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wrndln · 06-17-2014, 07:45 PM

I have a question about pickup/AA headlights. Pickup headlight buckets were painted black verses nickel plated like passenger cars for 28/29 AA trucks and pickups. The question I have is: Are the 6 rivet heads painted black with the rest of the bucket or were they installed after the buckets were painted and thus left cad plated. Three of the 6 rivets I am referring to as shown in the picture below. Note the internal bracket ball is painted black in the picture which is not right (will mostly insulate the headlight, so the wiring may not work well), so the painted rivets are suspect for the headlight in the picture. I can't find the answer in the Judging Guideline's. Thanks for any helpful information.
Rusty Nelson

06-17-2014, 07:45 PM	#1
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,297	Pickup headlight question I have a question about pickup/AA headlights. Pickup headlight buckets were painted black verses nickel plated like passenger cars for 28/29 AA trucks and pickups. The question I have is: Are the 6 rivet heads painted black with the rest of the bucket or were they installed after the buckets were painted and thus left cad plated. Three of the 6 rivets I am referring to as shown in the picture below. Note the internal bracket ball is painted black in the picture which is not right (will mostly insulate the headlight, so the wiring may not work well), so the painted rivets are suspect for the headlight in the picture. I can't find the answer in the Judging Guideline's. Thanks for any helpful information. Rusty Nelson Last edited by wrndln; 06-17-2014 at 08:18 PM.