36' Headlight Reflector Size

[oldandtired]

Rockymountainsparky...Seems to me that the 35 and 36 passenger buckets are basically the same dimensionally for the bucket itself and that the 38/9 pickups used a bucket that is dimensionally the same as the 35 passenger car. The 35-37 pickups and the 38/9 pickups use the same headlight lens as the 35 passenger car. I can think of no obvious reason why the 36 passenger headlight reflector would be different from the one used in the 35 passenger car and the 35-39 pickups. I have never had a 36 passenger car, so perhaps I am wrong about the reflector. In any case, I have a resilvered OEM reflector and it is right at 7 7/8 inches in diameter outside to outside. It may be slightly less than that because it is wrapped to keep the silver from oxidizing and I do not want to remove the wrapping until assembly. I do not see from the picture posted by Petehoovie how the reflector could mate to the headlight lens and gasket if it is only 7 inches. Maybe someone with a 36 could post some measurements?