correct order for headlight buckets

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  1. BADDABUICK

    BADDABUICK Well-Known Member

    Hi Need the order that the headlight buckets get placed.
     
  2. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    A B D C from drivers side to pass side
     
  3. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Depends on the year as well.
     
  4. BADDABUICK

    BADDABUICK Well-Known Member

    so DC on drivers side And A B on passenger side
     
  5. BADDABUICK

    BADDABUICK Well-Known Member

    Thank you
     
  6. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

  7. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

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    Standing in FRONT of the car, left to right, C,D,B,A
     
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  8. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    Like I said...
     
  9. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    Yes you did, I thought it easier to understand by going Left to Right while standing in front of the car. Most of us read left to right, at least when reading English.:D
     
  10. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Deleted - others got this!
     
  11. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Here's a question ( Buick A bodies) -
    I believe 64 to 67 each bucket is unique and 64/65 are the same set, 66 differs and 67 differs.
    For 70 to 72 the 2 high beam buckets are the same and the 2 low beam buckets are the same.
    is that correct?
    And what did they do for 68 and 69?
     
    Last edited: Sep 14, 2021
  12. Duane

    Duane Member

    No,
    I don’t know about the 64-67 buckets, but the 68-72 buckets are all different.

    If they were the same they would not have different letter codes associated with them….. ………and to further explain the differences, it has to do with the location of the adjuster screws, and the notches punched into the buckets for the “bosses” that are cast into the headlights.
    Duane
     
  13. Buicksky

    Buicksky Gold Level Contributor

    68 and 69 are also unique by bucket.
     
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  14. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Got it - now is the letter order the same for all years? C,D,B,A?
     
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  15. Duane

    Duane Member

    I believe they are for the 68-72 cars. I know they are for the 69-72 cars, and see no reason why the 68’s didn’t follow the same rule.
    Duane
     
  16. BADDABUICK

    BADDABUICK Well-Known Member

    Thank you i got to get my new led's installed
     
  17. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Todd - If that's what this is about - a word of caution...depending on what brand you buy you may find their housings are all the same, as in all low beam or all high beam. I just went through this on my 67 and had a dickens of a time converting my buckets to match the glass housings I bought. I wanted all 4 to be LED. That's when I discover the broad differences in buckets! I followed knucklebusted process:
    https://www.v8buick.com/index.php?threads/h4-conversion-and-led-elements-the-journey-begins.333285/
    https://www.v8buick.com/index.php?threads/need-one-headlight-bucket.368420/
     
    Last edited: Sep 14, 2021
  18. BADDABUICK

    BADDABUICK Well-Known Member

    i purchased the lights from Dapper .
     
  19. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    It looks like they come in high and low beam. Please let us know how well they install in the factory buckets and some pictures in action would be great. Did you get any of the options? Which car are they going in?
     
  20. BADDABUICK

    BADDABUICK Well-Known Member

    I got the oem glass Hdr switchback with the 30 watt bulbs. they are going on my 71
     

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