bulbs" link in the fourth post in that
thread)

I don't know about the Concorde, but I will find out at some point in
the not-too-distant future when I switch to the XtraVisions that Daniel
has recommended in the past.

Hey - if you look at the first link, one of the comments is by DS!

Bill Putney
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