Headlight Assemblies

Stand by will rummage later and see what I have 

PM me with exactly what and number of pieces you need, may have some ....somwhere

The adjusters on the lights that came in my VS have never worked properly. It turns out that simply mounting them in the car squeezes the whole assembly too much to allow any motion. The screws turn, but they can't exert enough force to move the lamps.

I got around this by looking at the beam projected on a wall, taking the light out of the car, rotating it a little in the desired direction, and remounting. This didn't take as long as I thought it might, and I got it right in 2-3 tries.

Once done, you don't need to adjust the lights very often, so I've just left it and not tried to find buckets that work the way they should.

This isn't a great answer, but it might be easier (and cheaper) than trying to find units that are built well enough to work as intended.

1/2 " drill bit sideways against the fiberglass H/L bucket to clearance for the screw & bracket to turn

Also, Bug City has a lot of headlight bucket parts sold individually.  Sedan and Bus used the same headlight assembly (I think), just turned 90º up until '69 or so.

https://www.bugcity.com/shop/s...7b-b82a-c82059d2ae03

Spacers, clips, adjusting hooks - they're all there.

I think Alan's probably right. The main problem may be the the lack of clearance in the car's fiberglass rather than the headlight parts themselves. Another thing to check before ordering new parts.

Alan Merklin posted:

1/2 " drill bit sideways against the fiberglass H/L bucket to clearance for the screw & bracket to turn

Sacto Mitch posted:

 

I think Alan's probably right. The main problem may be the the lack of clearance in the car's fiberglass rather than the headlight parts themselves. Another thing to check before ordering new parts.

 

I hadn’t thought of that. I’ll take the buckets out and give it a look and see if it’s a clearance issue. 

Entire housing is only $31.

http://vintagespeedsterparts.c...eadlighthousing.aspx

And that includes new glass (worth $18)!  CIP 1 does have just the springs for $7.

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDe...e=VWC-111-941-125-C6

Yeah but VSP has a $25 flat fee shipping charge

Anyone know where Vintage Speedster Parts is located?

Look under resources then select Speedster manufacturers.

www.vintagespeedsterparts.com

sales@vintagespeedsterparts.com

California, USA