<VV> Early headlight buckets

[gw]

I just came in from the shop modifying a set of 1960 reversed lamp housings to be tail lamp housings since they are no longer available. Or at least hard to fine.

There are two dimples in the backside of the metal socket that need to be drilled in order to release and pull the plastic piece out from the front, this would be the plastic piece with the two wires spring loaded inside of it. That’s how the car socket is, I presume the FC are similar.  

Thanks,

Greg

> On Dec 11, 2021, at 12:01 PM, Mel Herwald via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
> 
> I believe 6o cars and 61 to 65 FC's used the same headlight bucket.
> 
> That would mean 61 to 64 cars used a different headlight bucket.
> 
> If I'm correct what is the difference?
> 
> Pictures would be helpful.
> 
> I have several loose buckets and they all look the same to me.
> 
> I want to use correct ones for a 64 van. 
> 
> I don't have the ones that came off of it.
> 
> 
> 
> How does one remove the parking light harness without destroying the brass
> pieces?
> 
> The shop manual says to remove it from the inside.
> 
> Since all the metal pieces are crimped you can't remove them.
> 
> The black plastic piece with the 2 bulb contacts could be pressed out I
> guess.
> 
> What am I missing?
> 
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