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Deals and Appeals => Wanted to Buy => Topic started by: imming1965 on August 14, 2023, 03:09:46 PM

Title: 1967 headlight retaining rings
Post by: imming1965 on August 14, 2023, 03:09:46 PM
I'm looking for (4) headlight retaining rings (stainless part that holds light in bucket) I have some but would like to find better ones
Title: Re: 1967 headlight retaining rings
Post by: 67 GT350 on August 14, 2023, 05:37:06 PM
Join the club, I just ordered from Tony B. I will assume the repros will suck! I am not sure, but I got to think any Ford rings with the smaller headlights will work.....?
Title: Re: 1967 headlight retaining rings
Post by: Bob Gaines on August 14, 2023, 09:09:24 PM
Quote from: 67 GT350 on August 14, 2023, 05:37:06 PM
Join the club, I just ordered from Tony B. I will assume the repros will suck! I am not sure, but I got to think any Ford rings with the smaller headlights will work.....?
I haven't seen the ones Branda sells.  Yes most Ford small headlight will work . There are some that will work but look slightly different in shape .
Title: 1967 headlight retaining rings
Post by: Bill Collins on August 15, 2023, 01:08:05 PM
I just purchased a large NOS parts stash from a long closed Ford dealer. Included were some late 1960's headlight buckets and retaining rings. There are two ring styles; they differ by the configuration of the retaining brackets. One is an "L" shape with a single round hole in the base. The other is a slot style - the screw goes through a larger opening at one end of the slot and the ring is then rotated so the smaller opening is beneath the screw head. The screw is then tightened on each style.

I can take and post some photos of the two styles if requested.
Title: Re: 1967 headlight retaining rings
Post by: 1175 on August 19, 2023, 07:30:09 PM
I have 4 used originals.  Plus one more needing to be spot welded back together.

PM if interested.

Jon
Title: Re: 1967 headlight retaining rings
Post by: 67 GT350 on August 19, 2023, 08:23:50 PM
OMG that's a beautiful site, I got my Tony Branda ones and they are sooooooo tight on the headlight, that you cannot install them unless you line up the screw hols exact as you cannot rotate them... ADVISE to the poster, BUY THE ONES ABOVE!