Re: [HSS] Tail Light Bracket Photos

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Lew, The original 29 Hudson tail lite (Brwon Bi-Lite) is made of

brass and subject to cracking. I have found the exact same (Brown

Bi-Lite) same lens as original, but made of steel painted black at flea

markets. Once chrome plated it is the same only they don't crack.

Maybe they were made for trucks or something, but e it's the exact same

lite in steel instead of brass and then chromed. Watch for one at flea

markets. I saw a couple of them in steel at Hershey this year. One was

rusted out? One was perfect for $125.00 just chrome it and put it on.

Ed Moore

----- Original Message -----

From: "Lew Phelps" <hudsontownsedan@earthlink.net>

To: <HudsonSuperSix16-29@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:47 PM

Subject: [HSS] Tail Light Bracket Photos





> I have created a new folder in the Photos section titled Tail Light

> Bracket, with two photos of the installation the Geoff Clark did for me.

>

> The first photo is an overall view. As you can see (I hope), this is

> fabricated from a piece of flat weldable steel, 1-1/2 inches wide and

> 1/4 inch thick (I think; I have to double check those measurements).

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> The bar is attached to the vehicle by using one of the bolts that

> holds the bumper in place -- the outer of the two that hold the

> bumper in place on the right hand side. The flat bar was heated and

> bent in as S shape to create a setback to that it aligns in the fore-

> and-aft plane with the OEM tail light bracket on the left side, and

> set at an angle and height so that the tail light is positioned in

> the same place (relative to the car) as the OEM light on the left

> side. Once the position and angle of the bracket are determined, and

> a hole drilled for the mounting bolt, the bracket is positioned on

> the bumper and bolted in place. Then, Geoff marked the position and

> angle for cutting off surplus steel on the bottom of the bracket, so

> that the bracket bottom is aligned with and parallel to the bottom of

> the bumper mounting structure.

>

> Once marked for cutting, the steel is cut off, and then a second,

> small piece of steel welded at right angles to the main bracket, at

> right angles (that is, positioned horizontally, pointing forward, and

> tucking under the bumper mount) to keep the bracket from rotating.

> This is "insurance" in case the bolt works a bit loose, and is

> necesssary since there's no convenient place for a second bolt hole

> to preserve the alignment of the bracket.

>

> Once completed, the bracket was sprayed with gloss black enamel. It

> is darned near "invisible" to casual inspection.

>

> BTW, the tail light, as astute observers will notice, is not OEM. I

> have one complete Hudson light, and most of a second one, but I lack

> a solid "shell" for the second one. For now, I'm using replica Model

> A tail lights.

>

> Lew

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