Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by BigKev On 2010/5/30 4:57:28

This afternoon was dedicated to getting the head light buckets reinstalled on the car. First challenge was getting the new wire through the rubber plug in the bucket. I needed to drill out the center of the plug to except the new wire, but quickly discovered that the plug was to old and brittle. So I thought I could find a replacement grommet that would work, but there was nothing the right OD and ID that would work. So off to Lowes to see what I could rig up.

I ended up buying two rubber stoppers whose large end was larger that the hole in the headlight bucket. They using a hacksaw I cut a grove in the stopped about 1/8 of an inch in from the end of the large end. Then I force the through the hole until in locked into that groove.

Then I drilled out a hole in the middle of the stopper slightly smaller than the wire diameter itself. This allowed a super tight to keep out the moisture. The outer insulation was stripped inside the bucket.

The buckets were then installed with new gaskets from Steele Rubber, and screwed in place. Then I had to remember how the hell the rest of the headlight went back together as I took them apart like 5 years ago and didn't take any pictures that day. But I got it figured out.

Then I attached the headlamp socket to the wires and installed the bulbs and the retainer. Finally the headlight rings were installed.

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