How do you install string in headlight?

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How do you install string in headlight?

Post by DHort » Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:46 pm

I see where the string goes in the grove on the reflector. How do you get it to stay in place when you put the lens on when the headlight is on the car?


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Re: How do you install string in headlight?

Post by Scott_Conger » Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:49 pm

a small bead of silicone or RTV sealant in the reflector groove will do the trick. Leave the "open" end of the cord to line up at one of the reflector slots so that it can be positioned such that any condensate on the reflector or lense is free to drain out. I lay the glass lens on top of the cord and add a small weight to the lens to let it all cure flat in a perfect plane. Install the reflector the next day...
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Re: How do you install string in headlight?

Post by Adam » Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:41 pm

Use a drop of superglue at 6 or 8 spots in the reflector rim. Press the string in, then install the lens.

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Re: How do you install string in headlight?

Post by John.Zibell » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:18 am

I used rubber cement when I did my headlights. Strong enough to hold in place until assembled, and can easily be removed at a later date.
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Re: How do you install string in headlight?

Post by RustyFords » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:23 am

I used a few drops of rubber cement...very sparingly in a few spots around the circle.

That held it enough to finish the installation.
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Re: How do you install string in headlight?

Post by Mark Nunn » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:36 am

I used several small dabs of bearing grease, just enough to be sticky. It cleans off easily.

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Re: How do you install string in headlight?

Post by Mark Gregush » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:53 am

I too have used grease, because that is what I had/have on hand. As said above, make sure the split is at the bottom.
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Re: How do you install string in headlight?

Post by DHort » Sun Apr 07, 2019 10:12 am

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Re: How do you install string in headlight?

Post by RajoRacer » Sun Apr 07, 2019 10:20 am

Hot glue gun also works !

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