Hi, Mr. Murfey. Thanks for writing:
> I want the aforementioned CIBIE H4s for the above auto. Do I have the
> right replacement for my sealed beams?
Yes, you do. The lamps are $158/pair. Optimal bulbs are $43.18/pair.
You will definitely want to install headlamp relays. This can be done with parts kit RIK-2, $49. The RIK is not a harness, but a _parts kit_ containing all relays, brackets, terminal blocks, terminals, plugs, sockets, fuses and fuseholders. You supply your own wire (or your mechanic
does) and use the parts from the kit to build up your own wiring harness to take the workload off the switches and bring full power to the lamps. The concept is explained at
https://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/relays/relays.html .
Parts are specially made premium-grade items (e.g. ceramic headlamp sockets) that accept large-gauge wire; this is not the "consumer grade" junk you can find at the parts store.
Or, I can have my harness builder custom build you a ready-to-install harness assembly using the same components.
Cost for this option is $161.49 (including parts and labour
- you pick _either_ one relay kit _or_ one custom-built harness to do the entire job. It costs more than the $40 to
$90 cheapy prefab harnesses because it is not a cheapy prefab harness). Installation is simple: you run the marked wires to battery positive and to battery negative, snap the harness plug onto one of the vehicle's original headlamp sockets, snap the harness sockets onto the headlamps, and secure the cable runs and relays neatly out of harm's way.
Either way, parts kit or built-up harness, the in-car switches continue working normally, and you will not need to cut or otherwise disturb any of the vehicle's original wires.
Lamp aim is by far the main thing that determines how well you can (or can't) see at night, so no matter what, you will need to see to it that the lamps are aimed carefully and correctly with an optical aiming machine per the "VOL"
instructions at
https://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html .
Result of this installation will be modern-car levels of headlamp performance: broad, even, bright white (NOT brown, NOT blue) well-focused low and high beams instead of the dim, narrow tunnel of brownish light from the original sealed beams. Also total elimination of backscatter in rain/fog/snow.
IS ALL THIS REQUIRED TO PROPERLY INSTALL THE LIGHTS YOU MENTION - THIS IS DANIEL STERN - COST ROUGHLY $350 PLUS LABOR