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09-15-2017, 04:36 PM | #1 |
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Original headlights?
Hi again all,
Thanks for your continued help. My restoration on a '29 54-A continues, and it's running! I took a look at the old headlights today and they don't seem right. They seem "deeper" than the pictures of other '29 headlights I've seen and there's no hole for an adjusting screw in the back. Also, there are only four rivets in the mounting plate at the bottom of the light housing and the pictures of originals I've seen all have six. The light uses an integrated bulb/reflector/lens, so that's not much of a clue and the plug that the bulb uses seems different from those sold by the parts manufacturers. Any thoughts on whether these are original? Thanks! Pat |
09-15-2017, 04:40 PM | #2 |
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Re: Original headlights?
Those are sealed beam headlight probably from the 40's.
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09-15-2017, 05:39 PM | #3 |
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Re: Original headlights?
Thanks Bob!
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09-15-2017, 07:48 PM | #4 |
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Re: Original headlights?
They're original to something, but not a Model A.
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09-15-2017, 10:34 PM | #5 |
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Re: Original headlights?
But mine are old and rusty and crusty and if you look thru the lens you can see bulbs inside and they are mounted on an A head light bar, so they must be original!
To something else. Anyone know when they stopped installing bulbs inside the sealed beam lights?
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09-17-2017, 09:37 AM | #6 |
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09-17-2017, 11:59 AM | #7 |
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Re: Original headlights?
These are in the swap meet forum. They are sod but you can see what they should look like. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=229294
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09-19-2017, 07:49 PM | #8 |
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Re: Original headlights?
Those lights look like my original lights on the L31 tudor! LOL
I always thought mine where chevy lights, my original generator was an ac delco.
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