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07-20-2018, 06:44 PM | #1 |
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Headlight Wiring
Over the years I've heard remarks that the original style headlight wiring connection at the rear base of the lamp is problematic and is commonly bypassed. I just got the parts from Synders and it seems pretty straightforward to me, so what's the issue?
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07-20-2018, 07:51 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Headlight Wiring
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Crappy repro parts. Bob |
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07-20-2018, 08:36 PM | #3 |
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Re: Headlight Wiring
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Consider the fact that the connections are in a good spot for moisture to gather and then corrosion starts and leads to a bad connection. I think a good dose of dielectric grease will help a lot. Ed |
07-20-2018, 10:33 PM | #4 |
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Re: Headlight Wiring
crappy repro parts--2 years of problems, --45 years no problems with original parts
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07-21-2018, 08:47 AM | #5 |
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Re: Headlight Wiring
These Repro headlight parts really need to be fused in some way! They just don't seem to work well! The car I purchased had these installed, and when I bought the car and turned on the lights and checked all was well. By the time I had trailered the car home and turned the lights on again, I had smoke! Those connectors are just prone to problems. What I did, is gutted them but kept them installed, for the look, and used push on connectors inside the headlight. I also added a fuse to deal with any future shorts should they occur.
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07-21-2018, 03:10 PM | #6 |
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07-22-2018, 08:25 AM | #7 |
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Re: Headlight Wiring
Thanks for the insights and suggestions. As soon as the headlight counduits arrive from Snyders (I forgot to order them with the other HL parts) I'm going to put it together and see how they work.
FYI: I ordered a new wiring harness from Snyders and it fit and worked fine without modification of the switch disc as is suggested by Brattons: https://www.brattons.com/files/index...id/1519764846/ |
07-22-2018, 11:37 AM | #8 |
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Re: Headlight Wiring
I bought my harness and headlight sockets from Bert's.
I too had read many negative posts so I called Steve at Bert's and he assured me they would work. They fit well in original buckets and work fine without modification. The new light switch also worked fine just as it was. Randy
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07-22-2018, 11:52 AM | #9 |
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Re: Headlight Wiring
The original connectors were probably the best they could do in the Model A era.... after having many shorts and cut fingers trying to get the couplings to work in my '29 .. I went to wire nuts and am more than satisfied.....
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07-22-2018, 08:14 PM | #10 |
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Re: Headlight Wiring
In the last few years there has been much improvement in the recent reproduction head lamp wiring . If you have some of the old stuff laying around it wont be as good as the current parts .
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