Re: 54 Clipper headlight chrome

Posted by HH56 On 2011/9/17 21:21:30

As I recall it is an upside down J shaped piece of thin sheet metal which is about the width and height of that pad on the rim. Extends out enough to slide behind the piece on fender. The small round "bumps" on the rim extended thru holes in the sheet metal and were peened over to act like rivets. If missing, about the only options are make something similar that will reach and mate with the fender clip or find new rims.

Packard used that pot & sheet metal arrangement on lots of pieces. Sometimes they got torn off by improper removal & in some cases, removed on purpose to have things chromed. If history is a guide, you will probably not able to reuse the pot metal bumps as rivets. Many have drilled a small hole being very careful not to drill completely thru the pot metal piece and then used a small or cut off sheet metal screw to re-attach any removed pieces.