Berlinetta Headlights

[twinstacks]

Hi guys. I am progressing nicely with the restoration and am now at the point of fitting the headlights. The guy before me removed the headlights and never left them. I bought new nests and headlights but there seems to be something missing. The original white bowls that get bolted to the chrome cross bar are there and these new nest fit them some how but I don’t think I am meant to see the fixings of the headlight. Should there be a ring of some sorts covering them?

[dcunn]

Re: Berlinetta Headlights

Google head lamp rims, look at the images, and all shall be revealed

[twinstacks]

Re: Berlinetta Headlights

Thanks !

[daveghunt]

Re: Berlinetta Headlights

Best I've found are stainless steel from Mini Spares Centre
Stainless Rim - 500929MS

[twinstacks]

Re: Berlinetta Headlights

Thank you

[danny_nelson]

Re: Berlinetta Headlights

Not many restorers use the glass fibre bowl, but instead fit a quality stainless headlight unit (complete assembly) as supplied by SVC lighting just to name one supplier.

[dcunn]

Re: Berlinetta Headlights

Great idea Danny, but beware cheap ones, they are a bad investment and go rusty very quickly, despite
being waxed etc etc to try and stop the process

Rgds DC

[twinstacks]

Re: Berlinetta Headlights

Thanks guys.