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Old Dec 21, 2015 | 06:45 PM
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hey guys.can i retrofit 1979 headlamps to my "sharked" 69?any info would be greatly appreciated.thanks in advance.drew.
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Hi Andrew,
By "headlamps" do you mean the lights themselves, the mechanisms, the doors, or the frames….or all of that?
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The front of the frames changed slightly when the chrome bumper and it's nose reinforcement went away after 1974.
There's a 'spacer' available (you need 4) that either allow you to use the later in the earlier or the earlier in the later… I'm not sure which.

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Hi Andrew,
By "headlamps" do you mean the lights themselves, the mechanisms, the doors, or the frames….or all of that?
Regards,
Alan

The front of the frames changed slightly when the chrome bumper and it's nose reinforcement went away after 1974.
There's a 'spacer' available (you need 4) that either allow you to use the later in the earlier or the earlier in the later… I'm not sure which.
all of the headlamp component.i would get a new center section for a 69 and transfer the complete lamp assemblies if that is possible from a later c3.....
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I'm not sure what you mean by a "center section"?
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I'm not sure what you mean by a "center section"?
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the hoos surround or a front clip.
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i was hoping to buy some used complete lamps to fit in that..
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