DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

jury wrote: - Then order the Trucklite units...

jury wrote:My plan to fit LED lights to the Modrod goes something like this...

I have two early cars sitting in the Garage, but they have different headlights.

'67 912 has original units but with upgraded H4 sealed beam units and Hella smooth glass...



'68 Modrod has later H4 units and later Bosch glass...(never liked the look of the later glass on this car)



This afternoon I decided to remove one of each and compare. There are pretty much the same, with all adjustment screws and adjustment grooves in the buckets in the same locations. The main difference is that the EARLY sealed beam light unit sits in a retaining ring.

I have tried to show below. The lights look alot different in the first picture, but this is only because original side light holder on the LATER light sticks out the back and effects the 'resting' angle.

EARLY - LATER


EARLY - LATER


EARLY


EARLY (that white self tapping screw wasn't me)


EARLY


LATER


LATER




So with this comparison, I am happy that the EARLY parts are inter-changeable with LATER and visa verse.

PLAN:

- Use the LATER Modrod chrome rings and buckets

- Order these Beetle repro units and use only the EARLY retaining ring from it (might be able to use the glass also if quality is ok):

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp ... %2D037%2DC



- If glass quality on the above is bad I'll order these repro HELLA SB19 glass (I used these on my 912 when I rebuilt the lights afew years ago):

http://www.ebay.de/itm/2-Stuck-Scheinwe ... 25a389ec1c


- Then order the Trucklite units, and put it all together:

http://www.drivetrainamerica.com/truck- ... -cj-tj-jk/




I have already painted the LATER buckets on the Modrod black during the initial build process. I think the black Trucklite units mounted to a painted black retaining ring should look pretty good in there. I found an example, albeit on a Landrover, of the Trucklite light pattern:








Helped me write it all down if nothing else