Re: [HSS] Headlight Mounts on 29 SS

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Lew Phelps wrote:

>

> Does anyone know if the headlight brackets on a 29 SS should be

> bolted directly to the fender, or should they be cushioned with some

> sort of gasket?

>

> I'm about to reinstall the headlights on my Town Sedan. I don't have

> any gaskets of appropriate shape, so I'm not sure there should be

> something. But my instinct says there should. If so, what material?

> Cork? Leather? Rubber?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Lew Phelps, 1929 Town Sedan

> Pasadena, CA

Lew, I'm pretty sure that originally they brackets were bolted directly

to the fender. However, to minimise damage to the paint I have fitted

a fabric spacer, made out of belting. I had an old conveyer belt which

I peeled a layer off. This is a sort of rubberised canvas, and is

ideal for the job. Sort of like tyre (tire?) sidewall fabric.

Geoff.