I think this illustrates the high beam (left) and the low beam (right) of a left hand side lighting assembly.
The arrow would be where the notch is in the ring to clear the spring on the HB. I'd say I have a highbeam and your in luck! I'll meet you halfway anytime. I'll be in Cambridge at 10am Friday?
I did a mock-up of a 69 bumper last year to hang on the wall. There's an odd use of the retainer rings:
1. Driver low beam and passenger high beam are the same retainer ring, but different than what's used in 2.
2. Passenger low beam and driver high beam use the same retainer ring, but different than what's used in 1.
Which high beam retainer ring are you looking for?
The retainer ring that Mark has posted is the oddball one, the tab is on the opposite side of the notch for the spring.
As an aside, if you know someone with a TIG welder they can weld the tab back on for you. That's what I ended up doing.
-- Edited by seventy2plus2 on Tuesday 28th of April 2020 08:04:32 PM
ABC123 said
Apr 28, 2020
Mine are clearly different between the High beam and low beam.
I thought I had lots but every one I have is the same as the low beam.
Mid year change ?
Thank you Mark !
Can we do 403 ?
cdnpont said
Apr 28, 2020
Thanks Clint. Looking at both rings, from the front.
Right or left assembly; The left ring always has the spring notch clockwise to the adjacent screw tab. The right ring always has the spring notch Counter clockwise to that screw tab.
Is your ring the same as the one I have for you Randy (pictured)?
ABC123 said
Apr 28, 2020
So I fixed this ring with what I had last year.
Pop rivets
Low beam on left.
I was at the body shop today installing the front bumper.
I was there a very long time because the body guy wanted it "perfect"
For anyone who knows these 1969s, they were never perfect.
I did not look at it closely when it wiggled.
I just assumed my fix it job failed.
Just went out with my PJs and found the real problem.
Last year was a bit of an education for me re headlight buckets & retainer rings. I was doing mock-ups of a 68 Grande Parisienne bumper (with hide-aways), a 69 Parisienne, and a 70 Parisienne.
I had no idea the buckets were different from high beam to low beam (I think they do that so you put the correct headlight in the correct spot), nor did I realize a difference in the retainer rings. I can't remember about 1968 (but I think they also used a couple types of retainer rings), but 1969 certainly used 2 different retainer rings, but 1970 used all the same type of retainer rings.
seventy2plus2 said
Apr 28, 2020
hmmm, I don't remember if the 69 spring is the same as 70.
jmont64 said
Apr 28, 2020
I can take a peak tomorrow. I still have the 69 here at home. Wife hasn't noticed it since we got back so I better move it along pretty soon.
Does anyone have a hi-beam 4 lamp retainer ring ?
My one high beam retainer ring popped today as we were installing the bumper assembly.
The pinch weld failed.
Thanks in advance
I think this illustrates the high beam (left) and the low beam (right) of a left hand side lighting assembly.
The arrow would be where the notch is in the ring to clear the spring on the HB. I'd say I have a highbeam and your in luck! I'll meet you halfway anytime. I'll be in Cambridge at 10am Friday?
I did a mock-up of a 69 bumper last year to hang on the wall. There's an odd use of the retainer rings:
1. Driver low beam and passenger high beam are the same retainer ring, but different than what's used in 2.
2. Passenger low beam and driver high beam use the same retainer ring, but different than what's used in 1.
Which high beam retainer ring are you looking for?
The retainer ring that Mark has posted is the oddball one, the tab is on the opposite side of the notch for the spring.
As an aside, if you know someone with a TIG welder they can weld the tab back on for you. That's what I ended up doing.
-- Edited by seventy2plus2 on Tuesday 28th of April 2020 08:04:32 PM
I thought I had lots but every one I have is the same as the low beam.
Mid year change ?
Thank you Mark !
Can we do 403 ?
Thanks Clint. Looking at both rings, from the front.
Right or left assembly; The left ring always has the spring notch clockwise to the adjacent screw tab. The right ring always has the spring notch Counter clockwise to that screw tab.
Is your ring the same as the one I have for you Randy (pictured)?
So I fixed this ring with what I had last year.
Pop rivets
Low beam on left.
I was at the body shop today installing the front bumper.
I was there a very long time because the body guy wanted it "perfect"
For anyone who knows these 1969s, they were never perfect.
I did not look at it closely when it wiggled.
I just assumed my fix it job failed.
Just went out with my PJs and found the real problem.
The retaining spring has failed.
No where to be found
I had no idea the buckets were different from high beam to low beam (I think they do that so you put the correct headlight in the correct spot), nor did I realize a difference in the retainer rings. I can't remember about 1968 (but I think they also used a couple types of retainer rings), but 1969 certainly used 2 different retainer rings, but 1970 used all the same type of retainer rings.