Re: A question about headlights & Bijur system on a '32 901

Posted by Marty or Marston On 2014/12/5 11:04:44

I want to thank everyone for their input. The lead on Don Axlerod for the headlight bolts was great. He had two of them, which I bought. I also needed one of the bulb sockets, which he did not have. I tried several other sources but was unsuccessful.

Going through various catalogs for classic cars I saw that Macs had a model for a Ford that I thought I could adapt and so for eight bucks I ordered one. I removed the insulator/wires and the fitting at the rear from the socket (see 'Ford Bulb Socket' photo) from the one in the upper right\. I then 1) cut a notch from the rear, 2) sanded it to remove the plating, and 3) formed a ring out of 12 gauge copper wire, which was placed in the correct location on the socket. I then silver soldered the ring in place.

Holes were drilled through the two long pieces that protrude from the rear of the socket. A spring with the correct I.D. was bought at a local hardware store. I then installed it on the reflector and it seems to fit as good as the correct one so I installed the headlamps on the car.

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