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Early chrome headlight retaining rings


Guy Cocquyt

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Just as an FYI, these are actually two independent parts for each headlight, assuming you don't count the feathery gray gasket that's generally missing or badly cracked by now. The asymmetric filler ring is a spring-fit into the front of the headlight retaining ring.

 

All U.S. headlight buckets have the headlight retaining ring -- chromed on the earliest cars, then silver cadmium plated until the end of the round taillight era, and black powder coated for the square taillight era. The headlight retaining ring fastens to the headlight bucket with three screws. But deep grille cars -- all U.S. '02's from 1966 through mid-1972 -- also have the additional asymmetric filler to dress up an otherwise awkward gap. You just squeeze the asymmetric filler and insert it into the retaining ring: that open gap disappears.

 

Below, the headlight retaining ring in the background, the asymmetric filler ring is in the foreground.  These aren't for sale; they're merely for illustration.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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