Headlights: I need a temporary solution. Suggestions?

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 01/23/2020 at 12:18 • Filed to: None

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I will probably eventually replace the “front clip” on this car. In the meantime, I need to give myself some sort of headlight assembly. Any suggestions?

functionoverfashion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 12:24

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junkyard factory unit with duct tape / gorilla tape?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 12:31

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Temporary?

Cheap?

https://www.harborfreight.com/clear-lens-halogen-lights-37349.html

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 12:33

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This plus gorilla tape.

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/sylvania-h6054-silverstar-sealed-beam-bulb-box-of-1-h6054stbx/5080066-p?c3ch=PLA&c3nid=5080066-P&adtype=pla_with_promotion&product_channel=online&store_code=&gclid=Cj0KCQiApaXxBRDNARIsAGFdaB98zCCS6qHk25qYBJJaIu3RMeI-pgKeYCKbGrezqj9GUkce4PVdrbwaAqxQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Milky > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 12:38

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Strap this to the front

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 12:43

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Bolt some cheap knockoff Hellas to the car  and call it a day.

promoted by the color red > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 12:47

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Walmart-special sealed beam headlight hooked up to some batteries.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/23/2020 at 12:50

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That’s perfect. Thank you for the tip.

Fyoeu > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 12:58

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The only acceptable answer:

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 12:58

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Snowplow lights.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Fyoeu 01/23/2020 at 13:07

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I cannot think of anything to say in response to that.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 01/23/2020 at 13:11

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One guy said these .

I’m going to a BIG swap meet on Saturday and this will be a perfect problem for which to seek a solution.

I am working up a paint scheme for the Vic and prior to applying it, I’ll probably replace the front body parts and hood. I’m going to spray Rustoleum, which costs $10.99/quart, so I’ll use the existing setup to practice that technique. But 3.55 LSD and a transmission shift reprogramming would happen before I disassembled the front end. In the meantime, we’ll do functional and tidy.

Tohru > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 13:51

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tohru 01/23/2020 at 13:55

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HA! But they had much more to work with than I do.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 14:04

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Snowplow lights are meant for road use, and include built in turn signals.

My four second google search didn’t find a cheaper set than these, but I bet they’re out there.

Looking forward to seeing the paint scheme.

Tohru > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 14:40

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I mean, kinda. The capsule was wrecked and the header panel was ruined as well. I ziptied that sealed beam in as a temporary measure and drove it for a year like that until the transmission blew up.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tohru 01/23/2020 at 15:26

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There’s nothing here on the corner to work with. And I’m not ready to tackle replacing body panels.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 15:50

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Duct tape some maglites to the hood

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 16:54

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Happy to help, though shop teacher has a great recommendation in a snow plow light giving the built in blinker, but my harbor freight specials are certainly cheaper lol

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/23/2020 at 17:20

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I’m going to a big swap meet on Saturday and I’ll be looking for something there. Lights are something there’s always a lot of.

Jim Spanfeller > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 19:46

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If you catch enough lightning bugs and put them all in a jar, you could then bungee cord it to the front of the car. This solution won’t last super long, though. Lightning bugs have disappointingly short lifespans...

MM54 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 20:46

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Honestly, headlight housings for these are so cheap that I’m going to suggest you get a set and secure them with zipties until you have a new header panel. The wiring will plug right in if nothing else.

Heck, I have two passengers and one driver’s OEM headlight housings for these, used and a bit clouded, you could have one or two or three but for the cost of shipping you’re better off on ebay getting new ones which may even have bulbs .

Tohru > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 21:21

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I’d probably bolt a snowplow headlight and turn signal assembly to the bumper inner structure then.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MM54 01/23/2020 at 22:03

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I have one also, not in very good shape. The mounting location is gone, but I have a Fab idea or two. I'll just kludge on an off-road light or something for the moment. I'm going to a big swap meet on Saturday.

Pixel > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/23/2020 at 23:02

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Wow, I’m shocked to discover the Craigslists in that area *aren’ t* full of shitty vics being parted out. Here in the northeast there are piles of them.

I could only find this one that appeared to have the parts you need. This one is a complete body and interior (no drivetrain or chassis) for $700, so for $2000K you could have a relatively straight and complete car.

Unrelated, how the hell does this happen ?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Pixel 01/23/2020 at 23:49

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One reason i'm I climbed to do Battle Damage Assessment and Repair and paint over the damage and rock on.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tohru 01/24/2020 at 00:00

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Kinda what I,m thinking. I may even shape some aluminum flashing and fair it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/24/2020 at 10:36

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Nice, and pretty much any headlight would work, it’s a big opening to fill.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/24/2020 at 11:39

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Yeah. I’m curious about fabricating a solution, even if it’s temporary. Fabbing something sounds like more fun to me than taking apart the entire front end and having it always slightly crooked.