Still plodding away, LOL!
Carrying on from last time, I treated the rust behind the radiator and blasted it with paint...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3777_zps4b232aa0.jpg)
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3776_zpsab4e4416.jpg)
The 'frunk' was looking a bit battle worn...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3773_zpscbd92031.jpg)
...so it got a splash too...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3774_zps5efe33f9.jpg)
Back to the headlights. I replaced the wiring and diodes on the motors...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3780_zps79e709b0.jpg)
The paint was very thick but flaky. Rather than use the 'scratch it off with a screwdriver method' I took them to work and attacked them with a DA sander...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3778_zps85383bf2.jpg)
Then everything was painted...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3775_zps429c86ed.jpg)
I decided to replace the manky old sealed beam units with state of the art HID units and clear lenses (ebay, same as Mazda MX5!). I forgot to take pics and I'm still trying to sort out the wiring...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3772_zpseda00bd1.jpg)
But I've managed to stick the headlamps units together, what do you think?
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3781_zpsce587427.jpg)
The guy I bought the lamps off threw in a few LED sidelight bulbs, I wont be needing them as I have something lined up for that so I stuck one in the fibre optic dash thingy. As I mentioned before, my car has fibre optics in the dash (years before BMW and Merc started using them!) to light up all the switches. They run off a puny 501 bulb so the LED bulb should make a big difference...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3779_zpsf67bed48.jpg)
Another worthwhile ebay purchase was some door seals. The seals run round one door frame, along the roof at the back then round the other frame. There is a guy on ebay selling them for £30 a side or you can do what I done and buy 7 metres of universal stuff for less than half that...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3769_zpsa3e77c9e.jpg)
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3770_zps4cc893a9.jpg)
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3771_zps73704a5b.jpg)
Fitted perfectly. The edges of the roof have their own seals along the sides which are a bit thicker but an E46 BMW at work donated a door seal that was just right for them! LOL!
Carrying on from last time, I treated the rust behind the radiator and blasted it with paint...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3777_zps4b232aa0.jpg)
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3776_zpsab4e4416.jpg)
The 'frunk' was looking a bit battle worn...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3773_zpscbd92031.jpg)
...so it got a splash too...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3774_zps5efe33f9.jpg)
Back to the headlights. I replaced the wiring and diodes on the motors...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3780_zps79e709b0.jpg)
The paint was very thick but flaky. Rather than use the 'scratch it off with a screwdriver method' I took them to work and attacked them with a DA sander...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3778_zps85383bf2.jpg)
Then everything was painted...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3775_zps429c86ed.jpg)
I decided to replace the manky old sealed beam units with state of the art HID units and clear lenses (ebay, same as Mazda MX5!). I forgot to take pics and I'm still trying to sort out the wiring...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3772_zpseda00bd1.jpg)
But I've managed to stick the headlamps units together, what do you think?
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3781_zpsce587427.jpg)
The guy I bought the lamps off threw in a few LED sidelight bulbs, I wont be needing them as I have something lined up for that so I stuck one in the fibre optic dash thingy. As I mentioned before, my car has fibre optics in the dash (years before BMW and Merc started using them!) to light up all the switches. They run off a puny 501 bulb so the LED bulb should make a big difference...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3779_zpsf67bed48.jpg)
Another worthwhile ebay purchase was some door seals. The seals run round one door frame, along the roof at the back then round the other frame. There is a guy on ebay selling them for £30 a side or you can do what I done and buy 7 metres of universal stuff for less than half that...
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3769_zpsa3e77c9e.jpg)
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3770_zps4cc893a9.jpg)
![](http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/westcoastretro7/mar13/DSCF3771_zps73704a5b.jpg)
Fitted perfectly. The edges of the roof have their own seals along the sides which are a bit thicker but an E46 BMW at work donated a door seal that was just right for them! LOL!