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I was working on the headlights of my '70 Charger and got to thinking about the aero tricks that were done to the 1969 Charger 500.
I've never looked real close at one but I understand that a grille and headlight bezels from a 68 Coronet were used and they were pushed out to the edge of the fenders.
The stock placement of the headlights in the 68-70 and even the 3rd generation Chargers is deeply recessed.
My question:
Was there some sort of special headlight mounting setup for these cars? Did they use stock mounts but with some type of spacer behind them to push the lights out further?
Without putting a tape measure on it, the lights look to be at least 4 inches further forward than a stock 69 Charger.
Now look at how recessed the 1968 Coronet headlights look.
It is because of this that I started wondering about the 500 headlight mounting.
I'll never own one of them and car show season is fading here so I'm counting on you guys!
I've never looked real close at one but I understand that a grille and headlight bezels from a 68 Coronet were used and they were pushed out to the edge of the fenders.
The stock placement of the headlights in the 68-70 and even the 3rd generation Chargers is deeply recessed.
My question:
Was there some sort of special headlight mounting setup for these cars? Did they use stock mounts but with some type of spacer behind them to push the lights out further?
Without putting a tape measure on it, the lights look to be at least 4 inches further forward than a stock 69 Charger.
Now look at how recessed the 1968 Coronet headlights look.
It is because of this that I started wondering about the 500 headlight mounting.
I'll never own one of them and car show season is fading here so I'm counting on you guys!
