Headlight upgrade suggestions??

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  1. Toyaholic

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    I have a new to me '77 Chinook. Not quite a true mini as it has a big chunk of fiberglass attached...but nonetheless, still a '77 pickup. The stock lights are pretty dim and I would like to upgrade. I searched the threads, but as a noob, I didn't take into account the quad light set up.
    Any suggestions? Links would be very helpful so I done order the wrong one.
     
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    You can spend all kinds of money on headlights. Your factory bulbs are H5001 for high beam and H5006 for low beam.
    Good bang for the buck are these lights on Amazon. At $10 each about the same cost as a regulator bulb.

    1 Round Led Headlights 5.75, 5 3-4,H5006, H5001 Par46; Spotlight Truck Led Light Replacement Sealed Beam Dyna Chrome https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WSHS6P...abc_5CGVS62HHST9C1AJJDGF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
     
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    I think Hella has some good replacement headlights
     
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    You could always do the square driving lights on the bumper factory style. I never liked the look of modern led lights on old rigs. The hella 550's are pretty bright and look awesome.
     
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    I have been running Hella glass lens for years, they focus the light beams way better than most other lens/lights.are GLASS SO NOT FOGGING OPVER OVER TIME!
    You can than run different bulb types. I use upgrade bulbs for years ,than true HID bulbs with baldest, & how LED bulbs which are very bright.
    10000 Lumens/color- 3000k-6000k ( low high , wattage 50w
    both HID & LED from DDM Tuning
     
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    You got this!
     
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    Not sure what state you live in but those bulbs are for off-road only. Best to check with HELLA before purchasing.
     
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    Looks like Washington. He can deck it out in lights if he wants. Just going to take aiming them right. You're pretty free to do what you want here with your car. I've seen full drag cars on the streets of my town.
     
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    Could you use longer screws?
     
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    Are you sure you have them in the correct orientation?
     

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