Bought the wrong C3 headlight assembles
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Bought the wrong C3 headlight assembles
First I am new to the forum as a member but not as a fan! Many of you have helped me with my current restoration! When searching questions this forum comes up many times with answers that work so I thank you! Now my first post 😁
i bought 75 and up headlight support brackets and I have a 71. Since I had no tabs I didn't know how to check. Thw guy I bought them from I know well and said he would take them back. The thing is I have already blasted, painted and reassembled these and they look great! Can I make them work? Or is this just a waste of time?
thanks
i bought 75 and up headlight support brackets and I have a 71. Since I had no tabs I didn't know how to check. Thw guy I bought them from I know well and said he would take them back. The thing is I have already blasted, painted and reassembled these and they look great! Can I make them work? Or is this just a waste of time?
thanks
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Seems like the 75+ might be more trouble than just adding the spacer that a 73/74 needs
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-missing.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1575380995
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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-missing.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1575380995
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I would say that you did a dandy job of doing a "dry run" on the parts you need for your car. BUT you should be able to make a tidy profit on the ones you just refurbished when you sell them. 
I would suggest that you NOT try to "massage" the later buckets so they will work in your vehicle.
I would suggest that you NOT try to "massage" the later buckets so they will work in your vehicle.
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you redid and painted the pot metal bodies-covers to match your car. they are the same from 69-82. the horseshoes that they mount in are the diff. and they do not show without a creeper and a flashlight. the older horshshoes are more expensive than the later models. they are sheet metal. i am sure the 75-up version could be modified to fit the chrome bumper nose fairly easily. unless NCRS etc points are concerned...
