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Old Apr 12, 2021 | 06:50 PM
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Good welder needed

Looking for some to weld up the turn signal holes on my head light surrounds on a 67 cutlass. Need good enough so they will polish out and not be noticed. Any ideas welcome
Old Apr 12, 2021 | 06:52 PM
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Buy new or NOS ones. Way cheaper
Old Apr 12, 2021 | 06:53 PM
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I want to weld up the hole that the turn signal was in.
Old Apr 12, 2021 | 07:00 PM
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In the bezel or core support?
Old Apr 12, 2021 | 07:25 PM
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In the bezels.
Old Apr 12, 2021 | 07:28 PM
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Nobody will touch that. Too fragile. And then why would you want to?
Old Apr 12, 2021 | 07:31 PM
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I don't need the turn signals . They are a part of my outer headlights . I am also reworking a 59 dynamic 88 grill to fit where the grill bar was.
Old Apr 12, 2021 | 07:33 PM
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I guess I could recast them as thicker aluminum and then polish that. Or I could cast them in bronze and have them plated. I was just trying to do it the easy way.
Old Apr 12, 2021 | 07:35 PM
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The 67 headlight bezels are way to thin to even think about welding. Glue a filler in it.
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