JRRivi64 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Ladies and gents,The headlight grille/assembly on my '64 in my opinion is in good shape considering wear and tear of a over 50 year old car. The headlight grille on the passenger side has a broken fin/scoop (top left corner). Not wanting to scrap what I have to search high and low for an undamaged grille or unnecessarily spend $$, I was wondering if the grille material can be repaired…I'm guessing brazed? Anyone ever attempted a repair? The first pic is of drivers side grille with fin/scoop I'm missing (for passenger side). Thanks for any input. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 If you have the missing piece I'd try to repair it as shown in this video. I don't know if you could make something that would work and fix it with a different kind of metal.http://muggyweld.com/pot-metal-repairWatch the videos and decide for yourself what options you may have.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRRivi64 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 EdPrior to your reply I checked out some brazing vids on YouTube. Your reply confirms this muggyweld/brazing is a possible solution to a problem where undamaged parts are scarce and no reproductions are available. Gotta say, although I'm a newbie Im aware of the fact you reply often to various posts. I admire your knowledge and appreciate your willingness to share.Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rivieric Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Ladies and gents,The headlight grille/assembly on my '64 in my opinion is in good shape considering wear and tear of a over 50 year old car. The headlight grille on the passenger side has a broken fin/scoop (top left corner). Not wanting to scrap what I have to search high and low for an undamaged grille or unnecessarily spend $$, I was wondering if the grille material can be repaired…I'm guessing brazed? Anyone ever attempted a repair? The first pic is of drivers side grille with fin/scoop I'm missing (for passenger side). Thanks for any input. Jeff [ATTACH=CONFIG]235521[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]235519[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]235520[/ATTACH]Jeff, If you haven't had any luck with your repair, I have extra 64 grills. I see you're in SoCal. I go down there a lot . If you need any thing let me know. I'll take a picture of the side you need.Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRRivi64 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 EricWould be interested. Just sent you a pm.Thanks, Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rivieric Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Here's what I have . Little dirty but will polish out. I'm posting the picture here because I couldn't figure out how to do it in a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRRivi64 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Ericjust sent pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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