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Re: [Fot] Racecar headlight question

To: Jonathan Wright <jon.wright.lbc@gmail.com>, fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Racecar headlight question
From: Brad Eells via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 08:34:22 -0700
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My headlamp rings have 3 aluminum tabs pop riveted on with a hole drilled in 
them for a bolt to go through holes in the bonnet...

Brad Eells
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> On Jun 18, 2019, at 7:32 AM, Jonathan Wright via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hello triumph friends. Pardon my silly question but Iâ??m trying to figure 
> out the best way to mount headlight rings and the aluminum headlight covers 
> on my newly acquired racecar with out cutting the fiberglass bonnet. I love 
> the look of the spun aluminum headlight blanks from Pegasus auto, but would 
> like to find a way to do it that is semi permanent if you will. As I 
> understand the blanks essentially sit inside the headlight mounting ring, 
> which bolts to the bucket, and the chrome trim ring snaps in place around it, 
> I am thinking Iâ??d like to find a solution that allows the headlight ring 
> and retainer and spun aluminum cover to flush mount to my fiberglass bonnet 
> with out cutting a hole for the entire headlight bucket to sit inside. Am I 
> making sense? So far my ideas are get a spare set of headlight buckets and 
> hack off the back of the bucket so it can flush mount with screw into the 
> fiberglass or some good double sided 3m adhesive. My other thought was I 
> could attempt to design and 3D print a flat plate with the necessary features 
> for the headlight rings to attach to and mount that to bonnet. Am I over 
> thinking this? Is there an easier way? Photos of what Iâ??m talking about 
> <image1.png>
> 
> <image2.jpeg>
> 
> Jon
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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