TA Headlight

[Diecuts@aol.com]

Hi All, Any hints on the procedure to rivet the bottom support pods of the headlamps to the shell? I believe the pods are painted black. Is this correct? Are the rivets brass, chrome, or painted black? Also, are the brass nuts that secure the headlight polished brass or chrome plated? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Lee Jacobsen, Dearborn, MI

[Peter Pleitner]

Hi Lee, Black is correct for TC that is. My securing nuts were steel then black oxide. I didn't have the guts to use rivets. They were bright silver, if I recall correctly from 30 years ago. Looked like chrome. Instead I used SS screws, polished the heads, special ones without screw driver slots, and double nutted them tight on the inside. Might have some left over. Not far away! Cheers, Peter -----Original Message----- From: diecuts@aol.com [mailto:diecuts@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:51 PM To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: [mg-tabc] Re:TA Headlight Hi All, Any hints on the procedure to rivet the bottom support pods of the headlamps to the shell? I believe the pods are painted black. Is this correct? Are the rivets brass, chrome, or painted black? Also, are the brass nuts that secure the headlight polished brass or chrome plated? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Lee Jacobsen, Dearborn, MI Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[DougPulver@aol.com]

Peter, As you sound like a crafty sort, do you have any suggestions on the small rivets on top of the bucket - the one that holds the small lens clip on the inside? My chrome shop managed to buff them almost off and I have been unable to find replacements which were small enough. Thanks for your help. Doug Pulver TC 5850

[John T. Seim]

I purchased from C.W. Moss Ford Parts in Orange, CA, some smooth head bolts, to attach the bottom piece to the headlamp bucket. They were either stainless steel or chrome, with a threaded stud, and nut. Sold in a package of 12. You could paint the heads black. Once installed, looks like a rivet head, from the outside. Or, try the Restoration Supply Company in Reno, NV, for this type of fastener, in black. 775-825-5663.