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 Condor-Dino
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Could this be a KG headlight ring?
Hi All,
I wonder if anyone recognises this headlight ring. It is from a lucas headlight and it could be the same a Karmann Ghia ring Maybe someone can measure
one to be sure. The inner diammeter of the ring is 183mm across at the front and 198mm in the back. It is 25mm deep. It is also the same profile all
the way around which I think make it different from beetles (or early holdens) which have a bulge in the ring.
Here a couple of pictures.
If it can be identified as a KG ring, I will need one of them.
Thanks in advance, Dino.
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 barls
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| posted on February 15th, 2009 at 03:31 PM |
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hey mate if its lucas its not volkswagen might be mini though.
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pod
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| posted on February 15th, 2009 at 03:50 PM |
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i was thinking mini as well
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Condor-Dino
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| posted on February 15th, 2009 at 04:10 PM |
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Hi Barls and Pod, you guys rock.
I think you have put me onto exactly what I need. I found some repro ones on Ebay that look great and I'll get the measurements checked and all will
be good.
Thank you very much. Dino.
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| posted on February 15th, 2009 at 05:24 PM |
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Looks like Austin Healey 3000 headlight ring
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| posted on February 15th, 2009 at 08:53 PM |
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Morris Minor headlight rings were also very similar to ghias, I used some on a ghia about 15 years ago when I couldn't find any proper ghia ones.
They would have almost certainly been Lucas, most british cars then followed the 'Prince of Darkness'.
Angus
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vwsteve
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| posted on February 16th, 2009 at 07:48 AM |
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yes its morris, a lot of ghias have morris h/l buckets welded in as well with those fitted
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
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| posted on February 22nd, 2009 at 09:13 PM |
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Don't do it! Those headlight assemblies look absolutely wrong and horrible on a Ghia. Original ones are available from Vicsbahn,well worth the
investment. They also show up a lot at swapmeets.
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| posted on February 22nd, 2009 at 10:20 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Condor-Dino
Hi All,
I wonder if anyone recognises this headlight ring. It is from a lucas headlight and it could be the same a Karmann Ghia ring Maybe someone can measure
one to be sure.
Thanks in advance, Dino.
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If its a Lucas its from a british car...
Leyland- Morris-Austin - BMC - Wolsley- Rover - Land Rover etc...
NEVER on a VW - always Bosch- Hella - etc
made in Germany..
the Karmann ghia headlamp rims may be common with old German cars like Mercedes- AutoUnion DKW -? etc..
they are NOT like any other VW headlamp rims..
that i have seen..
LEE
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| posted on March 11th, 2009 at 04:02 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by rexy
yes its morris, a lot of ghias have morris h/l buckets welded in as well with those fitted
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mine has it and sealed beams
no more corosion probs
bright too (12v)
want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!
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