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Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger

Posted By: skh

Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger - 09/16/13 04:18 PM

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.
Posted By: bryansgarage

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger - 09/21/13 01:53 PM

Wiring harness to activate the doors.
Posted By: cjskotni

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger - 09/21/13 03:29 PM

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.
Posted By: 74RALLYE

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger - 09/22/13 12:55 AM

Some notes from when I did my 74 Charger:

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Posted By: 74RALLYE

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger - 09/22/13 12:56 AM

2nd page.

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Posted By: billrabe

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger - 09/24/13 01:33 PM

Wow! These are great pics! Very helpful! Thanks for posting these. Did you also use the 71 corner brackets for the side jack brace?
Posted By: chargervert

Re: Retrofitting 1971 Concealed Headlights to 1973 Charger - 09/24/13 01:50 PM

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.
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