DIY : Restoring Hood lights (Phares Boules)

[Xavier PJB]

After sharing the restoration of my toolbag, I would like to do the same with one of my numerous pair of Cibie Pallas.

I have several pair of these very cool hood lights. I went mad few months agao and bought many original used pairs. It is now time to make them nice again.

Decided to take the red pair, fully painted in red, heavy thick paint.

First of all, have dismounted the light to check condition : very good


Then checked if the chrome is still here - using a soft Dremel coper brush - the chrome has faded on the outer but still bright/shiny on the inner side. Both will get a new chrome treatment.


I decide to use a Restom chemical paint remover for the bowls and the circles. I did it 3 times due to the thickness of the red paint. will see tomorrow the result of the 3rd layer.


In the mean time, I have ordered 2x H1 Bulbs, the electrical harness, and few new special bolts (monancienne.com)- ordered 2 Pallas Mounting plates from our friend ST-Classic/advtracing.

[Xavier PJB]

while waiting and had nothing to order more, I cleaned the inner optic mounting plates

[StephenAcworth]

I have a question whether gentle bead or soda blasting would be better than a Dremel on the chrome, or even paint stripper?

[Xavier PJB]

I have a question whether gentle bead or soda blasting would be better than a Dremel on the chrome, or even paint stripper?

maybe, I will try on the next set. However, I plan to re-chrome those ones as they were faded, probably due to the paint, as surface is really clean.
Xavier

[Olivier]

The brush itself could have caused this fading...

The chrome was perhaps perfect under this paint. You could try to repolish it with polishing paste and fabric wheels... (un touret à meuler équipé de roues en tissus ou en feutre et de la pate spéciale pour polir. Si ne chrome n'est pas piqué/écaillé, ca peut marcher. Ne JAMAIS utiliser quoi que ce soit d'abrasif sur du chrome! Cata garantie!)

May I ask just for my curiosity if you could show how the mouting system of the light itself works ?

Thx

Olivier.

[OliveR]

You will find few infos/pics there, i've restored many of them ;-)

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...%E9+hood+light

[Xavier PJB]

The brush itself could have caused this fading...

The chrome was perhaps perfect under this paint. You could try to repolish it with polishing paste and fabric wheels... (un touret à meuler équipé de roues en tissus ou en feutre et de la pate spéciale pour polir. Si ne chrome n'est pas piqué/écaillé, ca peut marcher. Ne JAMAIS utiliser quoi que ce soit d'abrasif sur du chrome! Cata garantie!)

May I ask just for my curiosity if you could show how the mouting system of the light itself works ?

Thx

Olivier.

I use 2 different ways of removing the red paint, and the chrome was faded on both. :-( I tried to polish them : no joy. Rechrome is on its way :-)
Mounting system of the bulb ?

You will find few infos/pics there, i've restored many of them ;-)

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...%E9+hood+light

Thank you.

Xavier

[Xavier PJB]

The brush itself could have caused this fading...

The chrome was perhaps perfect under this paint. You could try to repolish it with polishing paste and fabric wheels... (un touret à meuler équipé de roues en tissus ou en feutre et de la pate spéciale pour polir. Si ne chrome n'est pas piqué/écaillé, ca peut marcher. Ne JAMAIS utiliser quoi que ce soit d'abrasif sur du chrome! Cata garantie!)

May I ask just for my curiosity if you could show how the mouting system of the light itself works ?

Thx

Olivier.

IS this what you are looking for ?



Xavier

[Rick Cabell]

Are the 3 little plastic sockets available that are snapped into the lense retaining ring?

[Olivier]

Thanks Xavier, exactly what I wanted to see!

Olivier.