34 Cowl Light Mounting Question

[Zurekbrau]

Have a question about mounting the Cowl Lights on my 34 five window. Since I got the car the cowl light where missing. There is a hole in the side of the cowl that I assume they go into. Tried mounting them in the hole but the clearance to the door seems too close. Today I found on Mac's site rubber washers for the cowl lights. In the diagram they look tapered. Did a search on cowl light mounting and came up empty. Just wondering if some one could post a diagram on how to mount the cowl light with the tapered washers?

Thanks

Rich

[Rustyspokes]

I have a 34 and mounted the cowl lights so that the tapered washer; larger side goes toward the engine , as the cowl is tapered slightly towards the engine hood, this makes them face directly forward instead of an angle...try that out ...

[David J]

Originally Posted by Zurekbrau

Have a question about mounting the Cowl Lights on my 34 five window. Since I got the car the cowl light where missing. There is a hole in the side of the cowl that I assume they go into. Tried mounting them in the hole but the clearance to the door seems too close. Today I found on Mac's site rubber washers for the cowl lights. In the diagram they look tapered. Did a search on cowl light mounting and came up empty. Just wondering if some one could post a diagram on how to mount the cowl light with the tapered washers?

Thanks

Rich

Rich , The repops of the " cowl lamp mounting pads " are fairly soft rubber . Gennie ones are heavy paper and are indeed tapered on one side . I sent some pics trying to show that the flange this sits against on the cowl lamp arm is cocked slightly . Pic 2 & 3 show this . Pic 1 shows a gennie pad properly installed . As you are looking at the lamp on a car the thick part goes at about 2:30 with the flat side towards the body . If you are using gennie lamps put the pad , washer and nut on and snug it down and you will see what I am talking about . Remember that factory ones were stiff heavy paper and did a better job of holding the lamp stationary . The rubber ones pretty much just squash but if you are using hard stock type ones and install the tapered side towards the body you cannot get it tight . Good Luck David J

[Lawson Cox]

Another example of the crap that is being pushed on us today as "exactly like the original". Not worth a crap.

[FlatheadTed]

If you look under the cowl you will see a reinforcing piece with a little hole in it ,this is to drill. All std cars had it so it should give you a idea were the light should be ,

[Terry,OH]

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when installed the rear of the cowl lamp is very close to the door. When opening the door passes about 1/2 inch from the rear of the lamps.

[lee34]

I machined some spacers from black plastic stock with a different taper.I could not improve the position of the lights So back with stock .The angle of the stem and the mounting hole surface makes it hard to improve. Lee34

[Zurekbrau]

Got the spacers today and bummer they are soft rubber.

I will use them anyway because I don't have a choice. Let you know how they worked out.

Thanks

Rich