Unmarked headlight arm?

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Unmarked headlight arm?

Postby macaddict23 » Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:01 pm

I recently purchased a VEP flat-top GPW grill. Attached to it is a pair of unmarked pivot arms. Yes, the arms are the tapered kind but no marks can be seen on either side of both hinges.

Am I looking in the wrong place, or the VEP arms were never marked?

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Re: Unmarked headlight arm?

Postby Chuck Lutz » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:12 pm

The hinge tab that is bolted to the grill is tapered from Ford and squared from Willys. Look for a script F on the bucket between where the wire exits it and the mounting. Or, just look at the BOTTOM of the bucket near the bezel for a drain hole that Ford buckets have and Willys buckets DON'T have.
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Re: Unmarked headlight arm?

Postby Geekes » Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:54 am

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Re: Unmarked headlight arm?

Postby macaddict23 » Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:54 pm

Thanks, Chuck.

Geekes, thanks for photo. I know where the F mark is on the tab. It just so happens that my GPW are unmarked.
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