black headlight 'rims' first showed.........

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  • jimrr
    4th Gear
    • Dec 2010
    • 474

    black headlight 'rims' first showed.........

    I painted that aluminum ring around my headlights black in 1974 and now everyone is doing it!
    I wonder if I was first?
  • 73series88
    5th Gear
    • Oct 2009
    • 587

    #2
    mines like that because i havent gotten around to having the paint scanned. when i do that i'll get some rattle cans mixed up and do the headlight rims, my new multi color bonnet, and the front wing i rolled over on a couple of months ago.
    aaron
    73 series III 88 2.5 na diesel daily driver
    67 series 2a 88 RHD sold
    88 RRC sold
    60 mga coupe

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    • amcordo
      5th Gear
      • Jun 2009
      • 740

      #3
      What color are they usually?

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      • jimrr
        4th Gear
        • Dec 2010
        • 474

        #4
        same color as fender is factory paint scheme.

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        • knac1234
          4th Gear
          • Nov 2010
          • 442

          #5
          Jim-

          Funny....I'm a newbie here, but, if I do some light resto work in the summer on the SIII, I had thought about powdercoating them black too. And I haven't seen yours

          Actually, I thought about the hinges in black too.....would kind of tie in the black rear bumper and the black brush guard on the front!

          Julian
          Julian
          72 Series III NAS
          03 Disco
          04 Freelander (sold, but still running strong)
          2011 LR2 (Fuji White/Tan....per the wife )
          65 MGB / 73 MGBGT
          71 RHD Hillman Super Imp

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          • gudjeon
            5th Gear
            • Oct 2006
            • 613

            #6
            Galvy painted like I touched up the cappings.

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            • Terrys
              Overdrive
              • May 2007
              • 1382

              #7
              Originally posted by jimrr
              I painted that aluminum ring around my headlights black in 1974 and now everyone is doing it!
              I wonder if I was first?
              Everyone? Hmm, I must have missed the memo, even though my first one had black trim rings (in 1972)which I promptly repainted limestone.

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              • bmohan55
                4th Gear
                • Sep 2008
                • 435

                #8
                I see your painted rings and raise you...

                Eyelashes!!!!
                04 Disco, Gone-Disco died & so did mine
                '72 S3 88 - Leakey & Squeaky

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