this is how I made my turn signal bulbs. They flash bright green. They do not "bleed" over into the instrument panel. I have not made a high beam bulb this way yet, but it would work the same way.
This is all of the stuff you need. The shrink tubing is 3/8 size, but you can use 1/2 inch also. The tape is just common green electrical tape. You would use blue to do a high beam, or red if you are a purist.
Put a piece of tape over the end of the bulb.
Slide a piece of shrink tubing over the bulb. I think I cut it about 5/8 of an inch, not sure.
Heat the shrink tubing around the tape. This is what the finished product looks like.
One way to make high beam/ turn signal bulbs
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One way to make high beam/ turn signal bulbs
For every person with a spark of genius, there are a hundred with ignition trouble
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
Re: One way to make high beam/ turn signal bulbs
Great tip. Thanks for posting.