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Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger #1502290 09/16/13 12:18 PM 09/16/13 12:18 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 73 Georgia S skh OP member
skh OP member S Joined: May 2010 Posts: 73 Georgia	Can anyone give me a list of parts to make sure I have everything before starting my conversion of a 1973 Charger SE to 1971-2 concealed headlights? Can anyone confirm whether the concealed headlights will bolt onto a 1973 Charger front bumper and front-end support hardware without modification? What modification is required? What else should I know before doing this? Many thanks.

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger [Re: skh] #1502291 09/21/13 09:53 AM 09/21/13 09:53 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 751 St.Clair Shores, Mich bryansgarage super stock
bryansgarage super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 751 St.Clair Shores, Mich	Wiring harness to activate the doors.

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger [Re: skh] #1502292 09/21/13 11:29 AM 09/21/13 11:29 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,526 North Carolina cjskotni pro stock
cjskotni pro stock Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,526 North Carolina	Quote: Can anyone give me a list of parts to make sure I have everything before starting my conversion of a 1973 Charger SE to 1971-2 concealed headlights? Can anyone confirm whether the concealed headlights will bolt onto a 1973 Charger front bumper and front-end support hardware without modification? What modification is required? What else should I know before doing this? Many thanks. You will need: - complete 71/72 bumper assembly with the inserts/brackets/motor - wiring harness and you will still need to splice - shorter headlight buckets from 71/72 or you will need to modify the bumper frame brackets to move the bumper forward. There may be other things I am missing but these are the major issues I seem to remember people running into with this conversion.

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger [Re: skh] #1502293 09/21/13 08:55 PM 09/21/13 08:55 PM
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74RALLYE top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,643 A certified culture free zone.	Some notes from when I did my 74 Charger: 7860907-grill01.jpg (111 downloads)

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger [Re: 74RALLYE] #1502294 09/21/13 08:56 PM 09/21/13 08:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,643 A certified culture free zone. 74RALLYE top fuel
74RALLYE top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,643 A certified culture free zone.	2nd page. 7860910-grill02.jpg (102 downloads)

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger [Re: 74RALLYE] #1502295 09/24/13 09:33 AM 09/24/13 09:33 AM
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billrabe member B Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16 Minnesota	Wow! These are great pics! Very helpful! Thanks for posting these. Did you also use the 71 corner brackets for the side jack brace?

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger [Re: billrabe] #1502296 09/24/13 09:50 AM 09/24/13 09:50 AM
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chargervert I Live Here Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 15,995 RI Deep in the rust belt	With the modifications shown in the above photo,they will bolt into the 73/74 bumper. My friend put them in his 73 and he used the same bumper the car came with. 70 Charger R/T SE 472 Hemi 70 Charger R/T convertible 70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack 69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar 68 Charger 383 68 Charger 318 71 Charger R/T 70 Challenger convertible 71 Challenger convertible 71 Cuda 340 09 Challenger R/T Classic

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