Removing headlamp rim

[PSL184]

Mine is just down to a crappy pattern wing. I'll be getting a NOS wing before the respray..... And, they are halogens so ignore my previous comments about then being original

[minortech]

I've just fitted plastic Wipac bowls and Lucas LUB383 halogen headlights. I'm having trouble getting the outer rims on as the headlamp unit sticks out further at the top than the bottom - as in PSL's photo. I set the alignment myself against a wall. Unsure if this was correct, I took it to a local garage who checked it and ended up adjusting it slightly further out at the top. What's the root of the problem? Is it the wing? Is it the Lucas light unit?

Would an alternative type of rim sort the problem? Did the Farinas have a rim that was wider at the top? Defeats the purpose, though, as I'd bought the Lucas units as they are domed like the original sealed beam units. I was hoping to keep it looking original.

[bmcecosse]

Either file down - or lever it over....at least they will be tight and not fall off.