sammy

Is the headlight shroud...is this the proper term?...for the 68 442 reproduced? My grille is good but the plastic on the shroud is pretty beat..Thanks, Ted

allyolds68

$399 a pair at Fusick last I checked


I have a decent restored driver's side for $100 + shipping

joe_padavano

And FYI, the correct term is "headlight door".

Octania

ha ha
I never got that
How the hell is THAT a "door" ?!?!
That's crazier than calling a dipstick an "indicator" which at least makes sense in English, or "propeller shaft" for what everyone else calls a "driveshaft."

great price for that part above, think of the labor involved...

I like to call 'em "headlight plastics" for the '68
Nothing else fits that description, and it's plain English.

MDchanic

I believe that the term "headlight door" goes back to the 1920s or '30s, when many were hinged on one side, because bulbs didn't last long, and drivers needed easy access to change them.

- Eric

tru-blue 442

Always thought they were headlight housings.

joe_padavano

Probably goes back earlier than that, so you could open it to light the candle...

MDchanic

Good point. Or an acetylene lamp.

Anyway, that's what I've always called them, too.

- Eric

Octania

Well, by that reasoning, the thing your right foot pushes to make the thing go faster should be called the "buggy whip" or "spur"

MDchanic

... And the trunk should be called the... er... "trunk,"

... and the tires should be called the "tires,"

... and the dashboard should be called the "dashboard."

- Eric

sammy

Thanks Mike!.....the housing/door arrived today in good shape.
I appreciate your efforts!
Think I have everything to start putting the car back together

Ted