[Healeys] Headlamp Bucket Installation

George Haywood haywoodone at hotmail.com
Thu Sep 15 17:39:02 MDT 2011


Thanks Rich for correcting my errors.  It was so long ago that I installed my
headlights I forgot those details.

George



> From: richchrysler at quickclic.net
> To: nelson_wd at msn.com; healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:11:28 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Headlamp Bucket Installation
> i
> Hello Bill,
>
> Your '59 3000 will take the earlier 3 adjuster headlamp buckets as you
> describe. However, the brass adjuster bodies that will be located at 12, 3
> and 9 o'clock do not have threads on their exterior, but they have a series
> of serrations on their outer diameter. These are to hold a press-on plastic
> protector sleeve with a blind end to protect the inner thread and adjuster
> screw from getting dirty. The very early 3 adjuster bucket had 3 red
plastic
> sleeves over these adjusters. Later ones (like yours) will have black
> plastic protector sleeves.
> Also it sounds like you have incorrect headlamp rubber gaskets. The 3
> adjuster gasket has 3 simple open through holes about 3/8" diameter for the
> 3 adjuster bodies and plastic sleeves to fit through. The later 2 adjuster
> buckets use a different much more slender adjuster that fits within the
> rubber spigot you are finding on your bucket gaskets.
> The buckets and their rubber gaskets fasten to the car with 4 Phillips
10-32
> thread machine screws, these pass through 4 holes situated roughly at 2, 4,
> 8 and 10 o'clock. There are small flat washers and special brass acorn nuts
> (readily available from all the usual suppliers) to fasten the 4 screws
into
> place on the wing and shroud.
> I am including a picture that shows the brass acorn mounting nuts. This
also
> shows 3 black adjuster caps, but please note that the wiring harness
> arrangement is that of a BN1, and should not be followed for your 3000.
>
> Rich
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of W.D. Nelson
> Sent: 2011-09-15 11:35
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Headlamp Bucket Insallation
>
> I am installing my headlamp buckets on my 59" 3000. The buckets have three
> brass colored receptacle with threads inside for the lamp adjusting screws
> and
> threads outside (which I assume are for nuts to attach from the back side
of
> the fender to hold the bucket in place. My issue is how are the rubber
> seals
> installed. it appears they go between the bucket and the outside of the
> fender, however the seals have nodules into which the brass colored
fittings
> are inserted. With the fitting inserted into the rubber nodule, then how do
> you attach a nut to the outside threads. Do I razor blade off the rubber
> nodule (I did not use "tit" to describe that portion of the seal for gender
> respect), put on the nut and then slip on the nodule over the brass
fitting.
> Thanks for any guidance. bill
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