[Fot] Racecar headlight question

[David Cutter]

Jon, used part #28 to secure the disc to the fiberglass bonnet and trim
clips to attach the chrome cover ring #21.  Joe Alexander has the Lucas
decals if you want that look.
Cheers, Dave

[image: Headlight Rings.JPG]
[image: Spit_Headlights.JPG]

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 7:39 AM Jonathan Wright via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hello triumph friends. Pardon my silly question but I’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 I’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 I’m
> talking about
>
>
> Jon
>
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