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Old Aug 11, 2016 | 09:15 PM
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ok friends ,I just found out the early C3s the headlight bezels were metal,does anyone know when they switched to fiberglass,thanks Bill
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73? Along with the "rubber" bumper?
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My '75 has the metal.
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Original 1968-1972 Corvette headlight bezels were cast aluminum; 1973-1982 bezels were SMC fiberglass.
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Originally Posted by Hammerhead Fred
Original 1968-1972 Corvette headlight bezels were cast aluminum; 1973-1982 bezels were SMC fiberglass.
Thanks and good to know!

BTW, I do know my TIG welder could weld repair the cracks in my 72 aluminum headlight support. However, he could not weld repair the crack in the 72 original metal headlight bezel. So we concluded the bezel must be made from a lessor quality aluminum or lessor purity.
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