Thread: My new 740!
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Old Oct 15th, 2017, 21:51   #83
swedish brick
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Next up is fitting them to the car.

Removal of the Euro style headlights and sidelight/indicators is easy enough. I've been extremely careful doing it though as I don't want them damaging just in case I ever convert back again.
Also, the old headlight wiper mechanisms etc need to go too. Again, kept safe just in case.

First light fitted.
IMG_0650 by Dan Clark, on Flickr

IMG_0649 by Dan Clark, on Flickr

The only complication was with the alignment of the new indicator unit as the old rubber seal behind it (seal to the front wing) was moulded with age to the original larger Euro style indicator unit. It took a fair bit of adjusting and messing to make it flex and seal up properly but got it in the end.
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