911 headlight assemblies.

BigPhattyVW · #1 November 4th 2006, 17:08

Hello again everybody!

Ive seen countless amount of VW's with porsche 911 headlight assemblies. Then I was just recently on www.pelicanparts.com and found a whole bunch of 911 headlights???

So..

What year of 911 headlight assembly fits in the early style vw fenders and how do you install them?

Thanks
Clint:agree:

Kafer_Mike · #2 November 4th 2006, 19:56

The early Porsche 911 lens fit in the early Beetle headlight rings. No need to change the buckets...

BigPhattyVW · #3 November 6th 2006, 23:28

I know that the lenses do fit right in. I want to change the whole assembly so as to remove the "frankenstein" bolt on the lower lip of the headlight ring.

I know, why be difficult

Thanks
Clint:agree:

Steve C · #4 November 8th 2006, 00:51

Hi

I fitted some to my old 1302. They were the type that had a black ring that you covered with a body coloured dress ring. The Frankenstein bolt on the 911 headlight was replaced with an internal screw, sort of like a late beetle one, I just needed make up bracket to screw into.

Steve

BigPhattyVW · #5 November 10th 2006, 03:13

Does this cluster look familiar? Hopefully this upload works this time. By the way, is the bracket that you fabbed look anything like picture #2?

Thanks
Clint:agree:

Steve C · #6 November 10th 2006, 06:25

Hi

Its a bit hard to see the bracket in the photo, but you only need to mimic what Porsche did with the bracket and that's what my cluster looks like.

Steve

BigPhattyVW · #7 November 12th 2006, 18:08

Way Cool!!!

Thanks a bunch Steve C! Now I just wish I had a garage

By the way to anyone else who is wondering, that is a 74-86 headlight bucket assembly. I believe www.PelicanParts.com has the assembly as a Bosch H4 upgrade! I haven't ordered anything from them but their website is really informative and has a lot of cool stuff in it.

Thanks again!
Clint:agree:

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