1970 Hood Indicator Restoration

[Moparfiend]

1970 Hood Signal Restoration.


Not seen anyone doing this and so I thought I would share and post.

Originally the hood call-out was just that. It didn’t have the factory indicator openings. So they needed to be opened. Used my Dremel with a carbide cutter after opening up. Used the lines from the casting.

Light housings were in poor shape but after careful cleaning they looked decent for their age. Used 1/8 amber plexiglass and UV cured epoxy for attachment and seal.

New wiring and bullet connectors with and LED replacement and custom amber lens set up. Rubberized sealed LED holders. Wasn’t easy but really rewarding.

All works great and looks factory.

 

[Moparfiend]

Few more shots:

Lens pictures are before the UV epoxy seal.

 

[70 SUPERBIRD]

Great job

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Aren’t they just fillers and when equipped those lights the filler was replaced by a bezel with the lights ready to be installed? Did they really need to be opened?

 

[Moparfiend]

Aren’t they just fillers and when equipped those lights the filler was replaced by a bezel with the lights ready to be installed? Did they really need to be opened?

Hey Nacho. Not sure I fully understand your question. This is a new AMD Air Grabber hood. The call Out/turn signal bezel is currently not being produced. So you need to buy it used. A rather rare item indeed. The one I bought had no openings. It’s a solid casting! I surmise that the turn indicators are an optiin and when not optioned they must have used a solid blocked off bezel? Maybe someone here can explain for certain how these came to be as I am just guessing.

One thing I do know from my manufacturing experience is that to post machine these to accommodate the signals would be far more expensive compared to simply have two different castings and stock both as cast and as needed for the line.

Does that answer your question?