Thread: 39 Ford Headlight Question

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I'm going to reply as if you have stock '39 assemblies, don't know you well enough to know if you know that they are or not. The '39 was not a sealed beam set-up, so you can't just drop in a sealed beam bulb, even the new ones with the built in signal. However, Vintique makes a halogen conversion kit that has a signal bulb adapted to the reflector unit. All the major parts suppliers e.g. C.W. Moss (in your back yard), Yogi's, Speedway, Parr, and so on, are dealers for Vintique so you can get them just about anywhere vintage Ford parts are sold. Here's a link that shows the kit, it's the last item on the page; http://www.cwmoss.com/accesscat/15.htm

You can convert the stock '39 housing to sealed beam by modifying a sealed beam mounting bucket to fit as well, just need to scrounge the parts somewhere.

Just changing to the '40 rings won't do it, you'd need the inner housing unit as well. It's doable, but then you wouldn't have the cool '39 look.