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#165570 - 02/16/10 09:59 AM '31 Headlights setup
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When my '31 deluxe Coach arrived, the original chromed headlight buckets/bezels had been fitted with 7" sealed beams including some sort of aftermarket backing pieces. All the guts from the original headlights was missing. I now have 2 '31 lenses and 2 single bulb reflectors. What I need are 2 sockets, bulbs and wiring, and anything else that is required to set them up.
1.Were there any other pieces in the setup, such as gaskets or other fittings?
2.Where can one acquire the sockets for the reflector, and the fitting that attaches to the bucket through which the wire runs.
3. Also, were these on a relay or other in-line mechanism?

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#165610 - 02/16/10 04:33 PM Re: '31 Headlights setup [Re: Gunsmoke]
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No relay was used for the headlights. They are wired to the headlight switch and the dimmer switch.

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#165712 - 02/17/10 06:41 PM Re: '31 Headlights setup [Re: Junkyard Dog]
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I will get the 6 spring clip set FS has on offer to hold the lens in the bezel.
Is there anything that retains the reflector other than the lens snugging up against it.
FS also sells a universal Stainless Steel conduit (15"). Is that what I need from light to rad shell, and if so, they have it with 2 male ends or a male/female? Which do I want?
Then there are the sockets? Where can I beg, borrow, steal, or buy 2?
Finally, does the horn wiring use the same type conduit?

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#165723 - 02/18/10 05:45 AM Re: '31 Headlights setup [Re: Gunsmoke]
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i got the sockets for my 31 from Don Rossi 303-690-5180. He may still have some as well as some of the other parts you need.
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#165727 - 02/18/10 07:11 AM Re: '31 Headlights setup [Re: Gunsmoke]
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The horn wiring uses the same type of conduit, without the socket assembly on the end of course.

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