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Old 11-23-2020, 12:37 AM   #82
VWNate1
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Post Vintage Headlights

Oops ! I forgot to respond to this :

The proper thing to clean & polish old silvered reflectors if lamp black, art stores still sell it .

Last time I used cotton balls .

Then I tried having the old reflectors chromes and Lo ! they looked great and worked well enough to drive at night with the original 6 volt bulbs, they were 30 watt or so .

The 1157 bulb isn't going to illuminate enough to be safe but will at least make the lamps look good .

There is no shortage of original style headlight bulbs, no one wants them anymore .

'A' model F***s use the correct socket, easily available re pop .

Keep up the good works .
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