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Any novel member solutions to 73/74 Charger headlight bezel warping?

Started by nge, August 09, 2016, 11:22:22 AM

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nge

hi all,
This may have been asked before but I wanted to replace my warped headlight bezels on my 1973 charger.
I have tried reshaping them in boiling water, but that didn't last very long after I reinstalled them.
I'm running without them now but I don't like the look. 
Has anyone found buckets from another car that can be made to work? I don't mind parts hunting.
Or is there someone who knows a trick on how to shape and refurbish these?
thanks
Vic

areibel

Do you mean the plastic grille inserts?  I hadn't heard of them warping before, but I think I'd try to get them straight again and epoxy a brace of some sort to them, either some 1/8 rod or flat steel that was thin enough to fit.  If you can post a pic it might help.

nge

No, sorry, I mean the "soft" plastic bezels that are sandwiched behind the grille and the headlights.  Unique to 73/74.  My judgment tells me they didn't want to transfer the bulb heat to the plastic grille, so the didn't use hard plastic or metal for the bezels.
If you look at just about 73/74 the bezels around the lights will be warped, misaligned or both.