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Customs How To Mildly French a Headlight for $1

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Stan Back, Feb 28, 2022.

  1. Stan Back
    Joined: Mar 9, 2007
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    Stan Back
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    from California

    From This . . . Headlight.jpg
    to This . . .
    Headlight2.jpg
    The trick is to find an International Harvester Travel-All grille with this bezel for just $1!
     
  2. i.rant
    Joined: Nov 23, 2009
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    1. 1940 Ford

    That’s a huge improvement, no more “bug eye”.
     
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  3. KevKo
    Joined: Jun 25, 2009
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    The depth of the light is different in both photos. So the entire bucket has to be recessed I'm guessing. But kinda neat.
     
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  4. phat rat
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    Cool trick but what year Travel All?
     
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  5. Wonder if that could be easily used on a 57 Ford and eliminate their bulging bug eye?
    You may have really hit on something, and the IHC grille market will be equal to 32’s.
    It made quite an improvement.
     
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  6. goldmountain
    Joined: Jun 12, 2016
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    Of course. $1.00 International parts are common everywhere.
     
  7. 64-67 are one style 69 to 75 are another. And easily found

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  8. Stan Back
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    Well, it was 20 years ago -- and several years of IHs had the same trim in the grille. For me, it meant no body work.
     
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  9. Killer idea I just commited to memory! Might look for my GMC
     
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  10. I've used the 1956 Ford F100 Pickup Headlight bezel's on a few builds, like there made for the 57' cars! Look way better!
     
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  11. fastcar1953
    Joined: Oct 23, 2009
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    Dispatcher.jpg I thought it was a burner cover off the kitchen stove. :D:D:D:D
     
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  12. seb fontana
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    from ct

    Is it the same car?
     
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  13. Stan Back
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    from California

    No -- but similar. Here're two shots of my $500 54 Plymouth. Kinda hard to see the headlights -- look in the back of the machine you're using.


    54 Home.jpg 54 Body.jpg
     
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  14. Stan Back
    Joined: Mar 9, 2007
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    Stan Back
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    from California

    And here's why it's banned on this site. Just last week someone asked me how the headlights were done -- so here it was. Pardon the brakes and trans. and such . . . R&C Plymout.jpg
     
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  15. Awesome ride. And @pgan digs it
     

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