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post Feb 14 2021, 08:19 PM
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The door shell back in cold storage.


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post Feb 14 2021, 08:20 PM
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After that, I installed the eyebrows, after the touch-up paint dried overnight.


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post Feb 14 2021, 08:21 PM
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The left side fit is still a bit off, but OK for now.


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post Feb 15 2021, 06:54 AM
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man those eyebrows are a PIA! great job, excellent work on the window trip polishing!.
one question is on the eye brow installed it looks like the front edge of the eyelid over laps the edge on the car? is that what you were having to bend?. mine just does not fit well and this is something i need to go back again and get right. i could not get those grommets to pull thru and stay in place, so what’s the secret?
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post Feb 15 2021, 07:28 AM
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Not sure if @bkrantz has found the same, but on my car adjusting that front metal lip was the ticket to getting things lined up.
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post Feb 15 2021, 08:48 PM
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I did adjust the vertical lips on the front panel by tapping them inwards as needed so the front eyebrow edge can overlap.

To get the grommets in, I first made sure the eyebrow tabs sat tight against the walls of the headlight bucket. That required a bit a bending, and trial and error. To install each grommet, I pushed it in hard from the headlight side, and then pulled or flicked the protruding tip sideways in all directions. That was enough to get part of the grommet lip on the outside of the hole. After that I get working and twisting until the lip was out all around.


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post Feb 15 2021, 09:43 PM
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The trick I used to install the eyebrow grommets was to use a dowel or blunt drift to push into the hole on the back side of the grommet to poke the pointy side through. The drift causes the pointy button to stretch and squeeze through the hole. Sometimes I push hard enough I thought the drift would poke through or the grommet would tear but they never did.
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post Feb 16 2021, 08:18 PM
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New LED headlights from Vintage Car LEDs. Should be plug and play.


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post Feb 16 2021, 08:21 PM
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Collection of assorted screws that came off the headlights 18 months ago. I have replacements for most that are necessary.


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post Feb 16 2021, 08:29 PM
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Except the AM4 machine screws. I will order 6, preferably in stainless.


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post Feb 16 2021, 08:31 PM
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Meanwhile, with the 3 screws that I have, I installed the headlight and the retaining ring.


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post Feb 16 2021, 08:32 PM
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And then the lid.


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post Feb 16 2021, 08:33 PM
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After just a quick adjustment, the fit looks OK. More adjustment to come.


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post Feb 16 2021, 09:54 PM
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Nice gaps there man....
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QUOTE(raynekat @ Feb 16 2021, 07:54 PM) *
Nice gaps there man....
... almost as nice as this gap ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

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post Feb 17 2021, 08:00 PM
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post Feb 17 2021, 08:05 PM
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Checking the fit of the new headlight surround from 914 Rubber.


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post Feb 17 2021, 08:07 PM
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A bit more fiddling with the fit, especially matching the lid height to fender edge.


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post Feb 17 2021, 08:09 PM
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On a roll, so what about the right headlight lid, even if I am missing the right hardware to install the new light.


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post Feb 17 2021, 08:09 PM
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Another quick fit adjustment.


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