Can anyone tell me where to find the best prices on new Guide or BLC headlight trim ring bezels? I understand there are steel, chrome and stainless. I have several buckets needing some. Also have not ruled out finding used ones as well. Thanks
i just bought some recently on ebay, seller was "v8 shop". 50+8 for shipping. now heres what you get, the rims look nice, but the hardware for the screw to clamp it tight is very wimpy, and it is made too tall so the bracket hits the bulb retainer and will not allow the rim to seat tight against the retainer and bulb. leaves about a 3/16 gap at the bottom and real guide rims are nice and tight there. i have several junk rims here and plan to drill out the rivets and use original hardware for the clamp. hope it shows in the pic, this a 1937 Pontiac multi beam i converted to sealed beam
mr bustingear, guide was a suppler for gm, perhaps even owned by gm? dont know, but stylewise, in about 36 the trend for smaller lenses came into vogue, so my guess is that many gm products from 37 until the sealed beam arrived in 1940 are the same size. some are painted, some have a thin stainless ring at the front of the painted ring, and i believe the chrome ones were on the commercial side like white trucks, diamond t trucks etc. common stuff really, but finding two without dents is another thing!!! ps...i hate when you look at one in a load at a swap meet that has a fresh dent in it from that trip!
I just picked up a pair of Guide lights at a swap on Saturday. Nice lights (for under $20!), but the rings have dings. I might try a pair of the OTB rings when the time comes.