37 dodge headlight bulbs upgrade

[Studebeggar]

have 37 Dodge coupe head lights are so bad can't be driven at night..have strong battery but don't want halogen..just a brighter bulb with a bit more current drain...2331 stock bulbs  ..any help from members ?? thanks in advance ..spencer

[hwellens]

I think those bulbs are 32 CP.  I have seen some with 50cp. However your reflectors need good silver plate also.

[Bloo]

Try bright bulbs if you like, but resilvering the reflectors and chasing the excess resistance out of the headlight wiring to get the voltage up are really the only 2 things that do enough good to notice.

 

You can probably find some 50cp bulbs (but then can your generator keep up?). If not the lights might run even dimmer. I think it can keep up on a 37 Dodge, but I cant remember for sure how big the generator is. If it's 25 amp or more I suspect it would be OK. The "1" in 2331 indicates a difference in the base from the common 2330 etc. I suspect the number for 50cp bulbs for you car is 2531, but I am not near any of my books right now.