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Poorly fitting C2 headlight bezels

Old 11-17-2023, 06:56 PM
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Doing some prep work on a 1965 C2 headlight bezel, upper corners. I noticed the steel bezels are protruding beyond the aluminum cover corners, on either side when the headlights are in a closed position. Just wondering if this is a common occurrence and what’s the best resolution? Was thinking about adding a weld to the inside of either corner on the steel bezel and then just grind off the outer edges to match the aluminum cover.




Old 11-17-2023, 10:07 PM
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Looks bent to me
Old 11-17-2023, 11:41 PM
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Considering that you must have your motors disconnected to allow the doors to swing in that direction, I think that is exaggerating the two parts. In your pics where the doors are closed, I think they look good. Also keep in mind that both parts should be painted the same body color, so that will help disguise what you are seeing.
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The headlight buckets don't open in that direction thus the 2nd and 4th photo you show never occurs in normal operation
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Originally Posted by 4 Speed Dave
The headlight buckets don't open in that direction thus the 2nd and 4th photo you show never occurs in normal operation
good point

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