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Title: Headlight Buckets
Post by: josh on May 06, 2007, 12:26:46 PM

what color were the buckets painted from the factory? were they silver beige or? right now they're powdercoated bright white and kinda stick out against the green

Title: Headlight Buckets
Post by: surgerypending on May 06, 2007, 05:51:03 PM

Most of the ones i've seen are grey or black.

Title: Headlight Buckets
Post by: Russ on May 06, 2007, 06:06:35 PM

i think most were silver i had mine zinc plated and it looks pretty original to me

Title: Headlight Buckets
Post by: josh on May 06, 2007, 06:10:41 PM

so a light grey/silver it is

Title: Headlight Buckets
Post by: kirin on May 06, 2007, 06:27:29 PM

Kind of primery gray/silver

Title: Headlight Buckets
Post by: Ovalzealous on May 07, 2007, 07:40:02 PM

Earlier headlight buckets were black on the outer side of the bucket with silver or white lettering, and silver on the inside. Later buckets were a low gloss grey on both sides with blue inkstamped lettering. Black and silver versions should have the screw terminals as did some of the grey buckets. Adjusting screw location varied by manufacturer and year of production.

For an Oval they should be Black and silver.

Title: Headlight Buckets
Post by: steveo_32 on May 07, 2007, 11:54:32 PM

And thats why i love you!

Title: Headlight Buckets
Post by: amishrabbi on May 08, 2007, 12:29:14 AM

how do you know this stuff? honestly i have alot more learning to do about these cars

Title: Headlight Buckets
Post by: Ovalzealous on May 08, 2007, 11:11:29 PM

Well the part numbers are a bit of a giveaway once you understand them. But mostly I rarely do anything with a part without researching it.

Plus I don't sleep much.