You can check the low beam elements of the bulbs without the disassembly of much. Make sure the headlights are off. Disconnect the low beam wire at the junction block on the inner fender (if that is where it is located on a '41), and use an ohmmeter between that wire and a good ground. This will read the resistance through the element. No reading? Bad bulb.
Carl
Last edited by 52Carl; 03/31/2017 5:48 PM.