Re: Headlights

Posted by HH56 On 2023/9/28 13:51:32

Really hard to say what might have been done or added during a 70 year old cars lifetime. When Packard went away original parts became harder to find and after awhile it was just an old car and maybe not worth spending money on so a scrapyard part from a brand X might have been mickey moused in to save the day. Even on today's cars there are aftermarket items installed that if you believe the hype "makes your car much better than the factory made it". That same spiel was common back then too.

On your headlights, I would spend the time to find out exactly what is going on with power. Moving the regulator should not have done anything to the headlight wires directly so there must be a bad wire or loose connection in that same area that was also moved. Just because they worked OK 5 times in a row won't mean they will a 6th or 7th. Vibration could also shake something loose again and this time they might not stay on as you drive home some night.