1929 Chevrolet International - 4 Door Sedan Project by BearsFan315

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seems the gap is NOT correct and the trim ring should go up against the lip on the buckets...

tinkered with the gasket and flipped the retaining ring... if i flip the retaining ring that seems to solve the problem. the gasket seems a little thick for the New Trim Rings and NOS Glass combo.

going to pick up some gasket material today 1/16", 3/32", and 1/8" and play with making custom gaskets this weekend for the headlamps. current material is 1/8" thick

goal for the weekend... figure this thing out and get them ready for the bulbs when they come in, still hoping that the supplier gets them in and ships them today so that i have them next week !!  hoping

8-20-2019

Well waiting for a few parts to arrive to move forward, i have sheet cork from Fel-Pro in 1/16, 3/32, and 1/8 now. so can make most all my gaskets.
 have a pair of NOS Head Lamp Trim rings on their way to me. supposed to be in excellent condition. also was told it had a set of original gaskets in the package :) once they arrive i will check them over, clean them up and test fit them and hopefully install and use them on the 1929. they are NOT reproduction, supposed to be NOS exactly like the ones that came originally on the car on 1929.

also got in my test set of LED head lamps and plan to run a test, hoping that i will be able to compare to the stock 21/21 CP bulbs as well as the LED bulbs that Steve D (m00684) is testing in his car, once he gets the signal issue fixed.

be really interested in how they project and how on a wall and in a distance.

actually bought 2 pair to test, but crazy me must have clicked on the wrong button and bought a wrong pair, as i ended up with a BA15S set vs the BA15D set. they look exactly alike except for the dual set does half power and full power for lows and highs vs the Single set is all full power all the time.

8-21-2019

ok, so did some bench testing on the 1929 headlamps...

built one complete (bucket, reflector, gasket, lens, retaining ring, trim ring, etc...) and then tested with my optima 6v and jumper wires. put the bucket on the bench and faced towards the garage door. from bench to back wall is about 25 foot. yes that is my 1929 to the left in the pictures :)

i did a few tests.. will group them accordingly below:

Here are the Parking lights:

0-Dark NO Lights on, other than my flashlight for finding pins in the connector and not shorting out the bulbs and battery

1-Standard #63 bulb...single filament Incan, 38 lumen, 3 Candle Power

2-LED #798 6k White....6 fwd SMD LED, 7 side LED, 90 lumen, 6 Candle Power

3-LED #845 6k White....9 PIN LED, 7 side LED, 360 lumen, 23 Candle Power

the standard bulb lights up nicely, then the #798 does about the same lighting, but in a whiter light, then the 845 really lights up the room

now the headlights:

0-Dark NO Lights on, other than my flashlight for finding pins in the connector and not shorting out the bulbs and battery

1b low/c high-Standard #1188 bulb...dual filament Incan, 402 low/628 high lumen, 24 low/34 high Candle Power

2b low/c high-LED #475 6k White....8 low/16 high6 side SMD LED, 1200 low/ 1800 high lumen, 94 low/141 high Candle Power

pretty much same situation, the incan does a good job lighting up, but the LED is whiter and brighter.

well got a package in the mail today and it was my NOS trim rings for the headlamps !!

they are good looking trim rings, not perfect but great for my restoration. they look just like the original ones i had but in way better shape. and as a bonus they had the NOS Paper Gaskets in there as well.

here is a shot of the gasket and then the gasket laying over the one available from The Filling Station
only difference really is thickness. the one in my headlamps originally was .125" thick this one a little thinner.

complete headlamp built, minus lights...  

will tear it down, clean everything up, paint touch up and then pick lights and build to install.