WHICH WAY IS UP?

Post by **sloopjohnrb** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:34 pm

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WHICH WAY IS UP?

I have a March, 1962 4 door, with the old headlights, that is, non sealed beam but the type that have 3 adjusters.

At MOT some 6 months ago I got an advisory about the right hand headlight reflector not being 100 percent.
I stripped down the headlight and found a bit of a mess.
The headlight bucket was in poor condition, the reflector too and the wiring was brittle.

So, I got: new reflector, new bulb, new wiring, new rubber and new bucket.

Due to a lot of severe emergencies however, I wasn\\\'t able to do the job right away as planned. Gladys has ben off the road.

NOW, 6 months later, I\\\'ve come back to the much-delayed job-and can\\\'t for the life of me, remember in which order things go back.
I can\\\'t recall which are securing screws and which are fitting screws.

Had I planned to lay off the job I would have drawn diagrams but, fully expecting to be on it within hours, I trusted to memory.

do you know how the sequence goes, what comes first, then second etc.

I\\\'ve tried the jigsaw puzzle approach but nothing has come back to mind.

Please help sawdust for brain me
Best wishes

Post by **bmcecosse** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:50 pm

Just pop the light out on the other side - to see how it goes!

Post by **sloopjohnrb** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:57 pm

I would do, but I decided to do both sides at the same time.
Thanks for your reply though, much appreciated

Post by **Dean** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:13 pm

My buckets are held on with four 2BA screws which screw into the wing. If it is the same best to line up and screw buckets in. The holes are positioned so the buckets only fit one way, you can't get them upside down or sideways.

Fit the headlight (either one they are not handed) with the writing on the lense up the right way. Then push on the chrome fixing ring. The adjuster screws are then at the top and one to the left if looking at the headlight from the front, they are not holes in the ring but a slotted hole acting as a clip. There is a third screw positioned a 4 o'clock which isn't an adjuster but just secures the headlight fixing ring.

This should be it, but I bought the plastic bucket replacements, if I haven't explained it right, I'll see if I can get a picture of mine tomorrow evening.

Post by **sloopjohnrb** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:39 pm

Hi Many thanks, things are a little clearer.
The spring-loaded screws-what function do they perform?
best wishes

Post by **Dean** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:43 pm

These will be the adjusters and push the ring into the headlight so it pivots in the bucket. This changes the beam angle.

Post by **Dean** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:33 pm

oops, I forgot to mention, you have to fix the retaining ring to the headlamp before fitting to the bucket!!!! This only fits one way too, so you can't get anything upside down.

Post by **sloopjohnrb** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:12 am

Many thanks indeed.
Your help is much appreciated.
Best wishes