Headlight housing assembly replacements available?

[Jonathan]

I see on Houston's page that you can get the left hand side headlight housing assembly (105713), but not the right (105714).

LH here: http://store.delorean.com/p-6883-headlamp-hsg-assy-lh.aspx and at $58, I think fairly reasonable.

RH here: http://store.delorean.com/p-6884-headlamp-hsg-assy-rh.aspx and showing at the dreaded $0.00.

Is there another source for these assemblies? What are the options if you need to replace them?

I am removing my front fascia to replace a few things and these headlight housings are going to likely be one of them. I wanted to adjust my headlights and the screws are pretty rusty and just spin so my plan was to get everything apart and replace or repair what I could. For $58, that's good value in my books. Not sure what to do about the other side though if you can't buy them.

[Chris 16409]

Check with Ed at DeLorean Europe. He's having the assemblies remanufactured. They should be about ready now.

[Jonathan]

Check with Ed at DeLorean Europe. He's having the assemblies remanufactured. They should be about ready now.

Cool. Thanks for the tip. Is Ed and DeLorean Europe the same thing as the "DeLoreanGO" parts page? I thought the DeLoreanGO site might have been more apart of a UK club and DMC Europe was separate, but I'm not sure. Hard to follow sometimes what is going on behind the scenes with these things.

[mr_maxime]

You can replace the headlight screws with the ones from this kit

"Mopar Headlight Four Lamp Adjuster Kit 72 73 74-78 Challenger Charger RoadRunner" https://www.ebay.com/p/MOPAR-Headlight-Four-Lamp-Adjuster-Kit-72-73-74-78-Challenger-Charger-Roadrunner/867787836

[Chris 16409]

Cool. Thanks for the tip. Is Ed and DeLorean Europe the same thing as the "DeLoreanGO" parts page? I thought the DeLoreanGO site might have been more apart of a UK club and DMC Europe was separate, but I'm not sure. Hard to follow sometimes what is going on behind the scenes with these things.

DeLoreanGo is the parts outfit of the DeLorean EuroTec Club. Ed Uding runs DeLorean Europe in the Netherlands. Ed does supply some of his parts to the DeLoreanGo folks. But I usually buy direct from Ed. He has great service and usually ships orders sams day. I usually get my orders in less than a week. Faster than domestic UPS Ground!

[Jonathan]

You can replace the headlight screws with the ones from this kit

"Mopar Headlight Four Lamp Adjuster Kit 72 73 74-78 Challenger Charger RoadRunner" https://www.ebay.com/p/MOPAR-Headlight-Four-Lamp-Adjuster-Kit-72-73-74-78-Challenger-Charger-Roadrunner/867787836

Wow, nice one. Thanks. At the very least I'm going to want to put in all new screws if I can't get the housing buckets and brackets replaced and this would be just what the doctor ordered.

[DMC-81]

If you can't find a source for a new one, and if yours are not too rusty you can perhaps strip the rust off and have them replated, or powder coated. I ran into the same problem and did the former on mine. Also, you can try calling your favorite DMC location and seeing if they have a good used right one.

Here was my right assembly before:
http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=37421&d=1445394821

After an acid bath and sanding:
http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=37422&d=1445394952

After replating in clear zinc (assembly and hardware):
http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=37800&d=1446686198

[Jonathan]

DeLoreanGo is the parts outfit of the DeLorean EuroTec Club. Ed Uding runs DeLorean Europe in the Netherlands. Ed does supply some of his parts to the DeLoreanGo folks. But I usually buy direct from Ed. He has great service and usually ships orders sams day. I usually get my orders in less than a week. Faster than domestic UPS Ground!

Ok, so this is Ed's Europe website then? http://www.delorean.eu/catalog/index.php?cPath=19_26_60

I noticed on the DMC Houston main page that when you look up locations, it no longer shows Europe as one of them. I think this is part of what I meant when I said I don't understand what all is happening in the background.

[Jonathan]

Nice job Dana. You worked some magic with that.

I have almost got the fascia off and everything out and will be able to assess the condition of the RH one then. I have the spoiler, rockscreen (which is toast so I need a new one of those), fan shroud and turn signal lights off the car and just need to do that last mystery stud jobby on each side to get it released. I haven't snapped a single thing yet (not counting the rockscreen which was already a mess) so hopefully that doesn't jinx me by saying it!

[DMC-81]

Nice job Dana. You worked some magic with that.

I have almost got the fascia off and everything out and will be able to assess the condition of the RH one then. I have the spoiler, rockscreen (which is toast so I need a new one of those), fan shroud and turn signal lights off the car and just need to do that last mystery stud jobby on each side to get it released. I haven't snapped a single thing yet (not counting the rockscreen which was already a mess) so hopefully that doesn't jinx me by saying it!

Oh, thanks. :)

Speaking of the rock screen, on the upper 5 brackets (108466) that hold it in place, I needed some M6 cage nuts ( spire nut retainer, SP10158 ) that are also out of stock to buy separate from the bracket so I was able to source them online. I have several extras so let me know if you need any.

[BABIS]

If you can't find a source for a new one, and if yours are not too rusty you can perhaps strip the rust off and have them replated, or powder coated. I ran into the same problem and did the former on mine. Also, you can try calling your favorite DMC location and seeing if they have a good used right one.

Here was my right assembly before:

Hello Dana, sorry for the OT, can you tell me the correct order for the headlight buckets? from passenger side to driver side, R1 - R2 - ...?

[ed uding]

In 6 weeks we have the new load on stock, all ready and in transit to Delorean Europe.

www.delorean.eu

[DMC-81]

Hello Dana, sorry for the OT, can you tell me the correct order for the headlight buckets? from passenger side to driver side, R1 - R2 - ...?

Hi! Sure, the order is R2, R1, L1, L2. Basically, the 2's go on the outside and the 1's go inside.

[DMC-81]

In 6 weeks we have the new load on stock, all ready and in transit to Delorean Europe.

www.delorean.eu

^ Those look great!

[mr_maxime]

Hi! Sure, the order is R2, R1, L1, L2. Basically, the 2's go on the outside and the 1's go inside.

To add on to that since I made the mistake, this location is important because there indentation in the corners are different and will prevent the headlights from going in the right location.

[Jonathan]

Oh, thanks. :)

Speaking of the rock screen, on the upper 5 brackets (108466) that hold it in place, I needed some M6 cage nuts ( spire nut retainer, SP10158 ) that are also out of stock to buy separate from the bracket so I was able to source them online. I have several extras so let me know if you need any.

I appreciate the offer, thanks.

I've been keeping a running list as things come apart of what I need to either replace or repair. I noticed a while ago that those five brackets you mentioned were going to need replacement as one of them basically disintegrated in my hands. I got those brackets earlier this season and they came with those captive nuts already in them. I still have a bunch of different fasteners to procure, rivets, nuts, bolts, etc. I've noticed that more than a couple brackets or bolts under the front of my car weren't connected to anything, so the list will keep evolving as I learn how it's all supposed to go together in the first place. I used to think that things under there were being kept together by the Force, and now it seems I wasn't too far off!!

[Jonathan]

In 6 weeks we have the new load on stock, all ready and in transit to Delorean Europe.

www.delorean.eu

Hi Ed,

Glad to see those RH housings will be available again.

Does that work out to about January 1st when they can be purchased from your website?

And would you expect the RH side ones to be priced the same as the LH ones currently are at 66.86 Euros?

[ed uding]

All over sea shipping is minus 21% tax, with over sea order.
We do remove that in the webstore by hand.
The same company make the Lh steering rack bracket.

Regards Ed
www.delorean.eu

[Jonathan]

You can replace the headlight screws with the ones from this kit

"Mopar Headlight Four Lamp Adjuster Kit 72 73 74-78 Challenger Charger RoadRunner" https://www.ebay.com/p/MOPAR-Headlight-Four-Lamp-Adjuster-Kit-72-73-74-78-Challenger-Charger-Roadrunner/867787836

Is there any way to make those springs they include in the kit work on our cars? They look to me like they only have one end with a hook on it and need hooks on both ends.

[mr_maxime]

Is there any way to make those springs they include in the kit work on our cars? They look to me like they only have one end with a hook on it and need hooks on both ends.

I didn't try them. I think the size is different. The DMC ones are only $0.76 though, so I'd just buy those.

[Jonathan]

I didn't try them. I think the size is different. The DMC ones are only $0.76 though, so I'd just buy those.

Agreed on both. Those kit ones aren't the right shape/size, and the DMC ones are only $0.76. Reason I asked was because I mistakenly assumed you could use the whole kit, including the screws AND the springs and hadn't made separate arrangements to get the right springs. Stupid me for assuming. I should have known better.

[Jonathan]

Humpty Dumpty is back together again.

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And just in time too as my garage is like 2 degrees C and that's way too friggin' cold for this guy.

I ended up POR-15'ing the RH headlight housing instead of waiting for new ones to become available. It turned out pretty well all things considered. Last time I did POR-15 work it was on the front frame extension soon after getting my car in 2007 and man did I do a sloppy job. This was surprisingly less sloppy. Musta learned something in the past ten years.

I put a couple coats of that PlastiDip rubber paint stuff on the impact absorber too. Not for cosmetic reasons, but to avoid it getting water logged and potentially frozen someday. The PlastiDip spray can doesn't paint quite so nice. It comes out like that string confetti goop, or spray cheese maybe. It wasn't pretty, but didn't need to be so good enough.

The job overall went well enough. Was mainly to be able to adjust my headlights, which I couldn't with the rusted fasteners as they were. I put the four new headlights in that I had from an order a ways back. Also ended up with a handful of fasteners that almost fit. Everything but the plastic nuts was useless from that Mopar headlight adjustment kit I got on eBay. Screws were too short and the springs weren't the right shape or size. Waste of money on that. Also bought replacement screws for the turn signal lights that were advertised as being what I needed and they didn't fit either, so the old ones went back in. So a bag of fasteners I have that almost fit on the car. Maybe they'll be of use to someone that has a car that's almost a DeLorean, like a Bricklin perhaps?

No more winter work until it warms up a bit for me. That'll likely be into March in these parts. Until then, keep your stick on the ice and don't eat any yellow snow. ;) And Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

[Jonathan]

All over sea shipping is minus 21% tax, with over sea order.
We do remove that in the webstore by hand.
The same company make the Lh steering rack bracket.

Regards Ed
www.delorean.eu


Hi Ed,

Glad to see those RH housings will be available again.

Does that work out to about January 1st when they can be purchased from your website?

And would you expect the RH side ones to be priced the same as the LH ones currently are at 66.86 Euros?


In 6 weeks we have the new load on stock, all ready and in transit to Delorean Europe.

www.delorean.eu

Hi Ed,

Are these ready yet? I was looking for the passenger side one specifically (105714).

Thanks.

[ed uding]

Yes it is ready and on stock, we did receive it all yesterday, and a lot more new exiting stuff.

Regards Ed
www.delorean.eu


Hi Ed,

Are these ready yet? I was looking for the passenger side one specifically (105714).

Thanks.

[cis6409]

Fantastic, looking forward to ordering them!