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I have read in the "1936 Chevrolet Engineering Features" that the 36 Standard had black headlight housings while the Master had housings matching the body color. Is that correct? I don't recall ever seen a Standard that had black headlight housings. Or maybe I'm never seen a Standard.
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The head light housings were chrome on a Master and body color on a Standard.....no exceptions.You may have misunderstood what you read or were in the truck section.
Gene Schneider
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1 have a 36 standard coupe my headlights is black so is the car i only have one tail light and one windsheld wiper
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Hi Gene, I got another question. Can the chrome headlite buckets on my master be repaired? They are dented from years of the hood hitting them. One has a small crack in it.
Thanks,
Dave
"Its better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it."
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Hey Nick, I have a '34 Standard and the headlights, fenders and running boards are black, and the rest of the body is 2 tone tan.Isn't the engineering great when hitting the headlights with the hood is easier then missing them!
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The Master head lamps were brass with chrome plating.I suppose they could be repaired at a price but the problem that I had is that the brass tended to crack in the rechroming process.An alterative would be is to find a Standard head lamp and have it chromed.The steel lamps held up better and the hood didn't bend them.The same lamp was also used on 1937-39 trucks.
Gene Schneider
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I've had two pair of brass buckets ('34, '35) repaired by two different shops. Both took a lot of time and a lot of money, but the results were very good. I've not had the cracking problem that Gene mentioned (knock wood!). I had tried repairing on bucket just to see if I could lead it up and the results weren't too bad. I suspect your 'small crack' will pose less of a risk of cracking than a large repair. I suggest you take you buckets to several shops and ask for their opinions and prices, if they will quote the repairs. Look at samples of other brass repairs; note that some shops 'outsource' repairs on brass, so ask how each one does it.
My last repair was done on a time and material and 'best effort' basis, but they were in rough shape. A year ago I recall paying about $600 for just the buckets...at least that's what I told my wife!
Coach
Last edited by Coachhill; 12/14/06 09:55 AM.
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