Thread: Quick headlight question

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Look at the pic of the '36 3w in my gallery, click the bigger 101 kb size. The '35 lights are very similar though their lense is not as much convex shape. The problem is the opening of the stock bezel is about 7 1/2" and doesn't roll in enough to mate up to the nearly flat sealed beam shape.

I did a search yesterday and found several ads that showed hardware similar to the one on ebay I linked, but for some reason I can't find them today, must have forgotten what search parameter I typed in. The closest I can come is this; https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/shop/s...kip=440&Max=40 it's about 1/3 of the way down the page and doesn't show the component detail, just the finished light assembly, but it's the same description I saw yesterday elsewhere.

With all this back and forth you can see why most people use the halogen/reflector conversions. Unless you can find the commercial units I referenced earlier, but then the going price (at least a year or so ago) was around $200 for those. Besides, the originals look better to me.

I am familiar with the 35 vs. 36 headlights. I hadn't really remembered about some of these newer kits being less convex shape to them. Do the regular halogen reflectors have a similar shape to the stock 35 ones? In other words when doing just a halogen convertion are people able to use stock trim rings?

I am now leaning towards doing the halogen conversion with or without turn signals built in, but doing the sealed beam/LED turn signal kit is getting pricey with the sealed beam conversion kit on top of the $175 reflectors. I am going to a car show this weekend so I'll stop by the vendors and see what they have as well as take a closer look at some cars.

Thanks Bob...If I had not stopped by here first I would have ordered the ones w/ LEDs and I would have probably been boxing them back up to send back.

I had forgotten about this company, another alternative: http://www.headwinds.com/mm5/merchan..._Code=02010205

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

I had forgotten about this company, another alternative: http://www.headwinds.com/mm5/merchan..._Code=02010205

Bob- I am unsure what this kit is actually an adaptor for? . The description is not very clear...at least to me, but they also don't list the '35 anyway just '36. Thanks