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06-27-2022, 04:27 AM | #1 |
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Question about round headlights on a 1990 front clip
So I bought a 75 that has a 89-91 front clip (not entirely sure what exact year). I want to get this looking as original as possible, with the round headlights. I read that the only way is to swap the whole clip 6bit given the mods already made by the previous owner to get a later model clip on it, I'm looking for other solutions.
Is there *any* other way of getting round headlights (and bonus points for older grill style) onto this truck? Is there a year that I can source headlights from and do some less extreme fab/mod work to get the result? Cheers Alex |
06-27-2022, 10:27 AM | #2 |
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Re: Question about round headlights on a 1990 front clip
The front end swap would be the easier task.
What did they do for hood hinges?
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06-27-2022, 03:32 PM | #3 |
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Re: Question about round headlights on a 1990 front clip
They put in some 87s by the looks, welded in. Terrible is I live in NZ so the clips are hard to come by...
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06-27-2022, 03:52 PM | #4 |
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Re: Question about round headlights on a 1990 front clip
It will be a complete fabrication project. There's no factory parts that will let you put round headlights in a 81-88 or 89-91 radiator support and grille.
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06-28-2022, 06:10 AM | #5 |
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Re: Question about round headlights on a 1990 front clip
Don't know of an easy way to do it but a 4000(5.25") series halogen/LED round headlight bulb might be an easier fab job then the later 6012/6014(7") series.
The 4000 series were often done as a 4 bulb set, 2 with low/high and 2 with high only. If you know someone with a 3D printer, they might be able to make a cover plate for your fab job. |
06-29-2022, 08:26 AM | #6 |
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Re: Question about round headlights on a 1990 front clip
The 81-91 grille is flatter across the front.
The centre section of the nose protruded past the headlamps on the 73-80
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