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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 87 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 87 | I think this belongs here. Hey fellow bolters  I am wondering if anybody sells a frenched headlight kit? I was watching a T.V. program this weekend and they were working on a 53 pick-up and in the process of frenching the headlights on it which looked really neato-torpedo! It looked like it was a kit but they didn't mention where they got it from which is odd because those shows drop names like nobody's business | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Hi Rusty...You could check out these guys , they may have just what your looking for. Hope this helps Jock 
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 87 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 87 | Geez that is a little more then what I wanted to spend I wish i knew how to do it myself | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | I know they aint cheap!  By all accounts they seem to be the best though. I love their headlamps but they're set up for driving on the right! (They dip to the wrong side!)  They're pretty expensive too! Jock
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 610 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 610 | Autoloc also sells a frenched headlight kit. But they are about the same price as the above mentioned. With some work Id think you would beable to make your own. Time to research! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 381 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 381 | Here's how us old guys french headlights. Remove the headlight bucket from the fender. Drill 4 holes on the flange on the fender and remount the bucket from the backside, inside the fender using 1/4"-20 bolts. Take the original headlight trim ring and weld it to the fender. Grind your welds , and do whatever body work is necessary to smooth everything out nice. Replace the headlight bulb in the bucket and bolt back on thru the inside of the fender. The only drawback to this method is when aiming/adjusting the headlight beam you have to remove the bucket, turn the adjusting screw a bit, remount the bucket etc, etc until the alignment is complete.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 136 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 136 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 502 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 502 | lmc sell a jewel headlamp kit. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 180 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 180 | i agree use theese or the old merc bezels they sell to make your own. the hagans look like pie plates to me, to big. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 |
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 | Give Reliable Power Products Group, Inc a call. They have a frenching kit that is easy to use and priced appropriately. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,285 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,285 | powerblocktv.com did a 49 this weekend on the show trucks. If you go to the website and follow the link, they will list suppliers as well as a video of the show on how they did it. Not really my taste personally but to each their own. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 | The set up from the website they used for parts was much cheaper than Hagan if I remember correctly.
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