Your original muscle car’s lights are dim by design. Here are a couple of easily reversible tricks to make them brighter — and safer — on today’s roads.
by Jim Pickering and Chad Tyson Photos by Tony Piff
Face it: Your original muscle car’s headlights and taillights are old. Maybe they’re still as good as they ever were, but the world has changed around them. Drivers today are more distracted than ever, and even the most bland, blob-shaped commuter junk has better lighting than your prized stock GTO, Charger or Mustang. Do you really want to gamble that you’re going to be seen when you brave modern traffic in your classic machine?
With a little work, you can inject modern lighting technology into your classic car without changing its OE looks or hacking up its original wiring. That’s what we did with ACC Contributor Jay Harden’s ’69 Chevelle — installing a set of headlight relays and a set of Digi-Tails LED taillights at World of Speed in Wilsonville, OR. Don’t let the wiring intimidate you — these are easy projects. Here’s how we did it:
