How to get Headlight Bulb in DayZ
Headlight Bulb is the in-game name; server files such as types.xml call it HeadlightH7.
On Chernarus, HeadlightH7 does not spawn as random loot (nominal 0). It is marked as crafted: players make it.
On Livonia, HeadlightH7 does not spawn as random loot (nominal 0). It is marked as crafted: players make it.
On Sakhal, HeadlightH7 does not spawn as random loot (nominal 0). It is marked as crafted: players make it.
On Nasdara, HeadlightH7 does not spawn as random loot (nominal 0). It is marked as crafted: players make it.
types.xml values on each map
| Chernarus | Livonia | Sakhal | Nasdara | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal how many it aims to keep |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Min spawns more below this |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lifetime untouched, before it despawns |
4 h | 4 h | 4 h | 4 h |
| Restock wait before respawning |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quantity how full it spawns |
– | – | – | – |
| Places usage |
– | – | – | – |
| Tiers value |
– | – | – | – |
| Spot tag |
– | – | – | – |
| Counts towards nominal |
count_in_map | count_in_map | count_in_map | count_in_map |
| Crafted | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Event loot deloot |
no | no | no | no |
Tier1 is near the coast and Tier4 deep inland. "Counts" lists where copies count towards nominal: count_in_map means copies lying in the world, count_in_cargo in containers, count_in_hoarder in tents, barrels and stashes, count_in_player on players. Every value is explained in DayZ types.xml explained.
Spawns on or in other items
On Chernarus, HeadlightH7 is listed in the cfgspawnabletypes.xml entries of these items:
OffroadHatchback: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceOffroadHatchback: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceOffroadHatchback_Blue: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceOffroadHatchback_Blue: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceOffroadHatchback_White: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceOffroadHatchback_White: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceOffroad_02: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceOffroad_02: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceCivilianSedan: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceCivilianSedan: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceCivilianSedan_Wine: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceCivilianSedan_Wine: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceCivilianSedan_Black: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceCivilianSedan_Black: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceHatchback_02: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceHatchback_02: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceHatchback_02_Black: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceHatchback_02_Black: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceHatchback_02_Blue: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceHatchback_02_Blue: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceSedan_02: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceSedan_02: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceSedan_02_Red: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceSedan_02_Red: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceSedan_02_Grey: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceSedan_02_Grey: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceTruck_01_Covered: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceTruck_01_Covered: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceTruck_01_Covered_Blue: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceTruck_01_Covered_Blue: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceTruck_01_Covered_Orange: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceTruck_01_Covered_Orange: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceOffroad_02_Beige: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chanceOffroad_02_Beige: as an attachment, in a group with a 100% chance
The vanilla types.xml entry
As in Bohemia's Chernarus file. Paste it into your own types.xml to restore the default, or change it with the free types.xml Editor.
<type name="HeadlightH7">
<nominal>0</nominal>
<lifetime>14400</lifetime>
<restock>0</restock>
<min>0</min>
<quantmin>-1</quantmin>
<quantmax>-1</quantmax>
<cost>100</cost>
<flags count_in_cargo="0" count_in_hoarder="0" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" crafted="1" deloot="0"/>
<category name="tools"/>
</type>
Change it on your server
- How much spawns and where: edit HeadlightH7 in
types.xmlwith the types.xml Editor. - What it spawns with: build a new entry with the cfgspawnabletypes Generator.
- Where the files are: DayZ mission folders. Changes apply after a restart.
Values from Bohemia's public DayZ-Central-Economy files (commit f220b29, 2026-10-16). Servers can change all of them, so a community server may differ.
