Holden suburban 1998

[Stonie]

Hi all , I have a 1998 Holden Suburban and am trying to track down were I can buy head lights from in Australia ( not from the chev guys as I might as well sell the car to buy them ) , I have purchased some from the states that say they will fit but they don't . Any help would be great ..

Thanks Heaps

[DmaxMaverick]

Try www.lmctruck.com

[trbankii]

Is the Holden the same as the 1998 Chevy/GMC Suburban?

http://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2008/03/29/00/16/1998_chevrolet_suburban-pic-48348.jpeg

If so, I'd say it should be fairly simple to get aftermarket headlights. But I know from experience with Toyotas that what you have could be a different model entirely - or that the same models span different years.

[Paul curtis]

Just looking at pictures of the Holden versions, they seem use the 88-89 glass headlights. http://www.lmctruck.com/features/cd/CDER2.htm should do it.

[DmaxMaverick]

Just looking at pictures of the Holden versions, they seem use the 88-89 glass headlights. http://www.lmctruck.com/features/cd/CDER2.htm should do it.

Welcome aboard!

Good point. If the lamps are sealed beams, and NOT the composite type (one piece with replaceable bulbs), that could be the ticket.

[greatwhite]

This is supposedly a 98:

http://www.mcvehicletrimming.com/Pictures/Gallery/data/images/holden_suburban_001.jpg

http://www.mcvehicletrimming.com/Gallery/Gallery_Holden_Suburban.htm

Lots of neat differences from the North American models but the headlights appear to be plain old sealed beams.

The only issue might be if the lamps are "euro spec" which are different from NA sealed beams.

But, the buckets should be the same....

I wish I could get the same aluminum "roo bars" you guys can get down there:

http://assets.cougar.nineentertainment.com.au/imagegen/p/1024/768/assets/momoads/2012/12/28/073/img_7087.jpg

Lighter and much more visually pleasing to my old eyes over the North American style offerings.

:(

[Yukon6.2]

Looks like the same lights GM used in some of the higher end 90-91 Suburbans and Crewcabs.They were also used in the 88 and up GM 400 bodies.
I have some in stock in our store if you want some other numbers,not sure what makes they are.
Thomas

[Robyn]

Those lights look just like the ones in my 89 K5 Blazer

I have never seen this type lamp in a GMT 400 truck here.

Gotta be peculiar to Canada or ????

I like the mini sealed beams, as they dont scratch and get all cloudy like the plastic ones used here.

Missy

[DmaxMaverick]

Those lights look just like the ones in my 89 K5 Blazer

I have never seen this type lamp in a GMT 400 truck here.

Gotta be peculiar to Canada or ????

I like the mini sealed beams, as they dont scratch and get all cloudy like the plastic ones used here.

Missy

That's what is OEM on 1987.5+ (early 88's) GMT-400 pickups. I don't recall when they changed to the composite headlamps, but it was only a couple years, or maybe only the one year. The GMT-400 HD pickups and SUV's never had them that I know of. It was another one of those GMT retooling transition periods. There's almost always some dinosaurs that come out of them.

[Dvldog8793]

I have a 1989 chev with the same sealed beams. Great lights as you can also adjust each light individually. A friend has a salvage yard and people pay big buck to be able to convert newer trucks over to the sealed beams.

[greatwhite]

Those lights look just like the ones in my 89 K5 Blazer

I have never seen this type lamp in a GMT 400 truck here.

Gotta be peculiar to Canada or ????

I like the mini sealed beams, as they dont scratch and get all cloudy like the plastic ones used here.

Missy


Dunno what to tell ya.

My 89 had the sealed beam glass "4 eyes".

Every GMT400 "4 eyes" I've worked on were glass also.....I've never seen plastic other than the composite lights from around 94-ish up....