36 Car Headlight Buckets

[BW]

Hi, Can someone tell me if 36 car headlight buckets were used on 35"s and also trucks. Thanks

[dave collette]

!935 and 1936 cars use the same bucket. Different lens and rim ring.

[JM 35 Sedan]

The basic headlight buckets on '35 & '36 pass and some light comm. vehicles, and '38-'39 trucks, are the same, but in some cases there were different hollow centered mounting bolts used, as well as glass lenses and bezels.

[uncle buck]

Originally Posted by dave collette

!935 and 1936 cars use the same bucket. Different lens and rim ring.

the 36 mounting bolts are also shorter from 35 and also the later trucks

[oldandtired]

If you are talking about whether the 36 passenger headlight was used on the 36 pickup/truck, the answer would be no. The 1935 passenger bucket and the 36 passenger bucket were dimensionally the same but the 36 had a significantly shorter mount so without modification it would not work on a 35. The 36 passenger bucket used a different headlight lens and headlight door than the 35 passenger bucket as pointed out by others. The 35, 36, and 37 pickup/truck buckets used the same headlight lens and headlight door as the 35 passenger bucket. There were some differences in the location of the mounting bracket but they were all dimensionally the same. In 1938 and 1939 Ford used the 1935 dimension headlight bucket on their pickups/trucks but the 36 passenger bucket would have to be modified, again because of the short stand. In 1940 and 1941, Ford used the same dimension bucket as the 35 passenger car on the pickups/trucks but they had a factory seal beam set-up. The seal beam headlight doors are not the same as the earlier passenger cars and the 1940 and 1941 seal beam headlight doors are not the same as each other.

[nickthebandit]

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Old and tired explained it as simple as could be. Not many people know that 1940 and 1941 big truck headlight buckets used different headlight doors, and they are not interchangeable'

[BW]

Thank you To All

[marvguy]

Hello BW,
I am new to Ford Barn. I'm looking for 36 ford pass. car headlights. I was hoping to find complete set, but will start with parts. Do you still have buckets? If so, could you e-mail some pics. of the condition of them.
[email protected]
Like to make a deal if they are usable. Please contact me.

Thanks, Marv

[TLOHM]

Where is the correct measurement made to determine the diameter of '35-'36-'37 Pickup headlight buckets? Or do you just measure the diameter of the lense?

[mercman from oz]

I was told that these Head Lights were 1935 Ford.
Can someone please confirm that this is correct?
I have since been told that these Headlights are 1936, not 1935.

[mercman from oz]

I know that these are definitely 1936 Ford Headlight Buckets.

[Randy in ca]

Originally Posted by mercman from oz

I was told that these Head Lights were 1935 Ford.
Can someone please confirm that this is correct?

Those are 1936. 1935 used the same bucket but the mounting bolt is quite a bit longer.

[mercman from oz]

The Red Headlight is 1936. What year is the Cream Headlight, with the very long Mounting Bolt?

[deuce lover]

Cream head light is 1935 pass car. Pickups and panel trucks are again different. Here is a pic of the '35-'37 pickup/panel head light. The big trucks again different as to the location of the mounting bolt.It is further back.

[mercman from oz]

Thanks to "deuce lover", he has answered my Question "what year was my Cream Head Light in the above Post" as being correct for the 1935 Ford V8. Thank you. Regards Mercman <><

[mercman from oz]

Picture of the 1935-1937 Ford Pick-Up/Panel Delivery Head Light, as submitted by "deuce lover".

[mercman from oz]

1935 Ford V8 Passenger Cars Head Light - Notice the very long mounting Bolt, unique to the 1935 Fords.

[nickthebandit]

The long mounting bolt is not unique to 1935 Ford passenger cars. It was also used in 1938-1941 Ford trucks.

[Randy in ca]

The same basic bucket and the long mounting bolts were also used on COE until 1947. Later ones were the same as those used on 1941 trucks with the buckets having an internal assembly for fine tuning headlight aim adjustment.





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