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12-10-2014, 07:44 PM | #1 |
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1939 Ford deluxe headlight rings
Does anyone have any tips or tricks to mounts the stainless rings? Ive got all new Vintique stuff and the rings dont want to stay on? Bend stuff? Repop junk? What is the deal? haha Thanks for the help
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12-10-2014, 07:54 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1939 Ford deluxe headlight rings
Would have to see it to figure it out. Pictures may help.
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12-11-2014, 06:54 AM | #3 |
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Re: 1939 Ford deluxe headlight rings
You may not have the right ones.
39 Deluxe is a one year headlight. 37-38-39 standard are the same. |
12-11-2014, 08:59 AM | #4 |
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Re: 1939 Ford deluxe headlight rings
There should be a small tin clip with a tab attached to the top of the horn bucket. The ring is hooked on it, pressed into the sides of the bucket tabs and held down at the bottom. The top clip and bottom fastener should not allow the ring to fall off. Do you have the top clip?
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12-11-2014, 09:11 AM | #5 |
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Re: 1939 Ford deluxe headlight rings
Send them back and buy good original Genuine Ford ones,not a rare part that you would have needed to buy a reproduction. Even if you have to have a pair bumped out and buff they would be better than Vintiques. Good correct ones are a staple at about any swap meet or Ebay.
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Re: 1939 Ford deluxe headlight rings
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12-11-2014, 12:51 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1939 Ford deluxe headlight rings
The real Henry stuff is not hard to find and if installed correctly won't fall off! In fact just the opposite happens...
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12-11-2014, 04:27 PM | #8 |
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Re: 1939 Ford deluxe headlight rings
Agree with the rest above, but if you want to use them you can make them work. There really is only 2 mounting points the top and the bottom. The side points seem to be for alignment only. On the top piece, you can add washers between the housing at the mount to bring it out more, ultimately the ring will finally grab. Not pretty, because it pulls the entire trim ring away from the housing creating a gap, but it will work.
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